FFP high-rise office buildings sec 1-4

Question 0

Which of the following are characteristics of a high rise office building?

A) 75 ft or more in height
B) vary in area from 2,000 to over 300,000 square feet
C) fireproof/non-combustible
D) classified as class “E”

Answer 0

All

FFP High-Rise office sec 2.1

Question 1

Who holds a certificate of fitness from the fire department qualifying him/her to perform duties as require?

Answer 1

Fire safety director

Definitions FFP high rise office

Question 2

Plenum type ceilings are generally found in buildings built before 1945.

T or F

Answer 2

False, generally not found. They are found in buildings build after 1968.

FFP high rise office sec 2.2.6

Question 3

Heavy-weight built before 1945, medium-weight build between 1945-1968 and light-weight build after 1968. What’s the weight per cubic foot of each?

Answer 3

Heavy-weight 20-23 lbs per cubic foot
Medium-weight 10-20 lbs per cubic foot
Light-weight 8-10 lbs per cubic foot

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Question 4

What provides the greatest assistance to FD members who are being deployed to control the fire, and who are conducting the primary search for any trapped occupants in a High-Rise office building?

Answer 4

HVAC system

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Question 5

What two general categories do HVAC systems found in high-rise office building fall into?

Answer 5

A. Central air conditioning systems, in which the processing equipment supplies air to more than one floor

B. Non-central air conditioning systems that serve only the floor on which the processing equipment is located

3.2.1

Question 6

Which of the following accomplish the supply of processed air to the floors of a high rise office through the HVAC system?

A) supply air shaft
B) fire dampers
C) supply air ducts
D) air diffusers

Answer 6

All

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Question 7

How shall HVAC systems be placed in the non-circulating mode?

Answer 7

By:
A) opening all outside air supply dampers
B) closing all mixing dampers
C) opening all exhaust dampers

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Question 8

The 1968 building code requires a manual fire pump to supplement the standpipe system in buildings over ___ feet high. The 1938 building code requires a manual fire pump in building over ___ feet high.

A. 200, 150
B. 250, 200
C. 300, 250
D. 350, 300

Answer 8

C

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Question 9

What’s the recommended pump discharge pressure servicing a fire on the 55th floor?

Answer 9

400 psi

Floors 1-10 supply at 150psi, add 50psi for every additional 10 floors.

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