22 Post Fire Analysis

Question 1

One of the most important size of duties of first in chief and Company officers is what?

Answer 1

Find the location and extent of the fire

Question 2

There are three parts to a post-fireground analysis (a.k.a. Post-fire analysis) name three and describe

Answer 2

1 The Fire Fact Sheet
A printed form that is filled out and includes questions about the fire, structure, strategy, and tactics

2 The Fire Diagram
 A drawing, showing the fire, building, exposures, apparatus, hose and ladder placement, point of origin, collapse, and explosion areas

3 Fire Photographic Documentation
Photographic documentation of significant factors identified in part one and two of the Post-Fire Analysis

Question 3

The most frequent causes of burning building collapse are

Answer 3

Fire destruction, explosion, Backdraft, B,LEVE, impact of hose streams, equipment striking a structure, water accumulation, ice formation from hose streams

Question 4

What does NIOSH stand for

Answer 4

National Institute of standards and technology

Question 5

What does NIST stand for

Answer 5

National Institute of standards and technology

Question 6

What does NFA stand for

Answer 6

National fire administration

Question 7

What are the five standard types of building construction?

Answer 7

Type 1
Fire-resistive construction
Type 2
Non-combustible\limited
combustible construction
Type 3
Ordinary construction
Type 4
heavy timber construction
Type five
Wood-frame construction