4. Fire Inspection and Safety Planning

Question 1

building design that an adopted building code requires? (p. 117)

Answer 1

engineering

Question 2

Enforcement of building and fire codes in selected occupancies. (p. 117)

Answer 2

inspection

Question 3

Fire cause determination. (p. 117)

Answer 3

investigation

Question 4

Fire prevention information and training for the public. (p. 117)

Answer 4

education

Question 5

Uses construction techniques to reduce the potential for fire and other hazards. (p. 118)

Answer 5

engineering/technology

Question 6

Reduces risk through the creation and application of codes, laws, ordinances, and regulations. (p. 118)

Answer 6

enforcement

Question 7

Provides public fire prevention and life safety information to the population through brochures, presentations, and various types of activities. (p. 118)

Answer 7

education

Question 8

Reduces property tax or insurance premium for installing fire sprinkler systems in a structure. Disincentives can include fires or other monetary penalties for noncompliance. (p. 119)

Answer 8

economic incentives/disincentives

Question 9

Provides a critical aspect of risk reduction but must be coupled with the other elements to truly be effective. (p. 119)

Answer 9

emergency response

Question 10

Typically, community risk reduction (CRR) programs use a six-step approach towards development. What is step one? (p. 119)

Answer 10

use data to identify risk

Question 11

What is step two in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)

Answer 11

assess and prioritize risks

Question 12

What is step three in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)

Answer 12

develop strategies and tactics to mitigate risks

Question 13

What is step four in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)

Answer 13

prepare CRR plan

Question 14

What is step five in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)

Answer 14

implement CRR plan

Question 15

What is step six in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)

Answer 15

monitor, evaluate, and modify

Question 16

What does the S stand for in SMART? (p. 122)

Answer 16

specific

Question 17

What does the M stand for in SMART? (p. 122)

Answer 17

measurable

Question 18

What does the A stand for in SMART? (p. 122)

Answer 18

action oriented

Question 19

What does the R stand for in SMART? (p. 122)

Answer 19

realistic

Question 20

What does the T stand for in SMART? (p. 122)

Answer 20

time phased

Question 21

Data for evaluation can include? (p. 127)

Answer 21

inspection element data; Investigation element data; public education element data

Question 22

An accurate __________ depends on clearly defined program outcomes, quantifiable measurements, and accurate, detailed data collection and retention as well as accurate fire cause identification and reporting. (p. 128)

Answer 22

evaluation

Question 23

__________ __________ program have been a traditional component of the fire service for decades. (p. 129)

Answer 23

fire inspection

Question 24

Inspection/enforcement services involve the inspection of certain occupancy classifications periodically. The authority to perform such inspections is found in the jurisdiction’s __________ __________ or local ordinances. (p. 129)

Answer 24

fire code

Question 25

Theaters, arenas, places of worship, large-area tents, convention centers, and restaurants used for the gathering of 50 or more persons. (p. 129)

Answer 25

assembly

Question 26

Place where clients receive care by someone other than a legal guardian. (p. 129)

Answer 26

day care

Question 27

Detention and correctional facilities. (p. 129)

Answer 27

institutional

Question 28

Single and multi family dwellings, hotels, and motels (p. 129)

Answer 28

residential

Question 29

Office buildings, fire stations, and police stations. (p. 129)

Answer 29

business

Question 30

Automobile assembly plants, machine shops, and aggregate plants. (p. 129)

Answer 30

industrial

Question 31

High-hazard properties such as lumber yards, chemical plants, petroleum processing facilities, and aircraft hangars. (p. 129)

Answer 31

special properties

Question 32

__________ reviews conducted by fire and emergency services personnel help ensure that fire prevention and life safety requirements of the building code get properly applied to new construction and structural renovations. (p. 130)

Answer 32

plans

Question 33

Because code inspections are performed on private property, and code violations may cost the owner/occupant to make changes, the program must have the __________ approval of jurisdiction. (p. 131)

Answer 33

official

Question 34

__________ codes, which in most states or territories can be amended to meet local needs, are a largely standardized approach to providing engineered fire prevention and life safety in new and renovated structures (p. 131)

Answer 34

model

Question 35

The __________ of the occupancy should be contacted before the inspection to make an appointment. Routine inspections may have to be conducted during a time that does not impede with the occupancy normal functions. (p. 132)

Answer 35

owner/occupant

Question 36

__________ inspections may be conducted during high-load or special events to ensure occupancy loads are not exceeded and exits are not obstructed (p. 132)

Answer 36

spot