Ch. 10 Reading Buildings: How to Size Up a Building

Question 1

When does size up begin

Answer 1

During pre planning and when driving around

Question 2

Two types of size up

Answer 2

The initial-180

The expanded-360

Question 3

Should you always do a 360

Answer 3

Yes, unless you have a good exception

Question 4

What should the size up include, for the building?

Answer 4

The general use and size classification
Basic construction, era, features
Building status
What is burning
The foreground clock

Question 5

First clue of size up is

Answer 5

Address

Question 6

5 sub groups of occupancy for rapid street guide

Answer 6

Single Family dwelling. Institutional
Multi family dwelling. Public assembly
Main Street commercial. Misc building
Mfr/warehouse
Office/hotel

Question 7

For the Main Street commercial, you should probably announce what in size up?

Answer 7

The actual business type, strip mall, retail store, eatery

Question 8

Manufacturing/warehouse by defn does not allow and can involve what?

Answer 8

The general public

Hazardous material

Question 9

Institutional includes what types of businesses?

Answer 9

Schools, jails, courts, hospitals,

Question 10

Public assemblies can be what size and include?

Answer 10

Small to medium sized and include restaurants and churches

Question 11

What are some buildings in the Misc category?

Answer 11

Grain silos
Telephone exchange
Kit buildings
Utility substations, toll plazas

Question 12

For the 360 size up, what will the good officer scan for?

Answer 12

Building construction considerations
Smoke and fire conditions
Status of building( are people there)

Question 13

The initial size up includes a brief judgement on:

Answer 13

Building size
Apparent use
Obvious fire and smoke conditions

Question 14

What’s the best hand held light source for size up?

Answer 14

Flood style hand light, not pencil beam
Or lantern

Allows to see more features and refract off of smoke

Question 15

Modern town homes are most likely from what era?

Answer 15

Lightweight

Question 16

Dwellings with centrally located fireplaces are from what era?

Answer 16

Industrial and or historic

Question 17

Dwellings with attached or adjoining garages with small doorways are from what era

Answer 17

Prior to Industrial

Question 18

Commercial buildings with arched, bridge truss or sawtooth roofs are probably from what era?

Answer 18

Prior to post WWII-legacy

Question 19

Unreinforced masonry is from what era?

Answer 19

Prior to pre WWII industrial

Question 20

Exposed rafter tails of 2x4’s are from:

Answer 20

Engineered LW era

Question 21

Long Windows, rolling doors and pilasters mean:

Answer 21

Wide open interior and early collapse possible

Question 22

4 building status classifications

Answer 22

Occupied
Unoccupied
Vacant
Abandoned

Question 23

How should you treat residential buildings for status?

Answer 23

As occupied unless reliable info proves otherwise

Question 24

What can a large white X across a red background mean on a building?

Answer 24

Abandoned building that is too dangerous structurally for interior firefighting

Question 25

What does one slash on a background mean?

Answer 25

The building might be sound, but interior ops should be limited to a quick search by permission from IC

Question 26

Why should you always carry a pike pole?

Answer 26

To determine what is burning. Pull ceiling, take a look

Question 27

What is burning?

Answer 27

Structural members?

Question 28

Turn back time for lightweight and conventional exposed structural members

Answer 28

Lightweight- 5 minutes Conventional-15-20

Question 29

Define foreground clock by the author's standards.

Answer 29

Once personnel are on scene, how long will it take to make a visible impact on the fire?

Question 30

For his foreground clock, what 5 tasks are to be accomplished?

Answer 30

``` Exit and PPE Conduct a 360 Deploy hose/water Force entry Move water and get it to the fire ```

Question 31

3 factors that will work against you at a fire.

Answer 31

Gravity The fire is weakening the building Water weighs 8.35 lb per gallon

Question 32

National average for collapse of lightweight wood trusses?

Answer 32

5-7 minutes

Question 33

How does a building on fire affect the fire ground clock if it was burning when you pulled up?

Answer 33

Add that to the known fireground implementation clock

Question 34

6 tactical challenges for buildings

Answer 34

``` Fire spread Collapse Forcible entry Ventilation Search Specific hazards ```

Question 35

3 factors that determine fire spread

Answer 35

Internal geometry of the building The fire load The heat and intake (flow path)

Question 36

2 odd signs of collapse:

Answer 36

Doors out of plumb | Water flowing out of the building that doesn't match amt going in

Question 37

Collapse is an algorithm of :

Answer 37

Construction method Fire Heat exposure Elapsed time

Question 38

Forcible entry is a two part operation that consists of:

Answer 38

Forcible entry and forcible exit

Question 39

In regard to Search as a tactical challenge, what has changed?

Answer 39

Society changed the fire (high heat, explosive gases) and society changed the building (LW and air tight)

Question 40

How long can a person survive in 300 degrees?

Answer 40

1 minute

Question 41

What do heat cracked Windows and high velocity smoke indicate?

Answer 41

A non survivable room

Question 42

8 specific hazards that effect tactics:

Answer 42

``` Storage of Hazardous materials Hoarding Multiple overhead lines Access/egress Previous fire and collapse Aging Windowless bldg Multiple entry levels or sloping grade ```

Question 43

3 primary hazards of Facades

Answer 43

LW material Common attic on the exterior and may be to the attic They can collapse over an entry or exit

Question 44

What are the game changing hazards?

Answer 44

``` Green movement Base of operations Facades Access/egress Building name/utilities ```

Question 45

Who has the role to triage and predict collapse on a fire?

Answer 45

The person assigned to continually read the building (IC or Safety)

Question 46

Triage can set the stage for predicting what?

Answer 46

Partial Localized And general collapse

Question 47

What are the two questions asked in Joe's Triage BS?

Answer 47

When not to enter a Bldg | When to get out

Question 48

In Chapter 10 fucktard decides to say how far a collapse zone should be for unreinforced masonry construction. It is now

Answer 48

3 times the height. Fucker