Ch 3 Buildings Construction: Firefighting problems And Structural Hazards Flashcards
(28 cards)
The major fire problem in a fire resistive building is what? Pg 40
Is the central air conditioning system due to smoke spread.
The fire problem associated with a noncombustible/limited combustible building is what? Pg 42
Is the flat, combustible asphalt roof deck covering that can ignite during the fire.
The major fire problem in an ordinary constructed building is what? Pg 43
Is the fire and smoke spread throughout concealed spaces.
For a building to qualify as heavy Timber construction, a wood column cannot be less than how many inches thick in any dimension and wood girder cannot be less than how many inches thick? Pg 45
Less 8 inches thick and less than 6 inches thick.
Wood frame construction is the only one of the five types that has what? Pg 47
Combustible exterior walls
There are two basic types of fire resistive construction? Pg 48
Reinforced concrete building and structural steel buildings
The ordinary constructed building called brick and joist has what? Pg 51
Has exterior bearing walls of masonry with wood floors and roof.
Which part of the noncombustible/limited combustible constructed building is the fire problem? p. 42
Roof
What is the strategy that should be used at heavy timber building fires when the initial attack fails? p. 52
Withdrawal to protect exposures
What is the largest area that is allowed for cocklofts when firestops are used? p. 44
3,000 square feet (279 square meters)
What is NOT a collapse danger to the firefighter from a noncombustible building? p. 50-51
Wall and floor collapse
Which type of building is the only one with combustible exterior walls? p. 47
Wood-frame
Which walls are usually the bearing walls in the wood-frame building?
p. 52
Both side walls
What made apartments in fire-resistive buildings effectively resist the spread of fire and smoke? p. 41
Compartmentation
What is the major fire problem in heavy timber constructed
buildings? p. 46
Large wooden interior framework
How many basic types of building construction are considered when dealing with building collapse or fire
resistance in buildings? p. 40
Five
What was the main fault in the roof of the noncombustible/limited combustible building that was destroyed by fire? p. 42
Asphalt used to waterproof roof deck
What portion of all fire deaths in the United States are caused by smoke?
p. 41
Three-quarters
What is used under the floor of a steel skeleton constructed building? p. 49
Fluted metal deck
What is the maximum size floor space that firefighters can extinguish fires in with hoselines? p. 42
5,000 square feet (465 square meters)
Which statement about a fire in a heavy timber building is NOT correct?
p. 46
Surface-to-mass ratio is large
Where does the collapse danger in fire-resistive buildings lie? p. 48
Concrete
What is the major fire problem in ordinary constructed buildings?
p. 43
Concealed spaces
What is the major fire problem in a fire-resistive building? p. 40
HVAC system
