CH 6

Question 1

___________ is simply the process of making careful observations and drawing reasonable conclusions from those observations.

Answer 1

size-up
pg 150

Question 2

Size-up for a structure fire incident typically starts with the initial

Answer 2

dispatch
pg 152

Question 3

As a fire burns within a structure _________ causes the smoke and other gases to expand and rise.

Answer 3

convection
pg 159

Question 4

Both residential and commercial buildings constructed before the middle of the twentieth century commonly had high ceilings, some ___feet or more, but many of them had dropped (_______) ceilings installed during renovation.

Answer 4

10; false
pg 162

Question 5

A _________ is a second roof assembly constructed over an older existing roof.

Answer 5

rain roof
pg 162

Question 6

If _______ or _______ are seen on the walls of older buildings, firefighters should know that the building either underwent modifications requiring the additional support, or the building has weakened over time and needed reinforcement.

Answer 6

reinforcing stars or plates
pg 163

Question 7

These confined spaces are constructed in various sizes and configurations, and from a wide variety of materials.

Answer 7

attics
pg 164

Question 8

Most are two or three story, wood frame, multiple-residential buildings that may have or may not have fire walls separating these units.

Answer 8

townhouses
pg 165

Question 9

May include old substandard wiring inside walls made of wood that is extremely dehydrated.

Answer 9

victorians
pg 166

Question 10

These single-family residences are commonly between 5,000 and 10,000 square feet and some even larger.

Answer 10

large dwellings
pg 167