Ch 9 Access Into Structures

Question 1

Scientifically controlled fire test conducted by the NFPA indicate that the time available for escape from a burning building can be as little as _____ minutes after ignition due to heat buildup in a confined space such as a bedroom

Answer 1

11

Question 2

While all of the standard forcible entry tools are important, one of the most important and most versatile forcible entry tools is the _______, sometimes referred to as rescue saw

Answer 2

Rotary saw

Question 3

In some fire departments, pre-incident planning information on exterior doors is supplemented during incidents with a door size up process. This process includes a quick _____ size up that will indicate the tools and techniques needed to force entry through any particular door

Answer 3

5-point

Question 4

Door size up process

Answer 4

Type of door
Type of frame
Type of wall
Type of hinges and locks
Door movement

Question 5

________ . Groove cut in the surface or on the edge of a board to receive another member

Answer 5

Rabbet

Question 6

A rotary Saw equipped with a metal cutting blade is one of the best tools to use for forcing in inward swinging metal door set in a metal frame. The blade can be plunged through the_______ or doorstop to cut the deadbolt

Answer 6

Rabbet

Question 7

It is SOP in some departments to force open all doors into a structure sometimes called _____ when there is significant fire inside

Answer 7

Softening the building

Question 8

One of the most common types of industrial and institutional service doors that firefighters may have to force open is the______ door

Answer 8

Steel roll up

Question 9

Other common industrial institution rollup service doors consist of a number of horizontal panels connected by hinges. Sometimes called _________ doors, they are merely larger versions of some residential garage doors

Answer 9

Sectional

Question 10

Instead of dozens of individual interlocking slats, ______ doors are made up of a few interlocking flexible panels of relatively light gauge metal

Answer 10

Sheet-curtain

Question 11

Another type of industrial institutional service door is called a _____ door. These doors consist of a number of interlocking, inverted U-shaped metal sections

Answer 11

Telescoping

Question 12

One of the most common methods of cutting through a rollup for sheet curtain door is to make a large ______ in the center of the door

Answer 12

Triangular cut

Question 13

_____________. Triangular opening cut in a roll up or tilt slab door to provide access into the building or a means of egress for those inside

Answer 13

Triangular cut

Question 14

The triangular cut is most often made with a rotary saw equipped with a metal cutting blade. The Apex of a triangle should be at least ______feet high in the middle of the door

Answer 14

6

Question 15

Triangular cuts are not recommended for ____ doors

Answer 15

Telescoping

Question 16

If fire conditions inside and exterior rollup or sheet curtain door make a single cut in the center unsafe to use, an alternative is to make a horizontal cut across nearly the full width of the door, stopping about ________ foot from the door frame on each side

Answer 16

1

Question 17

If firefighters know that a door has several deadbolts installed, they will also know to cut the door from the top to bottom about______ foot from the edge on the doorhandle side

Answer 17

1

Question 18

When working above ground, windows should be broken ______ whenever possible to avoid the flying guillotine hazard that may cut hose lines and injure anyone working below

Answer 18

Inward

Question 19

Some of the most common types of window security systems are rigid ______ attached to the outside of the building

Answer 19

Metal grilles

Question 20

Modern security windows are more likely to have panes made of_______, a poly carbonate plastic that is many times stronger than safety glass or plexiglass of the same thickness

Answer 20

Lexan

Question 21

A rotary saw with a medium________ blade is most effective when entry must be made through all types of plastic windows

Answer 21

Carbide tipped

Question 22

Rotary rotary is the only fire service tool that will cut_____ poly carbonate

Answer 22

Lexan

Question 23

Shattering a ______ window is done by scoring a large X on the pane and then striking the intersection of the X with the point of a pick head axe

Answer 23

Plexiglas

Question 24

______ exterior walls often contain electrical wiring and or piping for natural gas or LPG

Answer 24

Hollow

Question 25

The exterior walls of some older residences, warehouses, and former military buildings are covered with large______ shingles over plywood or planking

Answer 25

Asbestos

Question 26

Double course brick walls also called ______ can usually be identified by certain bricks or courses being laid perpendicular to the other courses

Answer 26

Unreinforced Masonary

Question 27

Sometimes called blowout panels, __________ are large sections of concrete walls that are designed to be removable so that large vehicles or machinery can be brought into or removed from the building

Answer 27

Knockout panels

Question 28

Lexan is a poly carbonate plastic used for windows. It has 1/2 the weight of an equivalent sized piece of glass, yet it is 30 times stronger than safety glass and______ stronger than ordinary glass

Answer 28

250 times

Question 29

Scientifically controlled fire test conducted by the NFPA indicate that the _____from a burning building can be as little as 11 minutes after ignition due to heat buildup in a confined space such as a bedroom

Answer 29

Time available for escape (TAE)

Question 30

In some fire departments, pre-incident planning information on exterior doors is supplemented during incidents with a ______

Answer 30

Door size up process

Question 31

The exterior doors in some commercial buildings are ____ doors; that is, they swing both inward and outward on pivot pins top and bottom

Answer 31

Double acting

Question 32

Many residential and some commercial buildings have large ______ that tilt up to open

Answer 32

Single piece slab doors

Question 33

______ Doors pivot on spring assisted hardware attached to the door frame on each side

Answer 33

Slab

Question 34

_____ Doors are found wherever large unobstructed wall openings are needed, such as at loading docks

Answer 34

Service

Question 35

________ Doors often appear similar to traditional rollup doors

Answer 35

Sheet curtain

Question 36

Many rollup doors have a _____ in close proximity

Answer 36

Pedestrian door

Question 37

Some older warehouses and similar buildings have ______ doors

Answer 37

Single or double panel horizontal sliding

Question 38

Some large industrial buildings, such as aircraft hangers, have heavy duty ____ doors

Answer 38

Bifold

Question 39

The ______ typically does not create an opening large enough for access by fire attack crews

Answer 39

Triangular cut

Question 40

Size up for windows

Answer 40

window, glass, frame or casement, locking or latching mechanism, security devices

Question 41

If using an axe to break the window, the fire fighter should strike the window with the ________

Answer 41

Flat side of the blade

Question 42

If using an axe to break the window, the firefighters should strike the window with the flat side of the blade. Regardless of which tool is used, the handle should be held ______ to prevent glass from sliding down the handle toward the fire fighter

Answer 42

Higher than the blade

Question 43

When working above ground, windows should be broken inward whenever possible to avoid the _______ hazard that may cut hose lines and injure anyone working below

Answer 43

Flying guillotine

Question 44

To remove security screens or bars from windows, the fastest way is to _____ rather than cutting each individual bar

Answer 44

Cut the points of attachment

Question 45

A _____ is the only fire service tool that will cut Lexan poly carbonate

Answer 45

Rotary saw

Question 46

A rotary saw with a medium carbide tipped blade is most effective when entry must be made through ____ types of plastic windows

Answer 46

All

Question 47

Some security windows are glazed with _______ similar to that in automobile windshields

Answer 47

Laminated glass

Question 48

Shattered ____ Glass often stays in place after it is broken

Answer 48

Laminated

Question 49

Film coated glass often breaks in the same manner as ______ glass

Answer 49

Laminated

Question 50

________ walls are much more difficult to breach than other types of walls, but if deemed necessary, it can be done

Answer 50

Poured concrete

Question 51

Sometimes called ________, Knockout panels are large sections of concrete walls that are designed to be removable so that large vehicles or machinery can be brought into or removed from the building

Answer 51

Blowout panels

Question 52

Like roll up doors, telescoping doors are operated by ______ mechanisms at one side of the doorway opening

Answer 52

Chain hoist

Question 53

A type of glass consisting of two layers of glass with a transparent layer of vinyl bonded into the center

Answer 53

Laminated glass

Question 54

The ____ Cut typically does not create an opening large enough for access by fire attack crews

Answer 54

Triangular