Ch 9 the company officers role in fire prevention

Question 1

What are the three Es of fire prevention

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Engineering, enforcement, and education

Question 2

What is the fire departments primary function

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The protection of lives and property from fire

Question 3

Between 1998 and 2007 an average of how many Americans lost their lives to fire

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3695

Question 4

True or false, but the United States has made progress and slightly reducing the number of fires, civilian fire deaths, and civilian fire injuries over the past decade, total property loss is continue to climb

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True

Question 5

What is the leading cause of fires in the United State

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Cooking

Question 6

What resulted in 28% of fires in the United States from 1995 to 2004

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Food preparation

Question 7

What caused 21% of fires in the United States from 1995 to 2004

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Incendiary or suspicious fires (arson)

Question 8

The two leading causes of civilian deaths between 1995 in 2004 were

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Arson and smoking

Question 9

What is the key element of your departments Effort to protect your citizens from fire

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Data collection and analysis

Question 10

The 1968 (blank) established the national commission on fire prevention and control, a 24 member panel appointed by President Richard Nixon

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Fire research safety act

Question 11

In 1968 the national commission on fire prevention and control published a report called (blank) that has proven to be one of the most significant forces of fire prevention I am protection in United States history

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America burning

Question 12

The national commission on fire prevention and control called for the establishment of the (blank) that would establish a national fire data system, monitor fire research, provide block grants to states and local governments for fire protection and prevention, and establish the national fire academy NFA

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US fire administration USFA

Question 13

What are the keys to effective communication with the public in the media

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honesty and forthrightness

Question 14

One sure way to earn the respect of the public is to

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Identify their needs

Question 15

As a fire officer, chief Chiarmonte’s words at the beginning of this chapter should come to mind every time you report for duty, they are ?

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Your first job as an officer is to safely bring all of your people home

Question 16

What is a measure of the level of hazard potential that the public is willing to live with

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Acceptable risk

Question 17

Who reduces the rate and severity of hostile fires

Answer 17

Fire inspectors

Question 18

Fires due to carelessness or foolish actions or electrical or mechanical failures are not preventable through direct action by inspectors because

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They are not readily visible during an inspection

Question 19

Fires due to carelessness or foolish actions or electrical or mechanical failures make up how many percent of all fires

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40 to 60

Question 20

How many percent of fires were caused by conditions that were observable during an inspection

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4 to 8%

Question 21

Jurisdictions that inspected every building noted reduction in fires up to how many percent

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50

Question 22

Departments that inspect more frequently have more opportunities to what

Answer 22

Motivate occupants

Question 23

(Blank) are merely systematically arranged bodies of laws or rules

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Codes

Question 24

(Blank) are technical rules that are developed by organizations and are made available for governments to formally except and put into affect within the jurisdiction

Answer 24

Model codes

Question 25

Formal acceptance of a model code is called what

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Adoption

Question 26

True or false, model codes are available for governments to adopt free of charge

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True

Question 27

What may well be the most widely used model code in the world

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The national electric code

Question 28

The regional code organizations formed the international code counsel in 1994, with the intention of cooperatively developing a single set of codes for the entire United States which are called

Answer 28

The I codes

Question 29

What was established by the ICC to Represent the common interest of the fire service in the ICC, by providing leader ship and direction on matters of fire and life safety and to meet government, industry, and public needs

Answer 29

The international fire code counsel

Question 30

A (blank) is a systematically arranged body of Rules - When and where to do or not to do something

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Code

Question 31

A (blank) as a guide or rules to be followed

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Standard

Question 32

(Blank) tell you what to do. (Blank) tell you HoW

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Codes | Standards

Question 33

(Blank) is simply the passage of legislation that states that the specific addition of a certain code will not be enforced within the jurisdiction

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Adoption by reference

Question 34

An (Blank) is also a local law

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Ordinance

Question 35

When model codes are adopted at the state level, the adopting legislation is generally in the form of a what

Answer 35

Statute

Question 36

(Blank) is a legal requirement, when the code is republished, usually with a numbering system for each section or article that complies with the requirements of the jurisdiction

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Adoption by transcription

Question 37

(Blank) codes are favored by most business interests And by developers because they create uniformity within the state and all lobbying efforts can be directed at the state capital, not within each political subdivision

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Mini-maxi

Question 38

The fire service generally opposed mini Maxi codes since local control is

Answer 38

Reduced

Question 39

One positive aspect of mini Maxi codes is that they promote training and political action on a state wide level, forcing fire service organizations to do what

Answer 39

Work together

Question 40

What was originally formed by the stock insurance industry to develop a single sprinkler standard that would be acceptable to all its member companies

Answer 40

NFPA

Question 41

NFPA (blank), standard for the installation of sprinkler systems

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13

Question 42

NFPA publishes almost (blank) codes, standards, and recommended practices developed by more than 205 technical committees

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300

Question 43

NFPA (blank), fire prevention code

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1

Question 44

One of the initial steps in establishing an inspection program is the determination of

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Which occupancy’s will be inspected, How often, and in what order

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What model of determining inspection priorities is simply inspecting those occupancy’s that are required to have a fire code permit

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Permit model

Question 46

(Blank) categories are based on our national fire experience, and were established over the years in response to incidents involving large loss of life or significant financial loss from Property damage

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Permit

Question 47

True or false, if you compare the list of permits From the model fire codes with large loss fires from the past, you will see a direct relationship

Answer 47

True

Question 48

What are temporary or permanent structures for entertainment or amusement, in which the means of egress are intentionally confounded or not apparent due to visual or audio distractions or are not readily available

Answer 48

Special amusement buildings

Question 49

Another benefit of using the (blank) model is that the Requirements are based on the incidence of fire in the nation

Answer 49

Permit

Question 50

Inspection priorities based on which model are the easiest to justify to elected officials, the public, and the courts

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Permit

Question 51

Which model is occupancy classes and types of processes that are selected for inspection based on perceived need

Answer 51

Inspection model

Question 52

When prioritizing inspections using the inspection model, develop a

Answer 52

Written plan

Question 53

What clause in the model codes, permits the fire official to enter and inspect structures on a routine basis, exempt One and two family dwellings and residential portions of multi family structures

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Right of entry clauses

Question 54

True or false, studies have shown that jurisdictions that inspect every occupancy realize reductions in fire loss

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True

Question 55

The opportunity to pre-plan hazards, provide building familiarization, and establish cordial relations with the community can literally make in-service inspections the excuse that every chief wants to

Answer 55

Advertise the department

Question 56

What system attempts to balance fire protection and safety features based on the needs of the occupants and the potential hazard level within a structure

Answer 56

Model building code

Question 57

What is the first job of every inspector for the life of the building

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To ensure that they use or occupancy has not changed and, if it has, to take action

Question 58

What is the most significant single design factor that will affect the safety of the occupants as well as the fire suppression forces that are called upon in the event of a fire

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The use and occupancy Classification of a building

Question 59

The model codes separate buildings in areas into 10 general uses based on three factors which are

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1. Occupancy self preservation 2. Fire hazards 3. Regulated materials

Question 60

Model code system: group (blank) The biggest hazard is the large number of people who are often unfamiliar with their surroundings

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A | Assembly

Question 61

Model code System: Group (blank) includes physicians and other professional offices, civic administration, banks, barbershops, and post offices

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B | Business

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``` Model code system: Group of (blank) occupancy’s include areas not used for business Or vocational training for students up to and including the 12th grade ```

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E | Educational

Question 63

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancy’s include buildings used for it manufacturing and repair and or subdivided into moderate and low Hazard facilities

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F | Factory and industrial

Question 64

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancies are those in which the quantities of regulated materials exceed the permissible threshold established by the code

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H | High hazard

Question 65

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancies are those in which persons who is capacity for self-preservation has been diminished, whether by age, illness, infirmity, or incarceration

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I | Institutional

Question 66

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancy’s include retail shops and stores, and areas displaying and selling stocks of retail goods

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M | Mercantile

Question 67

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancy’s include hotels and motels, dormitories, boarding houses, apartments, town houses, and some one and two family dwellings

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R | Residential

Question 68

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancies are used for the storage of goods and include warehouses, the store houses, and freight Depo’s

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S | Storage

Question 69

Model code system: Group (blank) occupancies are those that are not classified under any other specific use and include tall fences, cooling towers, retaining walls, tanks, etc.

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U | Miscellaneous

Question 70

Separating with what, actually allows the occupancy to be treated as separate buildings

Answer 70

Firewalls

Question 71

Which codes provide for Mixed use building situations either by requiring that the whole building be constructed to all the requirements of the most restrictive use group or by separating the areas with fire rated assemblies or by separating the building with firewalls

Answer 71

Model building codes

Question 72

Detecting and prohibiting illegal changes in use is a primary responsibility of the

Answer 72

Fire inspector

Question 73

Inspections and building surveys should be thorough, methodical and start on the (blank) of the building

Answer 73

Outside

Question 74

You should do what before entering a large building for inspections and surveys

Answer 74

Drive around the entire perimeter

Question 75

NFPA 550, (blank) was first developed in 1974 and identifies fundamental strategies and less objectives for achieving a fire safe environment

Answer 75

Fire safety concepts tree

Question 76

The goal of fire inspection programs is the safeguarding of life and property, and it is achieved through to basic strategies which are

Answer 76

Prevent fires from occurring and managing the impact if they do

Question 77

Limit building height and area based on what

Answer 77

Combustibility and fire resistance of construction elements

Question 78

Model fire codes require buildings to employ the NFPA (blank) marking system to identify areas were hazardous materials are manufactured, handled, used, or stored

Answer 78

704

Question 79

The level of hazard potential that the public is willing to live with, that consistently changes based on public perception of the news and current events

Answer 79

Acceptable risk

Question 80

To formally except through legislative action and put into affect

Answer 80

Adoption

Question 81

A method of code adoption in which the specific Edition Have a model code is referred to within the adopting ordinance

Answer 81

Adoption by reference

Question 82

A method of code adoption in which the entire text of the code is published within the adopting ordinance

Answer 82

Adoption by transcription

Question 83

A body of law or rules which is systematically arranged. When and where to do, or not to do something

Answer 83

Code

Question 84

A method of setting inspection priorities based on a jurisdictions actual fire experience or identified hazards

Answer 84

Inspection model

Question 85

An administrative warrant issued by judicial officer to search for inspect a property, or perform a non-criminal investigation

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Inspection warrant

Question 86

A code developed an adopted at the state level for either mandatory or optional enforcement by local governments;That cannot be amended by the local governments

Answer 86

Mini Maxi code

Question 87

Technical rules developed and maintained by organizations and made available for governments to adopt and enforce. They are generally developed through a consensus through the use of technical committees

Answer 87

Model code

Question 88

The law of an authorized subdivision of a state, such as a county, city or town

Answer 88

Ordinance

Question 89

A method of setting Inspection priorities by inspecting those occupancies and processes that require fire code permits

Answer 89

Permit model

Question 90

A code that permits the fire officer to enter and inspect structures on a routine basis, Exempt one and two family dwellings and residential portions of multi family structures

Answer 90

Right of entry clause

Question 91

A rule for measuring or a modeled to be followed. How to do something, what materials to use

Answer 91

Standard

Question 92

A law and acted by a state Or the federal legislature

Answer 92

Statute

Question 93

A legal writ issued by a judicial officer commanding an officer to arrest a person, seize property, search a promise

Answer 93

Warrant