Chapter 10

Question 1

These are conducted to assist firefighting operations should there ever be an incident at the building or facility

Code enforcement inspections
Preincident survey

Answer 1

Preincident survey

Question 2

These aim to ensure that buildings are up to code and therefore less likely to be at risk for fires or other hazards

Preincident surveys
Code enforcement inspections

Answer 2

Code enforcement inspections

Question 3

What is a reason that Preincident surveys should not be done alongside inspections

Answer 3

Preincident surveys require cooperation
People may not be as cooperative during inspections

Question 4

Information a company officer can provide to facility owners/occupants can provide the type and size of the _____ that is appropriate for the occupancy

Fire extinguisher
First aid kit
Standpipes

Answer 4

First aid kit

Question 5

Who is responsible for ensuring that buildings and facilities are inspected

Fire chief
Asst chief
Company officer

Answer 5

Fire chief

Question 6

Most fire codes require each building or facility to be inspected at least

Once per year
Every other year
Twice per year

Answer 6

Once each year

Question 7

When conducting fire and life safety inspections, officers must identify hazardous conditions that might cause fire or contribute to its spread and identify conditions that might

Impede egress during emergency
Block extinguishing agents
Block traffic

Answer 7

Impede the occupants egress from the structure in an emergency

Question 8

When a violation has been reported to the occupant and the required corrective action has been explained, a written notice that includes ____ will be issued

reason for warning
How to resolve the issue
Date and time of follow up reinspection

Answer 8

Date and time of follow up reinspection

Question 9

One of the best information sources about an occupancy is

The blue prints
Information from tax assessor
Record of previous inspections and incident reports

Answer 9

The record of previous inspections and incident reports

Question 10

The most specific and authoritative information sources about any particular occupancy class or type are the ________ adopted by the jurisdiction

Nfpa
Osha
Model building and fire codes
Life safety codes

Answer 10

Model building and fire codes

Question 11

What is an inspections primary concern?

Fire hazards
Life safety
Building components
Hazmat

Answer 11

Life safety

Question 12

The most important consideration is to ensure that the inspection is done in a way that results in

Building trust in the community
The inspection of every compartment in the building
Maintaining good relations

Answer 12

The inspection of every compartment within the building

Question 13

What is the single most important life safety item to be inspected?

Sprinkler systems
Means of egress from the building
Fire extinguishers

Answer 13

Means of egress from the building

Question 14

The three parts that means of egress consist of

Interior, gate, and exterior
Building, doors, warnings
Access to the exit, the exit itself, and the exit discharge

Answer 14

Access to the exit, the exit itself, and the exit discharge

Question 15

Six specific general fire and life safety items that must be inspected at all occupancy include (means of egress, Fire protection, storage, waste management, housekeeping, and ___

Answer 15

Processes

Question 16

When regarding water supply systems, the inspector or company level personnel will not determine the systems adequacy. They will only determine

The flow in GPM
How well it is maintained
How to operate it

Answer 16

How well it is maintained

Question 17

In addition to being visible and well signed unblocked and unobstructed, fire extinguishers should be placed where

Where people can read the instructions
Where management can handle them
Near points of egress or ingress and in normal paths of travel

Answer 17

Near points of egress, or ingress, and in normal paths of travel

Question 18

The process of gathering, and evaluating information, providing information that can be used to formulate plans, and ensuring that the information remains current is referred to as

Preincident surveys
Preincident planning
Planning for disaster

Answer 18

Pre-incident planning

Question 19

The first step to completing a successful Preincident survey is

Confirming a time and date

Building relationship between company officer and the owner/occupant

Delivering a life safety speech

Answer 19

Building the relationship between the company officer and the business owner/occupant

Question 20

This ensures that pre-incident survey Results will be valuable and the process will Not inconvenience the facility owners/occupant

Good people skills
Good preparation
Verbal communication

Answer 20

Good preparation

Question 21

The company officer should explain that while the Pre-incident survey is not a code enforcement inspection, any serious fire, or life, safety hazards found we will have to be

Corrected
Issued warnings
Counted against the owner

Answer 21

Corrected

Question 22

When serious hazards are found, the best approach is to attempt to obtain

A momentary fix
An immediate correction
A full interest

Answer 22

An immediate correction

Question 23

Pre-incident surveys should be conducted using a systematic and logical approach, and divided between

Each floor of the building
The exterior and interior of structure
The management and staff

Answer 23

the exterior and interior of the structure

Question 24

A rough drawing of a building prepaired during the facility survey, which generally shows information about building dimensions and other related outside information, such as fire, hydrant, water, tanks, and distances to nearby exposures

Field sketch
Home work
Doodles

Answer 24

Field sketches

Question 25

For Preincident surveys, This can show relationships between buildings, manufacturing process, and how the facility might appear to someone moving through it. Field sketches Pictures Videos Voice tapes

Answer 25

Videos

Question 26

When can company members begin The exterior survey of the facility or building? Over the phone After contacting the owner/occupant Whenever they feel like it

Answer 26

After contacting the owner/occupant

Question 27

The exterior facility survey focuses on obtaining information to create a ____ ____, or compare observations to an existing ____ ____ Pre plan Plot plan Street view Street survey

Answer 27

Plot plan

Question 28

All exterior exposures, routes, building features, obstructions accessibility features should be recorded in Plot plan Street view Overall review Survey

Answer 28

Plot plan

Question 29

On the interior of a building, vertical shafts and horizontal openings, control rooms, fire, protection equipment, safe havens, open pits, utility shut offs, exits, and hide and equipment closets should be noted in Plot plan sketch Floor plan drawings Survey notes

Answer 29

Floor plan drawings

Question 30

The life safety information collected by survey personnel can be divided into two main topics: Protection and evaluation of occupants, and Protection of property Protection of firefighters Protection of valuables

Answer 30

Protection of firefighters

Question 31

This term represents the bulk of fuel available to burn, and generally refers to a buildings continents Fuel load Burn pile Fire pile

Answer 31

Fuel load

Question 32

The materials used in the construction of the most modern commercial and mercantile buildings contribute ________ fuel to fire Most Relatively little About half None

Answer 32

Relatively little

Question 33

The major fuel sources of most fires are Walls and floors Ceilings Furnishings and other building contents Flammable liquids

Answer 33

Furnishings and other building contents

Question 34

When company officers observe and record the fuel load of buildings during pre-incident surveys, they are primarily addressing the ___ ______considerations of pre-incident planning Safety hazard Fire control Rescue tactic Hazmat

Answer 34

Fire control

Question 35

True or false – some HVAC systems can be used during emergency operations to remove contaminated atmospheres from a structure

Answer 35

True

Question 36

The __________ survey should also identify any built in ventilation devices that can be used to control a fire or a move hazardous atmospheres from a structure

Answer 36

Preincident survey

Question 37

Fire resistive, half walls that extend from the underside of a roof to limit the horizontal spread of heat and smoke Half wall Curtain boards Half sheets Fire walls

Answer 37

Curtain boards

Question 38

This releases heat and smoke to the outside through vents that work automatically and are placed at the highest point of a roof or wall to limit spread a fire within a building Vent openings Automatic roof and wall vents HVAC systems

Answer 38

Automatic roof and wall vents

Question 39

Smoke detectors may activate some automatic roof vents, but most vents operate through the use of____ Connected to spring loaded or counter weighted to covered assemblies Detectors Fusible links Alarms

Answer 39

Fusible links

Question 40

These release heat and smoke from atriums to the outside Roof vents Wall vents Atrium vents

Answer 40

Atrium vents

Question 41

True or false building codes in most areas require that atriums be equipped with automatic vents

Answer 41

True

Question 42

These release heat and smoke to the outside from square or rectangle or structures that penetrate the buildings roof. They may have metal, glass, wired glass, or louvered sides Louvers Heat vents Monitors

Answer 42

Monitors

Question 43

This system introduces thermostatically controlled air into compartments through openings on the floor HVAC Underfloor air distribution systems Heat and roof vents

Answer 43

Underfloor air distribution systems

Question 44

True or false – regarding Checking built in fire protection, equipment, or systems during pre-incident survey, it is normally recommended that fire companies not test this equipment, but rather note its presence in condition, and evaluate its usefulness during a fire

Answer 44

True

Question 45

True or false – changes in water demand such as construction of additional buildings using the same supply line can reduce the actual water supply available

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The success of the pre-incident planning process depends upon the ability of the company to conduct adequate Preincident surveys in the company officers ability to Process information and complete accurately written reports Gather information and communicate it verbally Process information emailed from the owners

Answer 46

Process information and complete accurately written reports

Question 47

This survey drawing will indicate how buildings are situated in relation to other buildings and streets in the area Street address Plot plan Area sketch

Answer 47

Plot plan

Question 48

This survey drawing will show the layout of individual floors, subfloors and roofs Plot plan Building sketch Floor plan

Answer 48

Floor plan

Question 49

This survey drawing will show the side views of structures that depict the number of floors in a building and the grades of surrounding ground Elevations Plot plan Floor plan

Answer 49

Elevations

Question 50

The three types of facility survey drawings are plot plan, floor plan and Elevation Building sketch Street view

Answer 50

Elevation

Question 51

The content and format of the pre-incident survey will be dictated by Management AHJ Company officer

Answer 51

The AHJ

Question 52

True or false – plans can be kept in hard copy Format or provided electronically on apparatus, equipped with mobile data terminals

Answer 52

True

Question 53

The three major tasks with any pre-incident plan involves gathering data, entering the data into databases, and Learning from the data Keeping the data current Applying data

Answer 53

Keeping the data current