Chapter 10 CO Flashcards
————— conducted to assist fire fighting operations should there ever be an incident at the building or facility
Preincident survey
————- inspections ensure that buildings are up to code therefore less likely to be at risk for fires or other emergencies.
Code enforcement inspections
Who’s ultimately responsible or ensuring buildings are inspected
The fire chief
———-describes general fire and life safety requirements that apply to all occupancy’s and detail exactly what is required for various processes in many different occupancy types
Model codes
———-is the single most important life safety item to be inspected
Means of egress
Any permanent or movable object the will reduce the width of the original exit
Obstruction
In occupancies that require them —- —— ——- must be displayed at various locations
Exit path maps
Rechargeable lights may be required for —— —-
Medical staff
Exit door usually sing in ——-
The direction of travel
Flammable gages, volatile liquids, pyrophoric materials
Flammability class 4
Ignites at ambient temperatures
Flammability class 3
Ignites when moderately heated
Flammability class 2
Must preheat to burn
Flammability class 1
Severe health hazard
Class 4
Serious health hazards
Class 3
Moderate health hazards
Class 2
Slight health hazard
Class 1
Minimal health hazards
Class 0
Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition at ambient conditions
Instability class 4
Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition with strong initiating source
Instability class 3
Violent chemical change possible at elevated temperatures or pressure
Instability class 2
Normally stable but becomes unstable with f heated
Instability class 1
Normally stable
Instability class 0
