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1
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Moaning/groaning, cracking noises, any movement, shifting of water on floor, smoke pushing through cracks in wall, lack of water runoff

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Audible/physical indicators of collapse

2
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Compromise of load bearing members, ire damage, rotting or corrosion, broken structural elements, eccentrically loaded columns

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Occupancy precipitators

3
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Sustained heavy fire, explosion, loss of wood, unprotected steel exposed to fire, wood I beams and trusses exposed to fire.

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Other precipitators of collapse

4
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The type of collapse that occurs when a relatively small area of structural damage results in a loss of localized load carrying capability initiating a chain reaction of subsequent failures

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Progressive collapse

5
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A _____ often occurs when loads shift after a primary collapsed causing additional portions of the structure to fail

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Secondary collapse

6
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A _____ collapse usually occurs when the connections between the floor and a loadbearing wall are lost

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Pancake

7
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Usually limited to wood frame structures; when the upper floors shift and lean the building into adjacent buildings

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Lean over collapse

8
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Page 435 says firefighters must remain at least the _____ of the wall away

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Full height