Chapter 2

Question 1

What does the height and area of a building indicate in a fire situation

Answer 1

Maximum potential fire area

Question 2

Which type of construction has a 2 hour fire resistance rating

Answer 2

Ordinary construction

Question 3

Which class of construction is used in most brick buildings

Answer 3

Class 3

Question 4

Which type of building are built with exposed metal floor and roof systems

Answer 4

Class 2

Question 5

What does fire work with to attack the materials of a building

Answer 5

Gravity

Question 6

Which of the following have a low potential life hazard no matter what time of day it is

Answer 6

Storage warehouse

Question 7

What is the best way to deal with high life hazards

Answer 7

Reduce the hazard before the incident

Question 8

Which type of smoke is seen in a fire that is still in the incipient stage

Answer 8

Light colored, wispy

Question 9

When does proper size up begin

Answer 9

When the alarm is received

Question 10

Which type of building deserves a more aggressive tactic due to 80% of civilian deaths occurring in them

Answer 10

Residential

Question 11

Which of the following is representative of a typical water supply system

Answer 11

Hydrant supplying a feed line to a pumper, which then supplies several handlines

Question 12

Which of the following would cause fire fighters to need t be more careful and deliberate in their movements

Answer 12

Freezing conditions

Question 13

What is described as an evaluation of the things that can affect the outcome of a fire

Answer 13

Size up

Question 14

Which of the following is the best sources of information on hazmat locations

Answer 14

CADS

Question 15

How often is the incident commander required in some locations to report back to dispatch the progress being made during the first hour of the fire

Answer 15

Every 10 minutes

Question 16

What is the first visible indication of a working fire

Answer 16

Smoke

Question 17

Which fire location would be considered the most hazardous in a 20 story building

Answer 17

1st floor

Question 18

What is common elect that most residential buildings share

Answer 18

Wooden joists

Question 19

What should be done when an auxiliary appliance is out of service

Answer 19

Sound another alarm

Question 20

Which type of construction is often used for high rise buildings

Answer 20

Class 1

Question 21

How many gallons per mixture are recommended for every 100 square feet of area involved in a light load fire

Answer 21

10

Question 22

How does cold smoke behave

Answer 22

Settles in low spots

Question 23

What duration of exposure to heavy fire would make a brick and wood joist building too hazardous to enter due to collapse potential

Answer 23

20 minutes

Question 24

What color smoke is indicative of a petroleum product burning

Answer 24

Black

Question 25

Which should be allowed onto the block when there is a construction trench in the way at the scene

Answer 25

Aerial apparatus

Question 26

Which of the following poses less of a collapse risk despite its tendency to burn rapidly

Answer 26

Wood frame

Question 27

How long after fire exposure have some class 2 buildings with metal C-joists been know to collapse

Answer 27

5 minutes

Question 28

How long has the building been in a flashover phase when there is not fire venting from the window

Answer 28

1 or 2 minutes

Question 29

What is considered the biggest impact time has on firefighting

Answer 29

Elapsed time since fire has begun

Question 30

What is the first thing that needs to be considered when planning the strategy and tactics

Answer 30

Available resources

Question 31

How much more often are firefighters lost in non residential buildings as compared to residential buildings

Answer 31

4 times

Question 32

What time of the year begins the fire loading and love hazards increase in retail locations

Answer 32

October 1

Question 33

Which is preferred method of reducing the likelihood of a loss

Answer 33

Install sprinklers

Question 34

How often should an occupancy that is subject to the computer generated hazard display be inspected to keep the information current

Answer 34

Annually

Question 35

Which of the following would pose a high life hazard

Answer 35

Christmas at ten minutes pst midnight in a church

Question 36

What is turned into a chimney of sort with a fire in the cellar

Answer 36

Stairway

Question 37

Why do firefighters want to know what kind of building they are responding to

Answer 37

To know the is inside

Question 38

What is the acronym that can be used to remember what elements need to be considered when performing a size up

Answer 38

COAL WAS WEALTH

Question 39

What condition is possible when smoke is issuing under pressure and being drawn back into the building

Answer 39

Backdraft

Question 40

What can be used to identify the exposures that are further from the original fire building when dealing with a row of attached buildings

Answer 40

Letters

Question 41

Which of the following is not able to be seen from the roof that can greatly affect the fire

Answer 41

Interconnection opening between two buildings

Question 42

How many gallons per minute are recommended per 100 square feet of space when fighting a high load fire

Answer 42

30 to 50

Question 43

How long can it be estimated that the fire has been burning when fire is venting out of one or two windows but not any others

Answer 43

Between 1 to 5 minutes

Question 44

Which of the following hazmats could halt firefighting operations

Answer 44

Explosives

Question 45

Which sign would indicate that a collapse may be imminent

Answer 45

Fire burning through a wooden wall

Question 46

Which is considered the most important to firefighters in terms of the building's construction

Answer 46

The ability of the building to rest collapse when threatened by fire

Question 47

Which type of fire forces the firefighter to wear SCBA on entry and to keep it on until he has climbed out into fresh air

Answer 47

Basement

Question 48

Which of the following makes a have timber construction building burn hot and long once the fire takes control

Answer 48

High intrinsic fire load

Question 49

What is often the best way to protect exposures

Answer 49

Put out the fire

Question 50

How many sides of the fire area should be examined for exposures

Answer 50

6

Question 51

What must be the deciding factor when deciding tactics and procedures at the fire scene

Answer 51

Life hazard

Question 52

Which class of building can the air bottle rule be applied

Answer 52

Class 5

Question 53

COAL

Answer 53

Construction Occupancy Apparatus and personnel Life hazards

Question 54

WAS

Answer 54

Water supply Auxiliary appliances Street conditions

Question 55

WEALTH

Answer 55

``` Weather Exposures Area and height Location and extent of the fire Time Hazmat ```

Question 56

The height and area indicate

Answer 56

The maximum potential fire area

Question 57

Priority 2, following life hazards

Answer 57

Is protection of exposures