Chapter 2 and 3

Question 1

______ is the second core of structural firefighting.

Answer 1

Building construction

Question 2

Who is known as the father of Building Construction in the fire service?

Answer 2

Francis Brannigan

Question 3

Who said, “The building is your enemy. Know your enemy.”

Answer 3

Francis Brannigan

Question 4

______ is one of the greatest dangers structural firefighters face while working at a fire in a building.

Answer 4

Building collapse

Question 5

What two styles of building are the vast majority of structures that exist today in the United States built using?

Answer 5

Conventional or lightweight

Question 6

Conventional construction is sometimes referred to as?

Answer 6

Legacy Construction

Question 7

Lightweight construction is sometimes referred to as?

Answer 7

Modern Construction

Question 8

______ construction utilizes structural components that rely on size for strength.

Answer 8

Conventional

Question 9

Lightweight construction relies on what for its strength?

Answer 9

Geometrical arrangement using tension and compression stability

Question 10

______ is a social component using geometrically arranged triangular units to attain stability.

Answer 10

Truss

Question 11

The top cord in a truss is in ______, and the bottom cord is in ____

Answer 11

Compression, Tension.

Question 12

Lightweight constructions strength depends on the what

Answer 12

Geometry of its members

Question 13

Truss systems that are used to build a common house today are mostly made of?

Answer 13

2x3s found in wooden I beams and 2x4s found in peaked roof trusses

Question 14

A truss is only as strong as what

Answer 14

Connections

Question 15

Buildings are constructed using structural components which are sometimes called

Answer 15

Structural elements or structural members

Question 16

A ______ is a supporting component that transfers weight, usually horizontally, from one direction to its points of support.

Answer 16

Beam

Question 17

What are the oldest structural components known to mankind?

Answer 17

Beams and columns

Question 18

A ______ is only supported at one end.

Answer 18

Cantilever beam

Question 19

______ is composed of a top and bottom flange separated by a vertical web.

Answer 19

I-beam

Question 20

What are the three types of lightweight wooden I-beams?

Answer 20

TGI (tongue and groove)
Engineered wood Joist
PRIs (performance rated I-Joist)

Question 21

A structural component that transmits a compressive load along a straight path.

Answer 21

Column

Question 22

______ are typically vertical, but can be oriented in a more horizontal orientation such as a raker or strut that is helping to hold up a wall or a vehicle on its side

Answer 22

A column

Question 23

What are the two ways that columns fail?

Answer 23

Buckling or being crushed

Question 24

Arches combine the function of both a ______ and a _____.

Answer 24

Beam
Column

Question 25

All the forces on the arch are______

Answer 25

Compressive

Question 26

The arch carries its load in?

Answer 26

Compression

Question 27

Who were the first to develop the use of arches?

Answer 27

Romans

Question 28

Building components that transmit the compressor forces applied along the top or received at any point to the ground.

Answer 28

Walls

Question 29

What are the two categories of walls?

Answer 29

Load bearing, non load bearing

Question 30

What is the main purpose of the roof?

Answer 30

Keep the weather out of the building

Question 31

In what type of building is the roof necessary to the structural stability of the building?

Answer 31

Tilt slab concrete building

Question 32

Roofs built in the last 30 years are probably constructed using what?

Answer 32

Lightweight components or trusses

Question 33

The building's ability to resist collapse is called

Answer 33

Structural stability

Question 34

What are the factors that affect a building's ability to resist collapse?

Answer 34

The condition and size of structural components, type in condition of connections, fire load, the loads heat release rate

Question 35

In lightweight construction, Mass has been replaced by_______

Answer 35

Mathematics

Question 36

In lightweight construction, Mass has been replaced by_______

Answer 36

Mathematics

Question 37

Who said, "Beware the Truss."?

Answer 37

Francis Brannigan

Question 38

At what temperature will a steel girder begin to elongate and twist

Answer 38

1000 degrees

Question 39

______ is defined as the potential fuel available to the fire.

Answer 39

Fire load

Question 40

How many people died in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston in 1942

Answer 40

492

Question 41

How many people died in the Dorothy Mae Apartments fire in Los Angeles in 1982?

Answer 41

24

Question 42

What is the third core principle of structural firefighting?

Answer 42

Strategy

Question 43

What are the three strategic priorities for modern structural firefighting?

Answer 43

Life safety, incident stability property conservation

Question 44

The ______ of a firefight is the overall plan.

Answer 44

Strategy

Question 45

Who is usually the first IC at a structure fire?

Answer 45

The first in company officer

Question 46

What is known as an assessment of the problems and conditions that are present on arrival of a structure fire?

Answer 46

Initial size up

Question 47

What is the acronym for the traditional 13-point size up?

Answer 47

COAL WAS WEALTH

Question 48

What is the first priority in the initial size up?

Answer 48

Life

Question 49

What is the second priority in a rapid initial size up?

Answer 49

Fire

Question 50

What is the third priority of the rapid initial size up?

Answer 50

Operations

Question 51

What is the first responsibility of all fire officers?

Answer 51

The safety of their personnel under their direct supervision

Question 52

What is the second priority of firefighting strategy?

Answer 52

Fire containment

Question 53

After a life safety and fire containment, the next strategic priority is______.

Answer 53

Property conservation