Company Officer Ch. 9

Question 1

What is the leading cause of fire in the United States?

Answer 1

Cooking @28%

Question 2

What established the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, NFA and the USFA?

Answer 2

1968 Fire Research Safety Act

Question 3

What was the title of the document that was produced in the 1968 Fire Research Safety Act?

Answer 3

America Burning

Question 4

This studies and reports on the nations fire problem, proposes solutions and priorities, and monitors proposed solutions

Answer 4

The National Fire Data Center

Question 5

What is key to effective communication with the public and the media?

Answer 5

Honesty and forthrightness

Question 6

Which fire was the fourth deadliest fire in the nations history?

Answer 6

Station Nightclub (100)

Question 7

This is a measure of the level of hazard potential that teh public is willing to live with

Answer 7

Acceptable risk

Question 8

What is one of the most effective means of preserving property and protecting the public?

Answer 8

Reduction of hazards through the inspection process

Question 9

1978 study: Fire Code Inspections and Fire Prevention: What Methods Lead to Success showed that what percentage of fires were caused by conditions that inspectors would detect? Cities that practiced inspections could reduce fires by how much?

Answer 9

4-8%, 50%

Question 10

This term refers to the fact that laws are arranged according to a system

Answer 10

Codified

Question 11

These are technical rules that are developed by organizations and are made available for governments to formally accept and put into effect within the jurisdiction

Answer 11

Model Codes

Question 12

NFPA 70

Answer 12

National Electric Code

Question 13

This is a guide or rule to be followed

Answer 13

Standard

Question 14

Codes tell you what to do, standards tell you ____

Answer 14

how

Question 15

This is the passage of legislation that states that a specific edition of a certain code will be enforced within the jurisdiction

Answer 15

Adoption by reference

Question 16

This is a legal requirement, and the code is republished, usually with a numbering system for each section or article that complies with the requirements of the jurisdiction

Answer 16

Adoption by transcription

Question 17

Why did the fire service generally oppose mini-maxi codes?

Answer 17

Because local control is reduced

Question 18

What NFPA is the Uniform Fire Code?

Answer 18

NFPA 1

Question 19

When was NFPA organized?

Answer 19

1896

Question 20

When was NFPA incorporated?

Answer 20

1930

Question 21

This model of determining inspection priorities is simply inspecting those occupancies that are required to have a fire code permit?

Answer 21

Permit Model

Question 22

Permit codes within national fire codes are based upon what?

Answer 22

National fire experience

Question 23

These are temporary or permanent structures for entertainment or amusement where the means of egress are intentionally confounded or not apparent due to visual or audio distractions, or are not readily available because of the nature of the attraction or mode of conveyance through the structure

Answer 23

Special Amusement Buildings

Question 24

In this model, occupancy classes and types of processes are selected for inspection based on perceived need

Answer 24

Inspection Model

Question 25

When prioritizing inspections using the inspection model, what should you develop?

Answer 25

A written plan

Question 26

This permits fire officials to enter and inpect structures on a routine basis, exempt one and two family dwellings and residential portions of multifamily structures.

Answer 26

Right of Entry Clause

Question 27

The goals of ______ are building familiarization to increase firefighter safety, fire and hazard reduction, and community relations

Answer 27

In-service inspection program

Question 28

What is the most significant single design factor that will affect the safety of the occupants as well as the fire suppression forces that are called upon in the event of fire?

Answer 28

Use and Occupancy Classification

Question 29

The model codes separate buildings and areas within into _____general uses based on _____ factors

Answer 29

10, 3

Question 30

Group A in the model code?

Answer 30

Assembly

Question 31

Group B in the model code?

Answer 31

Business

Question 32

Group E in the model code?

Answer 32

Educational

Question 33

Group F in the model code?

Answer 33

Factory and Industrial

Question 34

Group H in the model code?

Answer 34

High Hazard

Question 35

Group I in the model code?

Answer 35

Institutional

Question 36

Group M in the model code?

Answer 36

Mercantile

Question 37

Group R in the model code?

Answer 37

Residential

Question 38

Group S in the model code?

Answer 38

Storage

Question 39

Group U in the model code?

Answer 39

Miscellaneous

Question 40

Most single family, duplex, and townhouses are now constructed using the ______

Answer 40

International Residential Code

Question 41

More fire fatalities occur in Group____ than any other

Answer 41

R

Question 42

NFPA 550

Answer 42

Fire Safety Concepts Tree