The useful lifespan of a building can range from ($$$$) ore more.
25 to 100 year
($$$$$) amount of fuel present expressed quantitatively in terms of weight of fuel per unit area.
Fuel loading
Nothing is more fundamental to a building than the ($$$$$$) from which it is constructed.
Materials
Type I
Fire resistive
Type II
Non combustible
Type III
Exterior protected (masonry or ordinary)
Type IV
Heavy timber
Type V
Wood frame
The ($$$$$) of the building refers to its general shape or layout
Configuration
($$$$$$) structure or separate part of the foreground to which fire could spread.
Exposure
($$$$$$) distance from the street line to the front of the building.
Set back
($$$$$$) transfer of heat by movement of heated fluids or gasses usually in an upward direction
Convection
Horizontal communication of fire is mainly due to ($$$$$$)
Thermal radiation
($$$$$$$) is the transfer of heat energy through space by electro magnetic waves.
Thermal radiation
In physics the ($$$$$) states that the intensity of thermal radiation is a function of the fourth power of the absolute temperature of the thermal radiation source.
Stefan-Boltzmann
NFPA 80A
Recommended practice for protection from exterior fire exposure.
($$$$) describes three levels of exposure based on the potential severity of the exposing fire. The standard classifies the levels of exposure as light moderate or severe
NFPA 80A
Potential sources of building failure under fire conditions can include some or all of the following:
Structural integrity
Building systems
Design deficiencies
The ($$$$) of a building under fire conditions is related to the fire resistance and combust ability of the material of which it is constructed.
Structural integrity
($$$$$$) permits effective interior attacks and, therefore is of fundamental importance to the fire fighter.
Structural integrity
The term ($$$$$) refers to a failure to provide a level of fire safety appropriate to the ultimate use of the building.
Design deficiencies
($$$$) can only provide “reasonable” protection for the most commonly encountered situations.
Codes
($$$$) building built without a tenant or occupant.
Spec building
A ($$$$$) is a body of law that determines the minimum standards that buildings must meet in the interest of community safety and health.
Building codes