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Question 1

With fire in a tenement or an NFP/H- type apartment building what location should ventilation be established as soon as possible?

Answer 1

At the top of the interior stairs

Question 2

What is an additional and more common collapse concern in a class 1 building?

Answer 2

Collapse from a suspended ceiling

Question 3

What is the most important hose line to be stretched at a multiple dwelling?

Answer 3

The first line, it will be between the fire and any endanger occupants

Question 4

Identify – this class of construction refers to a building whose structural design consist of masonry and steel. These buildings will consist of masonry block or steel exterior walls with a steel supported roof system. The steel used within the design and most installations will be exposed throughout and subject to heat from fire.

Answer 4

Class 2 noncombustible/limited combustible construction

Question 5

The area that is on the Fire building that can be reached by the placement of a ladder

Answer 5

Scrub

Question 6

What area in vacant buildings, seems to suffer the most damage and is a cause for concern?

Answer 6

The interior stairs

Question 7

What is the accumulated weight, pounds per cubic foot, of structural material materials in the older heavyweight high-rise?

Answer 7

20 to 23 pounds per cubic foot

Question 8

What is the accumulated weight for the lightweight high-rise?

Answer 8

8 to 10 pounds per cubic foot

Question 9

Heavyweight high-rise are prior to what date?

Answer 9

1945

Question 10

What class of construction is most prone to collapse?

Answer 10

Class 2

Question 11

The older taxpayer is built of what class?

Answer 11

Class 3

Question 12

The newer taxpayer is built of what class?

Answer 12

Class 2, strip mall

Question 13

What is the largest and most common concealed space within a building of class 3 construction?

Answer 13

The undivided cockloft

Question 14

What is the major cause of fires in churches?

Answer 14

Defective furnaces, inferior housekeeping, careless electrical service, and overall age of utilities

Question 15

What is the construction type associated with the Gothic style church?

Answer 15

Class 4 heavy timber

Question 16

What is the concept of placing a pumper at the hydrant to push water to the fire scene referred to?

Answer 16

Positive pumping

Question 17

What is the space between the top of the suspended ceiling and the underside of a floor above that which is generally open for the entire occupancy floor area referred to as?

Answer 17

Plenum

Question 18

How many apartments will buildings in excess of 60 feet in height likely have on each floor?

Answer 18

4

Question 19

According to FSU anytime your 1 3/4” line exceeds how many sections you need to fill out any additional sections with 2 1/2 inch hose?

Answer 19

6

Question 20

What is the most difficult and most inaccessible space in a church?

Answer 20

The space above a hanging ceiling

Question 21

According to FSU temperatures above what degree and below what degree warrant early consideration?

Answer 21

Below 40 and above 85

Question 22

In a room with no visible fire, what may very well indicates Fire is occupying a void space?

Answer 22

A significant presence of heat

Question 23

Warehouses are built primarily of what type of class of construction?

Answer 23

Class 4 heavy timber or class 2 limited or non-combustible, older factories are out of class 4 while newer ones are out of class 2

Question 24

What is the most common concern to firefighters in large buildings, lofts, warehouses and factories?

Answer 24

Disorientation

Question 25

What class of construction refers to a structure built primarily of wood?

Answer 25

Class 5

Question 26

Where is the most dangerous and most difficult fire location in a building for a firefighter to attempt to work in?

Answer 26

Below grade

Question 27

What is the procedure of using the onboard water tank of an arriving engine company through an apparatus based deluge set or stag gun Through the windows of a factory or warehouse to darken down a fire, allowing the stretching of interior hose lines to extinguish any remaining fire?

Answer 27

Blitz attack

Question 28

What building practice is the most significant cause of early fire extension in a garden apartment?

Answer 28

The placing of kitchens and bathrooms back to back as well as stacking them in a vertical line within the building

Question 29

With a presence of both a sprinkler and a standpipe system in a building, which one should be supplied first?

Answer 29

The sprinkler system

Question 30

When the outside air temperatures are cooler than the air temperature inside a building what stack affect will you most likely encounter?

Answer 30

Normal

Question 31

With the acronym, COAL TWAS WEALTHS, which factor is most important?

Answer 31

The first L which stands for life hazard

Question 32

What is the name of the walls of the scuttle of the boxed out space that spans the top floor ceiling and the roof deck?

Answer 32

The return

Question 33

Scissor stairs are a common site at what complex?

Answer 33

The high-rise

Question 34

What is the name of the small windows located just above the door or window opening?

Answer 34

Transoms

Question 35

What is the name of the concept of placing individual bricks in the division walls, vertical stud channels for the entire height, increasing dead weight and can collapse early?

Answer 35

Brick noggin

Question 36

According to FSU windgust cover over what MPH should be classified as significant by the fire department?

Answer 36

Over 10 mph

Question 37

What is the best built and designed multiple dwelling the urban firefighter will face?

Answer 37

A project, housing complex, or public housing, specifically due to the class 1 type of construction

Question 38

A building referred to as a tenement can be constructed from what type of classes?

Answer 38

- class 3 (ordinary) -class 5 (wood frame)

Question 39

What is the process of gathering information by firefighters that allows them to make efficient effective and safe decisions on the fire ground?

Answer 39

Size up

Question 40

Identify the classes of construction?

Answer 40

-Class 1 fire resistive -class 2 noncombustible/limited combustible -class 3 ordinary/brick joist -class 4 heavy timber -class 5 wood frame -class 6- hybrid /lightweight

Question 41

Identify COAL TWAS WEALTHS

Answer 41

C-construction O- occupancy A- apparatus/staffing L- life hazards T-terrain W-water supply A-auxiliary appliances S-street conditions W-weather E-exposures A-area L-location and extent of fire T-time H-height S-special conditions/considerations

Question 42

This type of construction refers to a building whose structural components are designed and protected to resist the maximum severity of fire within the building?

Answer 42

Class 1, Fire resistive construction

Question 43

Fires that involve commercial buildings are more/less likely to cause death and injury to firefighters then those in a residential building?

Answer 43

More

Question 44

And what type of stairs does each staircase serve alternate sides of the floor from a common stair shaft?

Answer 44

Scissor stairs

Question 45

This is a thin piece of cloth that has been stapled over the skylight opening on the top floor

Answer 45

Draft curtain

Question 46

This type of construction refers to a structure whose exterior walls are constructed of Noncombustible materials, such as brick, concrete block or clay tile with the buildings, interior floor, wall and ceiling members constructed of wood. Firefighters also referred to this class as brick and joist

Answer 46

Class 3 ordinary construction

Question 47

This is a wall constructed from the basement floor to the underside of the buildings roof deck?

Answer 47

Fire separation/fire partition wall

Question 48

What is a significant element in restricting the fire spread in a class 1 design?

Answer 48

Compartmentalization

Question 49

What continues to be the method of framing used throughout the industry today, each floor is constructed as a separate section?

Answer 49

Platform construction

Question 50

How many stories will ordinary building construction range in height?

Answer 50

From 1-7 with 2 to 4 stories being the most common

Question 51

Most fires in the taxpayers strip mall start in what area?

Answer 51

The rear of the store

Question 52

This class of construction refers to a building that has an average a height of 6 to 7 stories with walls, built of brick, black or stone and a building interior construct of large wooden Timberwork

Answer 52

Class 4 heavy timber

Question 53

Due to neglect, age and is constant exposure to elements. This type of stair is the least reliable choice to move from Floor to floor?

Answer 53

The fire escape

Question 54

NFPA fire flow formula for loads, ordinary loads, and high fire loads?

Answer 54

Question 55

What is the practice of building individual sections of a structure at an assembly factory?

Answer 55

Modular/prefab construction

Question 56

What style home could easily be considered the most difficult and task demanding private dwelling that a firefighter will ever encounter?

Answer 56

Queen Anne, Victorian style

Question 57

According to FSU, the primary ventilation hole over the main body of fire should be a minimum of what size?

Answer 57

8 x 8’

Question 58

According to FSU depending upon the size and type of building, fire conditions on arrival and the anticipation of spread Fire, Officer should plan on a minimum flow of how many GPM for a private dwelling?

Answer 58

500 to 600

Question 59

What is the number one fire problem occupancy with 70 to 75% of civilian fire deaths?

Answer 59

Private dwellings

Question 60

According to FSU, what are the standpipe classifications?

Answer 60

Question 61

When is the most significant time concern for a fire in a private dwelling?

Answer 61

Late evening and early morning

Question 62

What building construction continually causes difficulty with ventilation and fire control where the thermal imaging is greatly appreciated?

Answer 62

Balloon frame

Question 63

Smoke that is dense and black turning to what color is a sign of possible back draft?

Answer 63

Gray/yellowish

Question 64

This is a freestanding wall constructed from the ground level through the roof to eliminate any fire spread through around or over it

Answer 64

Firewall

Question 65

According to FSU, a roof with a pitch of what degree or greater is a minimum for using a roof ladder?

Answer 65

20°

Question 66

What is the most significant fire extension for a townhouse?

Answer 66

The unenclosed stairs of the dwelling

Question 67

This is a 1-3 story dwelling (a varying types of construction) that is attached to several other dwelling units in a complex

Answer 67

Townhouse