FO CH13

Question 0

A representation of the exterior of a structure, identifying doors, utilities access, and any special considerations or hazards.

Answer 0

Plot plan

Question 1

Measures taken to limit or control the consequences, extent, or severity of an incident that cannot be reasonably prevented.

Answer 1

Mitigation

Question 2

The purpose for which a building or a portion thereof is used or intended to be used.

Answer 2

Occupancy type

Question 3

Structure that contains equipment, materials, or items that have a high replacement value.

Answer 3

High value property

Question 4

An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.

Answer 4

Authority having jurisdiction

Question 5

Inspection of an existing occupancy to observe the housekeeping and confirm that the built-in fire protection features, such as fire exit doors and sprinkler systems, are in good working order.

Answer 5

Ongoing compliance inspection

Question 6

An arrangement of piping, valves, hose connections, and allied equipment installed in a building or structure, with the hose connections located in such a manner that water can be discharged in streams or spray patterns through attached hose and nozzles, for the purpose of extinguishing a fire, thereby protecting a building or structure and its contents in addition to protecting the occupants. This is accomplished by means of connections to water supply systems or by means of pumps, tanks, and other equipment necessary to provide an adequate supply of water to the hose connections.

Answer 6

Standpipe system

Question 7

Codes developed and adopted at the state level for either mandatory or optional enforcement by local governments; these codes cannot be amended by local governments.

Answer 7

Min/max codes

Question 8

The combination of materials used in the construction of a building or structure, based on the varying degrees of fire resistance and combustibility.

Answer 8

Construction type

Question 9

A category in the building code classification system in which buildings and structures are grouped together by their use and by the characteristics of their occupants.

Answer 9

Use group

Question 10

Views of a building’s interior. Rooms, hallways, cabinets, and the like are drawn in the correct relationship to each other.

Answer 10

Floor plans

Question 11

The total quantity of all combustible products found within a room or space.

Answer 11

Fuel load

Question 12

Method of code adoption in which the entire text of the code is published within the adopting ordinance or regulation.

Answer 12

Adoption by transcription

Question 13

Codes generally developed through the consensus process with the use of technical committees developed by a code-making organization.

Answer 13

Model codes

Question 14

Structure that has the potential for a catastrophic property or life loss in the event of a fire.

Answer 14

High risk property

Question 15

An approach in which fire prevention codes or firefighting procedures are changed in reaction to a fire disaster.

Answer 15

Catastrophic theory of reform

Question 16

A law established by an authorized subdivision of a state, such as a city, county, or town.

Answer 16

Ordinance

Question 17

A wall that consists of brick, stone, concrete block, terra cotta, tile, adobe, precast, or cast-in-place concrete.

Answer 17

Masonry wall

Question 18

A local government permit that is renewed annually after the fire prevention division performs a code compliance inspection; required if the process, storage, or occupancy activity creates a life-safety hazard. Restaurants with more than 50 seats, flammable liquid storage, and printing shops that use ammonia are examples of occupancies that may require this term.

Answer 18

Business Continuity Planning

Question 19

A local government permit that is renewed annually after the fire prevention division performs a code compliance inspection; required if the process, storage, or occupancy activity creates a life-safety hazard. Restaurants with more than 50 seats, flammable liquid storage, and printing shops that use ammonia are examples of occupancies that may require this term.

Answer 19

Fire prevention division or hazardous use permit

Question 20

Method of code adoption in which the specific edition of a model code is referred to within the adopting ordinance or regulation.

Answer 20

Adoption by reference

Question 21

The process of identifying hazards, monitoring those hazards, determining the likelihood of their occurrence, and assessing the vulnerability of people, property, the environment, and the entity itself to those hazards.

Answer 21

Risk assessment

Question 22

A system of pipes with water under pressure that allows water to be discharged immediately when a sprinkler head operates.

Answer 22

Automatic sprinkler system

Question 23

Orders written by a governmental agency in accordance with the statute or ordinance authorizing the agency to create them; not laws but have the force of law.

Answer 23

Regulations