Garden Apartment

Question 0

safety chains in use indicate what?

Answer 0

that apartment is occupied

Question 1

how many stories are garden apartments?

Answer 1

2 to 5 stories

Question 2

Should window a/c units be pushed in or out ?

Answer 2

push in, victims may be located at window bases

Question 3

What is the fire load in garden apartments?

Answer 3

LOW

Question 4

How many gpm per 100 square feet in a garden apartment?

Answer 4

10gpm per 100 square feet

Question 5

What are the major concerns for exposures to other apartments?

Answer 5

exposure to apartments adjacent & above

Question 6

There are two factors for early collapse?

Answer 6

lightweight trusses & fire entering the void spaces

Question 7

If smoke is issuing from the band board, is an indication of what?

Answer 7

indication fire has entered the void spaces

Question 8

Live loads in the attic are what kind of hazard?

Answer 8

collapse hazard

Question 9

If fire in parallel chord truss void spaces, you must advise who _____?

Answer 9

advise command

Question 10

Collapse zones should be identified using what ?

Answer 10

Barrier tape

Question 11

Life safety is achieved through _______ interior fire attack.

Answer 11

aggressive

Question 12

Which areas should a secondary search be completed?

Answer 12

All areas involved or exposed to smoke or fire

Question 13

What is the only tactic that can delay locating the fire ?

Answer 13

Obvious rescues can delay locating the fire

Question 14

How many engines & special services can handle tasks in one apartment

Answer 14

1 engine / 1 truck or squad

Question 15

Should engine companies should consider alternate means to advance if enclosed stairwells are present?

Answer 15

YES

Question 16

Which areas receive laddering priority?

Answer 16

section between stairwell & the fire wall containing fire gets priority

Question 17

Ladders for rescues should be placed in the _____ & _____ at the fire floor and every floor above

Answer 17

FRONT & REAR

Question 18

absents of balconies where should you throw ladders ?

Answer 18

ladder largest window without fire showing from it

Question 19

If fire is showing from bedrooms windows, where should you ladder?

Answer 19

Ladder the balcony

Question 20

If fire is showing from the balconies, where should you ladder?

Answer 20

ladder the bedrooms

Question 21

When is vertical ventilation warranted?

Answer 21

Stairwell charged with smoke, fire on the top floor, fire in the attic/cockloft

Question 22

Which engine checks the floor below the 1st engine at a garden apt fire?

Answer 22

2nd engine

Question 23

Where should the turntable of the 1st truck be positioned?

Answer 23

in front of the involved unit or upwind from involved area

Question 24

What truck co. checks the attic?

Answer 24

2nd Truck Co.

Question 25

In general apparatus should be position in a single file line on the _____ side of the street.

Answer 25

FIRE

Question 26

The company officer shall identify the ______ floor of involvement?

Answer 26

lowest

Question 27

What is the primary purpose of the initial line?

Answer 27

to protect occupants, other crews, and public stairwells

Question 28

Should occupants in an enclosed stairwell delaying advancing the line though the front door?

Answer 28

YES

Question 29

The fire apartment door should remain closed until....

Answer 29

occupants are clear of the stairwell

Question 30

What apartment doors should you check to ensure if they are closed?

Answer 30

across from & above the fire apartment

Question 31

Who should you advised before you open the fire apartment door?

Answer 31

crews on floor above

Question 32

DO NOT use balcony or terrace advancement if.....

Answer 32

Smoke or heat has compromised the stairwell Balcony is crowded with obstacles

Question 33

If the initial line is deployed over a balcony can the 2nd line be advanced through the stairwell?

Answer 33

YES

Question 34

No more than ____ lines through any one entry

Answer 34

2

Question 35

The line above the fire should be advanced from which engine?

Answer 35

advanced separate from the 1 and 2 lines

Question 36

Is narrow fog most effective at exposure protection

Answer 36

YES

Question 37

Is working streams from fire building to exposure effective?

Answer 37

YES

Question 38

Smoke showing from more than one stairwell is an indication of ?

Answer 38

basement/terrace level fire

Question 39

Flat roof ventilation should be _____ to _____ feet from the edge?

Answer 39

5 to 8 feet from the edge

Question 40

what size vent hole should you cut?

Answer 40

4 x 4

Question 41

When searching "a" apartment what wall search should you do?

Answer 41

LEFT wall search

Question 42

When searching "b" apartment which wall search should you do?

Answer 42

RIGHT wall search

Question 43

Ladder all _____rooms front and back first

Answer 43

BEDROOMS

Question 44

Which side of the building gets ladder priorities ?

Answer 44

side with fire showing

Question 45

Where should you ladder balconies?

Answer 45

to the side, not directly on railing, secure the tip

Question 46

How is ventilation commonly achieved ?

Answer 46

via balcony doors & windows

Question 47

When is vertical ventilation warranted?

Answer 47

Fires on the top floor Fire in the attic If stairwell is charged with high heat & smoke

Question 48

Which side of the street should apparatus be positioned on?

Answer 48

single file on the fire side of the street

Question 49

What are the advancement options when using a balcony

Answer 49

Fire in rear bedroom Fire on the 1st or 2nd floors Accessible by no more than a 24 foot ladder Doors must be closed

Question 50

When should you NOT use a balcony or terrace advancement ?

Answer 50

Smoke or heat compromised the stairwells Balcony is crowded with obstacles