Garden Apartments

Question 1

The term ‘Garden Apartment’ applies to a specific group of buildings, anywhere from _____ to _____ stories in height

Answer 1

2, 5

Question 2

The majority of garden apartment buildings have what type of roof

Answer 2

Gable or flat roof

Question 3

The three distinct construction building periods for garden apartments are what

Answer 3

1940-1950
1960-1970
1980-2020

Question 4

In the 1940s and 1950s the buildings were predominately made of what

Answer 4

ordinary construction with masonry walls

Question 5

Buildings constructed from 1960 - 1970s predominately are made of

Answer 5

Wood-frame construction with masonry veneer walls along with a masonry and concrete stairwell

Question 6

The building boom that began in the 1980s and continues into the 2020s produced almost exclusively what type of construction

Answer 6

Lightweight wood-frame construction containing wood stairwells and some form of combustible siding

Question 7

A common garden compartment configuration consists of what

Answer 7

A stairwell, a foyer, and four apartments

Question 8

Typically a garden apartment’s front door and balcony door lead to where

Answer 8

The living, dining, and kitchen areas

Question 9

The lowest level apartment is different how

Answer 9

May only have one entry / egress point on the side or rear and not have access to the public stairwell

Question 10

Garden apartment buildings of ordinary construction typically do not exceed _____ stories and _____ ft in height on the addressed side

Answer 10

4, 50

Question 11

Ordinary construction apartment buildings typically have what type roof

Answer 11

Flat or pitched

Question 12

The void space in flat roof construction is commonly referred to as the

Answer 12

cockloft

Question 13

Personnel can identify the addition of the new roof by noting the difference in siding at the gable ends of the building or by noting a building with a pitched roof that has what

Answer 13

cockloft vents

Question 14

What identifies the roof level

Answer 14

Rain scuppers & cockloft vents

Question 15

The majority of the buildings what walls are load bearing

Answer 15

Alpha & Charlie

Question 16

In a hip style roof what sides are load bearing

Answer 16

all four sides

Question 17

Firewalls are typically constructed with what on both sides of the wall studs

Answer 17

masonry or gypsum board with two 0.5” layers

Question 18

Basements in garden apartments with ground level entrances are referred to as

Answer 18

Terrace-level apartments

Question 19

In the early 1940s what windows were prevalent in garden apartments

Answer 19

steel casement windows

Question 20

Garden apartments have two types of balconies which are

Answer 20

Extended & recessed

Question 21

This balcony is typically supported on two or three sides by bearing walls

Answer 21

Recessed

Question 22

Cathedral ceilings frequently found in newer construction may rise ____ ft or higher from the floor

Answer 22

12

Question 23

Above or below exterior windows that have plywood or some other type of combustible siding is called

Answer 23

Spandrel space

Question 24

Windows from the 1970s are commonly

Answer 24

Double-hung or horizontal sliding

Question 25

Fire flow estimates are based on a flow rate of ____ GPM per ______ sqft involved

Answer 25

10, 100

Question 26

When confronted with a gas explosion the first-arriving unit must first

Answer 26

turn off the gas at the meter

Question 27

Primary search operations should focus where

Answer 27

On the area near the fire as well as bedrooms and means of egress

Question 28

What should cue the IC to request a second alarm with a garden apartment fire

Answer 28

- known rescues - fire in two separate and adjacent apartments - attic fires with horizontal extension

Question 29

The first arriving unit officer should provide the following in the on-scene report

Answer 29

- unit identification and side of structure where the apparatus is positioned - Building height - Occupancy - Detailed report of evident conditions

Question 30

If unable to complete a 360 of the building the officer should do what

Answer 30

Communicate it to other units and assign task to them

Question 31

The second line for most garden apartment fires must be able to do what

Answer 31

deliver quantities of water equal to or greater than the attack line

Question 32

If the 2nd line is not needed to support the initial line it can be redeployed where

Answer 32

To the floor above

Question 33

Hoseline crews should do what to all doors through which their hoselines have advanced

Answer 33

Control

Question 34

The space between the stair railing is called what

Answer 34

wellhole

Question 35

When incident tactics require mobile ground-level heavy-caliber streams, personnel should use what type of truck company

Answer 35

Articulating tower baskets

Question 36

Whenever possible how should personnel attack basement fires

Answer 36

From an exterior entrance at or below the level of the fire

Question 37

Prior to advancing down a stairwell what must be done

Answer 37

determine if the stairwell has been structurally compromised

Question 38

If the basement area is completely underground without windows personnel should consider using what

Answer 38

a cellar nozzle

Question 39

During incidents where people are reported trapped or injured or a Mayday has occurred EMS units should do what

Answer 39

Leave PPE and SCBA at the unit and rapidly report to the incident scene with their EMS equipment

Question 40

What apartments are frequently secured with barred windows and doors

Answer 40

Storage room areas & terrace-level apartments

Question 41

By using a steeper climbing angle firefighters are able to do what

Answer 41

Can access several cantilevered balconies

Question 42

If possible where should the roof be laddered with the aerial device

Answer 42

Over the stairwell

Question 43

Many windows particularly in buildings constructed during the 1960s and 1970s have windowsills that are about ____ ft from the floor

Answer 43

5

Question 44

The highest priority for ventilation should be where

Answer 44

The fire apartment and the apartment above the fire

Question 45

In flat roof construction the ventilation hole should be ____ - _____ ft from the edge of the roof on the entrance side of the building

Answer 45

5, 8