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A party wall is how thick and how high
8” thick and extend 3’ above roof line
What temperature causes intense pain and skin damage
280-320*
Two of the most important life safety features of a building are:
Stair labeling and PA system
operations that are performed are called:
tactics
what part of a structure is 1/2 above ground
basement
an objective of the 1st arriving company is to:
prevent extension to the structure
three indicators of truss construction are:
no supporting columns, hump, type of occupancy
List in order the most effective ways to protect exposures
water on fire, water on exposure, water curtain
supply which system first-sprinklers or standpipes
standpipes
the planning and directing actions of resources is:
strategy
upon arrival what is first responsibility of IC
find the fire
2nd most common location of victims is:
paths from fire to exit
proper volume and pressure are important parts of:
PPE
which type of beam has one end supported
cantilever
how is a continuous beam supported
2 ends and the middle
According to Dunn how big is collapse zone:
= to height of building
3 things IC should determine when taking over command
location of fire, is water on it, will it be enough
when is primary search done
as hose is advanced & after fire darkened down
The transfer of heat by a fluid is:
convection
4 ways a water flow alarm may be activated:
fire, leak, damaged system, surge
A freestanding wall is:
parapet
Type IV fails by:
loss of framework
A preliminary report would include:
description of fire, building, property, extension
Heat movement through gas or liquids:
convection
