1
Q
What acronym is used for size up in ch 1?
A
Coal was wealth
2
Q
What does COAL stand for
A
Construction
Occupancy
Apparatus
Life Hazard
3
Q
What does WAS WEALTH stand for
A
Water
Aux
Street
Weather
Exposures
Are/Ht
Location
Time
Haz
4
Q
Occupancy is used for building type not number
A
True
5
Q
Define C-Bar
A
Command
Building
Action
Resources
6
Q
Define C-HOLES
A
Construction
Ht
Occupancy
Location
Exposures
7
Q
Who is directly responsible for Rehab?
A
IC
8
Q
Stages of fire growth
A
Ignition
Growth
-Flash
Fully devel
Decay
9
Q
When is flashover likely to occur (stage)
A
Growth
10
Q
Direct flame contact is what type of heat transfer?
A
Convection
11
Q
_____radiant heat over a short period of time is more of threat to exposures than _____ period of time
A
Hi radiant heat, short
12
Q
Are flashover indications more visible from outside or inside?
A
Outside
13
Q
What is the most reliable exterior clue of flash over?
A
Projectile smoke vomiting
14
Q
What is the last exterior sign of flash over?
A
Vent point ignition
15
Q
What are two interior clues of impending flash over?
A
Rapid build up of heat
Rollover
16
Q
What is the last interior sign of flash over?
A
Rollover
17
Q
What is the first and most critical safety precaution regarding flash?
A
Recognizing flash over signs
18
Q
What kills flash over
A
Water
19
Q
What signals the first stage of building failure?
A
Flash over
20
Q
What is the trigger for back draft?
A
Air
21
Q
What is Back draft a result of?
A
Stalled combustion
22
Q
S+S of BD include
A
Dense dirty smoke
yellow-grey
little to no flame
stained windows
rapid inward air movement
23
Q
What is the trigger for a smoke explosion
A
Heat
24
Q
Will a smoke explosion support further combustion?
A
No
25
What are the 2 most critical fields of study in the fire service?
Fire Dynamics
Building construction
26
What influences fire spread?
Building features
27
Name the classes of building construction
1. Fire Resistive
2. Non combustible
3. Ordinary
4. Heavy Timber
5. Wood Frame
28
What is the most important cause of fire spread in Class 1?
HVAC
29
Spalling occurs at what temp
2,000
30
How many stories are panel walls?
Curtain wall?
Load bearing?
1
2
non LB
31
What is the most dangerous factor for class 1 building?
Under construction
32
How long does it take for structural integrity on building class 1?
28 days
33
is class 2 big box
Yes
34
What is the roof made of in class 2
unprotected steel
35
What is class 2's stability compared to other classes?
Least stable
(think tilt walls)
36
Steel looses strength at what temp
400
37
What temp does steel fail?
1000
38
100' steel Beam at 1000 degrees will expand how far
9.5"
39
When steel expands is it the temp of fire or steel that causes expansion
Steel temp
40
What makes tilt wall buildng stable
Roof
41
What is a major concern with class 2
Water supply
42
in class 3, name the load bearing exterior walls
Side walls, front and back are Non LB
43
If you see angled roof member in class 3, what does that incdicate?
Truss system
44
What is the most effective path of least resistance for fire spread in class 3 building?
Unenclosed stairs
45
Building greater than ____wide in class 3 have I beams. What are these beams called?
25'
Channel rails
46
What is a vertical artery for fire spread in class 3
Channel rails
47
What building component might be present if you have a lower floor fire with smoke at roof?
Shaft
48
What is another name for a shaft fire
Roman Candle
49
What might be present if you have horizontal fire spread?
Cockloft
50
Collapse zone size for class 3 with a parapet
Ht of wall and width of bld
51
Class 3 buildings greater than ______ stories will have parapets instead of cornices
5 stories
52
What is a concern with type 4 building
Fuel load
53
type 4 building, surface to mass ratio is _____
Small
54
What is an advantage of type 4 building
Keeps integrity
No concealed spaces
55
Clear a collapse zone of ______ the building ht for bowstring truss
2.5x
56
What is mass timber
Engineered wood
57
Mass timber type IV-C is how many stories
9 storeis
58
Mass timber class IV-B stories and exposure time
12 stories, 40
59
Mass timber class IV-A stories and water system?
18, redundant water supply
60
What is the rule of 15
Regarding exposures
Less than 15' apart w 15 mph wind is an exposure concern
61
Class 5 building, a perpendicular member to roof cross section offset from center is called
Eccentric load
62
How does a veneer collapse? What is another name?
Down
Curtain
63
What is the deadliest type of collapse in type 5 building
In/out
64
In/out collapse in type 5 building top floor goes _____ bottom goes ____
no warning
top in
bottom out
65
When was brace frame construction
before 20th century, civil war era
66
What size lumber is used in brace frame
4x4
6x6
67
What is brace frame's weakness
mortise and tenon joints on walls
68
Balloon framing has ______ combusition. ______ smoke in voids
Incomplete
Extreme
69
When was platform framing built
After WW2
70
When does a light wt wood truss fail
5 min
71
Brick veneer, bricks are laid ____ to _____
End to end
72
______ is every 5th or 7th brick end and tied ____ together
King's row, wall
73
What type of strategy must be used at attached cockloft building fires
Offensive defensive
74
What tool can be used for high rise exterior control
Draft curtain
75
Indirect attack conditions are rare and must be (3 things)
Decay
No vic
High heat in small area
76
Who sets up offensive to defensive tactic?
Tactical reserve
77
"You should always stay ____ water supply ahead of the operation"
One
78
Aerial master stream collapse zone =
Wall Height plus 5' per floor
79
Corner bulidings have ____ collapse zone
2
80
Where does the first line go in a garage fire? What is its goal
Through front door
Protect search and prevent spread
81
Where is the second line in a garage fire placed?
attack line in garage
82
Where is the 3rd line in a garage fire placed?
above garage
83
A roof slope of greater than _____ degrees should not be walked on
45
84
Solar panels are usually on the _____ slope
southern
85
Attic fires are ____ limited
vent
86
What does CRAVE stand for
Command
Rescue
Attack
Vent
Extension
87
You should ___ after taking window for VES
wait
88
What are 2 things you should be thinking of for VES
Flash over
Can you beat fire to the door
89
If VES is a no go from the ladder what should you do
TIC search
90
What do arch window indicate for VES
Open to 2 story
91
What does pre over haul mean in extension prevention
Cut off Fire
92
Post over haul is _____. You should use ____ crews
Normal extension check, fresh crews
93
This type of building is fire resistive on ground floor and light wt wood frame on upper floors
Pedestal or podium
94
How can you tell new law from old law mult dwelling?
Old has less than 4 windows on A side
95
What is the main life hazard with old law buildng
Cellar directly accessible from interior
96
What is the fire escape rule
Fire esc X 2 = apt # or floors
97
What is the safest and most direct path for basement fire in old law building?
Extetior door on A side
98
In old law building, where should attack lines be placed in regards to basement fire?
Same as garage fire
99
The dist from Engine to the door is called
Street length
100
What is something to note for basement fires in new law buildings
Keeps fire in basement due to code changes and fire resistive contruction on ground floor
101
New law buildings are always greater than ___ wide
25'
102
How many families can new law building house? Old?
30-40
12-16
103
Protected basement ceilings are non combustible. What about the stairs
non combustible
104
What is the area between wings with air shafts on both sides called
Throat
105
Channel rails are used in _____ in new law buildings
Floors
106
What is the biggest void in new law
Cockloft
107
New law basement access in only from
Exterior
108
Cut roofs with wind ____
At back
109
____ to ____ is better than ___ to ___ when cutting a roof on new law
front to back is better than side to side
110
Are the side walls non load bearing on new law?
Load bearing side walls
111
Can trench cuts be effective on tax payers or strip malls? What about row houses?
No
112
What has potential to happen in a multi level bathroom fire
Floor collapse
113
Triple decker decks are located ____. How do you extinguish?
Rear
Top level first then bottom up
114
What should you do if children or elderly are on a fire escape?
Bring in window then down stairs below fire
115
What is the most important recognition factor to prevent ff fatalities
Awareness
116
Fire resistive mult dwelling exampl:
school, dorms hospitals
117
F resistive mult dwlling is similar to ____ with ____ cockloft and ______ doors
High Rise
no cockloft
solid core metal door
118
Engineered structure has ____ redundancy
zero
119
Engineered structures lack ___. If ____ fails, everthing _____
Lack mass
One things fails, everything fails
120
Car fires in engineered mult dwell should be treated like ____. Support the ____ system. Will Engine fit in garage?
Treat like structure fire
Support sprinkler system
No
121
Engineered mult dwell, investigate ____ fire floor first
Lowest reported fire floor
122
Where is the best place for command post in engineered mult dwell
Street due to collapse
123
Can you protect in place in engineered mult dwell
No
124
Attack stair well = ___ stair well in engineered mult dwell
Vent
125
Hi rise must be _____ feet tall
75
126
Engineered mult dwell working fire, FF should never use ____ stairs to reach roof. What should you do instead?
Interior stairs
Use attached building of equal Ht to cross over
127
What will make or break a Hi Rise fire
Span of Control
128
What is the most import of Big 7 that ties it all together
People Management
129
Where should the standpipe control ops area be located in hi rise
Floor below fire to fire floor landing
130
Hi rise fires are ___ people fires
100
131
You are likely to need ____X personel as a regular alarm on hi rise fire
3X
132
What is the first and most important goal of a hi rise fire, what is second?
Establish command
Establish access points
133
Where is a good place for command post in hi rise F
Communications Desk
134
You should liason with ____ personnel immediately in hi rise F
Building fire
135
Command company supports ___
Command
136
_____ control takes FF from CP to elevator/stairs
Lobby Control
137
Who is the foundation of accountability system?
Lobby Control
138
Who should take lobby control
Accountability officer
139
Elevator control doesn't operate any higher than ____ floors below the fire
2
140
_____ FF in elevator max with tools
4-5
141
Who takes ops div sup roll
2nd in chief
142
Where ops division located
1-2 floors below F
143
Who takes command of F floor
1st in company officer
144
Ops div should be set up close to ____
attack stair well
145
Who establishes attack and evac stairs
Ops div
146
Where does RIT operate
Ops Div
147
Where is the resource div located
one floor below ops
148
What is the jump off point for companies reports to ops div
Rescource div
149
What can you use to deliver bottles to floors
Handcart
150
Where is rehab div located
one floor below. resource
151
Who is responsible to send companies to rehab
resource div sup
152
Who takes rehab div roll
Usually officer or EMS chief
153
SAE is located
one floor above fire floor
154
What is it called when you move pt's to other areas away from fire in hi rise
Horizontal evac
155
SAE # of companies and where do they go
4
2 from roof down
2 from 2 floors above fire up
156
Where is the RAT dedicated in hi rise
Stairwell
157
What is just as important as water supply in a hi rise fire
Air supply company
158
Commercial hi rise requares ____ hand line size. Residential?
2.5"
2
159
What is the time you think you need a resource to the time they are on or op on scene
reflex time
160
What is called when the more alarms you strike, the longer companies have to travel
Bull's eye effect
161
What is an indicator that HVAC is only in common area
window units
162
Standpipe pressure reducer is called ____ and has a pin similar to ____.
Seco
Extinguisher
163
What does a seco do
Limits flow, dowsn't allow control wheel to open fully
164
How can you protect supply lines in a hi rise fire
Protect with ladders
165
What is defensive vent in hi rise
PPV fan to pressurize stairs
166
How do you remove cold smoke in hi rise fire
HVAC
167
What is the stack effect
Caused by Diff temps
further from center vertically, greater air movement, exreme outside temps effect this
168
Hi-hi or low-low is no-no is referring to _____
stack effect
169
How can you detect air flow in hi rise
Use edges of elevator doors
170
Aluminum melts at _____
1200
171
Doors that open inward to FF are ___ and are usually _____
Trouble
closet, high voltage, ulity or elevator shaft
172
Inward opening doors in hi rise lead to
apartment or stairs
173
If occupants are still in, leave them in. This is regarding (commercial or residential) hi rise
Residential
174
Commercial hi rise evac location
Fire floor and one floor above
175
Groundscappers are____ style attached structures and are also called
New style
podium or pedestal
176
Podium structures are like sideways ____ framing
Balloon
177
Must vent from aerial in attached structure
True
178
Where are we trying to confine the fire to in attached structures
Building of origin
179
What type of tactics are used with attached structure
Pinch tactics
180
any attached structure wihtout visible masonry fire wall extending above roof line should indicate
Open cockloft
181
Shaft require multiple _____
lines, alarms and support
182
if you don't have at least _____ uncommitted companies at command post in attached structure fire what should you do
3
stike additional alarms
183
Can you use elevator in attached structures? Why
No, no FD contorls
184
What is the most abundant byproduct of incomplete burning and what is the ingition temp
CO
1000
185
Mixed use buildngs usually have ____ or more stories of ______above _____
one or more stories of residential above commercial
186
Whats the diff between tax payer and mixed use
Tax has no living space
187
Old style tax payers are the predecessors to
Strip malls
188
Renovated covered up windows are called
false fronts
189
in mixed use cellar fire, use _____ for vent and ____ for access
front vent
rear access
190
Do stip malls have cellars? where do you vent
no
let self vent, do not get on roof
191
What is the cut off point for strip malls
60-80' or 3 stores
192
what wind side should you protect first for exposures in strip mall
Leeward
193
What is it called when a mini trench is cut to stop heat transfer
thermal decoupling
194
HVAC on every store in strip =
compartmentation
195
Whats the best way to recognize a rain roof
observe it being built
196
More ff have been killed by ____ than all other utilites combined
Electricty
197
On storage buildings, electric pannels are located where
wall where service is connected
198
Steam pipe fire = _____
what is required and what product is it
Hazmat
Mass decon
abestos
199
Rack storage collapse zone
Entire Ht and dist
200
What size line is mandatory on rack storage fire
2.5
201
Fox stream moves ____ X smoke as PPV fan
4x
202
Most important life safety issue with rack storage
accesibility of exits
203
Largest carrier and stockpiler of hazmat in us
USPS
204
USPS van on fire what to do first then second. Can you remove contents without consent?
Preserve life first
chock wheels
no
205
What should you do with the hose stream on a vacant building fire
Sweep floor with stream- needles
206
bomb manufactured for 9/11 was reported to be in what type of building
vacant
207
Do we stretch hand lines up fire escapes on vacant buildings
no
208
boarded structures can cause ____ fire conditions
back draft
209
What is the boundary line from warm to hot zone called
hot line
210
what must be set up before entry into hot zone
decon
211
where is hazmat forward control ops set up
warm zone
212
Decon and RIT are located (hazmat)
warm zone
213
EMS and agencies are located (hazmat)
cold zone
214
For every pound of meth made, _____ pounds of waste
5-7
215
anyone that enters drug lab must ____
Decon
fill out exposure report
216
Lithium ion is what kind of gas
hydrogen gas
217
What is the explosive range for lithium battery
4-74%
218
Energy that remains in a battery
stranded energy
219
Batt temps over 150 expect ____. If ignited what should you do
thermal runaway
protect exposures, let burn off
220
Stay clear of electric lines min of ___
10'
221
First thing for command to do in a mayday
ID whos missing with a par
222
Biggest mistake made with ff locator tool
scanning while moving
223
what is the single most common act of stupidity on the fg
failure to wear chinstrap
224
you should maintain contact with _____ pressure hose on scba when doing sidestroke
low
225
what should you do with TIC if heavy smoke and no visible fire
Scan lower walls and corners
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