Building Constuction

Question 1

TYPE II

Answer 1

+ (Non- Combustible or Limited Combustible)

• Fire Restance rating- Exterior & Interior load bearing walls & building materials
• Primary Hazard- (Contents), Structual support Failure, Type of Roof
• Roofs- Flat, Felt, Insulation, Tar (built up)

Question 2

TYPE III

Answer 2

+(ORDINARY)

• Exterior Walls & Structual members Non Combustible or Limited Combustible
• Interior strucual members made of wood
• Primary Hazard- (Fire & Smoke Spreading through concealed spaces) (Fire Stops)

Question 3

NFPA 220

Answer 3

Types of Building Construction

Question 4

NFPA 80

Answer 4

Standard for Fire Doors & Other Opening Protectives

Question 5

PARTITION WALL

Answer 5

NON- Load Bearing wall

Divedes two areas in a structure

Question 6

TYPE I

Answer 6

+ (FIRE RESISTIVE) Structual integrity during a fire.

-Walls, Columns, Beams, Floors, Roof made of Non- Combustible or Limited combustible materials

• Primary Hazard-(Contents)
• Compartmentation- Reduces fire spread
• Compromised- Openings in partions, Improperly designed & Dampered HVAC

Launch a interior attack with confidence

Question 7

TYPE V

Answer 7

+ (WOOD FRAME, LIGHT WEIGHT)

• Exterior, Bearing, Floors, Roofs & Supports made of wood
• Typical single family residence
• Must be alert for fire coming from doors & windows extending to the exterior of the structure.

Question 8

PARTY WALL

Answer 8

Load bearing wall that supports two adjacent structures

Question 9

(BTU)

Answer 9

British Thermal Unit

-Amount of heat required to raise 1 LB ir water 1 degree fahrenheit.

Question 10

TPE IV

Answer 10

• (HEAVY TIMBER) minimum 8X8

Beans, Columns, Arches, Floors & Roofs made of solid or laminated wood with no concealed spaces.

• Old factories, Mills, Warehouses
• Today some Churches

*Primary Hazard- (Massice amounts of combustible contents presented by timbers & contents of building
(MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF HEAT & EXPOSURE PROTECTION)