CHAPTER 15

Question 0

Firefighters operating in the corner safe areas on a building will

Answer 0

Survive the collapse of a wood frame building

Question 1

What is the most dangerous type of wood frame building collapse

Answer 1

Inward-Outward

Question 2

Common factors involved in the global collapse/failure of braced frame buildings

Answer 2

Building located at the end of a row
Building located on a corner
Buildings that are 3 stories high
Long burning fire that has destroyed the 1st floor

Question 3

What wood frame building is the most dangerous

Answer 3

Braced frame

Question 4

The causes of Inward-Outward collapse

Answer 4

Fire destruction of bearing walls
Failure at the mortise and tenon connection
Exterior wall overload

Question 5

Lightweight wood construction points

Answer 5

• Suffers early floor and roof collapse NOT wall or global collapse
• If fire involves the Truss structure, it is recommended to remove the occupants and fight the fire defensively for the outside