Fire Officer: Principles and Practice - 3rd Ed. Ch. 13 Questions and answers
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Fire Officer: Principles And Practice
When fire prevention codes or fire fighting procedures are changed in reaction to a fire disaster
Catastrophic event
The combination of materials used in the constructions of a building or structure based on the varying degrees of fire resistance and combustibility
Construction type
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Fire Officer: Principles and
Practice - 3rd Ed. Ch. 13
Questions and answers
When fire prevention codes or fire fighting procedures are changed
in reaction to a fire disaster - answer Catastrophic event
The combination of materials used in the constructions of a building
or structure based on the varying degrees of fire resistance and
combustibility - answer Construction type
Codes generally developed through the consensus process with the
use of technical committees developed by a code making
organization - answer Model codes
Inspection of an existing occupancy to observe the housekeeping
and confirm that the build in fire protection features are in working
order - answer Ongoing compliance inspection
An arrangement of equipment located in a manner that allows water
to be discharged through an attached hose and nozzles for the
purpose of extinguishing a fire - answer Standpipe system
A law of an authorized subdivision of a state - answer Ordinance
The purpose for which a building or a portion thereof is used or
intended to be used - answer Occupancy type
Series of pipes with small discharge nozzles located throughout a
building - answer Automatic sprinkler system
, An organization responsible for enforcing the requirements of a
code or standards - answer Authority having jurisdiction
Not a law, but it is a written by a government agency that has the
force of a law - answer Regulation
Public education activities are often performed by - answer a
combination of staff personnel and fire companies
A document developed by gathering data used by responding
personnel to determine the resources and actions necessary to
mitigate anticipated emergencies at a specific facility is - answer
preincident plan
A six step method for developing a preincident plan is provided in
NFPA - answer NFPA 1620
The preincident plan should evaluate the construction and physical
elements of the structure and the site and should occur in the -
answer first step
Determining which areas within the structure are resistant to the
fire should occur in the - answer second step
When planning for possible evacuations, the location and number of
occupants should be established, along with a - answer tracking
system
The size of the building and its contents, construction type,
occupancy exposures, and fire protection system will affect the
amount and number of - answer water needed the extinguish the
fire
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