Fire Inspector

Chapter 8

Knowledge Check

1. Who generally establishes requirements for marking fire lanes and access roads?
2. When topographical conditions impede access to a building, what can be done?
3. When inspecting or designating dead-end turnarounds or access roads, what factors into the road dimensions?
4. What type of dead-end turnaround allows a vehicle to back into a space and turn around?
5. Whenever possible, fire lanes or fire apparatus access roads should a structure.
6. Why is it important for fire inspectors to maintain access and inspections of construction and demolition sites?
7. Who does an inspector contact about compliance issues on a construction or demolition site?
8. Which of the following barriers could pose access problems for aerial apparatus?
9. Who is responsible for verifying that buildings are accessible and that entry is not impeded?
10. Which of the following is a common access problem for construction and demolition sites?
11. Fire lanes and fire apparatus access roads should be designed to:
12. Which of the following statements about access for construction and demolition sites is MOST accurate?
13. Which of the following is an example of an internal access barrier?
14. Utilizing fire lanes and fire apparatus access roads facilitates the approach to structures that are located away from:
15. When inspecting or designating a fire lane or fire apparatus access road, inspectors must be familiar with:
16. What is an inspector responsible for monitoring at a construction or demolition site?
17. Which of the following is an example of an external access barrier?
18. Which description below is the generally accepted color design for information signs?
19. What should an inspector do when encountering an external barrier during an inspection?
20. How do responding firefighters know where fire lanes and fire apparatus access roads are located?