Fire Officer 1

Chapter 9

Knowledge Check

1. What significant classification challenge is posed by buildings used for intermingled purposes?
2. Which type of public alarm system automatically retransmits an alarm to all fire stations within the jurisdiction?
3. Model codes are enforceable when:
4. Which type of construction may contain a high concentration of wood that can contribute to a fire's intensity once it starts?
5. Structures classified for incidental use must conform their fire protection systems to the:
6. When planning mitigation for a compartment fire, it is crucial to consider the location of the fuel package because the:
7. A consideration when responding to a fire in a Type II building is that they are more prone to collapse because:
8. The set of requirements that make up a model code are:
9. Type I construction provides structural stability during a fire, but this structural integrity can be weakened by the heat generated by combustible:
10. Modem Type IV facilities with curved or vaulted ceilings are constructed with glue-laminated beams that may fail when exposed to fire because the:
11. Canadian classification codes restrict the combination of multiple, accessory, or incidental use occupancies when a(an):
12. Under fire conditions, the plywood I-beams used in Type V construction:
13. What determines the model code classifications of storage facilities?
14. Class III standpipe systems are designed to allow:
15. Which type of factory-built home may have an increased risk of a basement fire with the potential to vertically extend through other concealed spaces within the structure?
16. Which building element found in Type V construction is likely to produce dense, dark, oily toxic smoke when it bums?A
17. What type of occupancy is separated into several subdivisions based on the relative hazard or risk to life created by activity performed within the structure?
18. The fire resistance of a manufactured home will vary depending on the:
19. Which type of fire protection system is installed in occupancies where it is impractical or impossible to maintain water storage for fire protection?
20. Which consensus-based standard writing organization also develops testing processes used in the development of safety products?
21. Business occupancies are normally divided into group areas and individual working spaces that have the indirect positive effect of:
22. What construction feature of manufactured home provides an additional source of oxygen during a fire?
23. What hazards do classified educational occupancies pose?
24. What construction requirement has led to a reduction in fire loss and residential fatalities in manufactured homes?
25. What improvement has been made to the fire protection elements of building construction to meet the requirements of modern, more stringent fire and safety codes?
26. The National Fire Protection Association develops and publishes the majority of the __ concerning fire protection, electrical systems, and life-safety systems used in the U.S. and Canada.
27. The classification of a residential board and care occupancy, as a whole, is based on the:
28. Type I construction provides the highest level of protection from fire spread because:
29. Occupancies equipped with sprinklers and/or standpipes are provided with water through a:
30. Smoke control systems that utilize the opposed air flow method are appropriate in buildings with open floor plans because they use high velocity air aimed at the fire's origin to: