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Fire Protection begins during the _____________ phase of any new building design or remodel. - CORRECT ANSWER-Preplanning Building construction can affect.......... - CORRECT ANSWER-fire/smoke spread, life safety, extent of damage What are some problems with fire inside the building? - CORRECT ANSWER- content ignition, occupants trapped, building may collapse, fire could spread to other buildings, design may make it difficult to fight fire. The ability of a material resist effects of heat and flames. - CORRECT ANSWER-Fire Resistance The weight of the building itself and any equipment permanently attached to it. - CORRECT ANSWER-Dead Load Amount of potential heat in the fuel available to a fire within the building. - CORRECT ANSWER-Fire load the ratio of material strength before failure to safe working stress. - CORRECT ANSWER-Safety factor A safety factor of___ will occur if the design load is 1/10 of the tested strength. - CORRECT ANSWER- 10
What are 3 elements of a building? - CORRECT ANSWER-Structural elements, contents, nonstructural elements. a member of a building that if removed, will affect the structural stability of the building. (beam, column, truss) - CORRECT ANSWER-Structural element Building materials such as wood, steel, concrete, gypsum are examples of...... - CORRECT ANSWER-Building contents Surface finishes, windows, decorative surfaces, and A/C systems are examples of _______________ elements - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonstructural This is the most common material in construction. It conducts heat, has high expansion coefficient, and loses strength at high temperatures. - CORRECT ANSWER-Steel This material is quite fire resistant, but it can spall (break) at high temps. - CORRECT ANSWER-Masonry/Brick This material is combustible, and loses its integrity as it burns. - CORRECT ANSWER-Wood This material has a high amount of chemically bonded water, and has excellent fire resistive properties. - CORRECT ANSWER-Gypsum
From 2004-2007 over 500 million pounds of defective __________ ____________ was shipped and used in America. - CORRECT ANSWER-Chinese Drywall Chinese drywall can release dangerous ________ gas into the air. - CORRECT ANSWER-Sulfur This job requires knowledge of buildings, their construction, and classifications. - CORRECT ANSWER-Building inspector Fire Program management involves the __________, __________, and ___________ of fire hazards. - CORRECT ANSWER-identification, evaluation, control Organizations can reduce losses by implementing proper fire _______ _____________ programs. - CORRECT ANSWER-risk management The probability of an emergency event occurring, and the loss consequences are the _____________ of the risk. - CORRECT ANSWER-Quantification ID. of fire hazards, Quantification of risks, development/evaluation of prevention, and measuring the effectiveness of strategies are the primary steps for __________ ___________ _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Fire Program management What are the responsibilities of a safety manager in fire protection management?
- CORRECT ANSWER-knowledge of standards/codes, developing control policies,
evaluating policy effectiveness, determining fire suppression needs, coordinating inspections/maintenance, developing/evaluating response strategies. This is a process to identify potential hazards, and analyze what could happen if a hazard occurs. - CORRECT ANSWER-Risk assessment This is the process of identifying/assessing risks, and developing strategies to avoid them. - CORRECT ANSWER-Risk Management What are the 3 steps of a risk assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Hazard characterization, Dose response evaluation, Exposure assessment What are the 5 steps of risk management? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify, analyze, action, monitor, control This is the evaluation of potential personal exposure to workplace hazards based on personal experience and professional judgement. - CORRECT ANSWER- Qualitative Risk Assessment This is the evaluation of actual personal workplace exposure to hazards using accredited numerical and mathematical analysis. - CORRECT ANSWER- Quantitative Risk assessment This is a process that uses qualitative, quantitative and exposure modeling data - CORRECT ANSWER-Practical risk assessment
This is a process of imparting knowledge and skills through systematic instruction.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Education This is a process of making trainees proficient through instruction, and hands-on practice in the operation of equipment that's used to perform their assigned duties. - CORRECT ANSWER-Training This process is the potential source of fire in most industrial operations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Hotwork This OSHA standard requires the development of fire protection and prevention programs - CORRECT ANSWER-1910. T/F OSHA requires that a fire watch been present if combustible material is closer than 35 feet to hot work, Wall or floor openings are greater than a 35 foot radius, or exposed combustible materials are in adjacent spaces. - CORRECT ANSWER- True All exposed combustible should be a minimum of ___ feet from cutting/welding operations - CORRECT ANSWER- 50 What are two responsibilities of a safety professional in hot work? - CORRECT ANSWER-develop a fire program, provide technical support to line management. Line management is responsible for ________ and ___________ in their area of supervision. - CORRECT ANSWER-People, property
A hot work permit should include... (8 items) - CORRECT ANSWER-Date, work to be performed, location, available fire fighting equipment, assigned fire watch, pre-inspection, Authorized signature, completion inspection signature. Who conducts fire investigations? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fire chief/hired investigator A fire investigation determines the.....the fire - CORRECT ANSWER-Cause, who's responsible, and events leading to What are the top five causes of fire in America? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cooking, heating, intentional, electrical, smoking What are three ways to find fires point of origin? - CORRECT ANSWER-char depth, burn patterns, smoke residue A charred V pattern means that the fire spread ___ and ___ - CORRECT ANSWER- up, out This is the process of carefully looking for evidence and debris. - CORRECT ANSWER-Digging out T/F: disabled fire protection can be encountered in industrial and commercial buildings. - CORRECT ANSWER-True What are some cause of delayed notification/reaction? - CORRECT ANSWER- malfunctioning keys, vandalized doors, blocked entrances
This is a human instigated disruption or loss. - CORRECT ANSWER-Man made disaster N.I.M.S. - CORRECT ANSWER-National Incident Management System This provides a systematic approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernment organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, respond, and recover from incidents. - CORRECT ANSWER-NIMS ____ is a comprehensive national approach to incident management that is applicable at all levels. - CORRECT ANSWER-NIMS NIMS provides a consistent national ____________ and _________ to handle all aspects of incidents. - CORRECT ANSWER-framework, approach N.R.F. - CORRECT ANSWER-National Response Framework The NRF provides ___________ for national response. - CORRECT ANSWER- Structure C.O.P. - CORRECT ANSWER-Common Operating Picture This offers a standard overview and incident, providing incident information that supports affective and timely decision-making. - CORRECT ANSWER-COP
This gives personnel and organizations ability to communicate within and across organizations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Interoperability Government, nongovernmental organizations, private sector organizations, transportation, healthcare, communications, agriculture, public works, etc.... make up the? - CORRECT ANSWER-whole community This is a standardize flexible approach to incident management. - CORRECT ANSWER-ICS ICS - CORRECT ANSWER-Incident Command System T/F: ICS makes it difficult to coordinate and use resources - CORRECT ANSWER- False What are the benefits of the incident command system?(4) - CORRECT ANSWER- Clarifies chain of command, provides orderly planning, implements management structure, helps agencies cooperate What are the five incident command system functional areas? - CORRECT ANSWER-Command, operations, planning, logistics, finance/admin. E.O.C. (location where agencies come together to address hazards) - CORRECT ANSWER-Emergency operations center J.I.C. (serves as central point of contact for all news media) - CORRECT ANSWER- Joint Information Center
