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Fire Safety Final Exam: Comprehensive Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering various aspects of fire safety, including building construction, fire resistance, fire load, ventilation, firewalls, fire barriers, risk assessment, fire investigation, and hot work safety. It is a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of fire safety principles and practices.

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2024/2025

Available from 11/08/2024

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Fire safety final exam with 100% correct
answers
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
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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