Building Construction
Structural failure of a building or any portion of it resulting from a fire, snow, wind, water, or damage from other forces.
Structural Collapse
The tactical progress report do we use.
C-conditions
A-Actions/Air
N-Needs
The alarm system component that serves as the "brain" for the fire alarm system.
Fire alarm control panel
The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
What is strategy.
The term used for HVAC units, water tanks, or other heavy objects visible from the roof.
Dead Loads
Roll call of all units assigned to an incident.
Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)
The fire alarm component that sends a signal to the fire alarm control panel.
Initiating device
The specific assignments that will get the job done.
What are Tasks.
What time frame could unprotected engineered steel & wooden trusses fail with exposure to fire?
5-10 min.
One of the main resources of information about fires in the united states.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NIFRS)
What consolidates all fire protection system controls for a structure in one room?
The fire command center
A full body harness.
What is a class 3 harness.
The type of construction that uses concrete, brick, or masonry to support the exterior walls.
Type III
Information gathered on incident reports are used for what purposes? Name 3.
Assessing FD needs, Budgeting, Determining trends in types of responses, trends in FF injuries, info for national fire safety data bases, trends in fire causes, help determine requirements for fire & life safety programs, & information for insurance rating agencies.
This alarm system displays the location of each initiating device.
Addressable alarm systems
The Standard for inspection, care, and use of fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and service testing of fie hose.
What is NFPA 1962.
After World War II, this type of construction became popular, replacing the balloon frame construction.
Platform Frame Construction
"Emergency traffic" vs "Mayday"
Emergency traffic is intended to warn personnel at an emergency scene of an impending hazard.
A mayday is distress call from a firefighter.
The 3 most commonly used release mechanisms to activate sprinklers.
1) Fusible links
2)frangible bulbs
3)chemical pallets
The device that mixes the foam concentrate into the fire stream in the proper percentage.
What is the Foam proportioner.