An older type of wood frame construction in which the wall studs extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof without any stops
What is Balloon Frame Construction
100
Buildings with exterior walls, interior walls, floors and roof structures made of wood
What is Type V Construction (Wood Frame)
100
Includes stone, concrete blocks, and brick which are usually bonded together into a solid mass with mortar
What is Masonry
100
Transfers the weight of the building and contents to the ground
What is a foundation
100
Affects how fires grow and spread
What is building construction
200
Trusses that are curved on the top and straight on the bottom
What is A Bowstring truss
200
Buildings constructed with noncombustible or limited- combustible exterior walls, and interior walls and floors made of large-dimension combustible materials
What is Type IV Construction (Heavy Timber)
200
A structural fire-resistive material that does not burn or conduct heat well making it a great insulator of other building materials from fire
What is Concrete
200
These two different components separate spaces and are structurally, one unit
What are Floors and Ceilings
200
In a fire, they may combust, conduct heat, expand or lose strength
What are building materials
300
A wall that is designed to provide structural support for a building
What is a load bearing wall
300
Building with the exterior walls made of noncombustible or limited-combustible exterior walls, and interior walls and floors made of combustible materials
What is Type III Construction (Ordinary)
300
This common building material is very strong in terms of both tension and compression
What is Steel
300
Their primary purpose is to provide protection from the weather. Firefighter's lives depend upon their stability
What are Roofs
300
Buildings are classified based on these two features
What are combustibility of the structure and fire resistance of the components
400
The weight of the building contents
What is a live load
400
Buildings with structural members made of noncombustible materials without fire resistance
What is Type II (Noncombustible)
400
This material is used extensively in all buildings and is noncombustible but, is not fire resistive
What is Glass
400
A structural component that is constructed of smaller components in a system of triangles
What are Trusses
400
This allows the firefighter to determine the characteristics of the building before a fire starts
What is pre-incident planning
500
The purpose for which a building is intended or used
What is Occupancy
500
Buildings with structural members made of noncombustible materials that have a specified fire rating
What is Type I (Fire Resistive)
500
This common building material is inexpensive to produce and easy to use
What is Wood
500
The most readily visible part of a structure because they shape the exterior and define the interior of a building
What are walls
500
Wood, masonry, concrete, steel, aluminum, glass, gypsum board and plastics