Fire and Life Safety Initiatives Chapter 25
Education, Engineering, Economic Incentive, Enforcement, and Emergency Response are also called the 5 Es of
5 Es of community risk reduction
A Device that allows water to flow more quickly in a dry pipe system
Accelerator
An auxiliary equipment with load bearing connectors with a self closing gate used to connect life safety rope
carabiner
A concentrate used for fighting fires on water soluble materials that are destructive to afff and fffp foams as well as used on fires with hydrocarbons
Alcohol Resistant foam
An alloyed steel with a minimum tensile strength of 65 ksi
Advanced High strength Steel
the national fire protection association (NFPA) and international code council (ICC) create
fire and building codes
Where does NFPA 72 NOT require a smoke alarm on a new construction residence?
Garage
soil that is moved from the excavation is placed in a pile called
Spoil Pile
What type of synthetic-based foam is particularly suitable for spill-related fires involving gasoline and light hydrocarbons?
Afff(Aqueous film-forming foam )
Which is a correct tool for removing a windshield?
Axe
this NFPA standard sets the guidelines for fire alarms
NFPA 72
Which standpipe system is designed only for fire department use?
Class 1
when should fire fighters start compiling facts and factors about an rescue incident
Intial Dispatch
A situation in which burning liquid fuel is dripping, spraying, or flowing over the edges of a container is known as a?
Three- dimensional fire
What is laminated glass?
A thin layer of plastic sandwiched between two layers of glass
standpipes, standpipe sprinklers, fire alarm and detection systems, and special hazard fire suppression systems are all examples of _______ and should be included in the preincident survey
Built in fire protection Systems
Which NFPA standard creates performance objectives for passive and active methods of smoke control?
NFPA 92
what NFPA standard sets the guidelines for protective ensembles for technical rescue incidents
NFPA 1951
Which foam application method uses an object to deflect the foam stream down onto the fire?
Bounce off Method
How are most windshields affixed in place?
Glue
what NFPA standard sets the guidelines for building construction
NFPA 220
Which of these describes an automatic sprinkler that activates by glycerin expanding and breaking?
Frangible bulb
what NFPA standard sets the guidelines for training for technical search and rescue incidents
NFPA 1670
The NFPA standard that specifies the minimum number of fire fighters needed for safe and effective interior firefighting operations for volunteer fire departments is NFPA?
NFPA 1720
Which type of rescue-lift air bag is most commonly used by fire fighters?
High Pressure