Inspection
Name a type of passive fire protection.
Structural fire protection
Which organization is a good source for information on fire protection system testing programs and is the premier location for training on fire protection systems, testing, and plan review?
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy Massachusetts
What percentage of civilian fire deaths
and injuries occur in residences?
70 to 75 percent
Name organizations that provide fire investigation training.
1) International Association of Arson Investigators.
2) National Association of Fire Investigators
3) International Association of Bomb Technicians
What was a successful fire prevention ad message by the National Board of Fire Underwriters in the 1960's
Stop the Fifth Horseman
Name some examples of Institutional Occupancies.
1) Hospital
2) Nursing Home
3) Prison
________ contribute to public apathy and the potential for significant danger.
False Alarms
The fire departments construction regulation division oversees every building:
from the time it starts as a blueprint up through its construction, renovation, and destruction.
Methodical examination of fire scenes led the government to regulate flame resistant treatments for:
Carpets, children's sleepwear, and bedding.
The NFPA was formed in 1896 by engineers representing?
Stock insurance companies
__________ can be revoked for failure to comply with the code or violation of permit conditions.
Permits
The reliability of a sprinkler system is?
Greater than 96 percent.
The term HAZARDOUS MATERIALS first appeared in the fire codes in the:
1980,s and 1990's
Who commonly performs the preliminary fire investigation?
Initial fire department officer in charge.
In Public Fire Education Planning, A Five-Step Process, the identification step is what step?
First
What occupancy accounted for nearly 80 percent of all structure fires in 2012?
Residential occupancies
The model fire codes have mandated and acceptance test and contractor's certificate of completion for all required fire suppression and alarm systems since?
the 1970's
One of the most important objectives of __________ is securing vacant and abandoned properties.
Property maintenance codes
What is used to measure a fire investigation units effectiveness.
Case closure rate.
How many times higher is a 85 y/o odds of dying in a fire that a 20 y/o?
3
What is an occupancy that houses persons whos capacity for self-preservation is limited or diminished by reason of age, infirmity, or confinement.
Institutional occupancy.
Test records must be available ________ for inspectors to examine?
On site.
Fire and building code requires that vacant structures be ___________ in order to prevent them from being used for unsafe or illegal activities.
Secured or demolished.
The fire department representative who processed the origin and cause of the fire becomes what for the prosecution?
Expert witness
Follwing the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993, 50,000 people were evacuated. Search and evacuation was completed how long after the explosion?
11 Hours