building type
In Type II construction the building, interior walls, columns, beams, floors, and roof are completely made or partially constructed of _____.
What is wood?
Because unprotected stairs are not enclosed with fire-rated construction they may serve as a ____ ____ for smoke and fire.
What is flow path?
In order to maintain the integrity of a protected stairwell during a fire, firefighters should maintain _____ control.
What is door control?
_____ plates serve as a connection point for wood trusses.
What is gusset plates?
During low visibility conditions stairs present a ____ hazard for firefighters.
What is a fall hazard?
This building type is expected to remain structurally stable longer than other building types.
What is type I?
Type II building construction is composed of ___-______ material that does not add to the fuel load
What is noncombustible?
The roof may be extremely difficult to penetrate in this building type?
What it Type I?
Stairs that are a part of the required means of egress and are built to resist the spread of fire and smoke are known as _____ stairs?
What is protected stairs?
Limited means of egress and limited ventilation are two reasons that fires are most dangerous in ______ than in other compartments in residential homes.
What is basements?
Void spaces often found in type ____ construction buildings is likely to negatively influence fire behavior.
What is Type II?
When and unprotected opening for pipes or wiring is made through a firewall the protection provided by the fire wall is _____.
What is reduced?
Floors at ground level may consist of reinforced _____ slab or a floor assembly made up of joist over a crawl space?
What is concrete?
This building type is known as wood frame construction?
What is Type V?
Firefighters working on flat roofs are likely to to encounter obstacles that penetrate through the roof including _____.
What is skylights?
Type ____ are resistant to structural collapse because of the mass of the heavy timber structural members.
What is type IV?
This safety hazard firefighters may find in the space between the ceiling and the roof?
What is electrical hazard?
______ ______ are a type of factory built homes that are assembled on-site from components constructed of foam insulation sandwiched between sheets of plywood.
What is panelized home?
Type V construction buildings may have a veneer of stucco, brick, or stone provides little to no _____ _____.
What is fire protection?
A ___ roof commonly has an elevated center along a ridge line and a roof deck that slopes down to the eaves.
What is a pitched roof?
High concentration of wood in a type ____ can contribute to the intensity of a fire once it starts.
What is type IV?
With regards to local building codes, firefighters should be aware that and AHJ can ____ model building codes to meet local needs.
What is Amend?
A _____ home is the most common type of factory built home that firefighter will encounter?
What is a mobile home?
Gypsum board instead of wood paneling as an interior finish has helped to ____ fire loss and residential fatalities?
What is reduce?
Open web design of truss joints permits _____ fire spread in multiple directions.
What is rapid?