Abbreviations
General
Egress
Liquids
Hazards
100
CFC
What is the California Fire Code? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
100
Set of published criteria that is developed to serve as a model or example of desired performance or behaviors and that contain requirements and specifications outlining minimum levels of performance, protection, or construction.
What is a Standard? (pg. 34-Fire Prevention Applications for the Company Officer)
100
An exit component separated from all other interior spaces of a building or structure by fire-resistance-rated construction and opening protective, and provides for a prtected path of egress travel to the exit discharge or public way.
What is an exit passageway? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
100
A liquid having a closed cup flash point below 100 degrees F (38 degrees C)
What is a flammable liquid? (pg 4-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
100
Storage of combustible materials in closely packed piles or on pallets, racks or shelves where the top of storage is greater than 12 feet in height, or in some cases greater than 6 feet in height.
What is high piled combustible storage? (pg 4-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
200
NFPA
What is National Fire Protection Association? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
200
A body of regulations arranged systematically usually pertaining to one subject area such as a mechanical code, a building code, and electrical code, or a fire code giving statutory force.
What is a Code? (pg. 34-Fire Prevention Applications for the Company Officer)
200
That portion of means of egress system which leads from any occupied point in a building or structure to an exit.
What is Exit Access? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
200
A liquid having a flash point at or above 100 degrees F (38 degrees C).
What is a Combustible Liquid? (pg 3-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
200
Chemicals or substances which are physical hazards or health hazards, whether the materials are in usable or waste condition.
What is a hazardous material? (pg 4-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
300
T19
What is Title 19, California Code of Regulations? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
300
A street, alley, or similar parcel of land essentially open to the outside that is used by the public>
What is a Public Way? (pg- 103- Fire Prevention Applications for the Company Officer)
300
That portion of a means of egress system between the termination of an exit and a public way.
What is Exit Discharge? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
300
Liquids having points at or above 140 degrees F ((60 degrees C) and below 200 degrees F (93 degrees C)
What is a Class IIIA Combustible Liquid? (pg 3-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
300
The most serious problems within the community based on number of occupants, use of occupancy, building type, or a combination of all.
What is a target hazard? (pg. 26-Fire Prevention Applications for the Company Officer)
400
CBC
What is California Building Code? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
400
The pouring or transferring of any material from a container, tank or similar vessel whereby vapors, dusts, fumes, mists, or gases may be liberated to the atmosphere.
What is Dispensing? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
400
That portion of a means of egress system which is separated from other interior spaces of a building or fire-resistance-rated construction and opening protective as required to provide a protected path of egress travel between the exit access and the exit discharge.
What is an Exit? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
400
Liquids having flash points below 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) and boiling points below 100 degrees F (38 degrees C).
What is a Class IA Flammable Liquid? (pg 4-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
400
Most often involves using an air spray gun that atomizes the fluid as it is sprayed onto the product.
What is flow coating? (pg 234- Fire Prevention Applications for the Company Officer)
500
The California Building and Fire Code Edition currently in use.
What is the 2007 Edition? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
500
The use to which a building or portion of a building is put.
What is an occupancy? (pg 4- ICC California Inspector's Guide)
500
Two of the most important life safety functions of doors.
What is the ability to act as barriers and to serve as components of a means of egress? (pg 107- Fire Prevention Applications for the Company Officer)
500
Liquids having flash points at or above 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) and below 100 degrees F (38 degrees C).
What is Class 1C Flammable Liquid? (pg 4-ICC California Inspector's Guide)
500
A space within a building which is bounded by exterior walls, fire walls and roofs, where quantities of hazardous material not exceeding the maximum allowable quantities are stored, dispensed, or used.
What is a Control Area? (pg 3- ICC California Inspector's Guide)