8 week prep (1)

A joisted floor has one tremendous advantage over the truss floor system: Each joist acts as a _____________.

A party wall is _______ than two separate walls.

A space within a beam where there is neither tension nor compression is known as the?

A type of collapse that leaves a single triangular void space is?

A(n) _______ code applies to all structures and conditions within them, including existing hazards that were created even before the adoption of the code.

All loads of a heavy timber building must be delivered to the ______?

All of the following are major areas of concern in ordinary construction buildings except

At about ______ degrees F, steel will begin to elongate.

Building codes regulate the size and height of structures, based on the construction classification and the __________.

Cold-drawn steel will fail at what temperature?

Concrete is a mixture of portland cement, water, and ______.

Concrete is inherently?

Concrete is tested in _______ because it virtually has no tensile strength.

Draft stopping consists of plywood, sheet metal, or other approved material and is installed to protect against ________ fire spread.

Fire fighters are reduced to just reacting to a fire rather than being prepared for its many potential hazards if they do not do what?

Fire stops typically limit the _______ movement of fire through small, concealed passages.

Heavy timber construction is a descendent of true ______ construction.

In the typical downtown ordinary construction building, the side walls are the ________ walls, whereas the front and back walls are ________.

In which type of non-combustibel building is the entire structure engineered to act as one unit with the walls and roof structure relying on each other for stability?

It is essential that you have a working knowledge of how buildings are designed, constructed, ________, altered and fall into disrepair.

Masonry walls are no designed to resist?

Masonry walls in ordinary construction may consist of all of the following except

One of the major problems with the modification procedures in heavy timber construction is that?

Reinfored concrete is a _________ material

Steel cable will have complete failure at _______ degrees F.

Steel heated to _________ degrees F elongates 9 inches per 100 feet of length.

Steel provides the _______ strength that concrete lacks.

The bottom chord of a truss is said to be in _______ while the top chord is under ______.

The destruction of the World Trade Center is best described as an example of?

The stone arch works because all members of the arch are under_______, and little or no tensile load is placed on a material that is weak in tensile strength.

There are many ways to stabilize a wall in ordinary construction buildings, which of the following is one of these?

What are two methods used fro pre-stressing?

What construction method describes a building where all of the concrete is properly bonded together and acts as one?

What is known as the eternal enemy of every building?

What is the major difference between noncombustible construction and fire resistive construction?

When a brick is laid so that the long side is visible, it is referred to as?

When a column is offset, the girder on which it rests becomes a __________ beam.

When exposed to fire, plywood will begin to ________.

When exposed to heat, steel does all of the following except:

Which item would lessen the code requirements for a given building?

Which type of non-combustible buildings are a cousin to the arch in that they transmit the load as one structure from the roof to the ground?

What type of wall is of a non-load-bearing nature and can carry no other weight than its own?

Why does post-tensioned concrete pose a greater collapse hazard when involved in a construction fire than conventional reinforced concrete?

Why would it be beneficial to separate pre-fire planning and the inspection function?

___________ are concrete pads, usually heavily reinforced, that transfer the loads of piers or columns to the ground.

__________ are false spaces above built-in cabinets, usually in a kitchen or in the undersides of stairways and projecting eaves.

Fire codes are usually the result of lessons learned from the past. Which one of these was the location of the deadliest nightclub fire in history?

For maximum lifesaving coverage, the Boise Fire Department recommends installing smoke detectors in all of the folowing except

If a customer calls your station coplainging that their smoke detector regularly responds to cooking smoke or shower steam, what should you do? All of the following are correct except.

If you only had one CO detector to give away to a family in need, where would be the best location according to NFPA 720?

The City of Boise adopted the 2006 version of International Fire Code through which Title of the municipal code?

The best location for mounting a smoke detector is where?

The poison emergency hotline number is?

The radioactive element used to generate alpha particles in Ionization Smoke Detectors is called?

A particular hazard of the ________ stream, when used for interior firefighting, is that it can actually push the fire with the massive amounts of air that it introduces.

When considering where to place a carbon monoxide detector, keep in mind that although carbon monoxide is roughly.

An exterior exposure is a building that, if left unprotected could be ignited by all of the following types of heat except

Applying water directly to exposures is the ________ effective way of protecting them.

Choose the answer that best describes the word size-up.

Important points that a firefigther should gain from initial reports from the first arriving unit are all of the above except.

In order to minimize costs and maximze profits restaurants are often _________ constructed buildings

Offensive strategies can be used _____________

One good tactic for suppressing a dumpster fire is to ______________

Opening _________ after the initial fire attack must be done quickly to search for hidden fire.

Strip malls are a modern version of the __________

The first 50 feet of hoseline being stretched into the structure on fire is referred to as the _________.

The most proven stream (and safest for firefighters) for interior fire attack is a ___________ stream

The nozzle operator is responsible for _______________

The standard search-and-rescue plan uses the ________-team approach

Vetical ventilation is the act of opening a hole in the ________ to allow the products of combustion, smoke, and heat to leave the building.

What is the best way to prevent "water hammer"?

What problems could occur in the event of a "water hammer"?

Why must the nozzle team remain low upon initial entry into the door of the fire building?

A _________ is the development and implementation of a plan, incorporating specific goals, to bring a fire under control.

When using common terminology for structures, divisions A, B, C and D depict different sides of a building. With side A usually being the side of the building with the main entrance that faces the street, which way is side B?