Questão 1
Questão
A joisted floor has one tremendous advantage over the truss floor system: Each joist acts as a _____________.
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Web
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Post
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Column
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Fire Stop
Questão 2
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A party wall is _______ than two separate walls.
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Thinner
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Thicker
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More Solid
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Wider
Questão 3
Questão
A space within a beam where there is neither tension nor compression is known as the?
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Vertical plane
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Horizontal plane
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Intersected plane
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Neutral plane
Questão 4
Questão
A type of collapse that leaves a single triangular void space is?
Questão 5
Questão
A(n) _______ code applies to all structures and conditions within them, including existing hazards that were created even before the adoption of the code.
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Building
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Mechanical
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Fire
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Electrical
Questão 6
Questão
All loads of a heavy timber building must be delivered to the ______?
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Ground
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Bearing walls
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Main supports
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Wooden columns
Questão 7
Questão
All of the following are major areas of concern in ordinary construction buildings except
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The non-bearing wood walls as a barrier to fire extension
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The structural stability of the masonry walls
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Void Spaces
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The stability of the interior beam systems
Questão 8
Questão
At about ______ degrees F, steel will begin to elongate.
Questão 9
Questão
Building codes regulate the size and height of structures, based on the construction classification and the __________.
Questão 10
Questão
Cold-drawn steel will fail at what temperature?
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400 degrees F
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600 degrees F
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800 degrees F
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1000 degrees F
Questão 11
Questão
Concrete is a mixture of portland cement, water, and ______.
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Aggregates
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Cement
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Admixtures
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Composites
Questão 12
Questão
Concrete is inherently?
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Weak in compression
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Strong in tension
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Combustible
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Non-Combustible
Questão 13
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Concrete is tested in _______ because it virtually has no tensile strength.
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Tension
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Torsion
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Compression
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Pressure
Questão 14
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Draft stopping consists of plywood, sheet metal, or other approved material and is installed to protect against ________ fire spread.
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Horizontal
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Vertical
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Forced
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Opposite
Questão 15
Questão
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?
Questão 16
Questão
Fire stops typically limit the _______ movement of fire through small, concealed passages.
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Horizontal
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Vertical
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Forced
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Opposite
Questão 17
Questão
Heavy timber construction is a descendent of true ______ construction.
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Refined
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Wood
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Mill
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Innovative
Questão 18
Questão
In the typical downtown ordinary construction building, the side walls are the ________ walls, whereas the front and back walls are ________.
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Bearing, non-bearing
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All are bearing
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Non-bearing, bearing
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All are nonbearing
Questão 19
Questão
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?
Questão 20
Questão
It is essential that you have a working knowledge of how buildings are designed, constructed, ________, altered and fall into disrepair.
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Renovated
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Brought up to code
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Restored
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Reestablished
Questão 21
Questão
Masonry walls are no designed to resist?
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Concentrated loads
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increased live loads
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Lateral impact loads
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Dead loads
Questão 22
Questão
Masonry walls in ordinary construction may consist of all of the following except
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Concrete block
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Terra Cotta tile
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Wood studs
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Precast concrete
Questão 23
Questão
One of the major problems with the modification procedures in heavy timber construction is that?
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It may create void spaces
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It creates unsprinklered areas
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Steel trusses or girders may be used instead of heavy timbers
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Any of the above
Questão 24
Questão
Reinfored concrete is a _________ material
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Admixture
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Aggregate
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Cured
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Composite
Questão 25
Questão
Steel cable will have complete failure at _______ degrees F.
Questão 26
Questão
Steel heated to _________ degrees F elongates 9 inches per 100 feet of length.
Questão 27
Questão
Steel provides the _______ strength that concrete lacks.
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Tensile
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Torsion
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Compressive
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All of the above
Questão 28
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The bottom chord of a truss is said to be in _______ while the top chord is under ______.
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Compression, tension
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Tension, compression
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Torsion, compression
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Tension, Torsion
Questão 29
Questão
The destruction of the World Trade Center is best described as an example of?
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Global collapse
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Partial collapse
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Secondary collapse
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V-shaped floor collapse
Questão 30
Questão
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.
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Strain
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Torsion
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Compression
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Tension
Questão 31
Questão
There are many ways to stabilize a wall in ordinary construction buildings, which of the following is one of these?
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Buttresses or mass of masonry outside the wall
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Pilastrers or colus built inside the wall
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Wall columns built within the wall
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Any of the above
Questão 32
Questão
Spraying water on heated steel is dangerous as it can cause the steel to shatter and fall.
Questão 33
Questão
What are two methods used fro pre-stressing?
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Pre-compression, post compression
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Pre-tensioning, post-tensioning
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Pre-releasing, post releasing
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Pre-stressing, Post-stressing
Questão 34
Questão
What construction method describes a building where all of the concrete is properly bonded together and acts as one?
Questão 35
Questão
What is known as the eternal enemy of every building?
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Gravity
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Fire
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Dead Loads
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Shock Loads
Questão 36
Questão
What is the major difference between noncombustible construction and fire resistive construction?
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The level of fire resistance
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the lack of fire suppression
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The number of floors
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The materials used for construction
Questão 37
Questão
When a brick is laid so that the long side is visible, it is referred to as?
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Stretcher course
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Header course
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Bond course
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Veneer course
Questão 38
Questão
When a column is offset, the girder on which it rests becomes a __________ beam.
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Transfer
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Suspended
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Simple
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Needle
Questão 39
Questão
When exposed to fire, plywood will begin to ________.
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delaminate
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corrode
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flake
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chip
Questão 40
Questão
When exposed to heat, steel does all of the following except:
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Hardens
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Elongates
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Conducts heat
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Ultimately fails
Questão 41
Questão
Which item would lessen the code requirements for a given building?
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Sprinkler system
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Standpipe system
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Fire alarm system
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none of the above
Questão 42
Questão
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?
Questão 43
Questão
What type of wall is of a non-load-bearing nature and can carry no other weight than its own?
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Curtain Wall
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Wall-bearing
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Wooden walled
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Paneled Wall
Questão 44
Questão
Why does post-tensioned concrete pose a greater collapse hazard when involved in a construction fire than conventional reinforced concrete?
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No bond between the tendons and the concrete
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Less compressive strength
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Lower weight to mass ratio
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All of the above
Questão 45
Questão
Why would it be beneficial to separate pre-fire planning and the inspection function?
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Because inspection are essentially a policing function
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Because of time constraints
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Because of inadequate personnel
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Because of training limitations
Questão 46
Questão
___________ are concrete pads, usually heavily reinforced, that transfer the loads of piers or columns to the ground.
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Footings
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Caissons
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Corrugations
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Foundations
Questão 47
Questão
__________ are false spaces above built-in cabinets, usually in a kitchen or in the undersides of stairways and projecting eaves.
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soffits
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trimmers
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battens
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splines
Questão 48
Questão
[blank_start]Zoning regulations[blank_end] spell out what types of buildings can be built in specific locations in a city and what they can be used for.
Questão 49
Questão
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?
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Cocoanut Grove - November 28, 1942
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London Fire of 1666
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - March 25, 1911
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The Station Club Fire - February 20, 2003
Questão 50
Questão
For maximum lifesaving coverage, the Boise Fire Department recommends installing smoke detectors in all of the folowing except
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Garage areas
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Each bedroom
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Every level of your home
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Every living area
Questão 51
Questão
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.
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Refer them to fire prevention
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If ceiling mounted, relocate the unit to a wall, if possible
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Replace the detector with one that has a silence button feature
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Move the detector further away to give smoke or steam a chance to dissipate before reacing the unit.
Questão 52
Questão
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?
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Outside sleeping areas
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In the bedroom of mom and dad
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In the infant or child's bedroom
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In the garage next to the water heater and furnace
Questão 53
Questão
The City of Boise adopted the 2006 version of International Fire Code through which Title of the municipal code?
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Title 7
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Title 3
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Title 5
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Title 9
Questão 54
Questão
The best location for mounting a smoke detector is where?
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Middle of the ceiling
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On the wall in the corner next to the ceiling
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Near the heating or cooling ducts
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In mobile home units, install smoke detectors on outside walls
Questão 55
Questão
The poison emergency hotline number is?
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1-800-222-1222
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1-800-632-8000
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1-800-570-6500
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1-800-321-1492
Questão 56
Questão
The radioactive element used to generate alpha particles in Ionization Smoke Detectors is called?
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Americium
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Cadmium
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Radium
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Uranium
Questão 57
Questão
The two main types of smoke detectors available to the public are Photoelectric Smoke detectors and Ionization Smoke Detectors?
Questão 58
Questão
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.
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Fog
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Straight
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Smooth
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Combination
Questão 59
Questão
When considering where to place a carbon monoxide detector, keep in mind that although carbon monoxide is roughly.
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Same weight as air
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Lighter than air
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Heavier than air
Questão 60
Questão
An exterior exposure is a building that, if left unprotected could be ignited by all of the following types of heat except
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Transient
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Radiant
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Conducted
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Convected
Questão 61
Questão
Applying water directly to exposures is the ________ effective way of protecting them.
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Most
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Least
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Partially
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Slightest
Questão 62
Questão
Choose the answer that best describes the word size-up.
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An evaluation of what is happening
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Critical description used for structural fire attack only
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Specific firefighting procedures performed by company officers to meet the strategic goals
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Method of extinguishment
Questão 63
Questão
Important points that a firefigther should gain from initial reports from the first arriving unit are all of the above except.
Questão 64
Questão
In order to minimize costs and maximze profits restaurants are often _________ constructed buildings
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Lightweight
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Heavyweight
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Platform
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Ordinary
Questão 65
Questão
Offensive strategies can be used _____________
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When an aggressive interior search can save lives
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If it is determined that no savable life is present
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If the building is unsafe due to heavy fire involvment
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If no items are salvage due to damage and fire
Questão 66
Questão
One good tactic for suppressing a dumpster fire is to ______________
Questão 67
Questão
Opening _________ after the initial fire attack must be done quickly to search for hidden fire.
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Floors and ceilings
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Windows and doors
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Drywall and windows
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Doors and Walls
Questão 68
Questão
Protecting exposures is one of many steps for a successful fire attack.
Questão 69
Questão
Strip malls are a modern version of the __________
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Taxpayer
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Mega Malls
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Tavern
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Big Box stores
Questão 70
Questão
The first 50 feet of hoseline being stretched into the structure on fire is referred to as the _________.
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Working Line
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Kill length
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First Stretch
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Dead load
Questão 71
Questão
The most proven stream (and safest for firefighters) for interior fire attack is a ___________ stream
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Straight or solid
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Fog or combination
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Solid or fog
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Solid or stiff
Questão 72
Questão
The nozzle operator is responsible for _______________
Questão 73
Questão
The standard search-and-rescue plan uses the ________-team approach
Questão 74
Questão
Vetical ventilation is the act of opening a hole in the ________ to allow the products of combustion, smoke, and heat to leave the building.
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Roof
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Window
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Sliding door
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Wall
Questão 75
Questão
What is the best way to prevent "water hammer"?
Questão 76
Questão
What problems could occur in the event of a "water hammer"?
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Damage to the hoseline and pumper
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Pressures decreases on the attack crew's hoseline
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If a firefighter get hit direct with this, they could be severly injured
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The pump on the pumper may cavitate
Questão 77
Questão
Why must the nozzle team remain low upon initial entry into the door of the fire building?
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To allow smoke and heat to vent over their heads
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There is no need to remain low upon entry
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So the door firefighter can see the door they are opening.
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None of the above
Questão 78
Questão
A _________ is the development and implementation of a plan, incorporating specific goals, to bring a fire under control.
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Strategy
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Tactic
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Goal
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Coordinated attack
Questão 79
Questão
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?