Fire Academy Block Exam 2
_____ construction is often used in mill construction. - ✔✔Heavy timber
Which of the following is the most common building material in North America? - ✔✔Wood
The usual cause of collapse of o
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Fire Academy Block Exam 2
_____ construction is often used in mill construction. - ✔✔Heavy timber
Which of the following is the most common building material in North America? - ✔✔Wood
The usual cause of collapse of open web steel joist is the: - ✔✔amount of heat generated by the
fire in a structure.
Green wood has a high ___ that affects burn rate. - ✔✔moisture content
Modern wood-frame construction uses a technique that builds one floor at a time and inserts a
plate between each floor that acts as a fire stop. This technique is called: - ✔✔platform-frame.
What type of common building material includes bricks, stones, and concrete blocks? -
✔✔Masonry
When trapped moisture in concrete is heated to steam and expands, causing parts of the concrete
to break away, this is known as: - ✔✔spalling.
A roof that is elevated in the center and with an angular slope to the edges is called a _____ roof.
- ✔✔pitched/gabled
Knowing types of doors and door hardware can help firefighters: - ✔✔select correct forcible
entry tools.
Fire fighters should know that fire in Type V construction presents: - ✔✔high potential for fire
extension within the building.
Fuel loading is defined as the maximum heat produced if - ✔✔all combustible materials in a
given area burn.
Which of the following is a hazard associated with truss and lightweight construction?
A.If one member fails, the entire truss is likely to fail.
B. Once a truss fails, the one next to it is likely to fail.
C. Trusses will begin to fail after a short period of time of exposure to fire.
D. All of the above. - ✔✔D
Steel structural members lengthen as much as 4 inches (100 mm) when heated to: - ✔✔1,000°F
(538°C).
Renovation, age of the structure, weather, and loads are all: * - ✔✔structural collapse factors.
Construction featuring exterior walls and structural members that are noncombustible or of
limited combustible materials without additional fire-resistant protection is Type _____
construction. - ✔✔III
In what fire stage is structural collapse very likely - ✔✔Decay
How much is added to the weight of floors for every U.S. gallon used during suppression? -
✔✔How much is added to the weight of floors for every U.S. gallon used during suppression?
When a collapse is imminent, personnel _____ in the collapse zone. - ✔✔D. may cautiously
place an unstaffed master stream
1. Concrete is usually reinforced to increase its com
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