BEFO final questions with verified answers
_______ combustion occurs more slowly and at lower temperatures, producing a
smoldering glow in the materials surface Ans✓✓✓-nonflaming
_______ combustion produces a visible flame above the material's surface. AKA
fire Ans✓✓✓-flaming
3 sides of a fire triangle Ans✓✓✓-heat, fuel, oxygen
3 sources of thermal energy Ans✓✓✓-electrical, chemical, mechanical
4 sides of fire tetrahedron Ans✓✓✓-reducing agent (fuel, chemical chain
reaction, oxidizing agent, heat
A factory assembled residence built in units or sections that are transported to a
permanent site and erected on a foundation. Ans✓✓✓-manufactured home
a toxic, flammable substance produces in the combustion of materials containing
nitrogen. 35 times more toxic than CO Ans✓✓✓-Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
Basic unit of fire fighting operations Ans✓✓✓-company
building type commonly found in mercantile, business, and residential structures.
Usually has void spaces. Ans✓✓✓-Type 3 (ordinary construction)
, Building type commonly known as wood frame, load bearing walls are composed
entirely of wood Ans✓✓✓-Type 5 (wood frame)
building type which is composed of materials that won't contribute to fire
development or spread, commonly with open web joists Ans✓✓✓-Type 2
(noncombustible)
Building type which is made of large dimensioned lumber or laminated wood
Ans✓✓✓-Type 4 (heavy timber)
building type which provides the highest level of fire protection, made of concrete
and steel Ans✓✓✓-Type 1 (fire resistive)
central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the calls to the scene
Ans✓✓✓-Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
colorless, odorless gas, released when an organic material burns with limited
supply of oxygen. Ans✓✓✓-Carbon monoxide (CO)
common radio limitations Ans✓✓✓-distance, physical barriers, dead zones,
interference, ambient noise
common respiratory diseases Ans✓✓✓-COPD, asthma, lung cancer, etc
does heat increase or decrease air pressure Ans✓✓✓-increase
_______ combustion occurs more slowly and at lower temperatures, producing a
smoldering glow in the materials surface Ans✓✓✓-nonflaming
_______ combustion produces a visible flame above the material's surface. AKA
fire Ans✓✓✓-flaming
3 sides of a fire triangle Ans✓✓✓-heat, fuel, oxygen
3 sources of thermal energy Ans✓✓✓-electrical, chemical, mechanical
4 sides of fire tetrahedron Ans✓✓✓-reducing agent (fuel, chemical chain
reaction, oxidizing agent, heat
A factory assembled residence built in units or sections that are transported to a
permanent site and erected on a foundation. Ans✓✓✓-manufactured home
a toxic, flammable substance produces in the combustion of materials containing
nitrogen. 35 times more toxic than CO Ans✓✓✓-Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
Basic unit of fire fighting operations Ans✓✓✓-company
building type commonly found in mercantile, business, and residential structures.
Usually has void spaces. Ans✓✓✓-Type 3 (ordinary construction)
, Building type commonly known as wood frame, load bearing walls are composed
entirely of wood Ans✓✓✓-Type 5 (wood frame)
building type which is composed of materials that won't contribute to fire
development or spread, commonly with open web joists Ans✓✓✓-Type 2
(noncombustible)
Building type which is made of large dimensioned lumber or laminated wood
Ans✓✓✓-Type 4 (heavy timber)
building type which provides the highest level of fire protection, made of concrete
and steel Ans✓✓✓-Type 1 (fire resistive)
central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the calls to the scene
Ans✓✓✓-Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
colorless, odorless gas, released when an organic material burns with limited
supply of oxygen. Ans✓✓✓-Carbon monoxide (CO)
common radio limitations Ans✓✓✓-distance, physical barriers, dead zones,
interference, ambient noise
common respiratory diseases Ans✓✓✓-COPD, asthma, lung cancer, etc
does heat increase or decrease air pressure Ans✓✓✓-increase
