ESSENTIALS OF FIREFIGHTING
CHAPTER CERTIFICATION TEST
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Cast-in-Place Concrete. Answer: A common type of concrete
construction. Refers to concrete that is poured into forms as a liquid and
assumes the shape of the form in the position and location it will be
used.
◉ cockloft. Answer: Concealed space between the top floor and the roof
of a structure.
◉ dead load. Answer: Weight of the structure, structural members,
building components, and any other features permanently attached to the
building that are constant and immobile.
◉ eaves. Answer: the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a
wall.
◉ factory built home. Answer: Structure that is partially or completely
built in a factory and shipped to the location on which it is to be
installed.
, ◉ fire door. Answer: Specially constructed, tested, and approved fire-
rated assembly designed and installed to prevent fire spread by auto
sealing an opening in a fire wall to block spread.
◉ Fire resistance rating. Answer: Rating assigned to a material or
assembly after standardized testing by an independent testing
organization; identifies the amount of time a material or assembly will
resist a typical fire, as measured on a standard time-temperature curve.
◉ fire stop. Answer: A solid, tight closure of a concealed space, placed
to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through such a space. In a frame
wall, this will usually consist of 2 by 4 cross blocking between studs.
◉ fire wall. Answer: Fire-rated wall with a specified degree of fire
resistance, built of fire-resistive materials and usually extending from
the foundation up to and through the roof of a building, that is designed
to limit the spread of a fire within a structure or between adjacent
structures.
◉ glue laminated beam. Answer: Wooden structural member composed
of many relatively short pieces of lumber glued and laminated together
under pressure to form long extremely strong beam.
◉ Gusset Plate. Answer: Metal or wooden plates used to connect and
strengthen the intersections of metal or wooden truss components roof or
floor components into a load-bearing unit.
CHAPTER CERTIFICATION TEST
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Cast-in-Place Concrete. Answer: A common type of concrete
construction. Refers to concrete that is poured into forms as a liquid and
assumes the shape of the form in the position and location it will be
used.
◉ cockloft. Answer: Concealed space between the top floor and the roof
of a structure.
◉ dead load. Answer: Weight of the structure, structural members,
building components, and any other features permanently attached to the
building that are constant and immobile.
◉ eaves. Answer: the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a
wall.
◉ factory built home. Answer: Structure that is partially or completely
built in a factory and shipped to the location on which it is to be
installed.
, ◉ fire door. Answer: Specially constructed, tested, and approved fire-
rated assembly designed and installed to prevent fire spread by auto
sealing an opening in a fire wall to block spread.
◉ Fire resistance rating. Answer: Rating assigned to a material or
assembly after standardized testing by an independent testing
organization; identifies the amount of time a material or assembly will
resist a typical fire, as measured on a standard time-temperature curve.
◉ fire stop. Answer: A solid, tight closure of a concealed space, placed
to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through such a space. In a frame
wall, this will usually consist of 2 by 4 cross blocking between studs.
◉ fire wall. Answer: Fire-rated wall with a specified degree of fire
resistance, built of fire-resistive materials and usually extending from
the foundation up to and through the roof of a building, that is designed
to limit the spread of a fire within a structure or between adjacent
structures.
◉ glue laminated beam. Answer: Wooden structural member composed
of many relatively short pieces of lumber glued and laminated together
under pressure to form long extremely strong beam.
◉ Gusset Plate. Answer: Metal or wooden plates used to connect and
strengthen the intersections of metal or wooden truss components roof or
floor components into a load-bearing unit.
