IFSTA Unit test 1 (Fall ) 2024 with Correct Solutions

IFSTA Unit test 1 (Fall ) 2024 with Correct Solutions NFPA Founding - Answer -Founded in 1896, National Fire Protection Association NFPA 13 - Answer -The first standard regulated the design and installation of fire sprinkler systems in structures Iroquois Theater Fire, Chicago - Answer -1903 "Fireproof theater" 602 lives 250 injured Panic hardware on exit doors The Great Fire of 1904 - Answer -Toronto, Ontario 104 buildings destroyed removal of overhead obstructions and changes to Toronto's building code Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Answer -New York City, 1911 10 story clothing factory 146 killed, mostly from jumping to escape NFPA 101: Life Safety Codes-- established egress Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire - Answer -Boston, 1942 492 killed via overcrowding, combustible interior finishes/decorations, lack of emergency lighting Stricter life safety requirements (101) Barnum, ringling brothers, Bailey Circus Fire - Answer -Hartford, Connecticut, 1