ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING 7TH
EDITION - CHAPTER 3: BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
TypesIsconstructionsbuildingsaresconsideredstosbe:
A.sMorescollapsesresistantsthansothersbuildingstypes
B.sMoreslikelystossuffersstructuralsdamagesduestostheseffectssofsfire
C.sThesmostscommonstypesofsresidentialsconstructionsencounteredsbysfirefighters
D.sHazardoussduestosthesadhesivessandsindustrialsgluessusedsduringsthesconstructionspro
cesss-sans✔✔A.sMorescollapsesresistantsthansothersbuildingstypes
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Multi-storysbuildingsswithsflatsroofssusuallyshave:
A.sCast-in-placesconcretesroofs
B.sRoofsdeckingsmadesofscorrugatedssteel
C.sThessamesstructuralssystemsforsthesroofsandsthesfloors
D.sDifferentstypessofsstructuralssupportssystemssforseverysfloors-
sans✔✔C.sThessamesstructuralssystemsforsthesroofsandsthesfloors
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Whichswindowscomponentsisstheslowestshorizontalsmembersofsthesframesandssupportssthe
swindowshardware?
A.sSill
B.sSash
C.sJamb
D.sGlazings-sans✔✔A.sSill
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Asfusibleslinksonsasswingingsfiresdoorsdependssonsthesheatsfromsasfirestosclose,sso:
A.sFirefighterssshouldsattemptstosmanuallysclosesthesfiresdoorswhenstheysencountersit
B.sAssignificantsamountsofssmokesmaysflowsthroughsthesdoorsbeforesthesdoorsissreleased
, C.sThesdoorswillsclosesmuchsfastersthansdoorssthatsrequiresassmokesdetectorstosactivatesth
esclosingsmechanism
D.sThesfiresdoorsissmoreseasilystestedsthansdoorssthatsrequiresassmokesdetectorstosactivat
esthesclosingsmechanisms-
sans✔✔B.sAssignificantsamountsofssmokesmaysflowsthroughsthesdoorsbeforesthesdoorsissrel
eased
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Whatsissonesmajorsproblemsthatsrainsroofssposesforsfirefighters?
A.sTheysposesassignificantselectricalsshockshazard
B.sTheysaresunablestosbespenetratedswithsnormalsfirefightingstools
C.sTheysaresdesignedswithssmallsopensspacessthatsprovidesoxygenstosthesfire
D.sTheyscreatesasvoidsthatsconcealssfiressandsallowssthemstosburnsundetecteds-
sans✔✔Theyscreatesasvoidsthatsconcealssfiressandsallowssthemstosburnsundetected
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Theslightweightsmemberssofsastrusssassemblysare:
A.sUsuallysmadesalmostscompletelysofsaluminum
B.sSusceptiblestosearlysfailureswhensexposedstosfire
C.sUsuallysmadesalmostscompletelysofscompositesplastic
D.sAblestoswithstandsfireslongersthansthickerstrussscomponentss-
sans✔✔B.sSusceptiblestosearlysfailureswhensexposedstosfire
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Overheadsrollingssteelsfiresdoors:
A.sAresoftensusedstosprotectsopeningssinsthesrequiredspathsofsegress
B.sOrdinarilysclosesundersthesforcesofsgravityswhensthesfusibleslinksmelts
C.sAresunpopularsbecausestheysuseswallsspacesonsbothssidessofsthesopening
D.sFunctionsbysclosingswhenspromptedsbysansautomatedsclosingsmechanisms-
sans✔✔B.sOrdinarilysclosesundersthesforcesofsgravityswhensthesfusibleslinksmelts
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Whichsissansaccuratesstatementsaboutsfiresdoors?
A.sThesusesofsfiresdoorssissrestrictedstosresidentialsoccupancies
B.sThesusesofsfiresdoorssissrestrictedstoscommercialsoccupancies
C.sFiresdoorsshavesnotsbeensprovenstossignificantlyslimitsthesspreadsofsfireswithinsasstructur
e
EDITION - CHAPTER 3: BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
TypesIsconstructionsbuildingsaresconsideredstosbe:
A.sMorescollapsesresistantsthansothersbuildingstypes
B.sMoreslikelystossuffersstructuralsdamagesduestostheseffectssofsfire
C.sThesmostscommonstypesofsresidentialsconstructionsencounteredsbysfirefighters
D.sHazardoussduestosthesadhesivessandsindustrialsgluessusedsduringsthesconstructionspro
cesss-sans✔✔A.sMorescollapsesresistantsthansothersbuildingstypes
Chapters3s-spages78
Multi-storysbuildingsswithsflatsroofssusuallyshave:
A.sCast-in-placesconcretesroofs
B.sRoofsdeckingsmadesofscorrugatedssteel
C.sThessamesstructuralssystemsforsthesroofsandsthesfloors
D.sDifferentstypessofsstructuralssupportssystemssforseverysfloors-
sans✔✔C.sThessamesstructuralssystemsforsthesroofsandsthesfloors
Chapters3s-spages95
Whichswindowscomponentsisstheslowestshorizontalsmembersofsthesframesandssupportssthe
swindowshardware?
A.sSill
B.sSash
C.sJamb
D.sGlazings-sans✔✔A.sSill
Chapters3s-spages108
Asfusibleslinksonsasswingingsfiresdoorsdependssonsthesheatsfromsasfirestosclose,sso:
A.sFirefighterssshouldsattemptstosmanuallysclosesthesfiresdoorswhenstheysencountersit
B.sAssignificantsamountsofssmokesmaysflowsthroughsthesdoorsbeforesthesdoorsissreleased
, C.sThesdoorswillsclosesmuchsfastersthansdoorssthatsrequiresassmokesdetectorstosactivatesth
esclosingsmechanism
D.sThesfiresdoorsissmoreseasilystestedsthansdoorssthatsrequiresassmokesdetectorstosactivat
esthesclosingsmechanisms-
sans✔✔B.sAssignificantsamountsofssmokesmaysflowsthroughsthesdoorsbeforesthesdoorsissrel
eased
Chapters3s-spages108
Whatsissonesmajorsproblemsthatsrainsroofssposesforsfirefighters?
A.sTheysposesassignificantselectricalsshockshazard
B.sTheysaresunablestosbespenetratedswithsnormalsfirefightingstools
C.sTheysaresdesignedswithssmallsopensspacessthatsprovidesoxygenstosthesfire
D.sTheyscreatesasvoidsthatsconcealssfiressandsallowssthemstosburnsundetecteds-
sans✔✔Theyscreatesasvoidsthatsconcealssfiressandsallowssthemstosburnsundetected
Chapters3s-spages100
Theslightweightsmemberssofsastrusssassemblysare:
A.sUsuallysmadesalmostscompletelysofsaluminum
B.sSusceptiblestosearlysfailureswhensexposedstosfire
C.sUsuallysmadesalmostscompletelysofscompositesplastic
D.sAblestoswithstandsfireslongersthansthickerstrussscomponentss-
sans✔✔B.sSusceptiblestosearlysfailureswhensexposedstosfire
Chapters3s-spages94
Overheadsrollingssteelsfiresdoors:
A.sAresoftensusedstosprotectsopeningssinsthesrequiredspathsofsegress
B.sOrdinarilysclosesundersthesforcesofsgravityswhensthesfusibleslinksmelts
C.sAresunpopularsbecausestheysuseswallsspacesonsbothssidessofsthesopening
D.sFunctionsbysclosingswhenspromptedsbysansautomatedsclosingsmechanisms-
sans✔✔B.sOrdinarilysclosesundersthesforcesofsgravityswhensthesfusibleslinksmelts
Chapters3s-spages106
Whichsissansaccuratesstatementsaboutsfiresdoors?
A.sThesusesofsfiresdoorssissrestrictedstosresidentialsoccupancies
B.sThesusesofsfiresdoorssissrestrictedstoscommercialsoccupancies
C.sFiresdoorsshavesnotsbeensprovenstossignificantlyslimitsthesspreadsofsfireswithinsasstructur
e
