Brannigan's Building Construction for
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
Answers
In the United States between 2013 and 2018 an average of how
many fire fighters were killed in the line of duty? -
correct answer ✅70 fire fighter
page 2
How many fire fighters were killed at the World Trade Center in
New York on September 11, 2001? -
correct answer ✅343 members of the New York Fire Department
page 2
In the case of lightweight trusses or wooden I-beams, a
department's standard operating procedures (SOPs) should provide
for? -
correct answer ✅Evacuation of the affected area as soon as it is
involved in fire
page 3
The word "plan", though commonly used to describe the prefire
effort, might be a misnomer. A more accurate term may be? -
correct answer ✅Prefire Analysis
page 5
,Brannigan's Building Construction for
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What was Fire Chief Alan Brunacini's philosoph? -
correct answer ✅Take significant risk to protect a savable life, a
little very controlled risk to protect savable property, and no risk for
what is already lost.
page 7
Which organization or agency provides information on fire fighter
deaths and how the occurred? -
correct answer ✅NIOSH
page 8
In addition to lower fire company staffing levels, which other
specific problem has surfaced over the past several years that poses
a significant danger to fire fighters? -
correct answer ✅Proliferation of lightweight construction
page 8
What is the greatest enemy of all fire fighters? -
correct answer ✅Gravity
page 13
,Brannigan's Building Construction for
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
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What is the eternal enemy of every building every hour of every
day? -
correct answer ✅Gravity
page 13
The external force that acts on a structure is called? -
correct answer ✅A load
page 13
The internal forces that resist the load are called? -
correct answer ✅Stress and Strain
page 13
The force per unit area that produces a deformation is called? -
correct answer ✅Stress
page 13
How is stress measured? -
correct answer ✅-Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI)
, Brannigan's Building Construction for
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
Answers
-Pounds Per Square Foot (PSF)
page 13
What is a KIP? -
correct answer ✅1000 pounds, used in engineering calculation
page 13
The actual percentage of elongation (deformation) that occurs
when a material is stressed is? -
correct answer ✅Strain
page 13
How is strain measured? -
correct answer ✅In fractions of an inch
page 13
According to NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code,
what are "forces or other actions that result from the weight of all
building materials, occupants and their possessions, environmental
effects, differential movement, and restrained dimensional
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
Answers
In the United States between 2013 and 2018 an average of how
many fire fighters were killed in the line of duty? -
correct answer ✅70 fire fighter
page 2
How many fire fighters were killed at the World Trade Center in
New York on September 11, 2001? -
correct answer ✅343 members of the New York Fire Department
page 2
In the case of lightweight trusses or wooden I-beams, a
department's standard operating procedures (SOPs) should provide
for? -
correct answer ✅Evacuation of the affected area as soon as it is
involved in fire
page 3
The word "plan", though commonly used to describe the prefire
effort, might be a misnomer. A more accurate term may be? -
correct answer ✅Prefire Analysis
page 5
,Brannigan's Building Construction for
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
Answers
What was Fire Chief Alan Brunacini's philosoph? -
correct answer ✅Take significant risk to protect a savable life, a
little very controlled risk to protect savable property, and no risk for
what is already lost.
page 7
Which organization or agency provides information on fire fighter
deaths and how the occurred? -
correct answer ✅NIOSH
page 8
In addition to lower fire company staffing levels, which other
specific problem has surfaced over the past several years that poses
a significant danger to fire fighters? -
correct answer ✅Proliferation of lightweight construction
page 8
What is the greatest enemy of all fire fighters? -
correct answer ✅Gravity
page 13
,Brannigan's Building Construction for
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
Answers
What is the eternal enemy of every building every hour of every
day? -
correct answer ✅Gravity
page 13
The external force that acts on a structure is called? -
correct answer ✅A load
page 13
The internal forces that resist the load are called? -
correct answer ✅Stress and Strain
page 13
The force per unit area that produces a deformation is called? -
correct answer ✅Stress
page 13
How is stress measured? -
correct answer ✅-Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI)
, Brannigan's Building Construction for
the Fire Service Exam Questions And
Answers
-Pounds Per Square Foot (PSF)
page 13
What is a KIP? -
correct answer ✅1000 pounds, used in engineering calculation
page 13
The actual percentage of elongation (deformation) that occurs
when a material is stressed is? -
correct answer ✅Strain
page 13
How is strain measured? -
correct answer ✅In fractions of an inch
page 13
According to NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code,
what are "forces or other actions that result from the weight of all
building materials, occupants and their possessions, environmental
effects, differential movement, and restrained dimensional
