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LATEST UPDATE!!




The fire ground experience begins and ends with - (ANSWER)Size up



Size up of potential fire concerns in the response area should begin - (ANSWER)The first day a new
recruit gets on the job and should continue until he or she retires



Size up of the fire scene consist of gathering facts through - (ANSWER)Observation



The accuracy of a size up is a key factor in determining the proper strategy and often the difference
between - (ANSWER)Success and failure on the fire ground



Firefighters and officers of every rank can and Will hold the position of - (ANSWER)Incident commander



Size up actually begins with - (ANSWER)Pre-Fire planning



This can be thought of as a size up before the fire - (ANSWER)Pre-Fire planning



Information gathering process about the building it's contents and our ability to fight fire in it -
(ANSWER)Pre-fire planning like fire ground size up



What of the best information gathering processes is the _________ size up - (ANSWER)COAL WAS
WEALTH



COAL WAS WEALTH - (ANSWER)Construction occupancy, apparatus and personnel, life, hazard, water
supply, auxiliary appliances, street conditions, weather, exposures, area and height, location and extent,
time, hazardous materials



_________% Of the information that is needed to fight a fire in a building can be ascertained prior to the
incident - (ANSWER)90%

, FIREGROUND STRATEGIES CHAPTER 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE!!




the only size of factors you cannot accurately predict are_________ - (ANSWER)Time, Location and
extent



Having information about how the building is put together allows you to predict - (ANSWER)How the
building will come apart



The two most critical areas of study for any firefighter or officer are - (ANSWER)Fire behavior and
building construction and the relationship between the two



Fires will usually spread in relatively __________ patterns in the different types of building construction,
usually in the paths of __________ resistance. - (ANSWER)Predictable



Fires will generally spread upward in the most effective path of least resistance after it reaches an
obstacle it will spread out - (ANSWER)Laterally



Water behaves just like fire and smoke, but ________ - (ANSWER)In the opposite direction



The best way to ascertain how a building is constructed is __________ - (ANSWER)Visit the site during
construction or renovation phase



Surveys of older buildings are tougher because the building may have been _________ -
(ANSWER)Renovated a number of times



Veneer and other building coverings may conceal the true construction type. It is sometimes advantages
to check the basement or attic because you most likely find original building components there checking
the sides and the rare of the building may also revealed the true construction type. - (ANSWER)



_________ almost never strengthening the building - (ANSWER)Renovations

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