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What is the simplest definition of fire - Answer Rapid oxidation Which element of fire is known as a reducing agent - Answer fuel What type of heat transfer is observed when heat is transferred into another area of the building along a steel I beam - Answer conduction Which type of heat transfer is associated with auto ignition - Answer Combustion Auto exposure is the spread of fire from one floor to the floor above in a multistory building through a combination of which ...

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Dead Load - Answer the combined weight of all permanent components of a building Live Load - Answer nonpermanent loads caused by the weights of the buildings occupants, furnishings, and movable equipment Seismic Load - Answer highly dynamic horizontal and vertical forces caused by the motion of the ground relative to the building during an earth quake lateral soil pressure load - Answer horizontal pressures of earth and groundwater against basement walls buoyant uplift - ...

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Which of the following terms describes the pursuit of a specific skill versus the use of tools and equipment? Question 1 a.Training b.Manipulative training c.Education d.Curriculum - Answer A training In 2016, 45 percent of fire fighter deaths were attributed to which of the following? Question 2 a.Vehicle accidents b.Cardiac events c.Falls d.Entrapment - Answer B cardiac events The modern fire fighter is expected to be all of the following, EXCEPT: Question 3 a.-an expert on a...

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1. Within the Incident Management System, Unity of Command is best described as: A. the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex. В.the number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within the organization. C.each person having only one direct supervisor. D. being used when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an incident. - Answer C The term Unified Command in the Incident Command System...

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The first step in a progressive sequence generally associated with an officer supervising a single fire company is the rank of - Answer Fire Officer 1 The professional qualifications standards for fire officers are documented in NFPA: - Answer 1021 A department that uses full-time career personnel along with volunteer or paid-on-call personnel is referred to as a : - Answer Combination Department The Formal rank Structure of most fire departments was adopted from the : - Answer...

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The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a: Battalion Company Local division Response district - Answer Company Which statement describes the difference in the roles of a firefighter I and a firefighter II? A fire fighter one works under the direct supervision of a fire fighter II or company officer. A firefighter I can oversee a maximum of five personnel, but a firefighter II can oversee any number of personnel. A fire fighter II works under the direct supervisi...

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What is meant by the term "two blocking"? a. Placing blocks under the outrigger beams. b. The load block contacts the boom point sheaves. c. Stacking loads on top of one another. d. The load strikes the boom while swinging. - Answer b. The load block contacts the boom point sheaves. Lifting 20,000lbs with a 2-leg bridle sling at a 30* horizontal sling angle, what is the force applied to each leg? a. 10,000 pounds b. 20,000 pounds c. 30,000 pounds d. 40,000 pounds - Answer ...

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Knowledge - Answer The construction process requires coordination and scheduling. Some tasks must be performed before others; for example, the structural components must be in place before the roof can be constructed. Fast-Track Construction - Answer Strategy to reduce the overall time for completion of a project by merging the design and construction phases. Preincident Survey - Answer Assessment of a facility or location made before an emergency occurs, in order to prepare for a...

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process of restoring rundown or deteriorated properties by more affluent people. Often displacing poorer residents - Answer Gentrification Fuel Loading - Answer amount of fuel present expressed quantatively in terms of weight of fuel per unit area. Traditional construction classifications are - Answer 1 - Fire Resistive 2 - Noncombustible 3 - Masonry or Ordinary 4 - Heavy Timber 5 - Wood Frame Contemporary building codes use numerical designations for the various constructi...

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Bucket Wheel Excavator - Answer 1. Must be operated under very rigid conditions 2. Have very high capital cost 3. Limited to fairly easy digging 4. Capable of high production rates 5. Require long-range operations so that their enormous costs can be written off Draglines - Answer 1. Dig above or below grade 2. Less rigid operation than shovel 3. Only about 75-80% as efficient in production compared to shovel of same size due to less precise motion 4. May or may not require suppor...

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historical events similarly affect people of the same age - Answer cohort flow The idea that different behavior is expected of people according to their age is an example of: - Answer age-stratification If we are comparing the rate of pregnancy-related deaths among young adult women now with rates from 50 years ago, we are most likely trying to understand the: - Answer period effect The long-term impact of a fertility decline on the age structure is to: - Answer make it olde...

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Most accurate statement regarding expanded polystyrene - Answer Use of EPS results in a frost line closer to the surface What are curtain walls usually supported by - Answer Building frame What is the minimum width of the run allowed on circular stairway - Answer 10 inches Most accurate statement regarding moving stairs - Answer The most common method of protecting the vertical opening created by an escalator is using closely spaced sprinklers in conjunction with draft stops...

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