Principles of Fire Prevention
1. Lost business, psychological trauma, medical expenses, temporary lodging, and pets killed are all examples of:
2. In 1871, ___________ destroyed 17,500 buildings, killed more than 300 people, and left more than 10,000 homeless.
3. Which industry was perhaps the most persistent and energetic in the development of means and methods of preventing fires?
4. Some of the greatest successes in fire loss prevention have evolved from efforts of _______ protecting their financial interests.
5. Governments generally want to promote public welfare; however, government efforts are often limited by:
6. _________ made large contributions to our present day system of fire prevention and protection, and can be tied to NFPA, UL, and ISO.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters
7. Which of the following is not an example of a conflagration?
8. Over the last 25 years, the United States' ranking in terms of fire death rate, as compared to rates of other industrialized countries has:
9. In the United States, fire departments respond to an average of _________ fire calls annually.
10. The U.S. fire death rate is ______ that of several European countries.
1. Which of the following are threatened by hostile fires?
jobseconomy, and public spending for education
2. Which is not an objective of fire prevention activities?
3. Fire prevention bureaus are responsible for all of the following except:
4. A(n) __________ is a code developed by an organization for adoption by governments.
5. The _______ was created in 1974 and focuses its efforts on public education, training for fire and emergency response personnel, and technology testing and research.
6. The wildland fire that took place on October 8, 1871, burning 3,780,000 acres and killing at least 1500 people is called the:
7. Since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) inception in 1970, the rate of work-related fatalities has been reduced by:
8. After several complaints about faulty triggers on kitchen fire extinguishers, which organization would research the charges and ultimately issue a recall for the fire extinguisher if needed?
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision
9. You are the owner of a fertilizer plant and are looking for guidelines for reducing fire and explosion hazards; what agency would be the most helpful?
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC)
10. The _______ publishes Fire In The United States and studies and reports on nation's fire problem, proposes solutions and priorities, and monitors proposed solutions.
National Fire Data Center
1. Fire prevention, fire drills, and fire brigade training are mandated by:
2. The _______ industry is responsible for much of the regulatory system used to prevent fires and reduce fire loss.
3. One example of a corporation with an effective fire safety policy that helped prevent significant loss in a 1991 fire is:
4. A ______ is a private firefighting force within an industrial or government complex, usually employees of the facility, trained and equipped for firefighting on site.
5. A community's Public Protection Classification System is based on all of the following except:
6. The catastrophic damage from Hurricane Andrew and Northridge Earthquake was primarily due to:
lax enforcement of building codes
7. The _______ is a system developed by ISO to evaluate the potential effectiveness of local government building regulatory systems, patterned after the fire department grading schedule.
Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule
8. Stock (for profit) insurance companies adopted fire prevention as a business strategy following:
a series of conflagrations in major cities
9. Which of the following is not a result of commercial fire prevention and protection enterprises?
fire suppression services
10. __________install most fire protection systems.
1. After failing to self regulate insurance rates and commissions, the insurance industry developed _______ to promote the prevention of fire and reduction of conflagration potential.
2. The ______ may well be the most widely used model code in the world.
3. Buildings built before ________ were designed under a construction code different from the code in effect today.
4. _______ major regional codes evolved in the 20th century, and almost every state adopted at least one of them.
5. _______ tell us what to do; ________tell us how.
6. The Triangle Shirtwaist fire, which killed 147 factory workers in 1911, lead to the development of the:
7. The _____ maintains more than 300 codes, standards, guides, and recommended practices.
National Fire Protection Association
8. NFPA publishes all of the following except the:
9. In 2007 _____ fire that killed nine firefighters spread quickly because of an illegally constructed loading dock that should have been identified during a fire inspection, but the building had not been inspected since 1998.
10. Codes and laws can only be effective in preventing tragedies from happening if they:
1. _______ compare a structure to approved plans and the code.
2. The primary purpose of the plan review process is to:
verify that a proposed structure is code compliant before work begins
3. The site plan is normally the ______ plan submitted for review.
4. All of the following are determined during the site plan approval process except:
5. A _______ is a system of piping, valves, hose outlets, and allied equipment installed in a building to distribute fire protection water.
6. The jurisdiction's site plan approval may be subject to certain conditions such as:
buffers between proposed structures and existing development,green space, and parking restrictions
7. Protection provided for building elements form the effects of fire expressed in terms of time is called:
8. _______ input is most valuable in the review and approval of sprinkler, fire alarm, smoke control, and other fire protection systems.
9. Which is a good option for saving time and improving communication during the site plan review process?
co-locating fire department plan review staff at the building department
10. Which is a source of training courses for plan review staff?
National Fire Academy,International Code Council, and National Fire Protection Association
1. Funding for government agencies charged with ensuring public safety is often:
2. ________ is/are the level of risk that the general public is willing to bear at a given time.
3. Government programs and the code development process are usually:
4. Statistics show the incidence of fire could potentially be reduced by up to ______ by undertaking a comprehensive program which every public building is inspected.
5. When establishing an inspection program, initial steps include determining all of the following except:
types of fires that have been covered most recently in the news
6. Using _________ to prioritize inspections ensures that occupancies with the most hazard potential are inspected.
7. ________ can be revoked for failure to comply with the code or violation or permit conditions.
8. A(n) ___________ clause is a clause within the model fire codes that authorizes the fire official to enter buildings and premises with the permission of the occupant for the purpose of enforcing the code.
9. Codes use the term ______ to indicate a positive and definitive requirement of the code that must be performed; action is mandatory.
10. Which is not an example of a holiday-specific fire hazard that can be anticipated?
1. Built-in fire protection features, or fire resistive rated construction, that provides fire safety and do not require activation are:
passive fire protection features
2. ___________ such as automatic sprinklers, fire detectors, or smoke removal systems operate or activate automatically or manually
active fire protection features
3. _____________ contribute to public apathy and the potential for significant danger.
4. The first active fire protection systems in buildings were the result of:
insurance company requirements
5. The reliability of active fire protection features depends on all of the following except:
6. The chances of dying in a fire are cut by one-half to two-thirds in ____________ buildings.
7. The reliability of a sprinkler system is:
8. Outside screw and yoke valves and post indicator valves for sprinkler water supplies were designed to be instantly recognized as:
9. Which of the following is most important for a fire protection system?
both are equally important
10. You are a fire inspector witnessing the inspection of a newly installed fire protection system in a new nursing home. What is your job?
ensuring the contractor performs the job in accordance with the code
1. A fire department will respond to which of the following emergencies?
corrosive liquid spill,child stuck in a well, and emergency medical services required following a car crash
2. All of the following are nontraditional functions of fire prevention bureaus, except:
3. Fire and building codes require that vacant structures be ________ in order to prevent them from being used for unsafe or illegal activities.
5. Fire departments that regulate construction typically employ:
civilian engineers or architects
6. The state-required licensing system for professionals such as engineers and architects is known as:
professional registration
7. ________ are the only model codes to require a specific amount of living space per occupant.
property maintenance codes
8. __________ heating, lighting, ventilation, and electrical distribution equipment are major causes of fire.
9. _______ of civilian fire deaths and injuries occur in residences.
10. Abandoned structures may ________, which creates a difficult situation for firefighters and can put them at risk.
serve as temporary shelters for individuals who are homeless
1. Which of the following is an example of a successful fire prevention advertising message by the National Board of Fire Underwriters in the 1960s?
2. An 85-year old's odds of dying by fire are nearly _________ times higher than a 20-year old's.
3. The NFPA's first developed engineering standards for:
4. ___________ was first observed on October 9, 1911, at the suggestion of the Fire Marshal's Association of North America.
5. Senior citizens older than 70 years of age and children younger than 5 years of age together account for about _______ of all fire fatalities each year.
6. In Public Fire Education Planning, A Five-Step Process, identification, the _______ step, is the process of using fire records and statistics to determine the most serious fire problem facing a community.
7. The acronym PIO stands for:
public information officer
8. In which step of Public Fire Education Planning, A Five-Step Process is the program that was designed actually implemented and tweaked if necessary?
9. A PIO within a fire department forges working relationships with ________ based on mutual respect and honesty.
10. Following the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, 50,000 people were evacuated from the complex. Search and evacuation were completed in about ______ after the explosion.
1. Inspection records, notices of violations, plan review letters, and permit applications are all examples of:
2. Within the federal and state legal systems, there exists a complex set of laws and regulations regarding the ___________ of public records.
management and retention,disclosure, and destruction
3. ___________ are protected under the freedom of information and public access laws.
4. __________ is another name for freedom of information laws.
5. Failure to retain records in accordance with the regulations is a(an):
6. Which of the following is not a records management system?
7. Which is not a potential use of a computerized IMS?
ability to access data when the power is out
8. Optical media such as CD-ROM have an estimated life of about _______ years.
9. Which of the following is not important to the success of an electronic IMS?
ensuring a very complex system
10. Determining what data to collect and track is the _______ step in designing an electronic record.
1. Public Law 90-259, passed by Congress and signed by President Nixon in 1968, established:
the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
2. ___________ led to the formation of the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy, which were charged with developing training and education courses and materials.
3. ____________ underscored the fire service's role in the mitigation of all risks, including acting as a first responder for local hazards and a protector of a community's commercial and human assets.
4. ________ are risks that are caused by acts of nature, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes.
Naturally occurring risks
5. All of the following are human created risks, except:
6. All of the following are naturally occurring risks, except:
7. Leadership Strategies for Community Risk Reduction and Executive Analysis of Community Risk Reduction are two courses delivered by the _________ to address community risk education.
8. A demographic profile and a risk profile are the two components of a:
9. All of the following groups tend to be relatively more vulnerable to fire incidents, except:
10. When selecting and prioritizing a community's risk, aim to:
maximize the potential positive impact |
The role and power of fire prevention bureaus has expanded to include all of the following except:
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