Building Construction and Fire Growth Concepts Quiz

Which NFPA standard sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers?

In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used for multiagency incidents?

Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations?

Who is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 incident management team (IMT) designations?

What does the D stand for in the context of reading smoke?

What makes the smoke from unfinished wood distinctive?

What is black fire?

According to NFPA 1521, what does thicker smoke indicate?

What is the third step of the Three-Step Process for Reading Smoke?

What is required to become a skilled smoke-reader according to the text?

According to NFPA 1561, what is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths (LODDs)?

What are contributing factors to LODDs?

What does the appointment of an Incident Safety Officer (ISO) not absolve other firefighters or fire officers from?

In the MEDIC acronym, what does the D stand for?

What is the primary role of the HSO?

NFPA 1521 lists professional qualifications for?

When was Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, Management of Domestic Incidents, signed?

What was the National Response Framework (NRF) recently renamed from?

Who conducts LODD examinations to prevent further occurrences according to the text?

What is mass related to in the context of heat resistance?

What is the final step in protecting a building from collapse?

What does dead load refer to in the context of building construction?

What can be a warning sign for flashover in a compartmentalized fire?

During which era was platform framing most commonly used?

What can smoke at a building fire be created by?

What might indicate that a collapse could be imminent in a building?

What can ventilation-limited phase in a compartmentalized fire limit?

In what era would a building with high surface-to-mass ratio likely have been built?

What can a 100-foot structural steel beam elongate up to at 1100°F?

What does rough sawn wood have in terms of burn rate?

In which NFPA standard were the qualifications for Incident Safety Officers (ISO) outlined?

Which type of observation is NOT an indication that a collapse might be imminent?

Who would initiate a precautionary withdrawal?

In discussing different loads on a building, the load that refers to the weight of the building itself is known as the:

What is an item that is releasing a mix of particulates and aerosols as well as gases referred to as?

What does NFPA 1561 list regarding the Incident Safety Officer (ISO)?

What is the primary role of the Health and Safety Officer (HSO)?

What is a contributing factor to the number of injuries on the fireground according to the text?