Fire Hazards and Fire Safety

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What is the main cause of the 1996 Ozone disco fire?

  • Faulty electrical wirings (correct)
  • Lit cigarette butts
  • Open flames from unattended stoves
  • Arson

What is the term used to describe a severe weather disturbance characterized by strong winds and heavy rains?

  • Hydrometeorological hazard
  • Hurricane
  • Typhoon
  • Tropical cyclone (correct)

What is the minimum wind speed required for a storm to be classified as a typhoon?

  • 118 km/h (correct)
  • 220 km/h
  • 61 km/h
  • 89 km/h

What is the term used in the Philippines, Canada, and Japan to describe a tropical cyclone?

<p>Typhoon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the zone where south wind and north wind meet?

<p>Intertropical Convergence Zone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the damage cost of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2013?

<p>P95.5 bil (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum percentage of oxygen required for a fire to occur?

<p>16% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of smothering in fire extinguishing?

<p>To remove oxygen from the fire (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which a fire is sustained?

<p>Combustion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of heat in the fire triangle?

<p>To sustain the fire (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fire is a fire blanket most effective against?

<p>Solid fuel fire (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the removal of fuel from a fire?

<p>Starvation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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