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Sometimes garden apartments and townhouses are referred to as _____ but that is misleading, referring to the _____ arrangement of ownership and not the layout of the living spaces
Sometimes garden apartments and townhouses are referred to as _____ but that is misleading, referring to the _____ arrangement of ownership and not the layout of the living spaces
Condos, financial
These two types of buildings are similar to other ______ occupancies — private houses, and older traditional apartments — in terms of ____ loading, compartmentation and the need for speed of water application as well as many turns likely to be made with hoseline
These two types of buildings are similar to other ______ occupancies — private houses, and older traditional apartments — in terms of ____ loading, compartmentation and the need for speed of water application as well as many turns likely to be made with hoseline
Residential, fire
Garden apartments are usually ____ multiple dwellings, one or ____ stories high, although many are being built as high as ___ stories of wood frame.
Garden apartments are usually ____ multiple dwellings, one or ____ stories high, although many are being built as high as ___ stories of wood frame.
Low rise, three, six
Normally, garden apartments are laid out so that each apartment has its living space on only ___ floor. Although smaller complexes may be built like _____ with two story apartments
Normally, garden apartments are laid out so that each apartment has its living space on only ___ floor. Although smaller complexes may be built like _____ with two story apartments
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Garden apartments often have a common _____ over all the apartments, which is not common in ______
Garden apartments often have a common _____ over all the apartments, which is not common in ______
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There is usually no ______ stairway found within the individual apartments of the larger style, but it will be present the ___ story types
There is usually no ______ stairway found within the individual apartments of the larger style, but it will be present the ___ story types
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In many areas, the entrance stairway to upper floors is exposed to the ____ or yard. This stair is no less crucial than the ____ stairs of older multiple dwellings, and it’s protection must be one of our prime objectives
In many areas, the entrance stairway to upper floors is exposed to the ____ or yard. This stair is no less crucial than the ____ stairs of older multiple dwellings, and it’s protection must be one of our prime objectives
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Townhouses are similar to traditional _____ private homes but are attached to other homes on each side
Townhouses are similar to traditional _____ private homes but are attached to other homes on each side
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Townhouses typically have ___ or more floors( as many as __ living levels may be found in split level designs of ____ story buildings
Townhouses typically have ___ or more floors( as many as __ living levels may be found in split level designs of ____ story buildings
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Townhouses typically do not have _____ cocklofts or ______
Townhouses typically do not have _____ cocklofts or ______
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Townhouses and garden apartments have poor access for ______, which slows _____ and ladder placement and limits the usefulness of fixed _____ streams
Townhouses and garden apartments have poor access for ______, which slows _____ and ladder placement and limits the usefulness of fixed _____ streams
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Closely spaced buildings, often of ____ framed construction and combustible ____ and _____, pose a serious threat of building to building fire extension
Closely spaced buildings, often of ____ framed construction and combustible ____ and _____, pose a serious threat of building to building fire extension
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Hydrant ____ and ____ are often deficient inside the complex, requiring ____ stretches to sufficient supplies outside the complex’s
Hydrant ____ and ____ are often deficient inside the complex, requiring ____ stretches to sufficient supplies outside the complex’s
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Many inner city FFs would recognize these buildings as nearly identical to their old nemesis, the ____ Frame.
Many inner city FFs would recognize these buildings as nearly identical to their old nemesis, the ____ Frame.
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One of the key differences between garden apartments, townhouses, and most other dwellings is the _____ nature of _____ exteriors
One of the key differences between garden apartments, townhouses, and most other dwellings is the _____ nature of _____ exteriors
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___ or ___in hose is used for speed and maneuverability up stairs and around bends
___ or ___in hose is used for speed and maneuverability up stairs and around bends
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Although 1 3/4 or 2in hose is normally used ____ the building, the high friction losses in these lines demand that no more than ___ft of these lines be used off the engine
Although 1 3/4 or 2in hose is normally used ____ the building, the high friction losses in these lines demand that no more than ___ft of these lines be used off the engine
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Stretch a 2 1/2 in handline to the front of the apartment and there attach a ___ ft long ___in standpipe line to the break apart 2 1/2 in nozzle
Stretch a 2 1/2 in handline to the front of the apartment and there attach a ___ ft long ___in standpipe line to the break apart 2 1/2 in nozzle
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The biggest difference between fire operations in these buildings and fire operations in other apartment buildings is due to the heavy prevalence of _____ combustible construction
The biggest difference between fire operations in these buildings and fire operations in other apartment buildings is due to the heavy prevalence of _____ combustible construction
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Any building built from the ___ on should be assumed to be built with lightweight techniques until proven otherwise.
Any building built from the ___ on should be assumed to be built with lightweight techniques until proven otherwise.
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If the fire is confined to the ____ of the room, there is little danger of collapse. When fire has begun in or extended to the _____ voids, the danger of sudden collapse should prompt a shift in tactics
If the fire is confined to the ____ of the room, there is little danger of collapse. When fire has begun in or extended to the _____ voids, the danger of sudden collapse should prompt a shift in tactics
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A realistic evaluation of the ___ hazard and the likelihood of ____ should prompt a rapid, overwhelming ____ attack from a position outside the collapse zone
A realistic evaluation of the ___ hazard and the likelihood of ____ should prompt a rapid, overwhelming ____ attack from a position outside the collapse zone
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A 1 1/4 solid tip at __ psi nozzle pressure delivers ___ gpm with sufficient reach and penetrating ability to extinguish a fully involved apartment without having to push in under a fire weakened roof or floor.
A 1 1/4 solid tip at __ psi nozzle pressure delivers ___ gpm with sufficient reach and penetrating ability to extinguish a fully involved apartment without having to push in under a fire weakened roof or floor.
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If available, the elevated master stream of a ______ is invaluable, but difficult to position in many cramped complexes
If available, the elevated master stream of a ______ is invaluable, but difficult to position in many cramped complexes
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Once the fire has been knocked down, vented and _______ is in place to allow FFs to thoroughly evaluate the structures collapse potential, it may be possible to enter the structure to complete search and overhaul
Once the fire has been knocked down, vented and _______ is in place to allow FFs to thoroughly evaluate the structures collapse potential, it may be possible to enter the structure to complete search and overhaul
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The only place to make a stop on these structures with a cockloft fire is behind a defendable barrier, a _____ or more likely a _____ that extends up through the building from foundation, through the cockloft Atleast to the underside of the roof boards and preferably above the roof
The only place to make a stop on these structures with a cockloft fire is behind a defendable barrier, a _____ or more likely a _____ that extends up through the building from foundation, through the cockloft Atleast to the underside of the roof boards and preferably above the roof
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Be aware of ____ roofs and ____, which wrap around such division walls outside the building and allow fire to sneak around them in large volumes
Be aware of ____ roofs and ____, which wrap around such division walls outside the building and allow fire to sneak around them in large volumes
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Second be aware that most so called fire walls in these buildings are not true ____ walls in that they are not meant to be totally ____ supporting even if the entire fire side of the wall collapses
Second be aware that most so called fire walls in these buildings are not true ____ walls in that they are not meant to be totally ____ supporting even if the entire fire side of the wall collapses
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Townhouses, being private dwellings are usually separated from their adjoining neighbors by a ____ or ____ wall
Townhouses, being private dwellings are usually separated from their adjoining neighbors by a ____ or ____ wall
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Party walls have the ___ or ____ from both sides of the wall laid on top of each story, either side by side or butt end to butt end, and then the spaces are supposed to be filled in with ____
Party walls have the ___ or ____ from both sides of the wall laid on top of each story, either side by side or butt end to butt end, and then the spaces are supposed to be filled in with ____
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He has discovered these void spaces on party walls filled in with ____ coated with a layer of concrete. Fire can easily burn through this, this requires hoseline stretched into each _____, ceilings pulled and ____ be preformed to prevent spread into other buildings
He has discovered these void spaces on party walls filled in with ____ coated with a layer of concrete. Fire can easily burn through this, this requires hoseline stretched into each _____, ceilings pulled and ____ be preformed to prevent spread into other buildings
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Don’t ignore other floors beneath the top, as they will usually have a ___ that creates the same situation as a cockloft
Don’t ignore other floors beneath the top, as they will usually have a ___ that creates the same situation as a cockloft
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If a truss loft fire is found this means one ___ and one ___ company should be committed to each floor of each ____
If a truss loft fire is found this means one ___ and one ___ company should be committed to each floor of each ____
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If the trusses collapse with sufficient force it may cause failure of the ____ in places
If the trusses collapse with sufficient force it may cause failure of the ____ in places
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Sweep the streams along the _____, parallel to and near as possible to the ___ you are trying to protect, without causing further damage to the wall from the stream itself
Sweep the streams along the _____, parallel to and near as possible to the ___ you are trying to protect, without causing further damage to the wall from the stream itself
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The party wall of newer style homes, the party walls consist of two layers of __in fire code ___ board on each side of a metal stud.
The party wall of newer style homes, the party walls consist of two layers of __in fire code ___ board on each side of a metal stud.
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Garden apartments are noted for another common void that is unusual in most other occupancies: the common ____, ____, or _____.
Garden apartments are noted for another common void that is unusual in most other occupancies: the common ____, ____, or _____.
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The cellar or basement is a common location for ____ facilities
The cellar or basement is a common location for ____ facilities
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Early cutting of the first floor and use of ___ pipes, _____ and the bent tip of ____ nozzle may be all that stands between a quick knockdown and a total loss of a large number of apartments
Early cutting of the first floor and use of ___ pipes, _____ and the bent tip of ____ nozzle may be all that stands between a quick knockdown and a total loss of a large number of apartments
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One of the first issues with rows of attached buildings is identifying what will be called the ____ Fire apartment of fire building
One of the first issues with rows of attached buildings is identifying what will be called the ____ Fire apartment of fire building
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Exposure 1 is the street in ____ of the original Fire building, exposure 2 immediately to the ___, exposure 3 is the building _____ and exposure 4 is to the ____
Exposure 1 is the street in ____ of the original Fire building, exposure 2 immediately to the ___, exposure 3 is the building _____ and exposure 4 is to the ____
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Units reporting in for _____ should be _____ pointed to the building and be told it’s designation before _____
Units reporting in for _____ should be _____ pointed to the building and be told it’s designation before _____
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It is critical that all personnel know clearly what area they are operating in, wether to request _____, report ___ extension, or give a ____
It is critical that all personnel know clearly what area they are operating in, wether to request _____, report ___ extension, or give a ____
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Members should also note any distinguishable _____ of the building. Such as an outstanding ____ scheme, windows that are different or distinctive features that can ____others to their location in a hurry
Members should also note any distinguishable _____ of the building. Such as an outstanding ____ scheme, windows that are different or distinctive features that can ____others to their location in a hurry
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The challenge of accurately locating all personnel increases when there are rear ____ accessible to units that may not have seen that front of the building before operating.
The challenge of accurately locating all personnel increases when there are rear ____ accessible to units that may not have seen that front of the building before operating.
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The largest losses at these buildings occur when they are being ___
The largest losses at these buildings occur when they are being ___
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The most dangerous stage of this process called the ____ framed stage occurs when all the ___, floor and ___ supports are in place with exterior ____ siding and roof decking, but none of the interior gypsum boards, doors or ____
The most dangerous stage of this process called the ____ framed stage occurs when all the ___, floor and ___ supports are in place with exterior ____ siding and roof decking, but none of the interior gypsum boards, doors or ____
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