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1
Q

The National Fire Protection Association was first organized in __

A

1896

2
Q

In addition to building codes, the __ and __ develop fire codes.

A

ICC, NFPA

3
Q

Generally speaking, unless a building is renovated or modified, __ codes are not applied retroactively.

A

Building

4
Q

A __ code, in contrast, applies to all structures and conditions within them, including existing hazards that were created even before the adoption of the code.

A

Fire

5
Q

Fire codes and building codes are updated every __ years by the NFPA and ICC.

A

3

6
Q

Generally, __ codes specify where systems are to be installed and __ specify how the system is to be designed and installed

A

Building, Standards

7
Q

Two of the most important test standards are American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E-119, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, which is used for testing and assigning hourly ratings to __, __, and __.

A

Fire walls, Columns, Floors

8
Q

The second test is ASTM E-84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, which tests the flame spread characteristics of __ finishes.

A

Interior

9
Q

It has been said that __% of a building code deals with fire safety.

A

75

10
Q

A complex set of regulations deal with egress. The first and foremost consideration is the calculation of the __ load.

A

Occupant

11
Q

Once the occupant load has been determined the number of __ paths/doors for each room and the entire building must be established.

A

Exit

12
Q

With the occupant load and number of exit doors/egress paths determined, designers must then provide a __ path of travel to a public way.

A

Safe

13
Q

This translates into rated corridors (often __ hour) with rated corridor doors (often __ minutes), and rated stairwells (__ hour for stairs up to three stories and __ hours for those four or more stories).

A

1 hr
20 minutes
1 hr, 2 hrs

14
Q

Travel distance for a building without an automatic fire sprinkler system have a maximum distance of __ feet.

A

200

15
Q

Exterior emergency __ and __ windows are required for all sleeping rooms in residential occupancies, e.g., hotels, dormitories, apartments, one and two bedroom family dwellings–Group R occupancies below the fourth floor for you to rescue trapped occupants.

A

Escape, Rescue

16
Q

These windows must be a minimum of 5.7 square feet in area, with a minimum of __ inches in width and __ inches in height.

A

20, 24

17
Q

Under __ __ __, elevators are recalled to a specific floor lobby of the building by the activation of a smoke detector located in an elevator lobby of a floor. Upon arrival at the first floor, the doors open and allow the occupants to leave. The doors remain open for fire fighters to begin their use of the elevators.

A

Phase 1 Operation

18
Q

Under __ __ __, a fire fighter selects one of the elevators in a bank to access the upper floors. Fire fighters can then control the elevators using a special key and set of procedures.

A

Phase 2 Operation

19
Q

Occupant evacuation elevators are intended for the self evacuation of occupants in buildings more than __ feet in height as an alternative to an extra mandated stairwell in the building.

A

420

20
Q

Fire service elevators are found in new buildings more than __ feet in height.

A

120

21
Q

In fire service elevators, the lobbies are a minimum of __ square feet in area and must have a class __ hose outlet in the fire rated stairwell immediately adjacent to the lobby.

A
150
class 1.
22
Q

The door restrictor engages when the elevator cab is located __ inches above or below the landing zone.

A

18

23
Q

That portion of a means of egress that is separated from all other spaces of a building or structure by construction or equipment as required to provide a protected way of travel to the exit discharge.

A

Exit

24
Q

That portion of a means of egress that leads to an exit.

A

Exit access

25
Q

That portion of a means of egress between the termination of an exit and a public way.

A

Exit discharge

26
Q

A 2 hour fire rated wall typically running from exterior wall to exterior wall on an individual floor of a building, which is used when travel distances to a fire rated stairwell or exit discharge are excessive.

A

Horizontal exit

27
Q

A source code that is no longer supported or printed

A

Legacy code

28
Q

Complete regulatory documents that can be adopted by cities and states as they are written.

A

Model code

29
Q

The number of feet from any point in a building to a rated stairwell or outside.

A

Travel distance