Taxpayers

Question 0

When would u call for an extra engine and truck at a taxpayer fire

Answer 0

An advanced fire in a store where 2 handlines will be operating

Question 1

List 3 times a taxpayer will go to a 2nd alarm

Answer 1

• store fire with extension to the cockloft
• store fire extending to the adjoining occupancy
• advanced fire in cellar

Question 2

When must a roof sector supv be on roof of taxpayer?

Answer 2

When MORE then 1 saw is working on the roof

* remember it as when 2 saws are operating on the roof , u need a roof sector supervisor to supervise

Question 3

In order to vent store windows at a store fire, there must be?

Answer 3

Charged line in place plus IC permission 8.3.3 E

NOTE: cellar fires: vent as necessary

Question 4

For cellar fires, who takes saw to roof?

Answer 4

2nd due roof brings saw and 6 ‘ hook

Question 5

Store / cockloft fires, what do 1st, 2nd roof men bring to roof?

Answer 5

1st roof brings PL to roof , saw and HOOK

2nd due brings PL to roof , saw and AX or HALLIGAN

Question 6

For an advanced fire in the cellar , transmit ?

Answer 6

2nd alarm

Note: 2nd alarm for cockloft or if extends to Adj occupancy

Question 7

Updated calculations have revealed that bowstring roofs may only support _____% of the load they were originally designed to hold

Answer 7

40 %

New material 8/27/13

Question 8

Who ensures the sprinkler is supplied at a cellar fire at a taxpayer?

Answer 8

Third due

New material 8/2013

Question 9

Who ensures sprinkler supplied for store or cockloft fire?

Answer 9

Third due engine ensures sprinkler supplied for cellar, store and cockloft fires at taxpayer fires
New material 8/2013

Question 10

Cocklofts in taxpayers are usually common extending over all the stores in the structure and can vary in height from ______

Answer 10

From 4 inches to MORE than 6 feet

Question 11

Which type of taxpayer can the decorative metal cornices be removed to provide access to the cockloft area ?

Answer 11

The older type built from the turn of the century until the 1920s

Question 12

Which type of taxpayer is the most prevalent type?

Answer 12

The ones built from the 1920s to the 1960s

Question 13

The height of ceilings in the mezzanines at taxpayers will be?

Answer 13

Below avg

Question 14

Access to mezzanines at taxpayers will be via?

Answer 14

Small wooden stairs or just a ladder

Question 15

What are the rules for sprinkler protection according to the 1938 building code?

Answer 15

Area EXCEEDING 10,000 square feet so an area of 10,001 feet or more requires a sprinkler

Question 16

Taxpayer Rules for sprinkler protection under the 1968 building code?

Answer 16

Area EXCEEDING 7,500 square feet ie area of 7,501 square feet or more requires sprinkler

Question 17

What are the rules for sprinkler protection at taxpayers under the 2008 code for a FULL BUILDING?

Answer 17

Full building- area exceeding 12,000 sq feet OR the combined area on all floors including mezzanines EXCEEDS 24,000 Sq feet

Question 18

What are the rules for sprinkler protection under the 2008 building code in reference to an OCCUPANCY WITHIN THE BUILDING?

Answer 18

• area EXCEEDS 7,500 sq feet OR
• area of any size is located 3 stories above grade OR
• area of any size is located in a high rise building
• area of any size contains an unenclosed stair OR escalator connecting 2 or more floors

Question 19

Where does 1st due LCC go for a cockloft fire?

Answer 19

Roof

Question 20

Where does 2nd due LCC go for a cockloft fire?

Answer 20

With inside team

Question 21

Where does 2nd due OV go for a cockloft fire?

Answer 21

Roof

Question 22

Cast-iron columns are unpredictable and fell, on the average, in about ______minutes

Answer 22

30 minutes

Question 23

On average 50 foot long steel beam, heated uniformly over its length to 970°F will extended length approximately____

Answer 23

4”

Question 24

A longer I-beam will expand a proportionately greater distance, and as the temperature increases, the rate of expansion increases. At 1000°F a 100 foot long being will have extended in length_____

Answer 24

9 1/2”