Fire officer p159

What are the two primary methods of built-in fire protection used in big cities in the late 1880s?

• Fire alarms and fire extinguishers

• Compartmentation and automatic fire sprinklers

• Automatic fire sprinklers and fire alarms

• Compartmentation and fire alarms

Which of the following is a passive fire protection method?

• Compartmentation

• Automatic fire sprinklers

• Fire extinguishers

• Fire alarms

What is the role of fire officers in community fire safety?

• Only promoting fire safety through public education

• Only conducting fire inspections

• Handling fire safety hazards, preincident plans, and public education

• Only conducting fire suppression

Which of the following is NOT a common built-in fire protection code violation?

• Items hanging from fire sprinklers and piping

• Blocked access to fire department system connections

• Correct fire sprinkler coverage

• Improper storage in the fire pump and riser rooms

What should fire officers do during preincident planning?

• Only conduct code enforcement inspections

• Ignore fire and life-safety hazards

• Only focus on fire suppression

• Look for fire and life-safety hazards

What is the goal of fire protection?

• To evacuate occupants immediately

• To prevent any fire from starting

• To contain the fire within a building or area

• To extinguish fires quickly

Which of the following is an active fire protection method?

• Fire-rated floors

• Fire walls

• Compartmentation

• Automatic fire sprinklers

What should be done if a fire officer identifies a problem with the automatic sprinkler system?

• Wait for the next inspection

• Ignore it

• Follow jurisdiction's reporting and documentation procedures

• Correct it immediately without documentation

What is the importance of built-in fire protection features?

• They are only for aesthetic purposes

• They only help in fire suppression

• They are essential to occupant and firefighter safety

• They are not important for fire safety

What is compartmentation in fire protection?

• An active fire protection method using sprinklers

• A method using fire extinguishers

• A passive fire protection method using fire-rated construction

• A method using fire alarms