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49 Cards in this Set
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The primary method to impart knowledge is through... |
Persuasion |
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How do we persuade people as fire inspectors? |
Establish credibility Find common grounds Provide evidence Connect to your audience emotionally |
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What is the process that involves report writing? |
Preparation & response Observations & actions Notes & reports |
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What are the two sections to an inspection order? |
The reasons for the order are... Therefore it is ordered that... |
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What impacts occupant load? |
Means of egress Exit Access to exit Travel distance |
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The capacity of the means of egress is calculated on the basis of? |
6.1 mm per person for doorways, corridors, and passageways 8 mm for stairs |
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One exit is acceptable if the occupant doesn’t exceed... |
60 persons |
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What is the occupant load calculation? |
Area of room (length x width) / minimum area per person |
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What’s net floor area? |
Area deducting certain aspects such as, hallways, stairs, closets, columns, etc. |
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What’s gross floor area? |
Total floor area including building features |
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What NFPA standards determine staffing levels? |
1710 and 1730 |
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What is the formula from NFPA 1730 to determine staffing levels? |
Total demand hours / adjustment factor = personnel positions |
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What are the 5 steps of staffing levels? |
Scope of service duties, desired outputs Time demand Required personnel hours Personal availability and adjustment factor Calculate your total personnel required |
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What is CCOHS? |
Canadian centre for occupational health and safety |
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What is a records management system? |
This system collects and maintains data on a wide variety of fire activities ranging from response information, patient care, fire inspection, training and many other records that go beyond the type of information collected |
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Revenue sources include... |
Taxes Fees Fundraising events Private, corporate donations Government subsidies, grants |
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The purpose of the budget is to? |
Supply information to elected officials to determine what programs and services will be funded and to what extent Supply information to the public on government programs Establish policy for spending public funds Assist managers by categorizing and tracking expenditures |
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What type of budgets are there? |
Capital budget and operating budget |
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What fiscal year? |
Jan 1 to Dec 31 Federal April 1 to March 31 |
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What are the 5 steps in the budgeting process? |
Plan Prepare Implement Monitor & evaluate Revise |
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Types of budget are... |
Line-item budget (most common) Lump-sum budget (open to abuse) Program budget (allocated to major programs) Performance budget (specific standards of performance) Zero-based budget (rated in order of priority) |
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What’s a permit? |
An official document giving someone authorization to do something. |
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What types of permits are we authorized to issue? |
Municipal bylaws - provide the authority Standard operating guidelines - provide the process |
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Reasons for permits or license... |
Specific events Continuing operations To enable inspections To ensure safety To ensure compliance |
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Types of permits |
Operational and building |
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Permit process |
Permit application Research and review Issue of permit Enforcement (monitor of permit, revocation of permit or permits issued in error) |
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Fire safety plans shall be |
Prepared Approved Implemented |
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Fire safety plan shall be reviewed at least every... |
12 months |
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What NFPA standard is for pre-incident planning? |
NFPA 1620 |
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What is a pre-incident plan? |
Is a tool that centralizes all critical building and property information required by first responders so they can act with knowledge |
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What are the 7 principles of life safety? |
Means of egress Construction Fire protection systems Fire detection systems Building services Interior finishes Compartmentation |
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Two types of water systems... |
Public water supply and private |
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What are the two basic types of hydrants? |
Wet barrel hydrant Dry barrel hydrant |
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What are the colour codes of hydrants? |
Blue - 1500 GPM or greater Green - 1000 - 1499 GPM Orange - 500 - 999 GPM Red - below 500 GPM |
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Types of pressure |
Static - pressure in a water supply system when water is not moving Residual - amount of pressure that remains in system when water is flowing Flow - quantity of water flowing through an opening during a hydrant test |
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Fire protection systems include... |
Automatic sprinkler systems Standpipe and hose station Fire pumps |
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What NFPA standard is for sprinkler systems? |
NFPA 13 |
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Common sprinkler head types... |
Standard sprinkler pendant Standard sprinkler upright Sidewall Recessed heads |
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Types of sprinkler systems |
Wet-pipe (most common) Dry-pipe Deluge Pre-action |
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What are the different NFPA for sprinkler systems? |
NFPA 13 (most common) NFPA 13R (residential) NFPA 13D (least restrictive and intended for one or two family residential properties) |
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Inspection orders are under what section of the FPPA? |
21 |
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What determines a building to be complex ? |
Occupancy (ies) Size Hazards History |
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Key to any inspection is... |
Preparation Execution Review, Revise, Revisit Compliance |
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Regardless of complexity - systems are based on 5 basic components |
Power supply Fire alarm control panel Initiating devices (detection devices) Signalling devices Ancillary devices |
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What is a Smoke detector? |
Detects the presence of the products of combustion and cause a signal to be initiated on detection of smoke (connected to fire alarm system) |
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What is a smoke alarm? |
Operate in the identical fashion as smoke detector but they do not contain an alarm device within the detector |
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What are two types of smoke detectors? And what is the difference? |
Ionization - detects invisible products of combustion (fast flaming fires) (most common) Photoelectric - detects larger visible smoke particles (slow smouldering fires) |
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Types of heat initiating devices... |
Fixed temperature (operates at a prefixed temperature when reached) (common rating 135) Rate of rise (operates when there is an increase in temperature in a predetermined period of time) Line (uses wire or tubing strung along ceiling and designed to melt at a specific temperature) Flame (detects electromagnetic light waves produced by flame) |
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Fire alarm maintenance includes; |
Daily inspections Monthly tests and inspections Annual inspections and tests |
