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What is a Common stairwell
What do all garden style apartments have in common?
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What is Combustible exterior siding
What new style of exterior feature provides a new hazard for garden style apartments.
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What is the lowest floor of the fire
Prior to making entry on a working fire in a garden style apartment it is important to identify what in the terms of fire location
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Bed rooms
What windows should be laddered first?
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What is Higbee Cut/ Higbee indicator
What is the indicator the shows where to connect your couplings
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What is sides A and C
What sides are typically load bearing
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What is HVAC unit or Boilers
These can more often be found in the attic of newer construction garden style apartments and present a unique hazard that is not often considered.
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What is the seat of the fire
Where shall the initial line be advanced too
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Evacuation of the involved or the effected area
Before flowing the elevated master stream what is required?
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What is Extinguishment
What is the 2nd E in RECEO-VS
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What is a cockloft
The name for void space created by flat roof construction
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Drastically different (usually higher) smoke and heat conditions
If a fire is in the first floor of a closed stairwell garden apartment what is a consideration to have of the top floor.
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What is the floor above
The second line, if it is not the back up, line should be stretched where?
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5 to 8 feet
When venting the stairwell on a flat roof. How far in should your hole be?
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10%
25% or greater must evacuate
Action Level for LEL
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What is a Local Alarm
Most fire protection systems in these style building are what?
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What is the floor above
The second line should be deployed where if it is not deployed as a backup line
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When the apartments on the floors above have yet to be checked or are occupied
When should you delay making entry to a closed stairwell garden apartment
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Fire fighters must be tethered or supported by the aerial.
If fire has entered the attic and vertical ventilation is needed, what extra step is required per Nova ops.
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3- Engines
1- Truck or Rescue 1- Air Unit 1- Battalion Chief 1-Ambo or Medic 1- Medic 1-Safety Officer
Dispatch Compliment for a 2nd alarm
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What is Concrete
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In some garden style apartments what material might you find separating the top floor ceiling and the attic
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Window AC units
These present an over head fall hazard on the exterior of older garden style apartments
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Use of the Cellar nozzle
On a fully below grade fire what is a tactic or use of equipment that may be be beneficial
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They are all typically 5 feet from the ground. Making incredibly hard to find in low or crawling position.
When preforming a search in an older style garden style apartment. This characteristic of the windows can make them difficult to find.
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Advanced fire conditions, Defensive Operation, Unknown fire location, Large open area, Tons for water, Standpipes.
What does "ADULTS" stand for
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