FDNY Cycle 3 & 4
When were Old Law Tenements built? - ANS Before 4/12/1901
What building codes are Old Law Tenements? - ANS Class 3, Non-Fireproof
What is the secondary means of egress in an Old Law Tenement? - ANS Fire escape or Party
Wall Balcony
When were New Law Tenements built? - ANS Between 4/12/1901 - 4/18/1929
What building codes are New Law Tenements? - ANS Class 3, Non-Fireproof
What building code are brownstones? - ANS Class 3, Non-Fireproof
What building code are row frames? - ANS Class 4, Wood frame
What are the 2 types of row frame designs? - ANS 1. Brownstone Type
2. Old Law Tenement Type
What is the difference between the two row frame designs? - ANS 1. Brownstone, 3 front
windows per floor and an apartment going from front to rear with no rear fire escape.
2. OLT, 4 window front and rear fire escape
What is the building code for Private Dwellings? - ANS Class 4 or Class 3
What are the different types of private dwellings? - ANS 1. Straight Line Colonial
2. Cape Style House
3. Queen Anne
4. Flat Roof
______________ construction is commonly found in straight line colonial houses and Queen
Anne. - ANS Balloon Frame
Cape Style Houses normally consist of 2 ____________. - ANS Dormers
What is the rate at which energy is generated by the burning of a fuel and oxygen mixture? -
ANS Heat Release Rate
What is a flow path? - ANS The movement of heat and smoke from higher pressure within the
fire area to lower pressure area through doors, windows and roof
, What is VEIS? - ANS Vent, enter, isolate and search. The approved tactic when entering a
structure through an opening to search for the fire or victims
When does the size up begin? - ANS At the receipt of the alarm
What are the steps in a size up? - ANS COAL WAS WEALTH
Construction, occupancy, area, life, water supply, auxiliary appliances, street conditions,
weather conditions, exposures, apparatus, life, time of day, height
What is a primary search? - ANS the immediate search of life that is rapid but thorough and
systematic
Who is responsible for the primary search on the fire floor? - ANS 1st due Ladder Co
Who is responsible for the primary on the floors above the fire floor? - ANS 2nd Due Ladder Co
What are the duties of the 1st due Ladder Co? - ANS 1. Locate the fire
2. Control the door
3. Communicate fire location to Engine
4. Search if conditions are tenable
When does the search for life in areas above the fire begin? - ANS Immediately entering the
area, followed by search for extension of fire
What is a secondary search? - ANS A thorough and painstakingly complete search for all life of
areas that required a primary search. It must include the entire outside perimeter
Who completes the secondary search? - ANS Performed by a different company other than the
company that performed the primary search
What are the safest routes to remove a victim? - ANS I Have Five Little Rats
Interior Stairs, Horizontal Exits, Fire Escapes, Ladders, Ropes
Where are most fire victims found? - ANS 1. Within the fire area
2. Path leading from the fire area to the exit
3. In the apartment directly above the fire in non fireproof multiple dwelling
4. On the top floor
5. In hallways and stairways in fireproof multiple dwellings
What signal is transmitted when a victim is found? - ANS 10-45
What are some search tips? - ANS 1. Be alert for sounds.
2. Sweep beds and couches from front to back. Check twice if a victim is found.
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