Fire Prevention Exam 1

President Richard Nixon

Appointed 24 individuals to the National Commission of Fire Prevention in 1971

America Burning

Name of the first report from the National Commission of Fire Prevention

America at Risk

What was the name of the report that a re-commissioned "America Burning" panel submitted to FEMA?

500,000 BC

Evidence shows that humans were using fire for heat and light as early as ____

1800's

Friction matches have been around since the ____

Rome (300 BC)

Where did the first attempts at fire prevention take place?

Familia Publica

What was the name of the slaves that were organized into a combination night watch and firefighting force?

England (1000 AD)

Early attempts at preventing fire by regulating public behavior can be traced to where?

William the Conqueror (1066 AD)

Who decreed that all home fires were to be extinguished and covered each evening at the ringing of the bell?

Bakers and Candle Makers

What were two of the most hazardous trades around 1500 AD that Englishmen passed laws to regulate.

Five Days

How Mandy days did the Great Fire of London burn for?

Six

How many confirmed deaths in the Great Fire of London?

London Building Act

What was the name of the building code that Parliament came up with after the Great Fire of London?

Two Years

How long did it take for Parliament to Enact the London Building Act?

108 Years

How many years after the creation of the LBA did it take for commissioners to be appointed to enforce the code?

Nicholas Barbon

Who lead the insurance industry in forming the London Fire Office which led to formations of fire brigades, the precursors to the modern fire service.

Nine

How many major fires ravaged by nine serious fires before the American Revolution

Brick/Stone with Slate/Tile Roofs

In response to the fires before the American Revolution, the Boston general court ordered that all buildings be made of what?

The Great Chicago Fire (1871)

What was the most famous conflagration in American history

Joseph Medill

Who ran for mayor within a month after the Great Chicago Fire claiming to be the "Fireproof Party?

Peter Stuyvesant

Who was the governor of the Dutch Colony (later became New York) that established a roving band of fire wardens armed with wooden rattles to be sounded in the event of a fire.

Benjamin Franklin

Who formed the second mutual fire insurance company in America?

Firemarks

Were used in Philadelphia to identify homes that had protected themselves with fire insurance

The National Board of Fire Underwriters

What was formed in wake of the 10 million dollar fire in Portland, Maine as a resolution of the stock fire insurance companies.

Stock Fire Insurance

Fire insurance provided by commercial for profit companies.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

What was formed under the auspices of The National Board of Fire Underwriters in 1896 to promote uniformity.

Factory Mutuals

Fire insurance that is a not for profit system in which all policyholders are members of the company; when premiums exceed losses, surplus funds are distributed among the members.

Zachariah Allen

Who formed all of the cotton mill owners into a mutual fire insurance company that was limited to textile manufacturing. He limited membership to only the best run mills and required these mills to be inspected. He cut the insurance premiums by 50%.

Sullivan-Hooney Law

FDNY established their Bureau of Fire Prevention in 1912 as a result of what law that was passed in the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that killed 146 young women?

Performing Fire Inspections

How did the early fire prevention bureaus enforce locally developed regulations?

The National Board of Fire Underwriters

Who introduced the first model fire prevention code in 1930?

Building Codes

What code requires fire protection systems?

The Fire Official

Fire codes require that acceptance tests of required fire protection systems must be performed in the presence of who?

Minimum

The fire code is a ________ requirement standard.

Maintenance

The fire code is a ________ code

Massachusetts

What was the first state to empower a state official to investigate fires and regulate fire waste in 1902?

DPSST

Oregon state fire training organization

Woodrow Wilson

Which president issued the first National Fire Prevention Day Proclamation?

Warren G. Harding

Which president proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Week.

Model Codes

A code developed by an organization for adoption by governments.

Public Law 93-478, the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act.

The first major federal program aimed at reducing the fire threat to the general public in 1974

Richard Nixon

Who appointed 24 members to the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control established by the Fire Research Safety Act.

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)

Establish a national fire data system, monitor fire research and provide block grants to states for fire protection and prevention.

National Fire Academy

Develops and delivers educational programs aimed at fire prevention and safety. Maintains a list to assist agencies interested in developing education programs.

Fire Emergency Services Higher Education Program (FESHE)

An NFA program whose mission it is to "Establish an organization of post secondary institutions to promote higher education and to enhance the recognition of the fire and emergency services as a profession to reduce loss of life and property from fire and

FESHE

Who makes sure all two year degree programs (such as CCC) meet certain standards and endorses only these programs?

Seven

How any accredited colleges or universities in the U.S. that offer these accredited Bachelor level programs for firefighters.

Nation Institue of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Organization that carries on extensive testing of building materials, fire service technologies, fire loss reduction and other fire-related areas.

National Construction Safety Team Act

Law that authorized NIST to establish teams to investigate building failures.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

A law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice charged with enforcing federal laws. They maintain a repository designed to collect information on arson to assist local an state agencies.

The National Interagency Fire Center

Group of organizations that are all part of the National Wildlife Coordinating Group and they conduct education programs, enforce federal and state fire and open burning laws and establish fire breaks.

U.s. Consumer Product Safety Commission

An ind�pendant regulatory agency created by Congress to protect the public against "unreasonable risks of injuries associated with consumer products.

Department of Defense

Designed to protect the assets of the U.S. Military and ensure the ability of the branches to carry out their missions.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Issues standards for fire and explosive hazards, fire brigade training, staffing and operations, among other guidelines. President Nixon signed the act in 1971

Henry S. Parmalee

Who patented the first practical fire sprinkler heard in 1874?

Edward Atkinson

Who is credited with developing the tin-clad fire door and advocating the installation of sprinklers in New England Mills.

Insurance Services Office, Inc

Organization that provides statistical analysis and actuarial service, automated information systems that supply information regarding properties across the country, and consulting services. They also maintain the Public Protection Classification (PPC) wh

Public Protection Classification (PPC)

Based on the alarm and communication system which consists of the telephone system, telephone lines, dispatching system and call center staffing. The fire department which consists of equipment, staffing, training and station locations. Water supply which

Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS)

A system developed to evaluate the potential effectiveness of local government building regulatory systems, patterned after the PPC.

New York Board of Fire Underwriters

One of the many local boards that represented stock insurance companies and cooperated with the National Board of Fire Underwriters.

Fire Patrol

Established in 1803 and would respond to fires with large canvas bags and performed salvage operations for their members property.

FM Global

Organization that attempts to reduce the risk of fire and minimize the overall financial impact if a fire does occur.

FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets

engineering guidelines written to help reduce the chance of property damage caused by fire, weather conditions and failure of electrical or mechanical equipment.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

One of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations int= the world. More than 200 of their standards are referenced in the International Building Code and International Fire Code.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

90 year old organization dedicated to coordination the efforts of U.S. Standards-making organizations. They do not develop standards but they do help organizations to avoid duplication, waste and conflicting standards

American Institute of Architects

A force within the code development process, they are 70,000 members strong and they exclusively represent architects.

National Association of State Fire Marshals

Organization who's mission is to : 1. Protect human life, property and the environment from fire. and 2. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state fire marshals' operations.

Trade Organizations

Represent manufacturers, installers and fire protection equipment manufacturers. They develop standards, design and test fire rated assemblies, maintain testing laboratories and provide technical information and training about their products.

Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire

165 people dead and over two hundred people injured due to overcrowding, inadequate exiting and were not clearly marked, faulty wiring throughout the complex, lack of fire walls, poor construction practices, extreme Fire Code violations and poor oversight

Cocoanut Grove Fire

Second most deadly fire of all time resulting in 492 dead as a result of poor exiting and over crowding.

Station Night Club Fire

The fourth deadliest night club fire in American history resulting I 100 dead due to pyrotechnics igniting flammable and illegal sound insulation foam on the walls and ceiling surrounding the stage. A lack of sprinkler systems, over crowding and poor buil

Model Codes

Technical rules that are developed by organizations and are made available for governments to formally accept and put into effect within the jurisdiction. Also know as adoption.

National Board Electrical Code (NEC)

An organization formed due to an increase of fires caused by electricity. May well be the most widely used model code in the world.