FTC 105 Final Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
It is essential that you have a working knowledge of how buildings are designed, constructed,
__________, and altered and how they fall into disrepair. - correct answer ✔Renovated
Fire fighters are reduced to just reacting to a fire rather than being prepared for its many potential
hazards if they do not do what? - correct answer ✔Conduct prefire plans
What is the basic objective of pre-fire planning - correct answer ✔To consider potential emergency
situations and develop the best possible plans for coping with them
Structural steel will fail between ______ - _____ degrees Fahrenheit. - correct answer ✔1000-1100
What is known as the eternal enemy of every building? - correct answer ✔Gravity
Cold-drawn steel will fail at what temperature? - correct answer ✔800 Degrees F
At about _____ degrees F, steel will begin to elongate. - correct answer ✔1000 Degrees F
At what temperature will steel members begin to fail, causing imminent collapse of the building? -
correct answer ✔1300 Degrees F
Steel tendons and elevator cables will fail at about _____ degrees F. - correct answer ✔800 Degrees F
Why would it be beneficial to separate prefire planning and the inspection function? - correct answer
✔because inspections are essentially a policing function
, The term KIP is an engineering calculation that means __________ pounds. - correct answer ✔1000
Beams, usually channels, set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support for lightweight
roofing are known as? - correct answer ✔Purlins
Rigid frames are used to achieve wide clear spans. In the rigid frame, the column is __________ at the
base and tapers to its ________ point at the top where it meets the roof girder. - correct answer
✔Narrow, widest
The strands in oriented strand board are laid? - correct answer ✔At right angles
The dimensions of oriented strand board (OSB) are smaller than that of plywood. What are the
dimensions of OSB? - correct answer ✔3-4"
Dimensional lumber is known to have what nominal thickness? - correct answer ✔2"-4"
Autoexposure is the spread of fire from one floor to the floor above in a multistory building through a
combination of which types of heat transfer? - correct answer ✔Radiation and convection
What is the space around the fire called by fire scientists? - correct answer ✔Compartment (Or
environment)
A "board" is known to be greater than _____ inches nominal thickness. - correct answer ✔2 inches
Wood that has a nominal thickness of greater than or equal to 5 inches is known as? - correct answer
✔Timber
correctly solved 2025/2026
It is essential that you have a working knowledge of how buildings are designed, constructed,
__________, and altered and how they fall into disrepair. - correct answer ✔Renovated
Fire fighters are reduced to just reacting to a fire rather than being prepared for its many potential
hazards if they do not do what? - correct answer ✔Conduct prefire plans
What is the basic objective of pre-fire planning - correct answer ✔To consider potential emergency
situations and develop the best possible plans for coping with them
Structural steel will fail between ______ - _____ degrees Fahrenheit. - correct answer ✔1000-1100
What is known as the eternal enemy of every building? - correct answer ✔Gravity
Cold-drawn steel will fail at what temperature? - correct answer ✔800 Degrees F
At about _____ degrees F, steel will begin to elongate. - correct answer ✔1000 Degrees F
At what temperature will steel members begin to fail, causing imminent collapse of the building? -
correct answer ✔1300 Degrees F
Steel tendons and elevator cables will fail at about _____ degrees F. - correct answer ✔800 Degrees F
Why would it be beneficial to separate prefire planning and the inspection function? - correct answer
✔because inspections are essentially a policing function
, The term KIP is an engineering calculation that means __________ pounds. - correct answer ✔1000
Beams, usually channels, set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support for lightweight
roofing are known as? - correct answer ✔Purlins
Rigid frames are used to achieve wide clear spans. In the rigid frame, the column is __________ at the
base and tapers to its ________ point at the top where it meets the roof girder. - correct answer
✔Narrow, widest
The strands in oriented strand board are laid? - correct answer ✔At right angles
The dimensions of oriented strand board (OSB) are smaller than that of plywood. What are the
dimensions of OSB? - correct answer ✔3-4"
Dimensional lumber is known to have what nominal thickness? - correct answer ✔2"-4"
Autoexposure is the spread of fire from one floor to the floor above in a multistory building through a
combination of which types of heat transfer? - correct answer ✔Radiation and convection
What is the space around the fire called by fire scientists? - correct answer ✔Compartment (Or
environment)
A "board" is known to be greater than _____ inches nominal thickness. - correct answer ✔2 inches
Wood that has a nominal thickness of greater than or equal to 5 inches is known as? - correct answer
✔Timber
