AU 61 Chapters 4
Fire protection - answer Measures taken to protect lives and property from fire damage;
consists of prevention, detection, and suppression
Fire Prevention - answer Measures taken to reduce the likelihood of fire.
Fire Detection - answer Measures and equipment used to detect fire and alert the fire
service when a fire breaks out
Fire Suppression - answer Measures and equipment used to contain and extinguish a
fire
Siamese connection - answer A sprinkler system connection that allows the fire dept
access to dry standpipes that supply water to hose stations and sprinkler systems; the
connection is made through two pipes that extend from the building.
Salvage team - answerSpecialized fire service personnel who are trained to minimize
property damage caused by water used to suppress a fire
Arson Squad - answerA team of specialists used by municipalities and provided with
special equipment to vigorously investigate and detect arson-for-profit cases, which are
then prosecuted; coordinates efforts with police departments and district attorneys or
other prosecutors
Public Fire Suppression - answerA section of the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule
(FSRS) that establishes a town class rating; it applies to all class-rated properties and
schedule-rated properties that require a water flow of 3,500 gallons per minute (gpm) or
less for fire suppression
Individual Property Fire Suppression - answerA section of the Fire Suppression Rating
Schedule (FSRS) that develops a public protection classification; it applies to individual
properties that require a water flow of more than 3,500 gallons per minute (gpm) for fire
suppression
fire service rating - answerA factor used to calculate the public protection classification
for a municipality; considers the number, types, and geographic distribution of fire
engine companies and equipment, as well as fire personnel training
water supply rating - answerA factor used to calculate the public protection classification
for a municipality; considers the parts of the city protected by fire hydrants, maximum
daily water consumption, ability of the water system to deliver the needed fire flow and
the condition of fire hydrants
Fire protection - answer Measures taken to protect lives and property from fire damage;
consists of prevention, detection, and suppression
Fire Prevention - answer Measures taken to reduce the likelihood of fire.
Fire Detection - answer Measures and equipment used to detect fire and alert the fire
service when a fire breaks out
Fire Suppression - answer Measures and equipment used to contain and extinguish a
fire
Siamese connection - answer A sprinkler system connection that allows the fire dept
access to dry standpipes that supply water to hose stations and sprinkler systems; the
connection is made through two pipes that extend from the building.
Salvage team - answerSpecialized fire service personnel who are trained to minimize
property damage caused by water used to suppress a fire
Arson Squad - answerA team of specialists used by municipalities and provided with
special equipment to vigorously investigate and detect arson-for-profit cases, which are
then prosecuted; coordinates efforts with police departments and district attorneys or
other prosecutors
Public Fire Suppression - answerA section of the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule
(FSRS) that establishes a town class rating; it applies to all class-rated properties and
schedule-rated properties that require a water flow of 3,500 gallons per minute (gpm) or
less for fire suppression
Individual Property Fire Suppression - answerA section of the Fire Suppression Rating
Schedule (FSRS) that develops a public protection classification; it applies to individual
properties that require a water flow of more than 3,500 gallons per minute (gpm) for fire
suppression
fire service rating - answerA factor used to calculate the public protection classification
for a municipality; considers the number, types, and geographic distribution of fire
engine companies and equipment, as well as fire personnel training
water supply rating - answerA factor used to calculate the public protection classification
for a municipality; considers the parts of the city protected by fire hydrants, maximum
daily water consumption, ability of the water system to deliver the needed fire flow and
the condition of fire hydrants
