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The ________ , also known as a prefire plan, is a docu-ment created by fire service personnel, for fire service personnel.

Pre-incident details the various aspects of a building, including water supply, building and property layout, ______, construction type, exits, _______, gas shut-offs, emergency contact information, _______, storage of items important to building owners/occupants, and any other information that may be needed when fighting a fire or responding to an incident at the building

A _______  plan is the completed document, whereas ________ is the task of creating the document.

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In pre-incident planning, information that should be obtained quickly in includes access issues, the location ____ , the fire department connection (FDC) location (if applicable), standpipes, and

The purpose of preincident planning is to know _________ and their _______  before an incident occurs at that facility.

Pre-incident planning  entails walking through the building as a company with notebook in hand and obtaining information from the _______ or ______, and it includes a rough drawing of the layout of the building and property.

Each preincident plan begins with a ______ _____ of the building and property.

The process of completing the preincident plan doc-ument includes several phases 
1. Touring the building and obtaining information
2._______________
3. Incorporating photos (if possible)
4. Completing the drawings and documents
5._______________________
6. Sharing and training
7. ___________________
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The basic information needed Pre-incident planning)  includes the name of the busi-ness, owner/occupant contact information, and ______ information. It is best to have the ___________ accompany crews on the tour.

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The actual tour should begin in the _______ with the notation of the water supply, parking lot issues such as parked cars or _______ ______, building construction type, ____ ____, occupancy classification, overhead obstructions, any exterior _____ _____ storage, and exterior fire protection devices such as FDCs or sprinkler risers.

While completing the interior tour, note built-in fire protection devices such as the presence of sprinkler systems,________ , hood systems, and _________. Note the location of the fire _______.

While doing your interior tour also an attempt should be made to determine whether are__________ installed on the standpipes.
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Each department should adopt a universal symbol for these items. NFPA ____ , Standard for Pre-Incident Planning, contains common recommended symbols.  Whatever symbols are chosen, they need to be ____ _____ and utilized throughout the department on all preincident plans.

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The critical component of the preincident plan  of the building and property is:

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The final product can be almost anything, but two main aspects are important:

Information that is _____ can save the life of a citizen or fire fighter and should be made available to anyone who may need it.

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There is ________ for updating preincident plans, but as a possible guide, the Insurance Services Office gives the most points available during their fire department evaluation if every company pre-plans (updates) all buildings in their response zone ______ .

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The creation of a ____ preincident plan can have a major impact on the outcome of a fire or other incident and can be the difference between life and death for the occupants and fire fighters on the scene.

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It is critically important for firefighting personnel to know the ______ in their response area.

A preincident plan information page should include the following components:

General information
_______________
Water supply
__________
Exposures
________
Forcible entry
___________
Building features
___________
Utilities

The identification of the various items is agency specific but general enough that most in the fire service can understand the meaning.For example, a circle with “SP” reflects  ______ , a triangle with “FG” reflects _______, “RA” stands for ______, and “E” stands for _____. p.139

Occupancy Classifications.

Some of the more common classifications include:
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Generally, assembly occupancies tend to include assembly halls, , restaurants, ____, libraries,_____.

Business occupancies might include barber shops, ____, dry cleaning establishments, flo-rists, ____ , and office buildings.

Factory/industrial occupancies are designated for fabricating, _____, or ________prod-ucts.

Institutional occupancies include ______ and nursing homes, and might include subsections for jails and _____ facilities

Mercantile occupancies include ______, shopping centers, , and markets

Residential occupancies include all single-family and ______.

Storage occupancies include ___ storage facilities for anything; this designation might include a subsection.

A  mixed occupancy. occupancy housed with shopping areas should be identified first as _______ and second _______.  p.142

1.   To give you some ideas for getting started, you might consider reviewing: 

A.    NFPA 1620.  
B.    OSHA 1910.134.  
C.    NFPA 1001.  
D.    OSHA 1910.120.

2.    You send out the rescue crew to gather initial information on a building, including the building’s dimensions, access location, and hydrants. You could describe this initial layout of the bulding as the:
 

A.    rough sketch.
B.    quick access plan.  
C.    NFPA 1620 plan.  
D.    plot plan.  

3.    A good preincident plan will help the responding fire fighters with which of the following?  

A.   Strategy  
B.   Tactics  
C.   Tactical methods  
D.    All of the above

4.    As you develop the process for the department, you want to include a schedule for updating the plans. Knowing that your department is evaluated by the Insurance Services Office, what guideline will you recommend for pre-plan updates?  

A.    Update plans every 2 years.  
B.    Update plans every year.  
C.    Update plans every 3 years.  
D.   Update plans every 4 years.