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| The danger of building collapse during a fire increases proportionately with the age of the building. True or False |
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| A firefighter's knowledge of buildings and building construction methods is complicated by what factors? |
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| The field of building construction is always evolving and changing. |
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| What is the average "service life" of a building? |
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| What building safety features is often referred to as " the first line of fire defense"? |
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| Automatic fire protection systems. |
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| In fire science, the term "occupancy" is best defined as? |
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| The current use of a structure. |
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| If a 3-story building contains residential units on the top two floors, one-half of the first floor contains an auto body repair shop and the other half contains a real estate office, then the occupancy of the building is classified as: |
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| Mixed-use with office, commercial, and residential uses. |
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| The weight of combustible material per square foot (meter) is called: |
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