1. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

2. Construction Classifications
Type I Fire Resistive
Type II Noncombustible
Type III Ordinary
Type IV Heavy Timber
Type V Wood-Frame

3. Type I Fire Resistive
Maintains structural integrity thus allowing occupants to exit
Consists mainly of reinforced concrete
Structural members(walls, columns, beams, floors, roof) protected by blown on insulation or automatic sprinklers
Fire-resistive compartmentation

4. Parking Garage

5. Primary Hazards Contents of the structure Interior finishes
Difficult to ventilate
Difficult to breach for access or escape

6. Type II Non-Combustible
Same as Type I, except that structural components lack the insulation or other protection.
All metal buildings fall into this classification
Materials without fire resistive ratings may be used in limited quantities
Often have flat, built up roofs

7. Warehouse / Storage Facilities

8. Primary Hazards Contents of structure Interior finishes
Fire extension to the roof can eventually cause the entire roof to fail
Unprotected structural steel components may fail due to heat

9. Type III Ordinary
Exterior walls or structural members are made of non-combustible or limited combustible materials
Interior structural members are completely or partially made of wood
Relatively easy to vertically ventilate
Resists fire spread from the outside
For instance… This station.

10. Most buildings in downtown Enumclaw

11. Primary Hazards Fire spreads through concealed spaces
Interior structural members vulnerable to fire
Susceptible to water damage

12. Type IV Heavy Timber
Interior and exterior walls made of non-combustible or limited combustible materials
Other interior structural members are made of solid or laminated wood with no concealed spaces
Used in old factories, mills, warehouses, and old churches… ski lodges… log homes etc.

13. Heavy Timber

14. Primary Hazards
Massive amount of combustible contents can produce massive amounts of heat
Susceptible to fire spread from the outside
Susceptible to water damage

15. Type V Wood Frame
Structural components are made completely or partially of wood or other approved materials
Commonly used to construct typical single family residences and apartment buildings up to seven stories.
Easily breached for access, ventilation, or escape
Resistant to collapse from earthquake

16. Single Family Residence

17. Primary Hazards Susceptible to fire spread from the outside and in.
Susceptible to total collapse due to fire or explosion
Contents of structure (Furniture, Carpet etc. burn hot and produce large amounts of toxins
Lightweight wooden trusses

18. Non-Standard Construction
Many parts of North America allow non-standard buildings to be constructed under certain circumstances.
Structures do not conform to any of the standard construction types
Usually found on large properties in remote areas
One example is “hay bale construction”
Name another non-standard construction example…?

19. Firefighter hazards related to building construction
Fire Loading
Combustible furnishings and finishes
Roof coverings
Wooden floors and ceilings
Large open spaces
Building collapse

20. Construction Terminology

21. Assembly
Two or more interconnected structural components combined to meet a specific design function or design requirement

22. Balloon Frame Construction

23. Bowstring Truss

24. Sweet Potato Fries

25. Bar Joist

26. Beam

27. Butterfly Roof

28. Cantilever

29. OSB (Oriented Strand Board)

30. Flying Suit

31. Chord

32. Cockloft

33. Column

34. Compression

35. Course

36. Curtain Board / Wall

37. Decking

38. Drywall

39. Eave

40. Orange Flavored Drinks

41. Engineered I-Beam

42. Fire Door

43. Fire Load

44. Fire Wall

45. Flat Roof

46. Kool-Aid Man

47. Gable Roof

48. Gable Wall

49. Gambrel Roof

50. Girder

51. Snack - Pack

52. Glue-Lam Beam

53. Gusset Plate

54. Header Cousre

55. Hipped Roof

56. He-Man & Skelator

57. HVAC

58. Interstitial Space

59. Joists

60. Spam

61. Lamella Arch

62. Mansard Roof

63. Mortar

65. Parallel Chord Truss

66. Parapet

67. Party Wall

68. Pitched Roof

69. Snack Food

70. Plate

71. Platform Construction

72. Two Famous 90’s Skiers

73. Plywood

74. Rafters

75. Rated Assembly

76. Snoop Dogg

77. Rebar

78. Reinforced Concrete

79. 90’s Alternative

80. Sawtooth Roof

81. Sheathing

82. Shed Roof

83. Spalling

84. Spawning

85. Stud

86. Tension

87. Truss