Practice Exam

1. Why do educational occupancies present significant challenges for inspectors?

2. Which of the following locking hardware should be able to be operated by occupants setting the door in motion by applying a force of no more than 30 pounds (15 N)?

3. The maximum spacing between sprinklers in residential systems is:

4. Which construction material used for structural members provides a large amount of fuel for combustion?

5. When inspecting areas that involve noisy operations, it may be necessary to:

6. Two main hazards associated with recycling plants include:

7. Which guidebook is primarily a guide to aid emergency responders in quickly identifying the hazards of materials involved in an emergency incident?

8. Who is responsible for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of private water supply systems?

9. Which of the following statements about oxidizers is MOST accurate?

10. When codes require exit illumination, the illumination must be:

11. Which verbal skill requires recognizing that the listener may have a different point of view?

12. When it comes to product containment, what is one of the greater problems inspectors will find?

13. What should an inspector do to assist an owner/occupant in finding a solution to remedy a violation?

14. Under the UN system, which classification includes poison (toxic) and poison inhalation hazard?

15. Kitchen grease exhaust ducts require _____ fire-resistive separation.

16. Which of the following refers to energy released per unit of time as a fuel burns?

17. Why are wood shingles and shakes treated with fire-retardant chemicals difficult for inspectors to identify?

18. Which of the following is MOST likely to be a factor in means of egress issues for occupants?

19. Why is it important for fire inspectors to maintain access and inspections of construction and demolition sites?

20. Which of the following helps prevent firefighters and emergency responders from dealing with unknown and potentially dangerous structural conditions?

21. A standard is:

22. Which component can consist of batteries with chargers, engine-driven generators with a storage battery, or multiple engine-driven generators?

23. Which glass is MOST likely to be used in security windows and to reduce noise transmission?

24. Who is usually responsible for detailed electrical inspections?

25. Which of the following is the main function of a stationary fire pump?

26. Which type of fire detection and alarm system specialty signal indicates an off-normal condition of the complete fire protection system?

27. What standard requires employers to identify hazards in the workplace and train employees how to recognize those hazards?

28. A _____ can be installed in large, vertical overhead doors to act as a means of egress.

29. All components of emergency voice/alarm systems should be tested at least:

30. Which type of sprinkler is installed downward from the branch line so that water flowing from the sprinkler strikes the deflector and is distributed over the protected area?

31. A material that is used in building construction in a nonload-carrying capacity is:

32. What organization has codes or standards that apply to hazardous materials and includes Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1 and 2?

33. What are the two methods that can be used to compute fire flow test results?

34. What is the purpose of fire department connections as part of automatic sprinkler systems?

35. Inspectors following the same sequence for similar types of occupancies increases the:

36. Which method allows for calculations to be made to protect all types of hazards, including extra hazards, with any type of piping and any type of sprinkler discharge device?

37. Which type of sprinkler is designed to provide increased life safety in hotels, motels, and similar residential occupancies?

38. What type of dead-end turnaround allows a vehicle to back into a space and turn around?

39. The special-agent fire extinguishing system most effective on fires in commercial cooking equipment that produces grease-laden vapors is a:

40. Which problem is the MOST important when it comes to elevated tanks?

41. What is another name for an intermediate bulk container (IBC)?

42. Fire protection engineers have established _____ as the minimum required residual pressure when computing the available water for area flow-test results.

43. How do toxicity limits in model fire codes compare to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transport Canada (TC) regulations?

44. Which of the following categories of inspection MOST likely involves responding to blocked exits?

45. Which type of gypsum board contains vermiculite that expands as it is exposed to heat and allows the gypsum to maintain its integrity?

46. Generally, exit doors used as a means of egress must be _____ doors.

47. Unless they are disposable, compressed gas containers are subject to periodic testing and:

48. The actual hose connections of a standpipe hose valve can be located no more than:

49. Fire loss data reveals that in buildings equipped with automatic sprinklers, about _____ percent of all fires were controlled or extinguished by the sprinkler system.