The inspector must have a through knowledge and understanding of the following items: -
Enabling legislation, State/Local Statues, ways to alter State/Local Statues
The personnel given the responsibility for fire and life safety inspections programs are members
of the: - Fire Department
Categor...
Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide (State of Florida) The inspector must have a through knowledge and understanding of the following items: - ✔✔Enabling legislation, State/Local Statues, ways to alter State/Local Statues The personnel given the responsibility for fire and life safety inspections programs are members of the: - ✔✔Fire Department Categories of Inspections are: - ✔✔Annual (Routine), Issuance of a permit, Response to a complaint, Eminent hazard, New Construction, Change in Occupancy, Owner/Occupant Request At the time of inspection the inspector should: - ✔✔invite the building owner/occupant Federal buildings in the local jurisdiction are - ✔✔not required to comply with local codes The development and implementation of codes are a result of a cooperative effort among: - ✔✔Fire department administration, Mayor or city/county manager, Municipal legislative body, Legislative body Occasionally, it is prudent to obtain written permission to enter a site before inspection. The use of a: - ✔✔Consent -To-Enter form will remove questions Standards and Codes are adopted by: - ✔✔the AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) Standard - ✔✔is a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that is developed by committee s through a consensus process. A STANDARD ONLY BECOMES A LAW WHEN LEGALLY ADOPTED BY A JURISDICTION OR INCLUDED AS PART OF A CODE. "DEVELOPED THROUGH A CONSENSUS PROCESS" Code - ✔✔is a collection or compilation of rules and regulations enacted by a legisl ative body to become law in a particular jurisdiction. CODE MUST HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHEN THE STANDARDS ARE TO BE APPLIED. "HAS THE FORCE OF LAW" --LEGAL DOCUMENT -- ANSI - ✔✔The American National Standards Institute. A privat e nonprofit organization that administers and coordinated the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. NFPA 1 - ✔✔Uniform Fire Code NFPA 13 - ✔✔Standard for the installation of Sprinkler Systems NFPA 14 - ✔✔Standard for the installation of Standpipe and hose systems NFPA 101 - ✔✔Life Safety Code NFPA 1031 - ✔✔Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner Smoke Damper - ✔✔Device installed in air ducts that penetra te a vertical or horizontal assemble such as a wall, floor, or ceiling. Designed to restrict the movement of smoke between compartments. Board of Appeals - ✔✔Has authority to interrupt fire code, consists of 3 -7 members who have experience in fire prevent ion or building construction. Variance - ✔✔A one time modification Primary duty of a fire inspector - ✔✔to ensure the life safety of both citizens and fire and emergency responders. Oxidation - ✔✔is a chemical reaction involving the combination of oxyge n and other materials. Fire Triangle - ✔✔HEAT, OXYGEN, FUEL Fire Tetrahedron - ✔✔FUEL, OXYGEN, HEAT, CHEMICAL REACTION Air consists of - ✔✔21 Percent Oxygen Potential Energy - ✔✔energy possessed by an object that may be released Chemical Heat Energy - ✔✔Energy that is released when two or more chemicals combine and react with one and another. Chemical heat energy is the most common source of heat in combustion reactions. Mechanical Heat Energy - ✔✔Form of energy generated by friction or compression. Conduction - ✔✔Transfer of heat within an object or to another object by direct contact. Convection - ✔✔Transfer of heat energy from a fluid to a solid Radiation - ✔✔Transmission of energy as an electromagnetic wave, light waves, radio waves... Class A Fires - ✔✔Involve ordinary, solid, combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics Class B Fires - ✔✔Involve flammable and combustible liquids and gasses such as gasoline, oil, lacquer...
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