Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide - Questions &
Answers
What is the minimum acceptable residual pressure in a water supply system
that must be available for firefighting? ✔️Ans -20 psi
What type of sprinkler system is a type of dry system that, when activated,
flows water from all heads at the same time because all of the heads are open?
✔️Ans -deluge
What is the starting point used to measure travel distance to an exit?
✔️Ans -the most remote point subject to occupancy
How many sleeping accommodations are required for an occupancy to be
classified as a hotel? ✔️Ans -16
What are examples of exit lighting that is required in many occupancies?
✔️Ans -emergency lighting to illuminate means of egress
An extinguisher designed for Class A fires carries which color and shape
symbol? ✔️Ans -green triangle
During which phase of a fire does flashover usually occur? ✔️Ans -
fully develped
What are the states of matter? ✔️Ans -solid, liquid, gas
What are the four phases of fire development in their correct order?
✔️Ans -incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
Two common file folder formats used in the organization of fire inspection
records are chronological and ___________. ✔️Ans -functional
The purpose of the NFIRS is to collect useful national data on the many
underlying factors in a fire. ✔️Ans -true
What material is inherently fire resistive? ✔️Ans -masonry
What designation of fire door would be required for use as part of a fire wall?
✔️Ans -A
How many different types of fire loads does a Type III construction have
✔️Ans -2
What NFPA 13 hazard class includes occupancies that may produce severe
fires ✔️Ans -extra hazards
How many general categories of fire are there? ✔️Ans -5
Since steel conducts heat well, it will tend to do what as temperature exposure
increases? ✔️Ans -expand and loose strength
, In addition to activating the fire alarm and detection system, which other
action will a duct-detector perform? ✔️Ans -shut down the air-
handling system if it detects smoke
What is the fire department connection (FDC)? ✔️Ans -a
connection where the FD can pump water into a sprinkler or standpipe
system
What assemblies of pieces of wood or wood-and-metal combinations often
used to support floors and roofs? ✔️Ans -wood trusses
What is an area of refuge in relationship to an exit from a building?
✔️Ans -a protected area designed for use by people with mobility
impairements
What fire alarm and detection system component is either an automatic or
manually operated device that, when activated, causes the system to indicate
an alarm? ✔️Ans -alarm initiation device
What type of glass is manufactured so that a thin sheet of plastic is placed
between two sheets of glass? ✔️Ans -laminated glass
When a building has an automatic fire sprinkler system, what must you make
sure the system is matched to perform against? ✔️Ans -content
hazard level
What NFPA standard governs the standard for portable fire extinguishers?
✔️Ans -10
How thick can wood posts in a heavy timber constructed building be?
✔️Ans -8" or larger
A gravity vent is part of which system in a building? ✔️Ans -smoke
management
Wood and metal furnishings, paper, and office supplies are which content
hazard level? ✔️Ans -ordinary
Found throughout a building, which building material is rarely used for
structural support? ✔️Ans -plastic
What is the name of the measurement device used to test water flow from a
hydrant? ✔️Ans -pitot gauge
What type of sprinkler system requires a secondary device to activate, such as
a smoke detector, before water will be released into the piping system?
✔️Ans -preaction
What type of fire inspection occurs to ensure compliance with fire code during
and at the end of a building's construction? ✔️Ans -construction
Glass is ___________, but it is not _________. ✔️Ans -noncombustible,
fire resistive
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