Fire Inspector Questions and Answers 2024
What type of assembly occupancy will handle 101-3000 people?
Class B
What is the maximum occupant load in a 45x20 dentist office?
9 persons
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What type of assembly occupancy will handle 101-3000 people? - answerClass B
What is the maximum occupant load in a 45x20 dentist office? - answer9 persons
Steiner tunnel test flame spread rating for red oak? - answer100
The height limit of a single sprinkler standpipe is? - answer275
Suites in new health care facilities are limited to how many Sq. Ft? - answer10,000
Dry and wet pipe alarms should be tested? - answerAnnually
What is the maximum travel distance to a Class A extinguisher? - answer75
What class of standpipe is designed for use by the building resident? - answerClass II
A halon system should be inspected? - answerSemi-annually
What type of facility is required to practice emergency evacuation drills? -
answerHospitals
Water tanks should be filled with____water, and ____Pressurized air? - answer2/3, 1/3
What type of heat detectors are least prone to false alarm, but slow to activate? -
answerFixed Temp
Ohms are a measurement of electrical___? - answerResistance
Ordinary combustion produces? - answer8000 btu
What should an inspector do if he encounters a locked door during an inspection? -
answerAsk the building owner to unlock the door.
What is the minimum distance off floor for fire extinguisher? - answer4 inches
Three common hazardous gasses that are products of combustion include Carbon
Monoxide, Cyanide, and ____? - answerCarbon Dioxide
, Dry chemical extinguishers limitations are? - answerLeave a messy residue that is hard
to clean up
Check valves are used to? - answerLimit the flow of water to one direction
What is the most common type of fire pump used today? - answerHorizontal Shaft
Fire extinguishers less than 40lbs should be mounted no higher than___from the floor?
- answer5ft
Plastics when burned produced? - answer16000 btu
Permits for temporary power supply for holiday lighting are good for? - answer90 days
The heating of an organic substance without the addition of external heat? -
answerspontaneous combustion
Fire doubles its intensity with each___increase? - answer18 degrees
Alarm test and water flow test on wet pipe sprinkler should be performed? -
answerAnnually
What type of valve has an indicator window? - answerPIV
Minimum water supply for a Class 1 or 3 standpipe system is___for at least 30 minutes?
- answer500gpm
What extinguishing agent is an aqueous solution of potassium carbonate? - answerWet
chemical
The maximum size for an approved safety can is? - answer5 gallons
For fire suppression purposes, in a multi-zone standpipe system, what is the maximum
effective height that a pumper can supply a standpipe? - answer450
What are the temperature range for sprinkler heads? - answer135-650
Explosives must be packed at least___ft from the magazine? - answer50
What should also be checked when reviewing HVAC plans? - answerHeat detector
locations
Fire protection engineers have established___as a minimum required residual pressure
when computing the available water for are? - answer20psi
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