Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide (State of Florida)
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_____ % of fire doors actually work - CORRECT ANSWER: 50
13.5 Feet - CORRECT ANSWER: Minimum unobstructed access to a fire lane
15lbs - CORRECT ANSWER: The maximum amount of pressure that needs to be
placed upon delayed egress locks to initiate an audible alarm and county down to open.
175 PSI - CORRECT ANSWER: Maximum listed pressure for most standpipe and
sprinkler systems
200 PSI for 2 Hours - CORRECT ANSWER: Minimum pressure required during a
hydrostatic test to check for leaks.
8,000 BTU - CORRECT ANSWER: Amount of heat that can be absorbed by 1 gallon of
water
A class one air filter releases __________ or no gas - CORRECT ANSWER: little
A disadvantage of a dry chemical extinguisher? - CORRECT ANSWER: Residue
A fire load rating of 10 in pounds per square inch is considered: - CORRECT ANSWER:
moderate
A fire load rating of 11-15 in pounds per square inch is considered: - CORRECT
ANSWER: Moderately Severe
,A fire load rating of 5 in pounds per square inch is considered: - CORRECT ANSWER:
slight
A fixed storage tank is a vessel of how many gallons ? - CORRECT ANSWER: 60
gallons or larger
A live fire watch is needed if the fire alarm system is out of service for what length of
time? - CORRECT ANSWER: 4 Hours or Longer
A positive pressure fan is effective against winds of ____? - CORRECT ANSWER: 25
MPH
A rigid beam can span? - CORRECT ANSWER: 100 Feet
A short squat column is called? - CORRECT ANSWER: Pier
A structure will sustain its greatest load when the load is - CORRECT ANSWER: Axial
Access Controlled Egress - CORRECT ANSWER: Egress side has a manual override
during a fire alarm and an automatic override.
According to NFPA 1 what is a highly volatile liquid? - CORRECT ANSWER: A liquid
with a boiling point of less than 68 degrees F
According to NFPA 72 the pull station should be mounted on the wall - CORRECT
ANSWER: So no part is less than 3 1/2 feet from the floor or a maximum of 4 1/2 feet
Air consists of - CORRECT ANSWER: 21 Percent Oxygen
,Air is removed rapidly from a dry pipe system by? - CORRECT ANSWER: An
accelerator and/or and exhauster
Alarm - CORRECT ANSWER: Notifies
Aluminum Fails at - CORRECT ANSWER: 1200 Degrees F
Amount of time a battery backup system must run in normal mode - CORRECT
ANSWER: 24 Hours
Amps - CORRECT ANSWER: Measure the quantity
An exhauster release air where? - CORRECT ANSWER: The outside
Annunciator Panel - CORRECT ANSWER: Panel that provides emergency responders
with information about the location and type of alarm
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER: The American National Standards Institute. A private
nonprofit organization that administers and coordinated the voluntary standardization
and conformity assessment system.
Areas of Refuge - CORRECT ANSWER: Area where one or more people can wait
safely for assistance during an emergency
Assembly Occupancies - CORRECT ANSWER: 50 or more people, Churches, Arenas,
Theaters..
At the time of inspection the inspector should: - CORRECT ANSWER: invite the building
owner/occupant
, At what height does rack storage require sprinklers within the racks?> - CORRECT
ANSWER: 25 Feet
At what occupant load is a fire alarm system required for Assembly Occupancies? -
CORRECT ANSWER: 300 or Greater
At what temp do cold draw steel cables fail? - CORRECT ANSWER: 800 Degrees F
At what temperature does steel being to fail? - CORRECT ANSWER: above 1000
degrees F
Autoignition temperature - CORRECT ANSWER: The temperature to which a substance
must be heated for ignition and self sustained combustion to occur without an external
heat source
Automatic Dry Standpipe - CORRECT ANSWER: Filled with pressurized air and upon
opening of a hose a valve drops the air pressure that permits the dry pipe to activate
allowing water into the system
Backflow Preventer - CORRECT ANSWER: Device designed to keep the backward flow
of fire system water into the potable water system
Backup Power for a Fire Alarm must activate within how many seconds after main
power loss? - CORRECT ANSWER: 30 Seconds
Balconies and Mezzanines with a load greater than 100 must have how many Means of
Egress? - CORRECT ANSWER: No less than 2
Basic Types of Sprinkler Systems - CORRECT ANSWER: Wet-Pipe, Dry-Pipe, Deluge,
Preaction
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