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Minimum water supply for a class 1 or 3 standpipe system is _____ gpm for at least 30mn with 65psi residual pressure at the highest outlet. - ️️500 When liquid propane gas is stored in the same area as flammable or combustible liquid, the containers must be at least ______ feet apart - ️�...

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Minimum water supply for a class 1 or 3 standpipe system is _____ gpm for at least
30mn with 65psi residual pressure at the highest outlet. - ✔️✔️500


When liquid propane gas is stored in the same area as flammable or combustible liquid,
the containers must be at least ______ feet apart - ✔️✔️20 feet

Fire protection engineers have established _____ PSI as a minimum required residual
pressure when computing the available water for flow test results. - ✔️✔️20psi

A fire pump serving a standpipe system should be tested ______ - ✔️✔️weekly

A fire department pumper can effectively supply around ______ feet in a high rise
building depending on hydrant pressure and other factors. - ✔️✔️450 feet

Class 2 standpipe is for __________ use - ✔️✔️occupational

Standpipe classifications:
1.
2
3. - ✔️✔️1. Fire Dept only
2. Occupant use only
3. Both Fire Dept and Occupant use

NFPA 13D requires _______ for any sprinkler - ✔️✔️18 GPM

Stored material should not be stacked closer than ____ inches to a sprinkler head -
✔️✔️18 inches

_______ system is used when it is especially important that water damage be
prevented, even if the sprinkler pipes should break accidentally. - ✔️✔️Preaction

Fire dampers are usually activated by _____ ______ - ✔️✔️fusible links

________ detectors are - activated by heat (expansion) and are self-resetting
(automatic) - ✔️✔️Bimetallic

Class ____ fires: fire of flammable and combustible liquids and gases such as gasoline,
kerosene and propane - ✔️✔️B

Pressure tanks should be filled ______ of water with ____ psi - ✔️✔️2/3; 75psi

,Fire extinguishers >40lbs should be mounted no higher than ______ feet from the floor -
✔️✔️3 ½

The most common gallonage rating for horizontal shaft pumps in use today are _____ -
_____ GPM. - ✔️✔️500 - 1500 gpm

_______ _______ is an aqueous solution of either potassium carbonate and water or
potassium acetate and water - ✔️✔️Wet chemical

_______ _______ extinguishers limitations are the clean-up - ✔️✔️Dry chemical

_____ ______ agents are difficult to clean up due to water repellant - ✔️✔️Dry
chemical


Freeboard should never be more than ___ inches - ✔️✔️6

_________ ________ is wood chips glued together to make flat sheets - ✔️✔️Particle
board

The maximum size for an approved safety can is ___ gallons - ✔️✔️5

Open burning fire should not be allowed within ______ feet of a structure - ✔️✔️50

Approved incinerators for burning trash should be at least _____ feet from a structure -
✔️✔️15

Fire in an approved burn container should not be within ____ feet of a structure -
✔️✔️25

Explosives are class ___ hazardous material - ✔️✔️1

TNT/dynamite are considered ______ _________ - ✔️✔️high explosives

Explosives must be packed at least ______ feet from the magazine - ✔️✔️50

__________ _________ prevents fire growth - ✔️✔️Solid staking (piling)

Rack storage requires sprinklers within all the racks exceeding _____ feet - ✔️✔️25

__________ _________ is the heating of an organic substance without the addition of
external heat - ✔️✔️Spontaneous combustion

, ________ is the transfer of heat energy from one body to another - ✔️✔️Conduction

Fire doubles its intensity with each ____ degrees increase - ✔️✔️18

Ordinary combustion produces _____ BTU per 1lb - ✔️✔️8,000 BTU's

______ ________ test flame spread ratings based on: 0-asbestos cement board and
100-red oak wood - ✔️✔️Steiner tunnel

Ohms measures ___________ - ✔️✔️resistance

Amps measure ________ _________ - ✔️✔️electrical current

Volts measures _______ - ✔️✔️voltage

NFPA _____ addresses ventilation control and fire protection of commercial cooking
operation - ✔️✔️NFPA 96

Assembly occupancies with occupant load of >______ shall be protected by approved,
supervised automatic sprinkler system. Also shall have an alarm system - ✔️✔️300

Assembly occupancy classifications:
A-
B-
C- - ✔️✔️A - 1,000+ people
B - 300-1,000 people
C - 50-300 people

Pressure treated wood loses _____ of its strength - ✔️✔️25%

Library reading room accommodates? 1 person per _____ sq ft. - ✔️✔️50 square feet

Exercise facility accommodates 1 person per ___ sq ft - ✔️✔️50 square feet

A college dormitory has a sprinkler system installed. Sprinkler heads may be omitted
from the closets if they do not exceed _____ sq feet - ✔️✔️24 square feet

A series of floor opening that connect 2 or more stories is called an _______ -
✔️✔️ATRIUM

_______ is the upper part of a truss - ✔️✔️Chord

U shaped member with squared corners is a ______ - ✔️✔️channel

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