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Materials used to gather the information were: Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement 7th Edition, Class Notes from Seminole State Fire Inspector Program, Notes from others who have passed the State inspection program ect.. What are the requirements for spare sprinkler heads? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1 - 300 Heads you need 6 spares on hand 301 - 1000 Heads you need 12 spares on hand What is the color of the frangible bulb of an ordinary sprinkler head? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Orange or Red What is the pressure at the highest sprinkler head in the system? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 15 PSI with a 7PSI residual? What type of construction with exterior weight bearing walls have a 1 hour fire resistance rating? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ordinary construction What is the chief characteristics of ordinary construction? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Exterior walls made of masonary Exit Discharge - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The portion of the means of egress system between the termination of the exit and the public way Travel Distance - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The total distance a person travels within the exit access to reach an enclosed exit stairway or exterior door, or horizontal exit Wet Barrel Hydrant - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Popular in warm climates. The battle is full with water at all times Dry Barrel hydrant - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > water is pumped or drained when not in use. It protects it in freezing climates. 200 PSI for 2 Hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Minimum pressure required during a hydrostatic test to check for leaks.

Hip Roof - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It is a pitched roof that has no gables and all facets of the roof slope down from the peak. Define a High Rise - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Exceeds 80~100 feet, is build of a combination of concrete and protected steel Seismic design includes ____ bracing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > lateral Elevator Operation Phase 1 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The elevator is recalled to a certain floor and the door remains open What is cold flow? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The creeping or sliding of the fusible link of a sprinkler head caused by repeated heating How often you should do a halon test? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Semi-Annually At what occupant load is a fire alarm system required for Assembly Occupancies? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 300 or Greater What is the occupant load factor for figuring a library reading room? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 50 net feet squared The horizontal measurement on stairs is called the ____ - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Run _____ % of fire doors actually work - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 50 In structural steel, a symbol such as W12X16 means - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > W = type of beam, 12 = nminal depth, 16 = weight per linear foot What is the maximum height of an ordinary block bearing wall - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 6 Stories What happens to marble when subjected to heat? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Turns to chalk What size basements require sprinkler protection? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2500 Square Feet or More What is the color Coding and GPM on hydrants? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Red = less than 500 GPM, Orange - 500 - 999 GPM, Green 1000 - 1499 GPM, Light Blue = 1500 GPM PLUS What is passive fire defense - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fire Walls and Doors

What type of doors do freight Elevators have? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Counter Balanced What is the minimum fire resistance rating for enclosures connecting 4 or more stories? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2 Hour What are the dimension lines? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > They extend for length of distance being measured What is vellum? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Transparent paper original drawings are on What type of mortar is for underground masonry? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Type M How many square feet may a sprinkler cover in a low hazard? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 225 Feet What are the three classes of stand pipe systems? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Class 1 - Fire Personnel Only Class 2 - Occupants Only Class 3 - Both Fire/Occupants Orthographic projections are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Three Dimensional In a lodging or room house where a sleeping room is above the level of exit discharge, the primary means of escape shall be? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > -- Enclosed Stairs -- horizontal exit -- Exterior Stair -- or a fire escape Is a partition wall load bearing? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > NO What is the name of a beam that supports other beams? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Girder What are the mounting requirements for fire alarm pull boxes? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bottom no less the 3 1/2 feet from the floor and no more than 4 1/2 feet. Also the travel distance may not exceed 200 feet and one per floor minimum. When must apartments have fire alarm systems? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When they are 3 or more stories and 11 or more living units

How often are fire pumps for standpipes tested? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > WEEKLY How often are fire service elevators tested? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > MONTHLY What type of Class A fire is halon not very effective on? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Deep seated Class A Fires For a 4" sprinkler riser, how wide must the main drain be? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2" PIV means - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Post Indicator Valve WPIV means - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Wall Post Indicator Valve In what ways is steels strength used? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tension and Compression What are 3 types of fire pump drivers? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Electric, Diesel, Steam Explain pressure relieving valves? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Any outlet that may have an outlet PSI greater than 100 Stand Pipe Locations? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Must be where any part of the floor is within 130 foot reach. 100 feet of hose and 30 feet of stream. They must also be a noncombustible fire rated stair wells. The function of a jockey pump is to? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maintain Pressure in the system Stand Pipes are Needed in buildings where? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer

It is greater than 75' o the highest occupied floor or LARGE 1 story buildings (think horizontal) What is the retard chamber for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It prefills with water during surges allowing water to the electronic alarm thus preventing false alarms Air is removed rapidly from a dry pipe system by? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An accelerator and/or and exhauster What is the clearance required below sprinkler heads? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A minimum of 18 inches

What is the average GPM of horizontal shaft pumps? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 500 - 1500 GPM When should fire pumps be tested? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > They should be operated weekly and be done by in-plant managers. What is a clapper valve? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It opens when the system flows water from the supply side and also opens the pumping to retard the chamber. What is a check valve? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Used to limit the flow in one direction Extinguisher Mounting - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Extinguishers weighing under 40lbs may have a top no more than 5 feet above the floor. When over 40lbs the top must not be more than 3 1/2 feet high. Also the bottom must be no closer than 4 inches to the ground Halon Extinguishers - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Are best suited for delicate electrical equipment, they test them semi annually Components of a truss - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Top and bottom are called chords Connections are called panel points Struts are compressive connecting members Truss Failure - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Any part of the truss fails it completely fails At what temperature does steel being to fail? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer

above 1000 degrees F What is a simple beam? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A wood joist spanning wall to wall What is a Wythe? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A single continuous vertical wall of masonry units What is another name of the solution composed of POTASSIUM CARBONATE? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A wet chemical extinguishing agent What is a plot plan? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A drawing showing the location of a building on its plot of land and various details. It is also know as a site plan? What is a benchmark? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A known elevation of a plot plan.

What are the internal forces in a building which resist the load? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Stress and Strain What is an impact load? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Loads applied, or delivered, to a building in a short period of time. What is a ridge? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The horizontal member at the peak of the roof. What is a hip jack? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It extends from the top plate of the building to the hip rafter. What is a hip rafter? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A rafter that extends from an outside corner of a building to the ridge board, usually at 45 degree to the ridge. What is a circuit? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Two or more conductors carrying electricity from the source to the electrical device and returning. What is diameter? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The length of a line running between two points on the circle passing through the center Is a painting plan a common type of plan? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > NO What is the pressure in a dry sprinkler system? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 15 to 20 PSI above trip point. What is the length of time a temporary platform may be erected? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 Days If sprinklers are omitted from a closet, it may not be over what size? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 24 Square Feet What is the purpose of the life safety code? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To provide minimum requirements for life and safety from fire and similar emergencies The development and implementation of codes are a result of a cooperative effort among: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 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: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Consent- To-Enter form will remove questions

Fire Triangle - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > HEAT, OXYGEN, FUEL Fire Tetrahedron - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > FUEL, OXYGEN, HEAT, CHEMICAL REACTION Air consists of - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 21 Percent Oxygen Potential Energy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > energy possessed by an object that may be released Chemical Heat Energy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 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 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Form of energy generated by friction or compression. Conduction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Transfer of heat within an object or to another object by direct contact. Convection - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Transfer of heat energy from a fluid to a solid Radiation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Transmission of energy as an electromagnetic wave, light waves, radio waves... Class A Fires - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Involve ordinary, solid, combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics Class B Fires - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Involve flammable and combustible liquids and gasses such as gasoline, oil, lacquer... Class C Fires - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Involve energized electrical equipment Class D Fires - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Involve combustible metals such as aluminum Class K Fires - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Involve oils and greases normally found in commercial kitchens Fire Development - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Incipient Stage, , Growth Stage, Fully Developed, and Decay

Thermal Layering - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tendency of gasses to separate into layers according to temperature. Rollover - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Describes a condition where the unburned fire gases accumulated at the top of a compartment ignite and flames propagate through the hot-gas layer Fully Developed Stage - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Occurs when all combustible materials in the compartment are burning. Factors that affect Fire - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fuel, Location, Compartment Volume, Ventilation, Ambient Conditions such as wind, humidity.. Bearing Wall - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Wall that supports itself and the weight of the roof Type 1 Construction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Non or Limited Combustible materials. Highest Safety Levels. Type 2 Construction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Low Fire Risk, Materials won't contribute to the spread. Type 3 Construction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Used in schools, churches, mercantile. Exterior walls are non-combustible. Type 4 Construction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Heavy Timber, Large Dimensioned lumber. Type 5 Construction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Commonly known as wood frame Assembly Occupancies - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 50 or more people, Churches, Arenas, Theaters.. Business Occupancies - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Large number of occupants Educational Occupancies - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pre-School through 12th grade. High Loads, Multiple Uses.. Factory/Industrial Occupancies - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Factory, subdivided due to use Institutional Occupancies - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > People with physical limitations, penal or corrections institutions.

Exit Signs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Letters must be 6 inches, must be positioned so exit access is no more than 100 feet away. Occupant Load - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Number of persons who may occupy a building or portion at one time. One Half Diagonal Rule - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When two exits are required, they are to be located not less than one-half the length of the overall diagonal dimension of the room Common Path of Travel - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Path that all occupants must travel in one direction before reaching a point where they may choose between two separate and distinct paths to exits. Basic Types of Sprinkler Systems - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Wet-Pipe, Dry-Pipe, Deluge, Preaction Standpipes - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Class 1 and 3 the size of the riser must be 4" for buildings less than 100'. 6" pipe for buildings over 100'. Class II Stand Pipe Riser - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2" for buildings under 50' Current Practice is to locate Standpipes - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > So that any part of the floor is within 130' of Stand Pipe Class I and III Standpipes require ______ FDC Connections - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1 or More Foam extinguishes a fire by - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Smothering, Separating, Cooling, Suppressing Class A Extinguishers - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ordinary Combustibles Class B Extinguishers - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Flammable Liquids Class C Extinguishers - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Electrical Equipment Class D Extinguishers - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Combustible Metals Class K Extinguishers - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cooking, Greases, Fats, Oils Maximum travel Distance to a Class A Extinguisher - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 75 Feet

Maximum travel Distance to a Class K Extinguisher - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 Feet FACP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fire Alarm Control Panel (The Brain) Backup Power for a Fire Alarm must activate within how many seconds after main power loss? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 Seconds Detector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Detects Alarm - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Notifies Smoke Inhalation accounts for - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 65% of deaths in a fire Photoelectric Detectors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Used in Large Common Areas 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 Travel Distance to Manual Pull Stations - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 200 Feet Pull Stations should also be placed - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Within 5 Feet of every exit so the occupants can activate as they leave. Manual Pull Stations can be - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Single Action or Double Action Proprietary Alarm - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Used to protect large complexes or several sites with one receiving point. Uncontained Fires should not be allowed - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Within 50 feet of a structure Grounds around a Burn Pile or Bonfire should be - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cleared of Vegetation or cut to less than 3 inches Three Primary Storage Method - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pallet, Rack, Solid Materials stored inside may not be - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > stacked closer than 2 feet from the ceiling without automatic sprinklers or 18 inches of those with.

No more than ____ actions for a pull station - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer

2 Deep Fryer shall have ___ space between other cooking surfaces. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 16" Minimum distance you can store within a sprinkler head - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 18 Inches Sprinklers are designed to operate at _____ PSI - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 15 Minimum distance from a hydrant to the ground is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 18'' Every suppression system for a kitchen should be - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Type K Maximum travel distance for a B rated extinguisher is - ✔✔✔ Correct

Answer > 50 Feet If a suspended ceiling is within ____ inches of the ceiling sprinklers are not required - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 6 To pass the "Pill Test" how many times must a match go out? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 7 out of 8 Times E value of Steel is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 29 Million RPM is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Robertson Protected Metal Corner Test is done on - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 25 Foot Walls Carbon monoxide can be as much as ____ times greater in concealed spaces than in the open - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 50 In masonry buildings, a simple wood beam can span up to - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 25 Feet Wood and Paper release - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 8000 BTU Plastics and combustible liquids release - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 16,000 BTU The term used to describe the area a building is off the property line as required by code - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > setback

RHR Manes - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Rate of Heat Release Turnstiles exceeding ____ inches shall be treated as revolving doors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 39 Operating pressure of a misting system - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 10 PSI Potassium Carbonate is a ____ Chemical - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Wet First Step in the burning process is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fuel and Oxygen Mix Properly A class one air filter releases __________ or no gas - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > little A fire load rating of 5 in pounds per square inch is considered: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > slight 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 More fire fighters have been killed in ________ construction - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ordinary In a Dust Explosion the 1st explosion is followed by - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a bigger one How much clearance in height and width is required for a public way - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 10 Feet What is an exploded pictorial drawing? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Parts of the assembly are separated to better illustrate What is a bond? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The pattern in which masonry units are laid What causes heat and smoke to spread upward then outward within a building? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Convection A disadvantage of a dry chemical extinguisher? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Residue

UL 300 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Standard Used in Cooking Equipment Access Controlled Egress - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Egress side has a manual override during a fire alarm and an automatic override. Fire Command Center - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A room or area of a building where the status of the fire alarm equipment and there critical building systems associated with fire alarm systems can be manually controlled. Annunciator Panel - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Panel that provides emergency responders with information about the location and type of alarm Maximum allowed level for all audible alarm signals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 110 dBa Radiant Energy Detector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A type of detector that looks for specific portions of the visible and invisible light spectrum produced by flames, sparks, or embers NFPA 72 Deals with - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > National Fire Alarm Code Beam Detector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Projects a narrow beam of light across a large open area from a sending unit to a receiving unit. When the beam is interrupted by smoke it activates the alarm Photoelectric Smoke Detector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Uses a small light source, either an incandescent bulb or a light emitting diode to detect smoke. It is done by shining a light through the chamber and smoke particles reflect it. Ionization Smoke Detector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A device containing a small amount of radioactive material that ionizes the air between two charged electrodes to sense the presence of smoke particles General Alarms Sound through - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an entire structure Line Detector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > wire or tubing that can be strung along the ceiling of large open areas to detect an increase in the heat Supervisory Signal - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Signal given by a fixed fire protection system indicating readiness status of the system and devices

Trouble Signal - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A signal initiated by the fire alarm system or device indicative of a fault in a monitored circuit or component FACP Means - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fire Alarm Control Panel Amount of time a battery backup system must run in normal mode - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 24 Hours The mounting distance above the floor for a manual pull station - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 42'' ~54" Maximum travel distance to a manual pull station - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 200 Feet Exit - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Portion of the means of egress that is separate and protected from other parts of the building or fire rated construction Means of Egress - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A safe continuous path of travel from any point in a structure to a public way Performance based design - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Alternative for satisfying fire protection and life safety. When the building falls outside of common design. Horizontal Exit - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Is an exit that allows occupants to egress from one side of a building to another through a fire resistance assembly 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. Ingress - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Entrances or a means to enter a structure from a public way What is an atrium? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An opening through a series of floors for the purpose other than an enclosed stairway Where is the annunciator panel located in a building? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In an area approved by the AHJ Is exit access permitted though dining rooms and sitting rooms? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Yes, just not through storage rooms or kitchens