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TCFP FIRE INSPECTOR 2 EXAM FINAL SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTION SET
โ Administrative duties. Answer: Processing permits Applications Plans review New policies Respond to complaints Keeping records of written and spoken correspondence โ time management skills. Answer: specific strategies for planning and using time in effective, healthful ways and complete your duties โ Purpose of field inspections. Answer: Verify whether buildings are meeting federal, state, and local fire prevention codes. โ Requirements of field inspection. Answer: Assessment of the outside and surrounding premises. Know and understand the fire safety codes and standards adopted in thier jurisdiction โ Plans review. Answer: Process of reviewing building plans and specifications to determine the safety characteristics of the
proposed building generally done before permission is granted to begin construction โ appropriate dress code. Answer: Follows department regulations professional and neat shows organization and preparation for the job โ Effective fire prevention education program. Answer: Positive Impressions Relationships with other agencies community educational programs National fire prevention week activities โ The two documents that establish the legal and ethical authority for fire inspection within the military. Answer: DODI 6055.06 (DOD Fire and Emergency Services Program) UFC 3- 600 - 01 (Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities) โ DODI 6055.06 (DOD Fire and Emergency Services Program). Answer: Establishes the foundation for fire pervention and education program
โ determining wheter a hot work permit should be given:. Answer:
- ID if there are flammable materials present in work location
- Ensure combustibles are isolated from ignition
- Prevent hot works ops from occuring when exposing combustibles to ignition
- ensure extinguishing equipment is on hand
- Half hour after operations are complete there must be a fire watch โ Fire Watch Requirements. Answer: 1. Watch for fires
- ensure safe conditions are maintained
- has authority to stop welding ops if it is unsafe
- has fire extinquishing equipment on hand โ the need for a fire watch. Answer: 1. combusible material are 35 ft to point of ops
- easily ignited combustibles are adjacent to the opposite side of partitions, walls, ceilings, or roofs. โ Permits must have these three conditions:. Answer: 1. What activities are being allowed
- guidelines that must be followed
- The timeframe for which the permit is valid
โ once permit has been issued, inspector must check what?. Answer: work is completed within the specified time limit and guidelines. โ How many people must be able to exit through the main entrance of an assembly occupancy?. Answer: At least one half of the occupant load โ Corridor width requirement for educational occupancy?. Answer: 72 inches or no less than 6 ft โ How far away from an exit should a fire alarm pull station be?. Answer: 5 feet or 60 inches away from the exit on each floor โ What is the max distance allowed between a fire hydrant and the fire department connection?. Answer: 150 feet โ A classroom at a local university is not classified as educational because:. Answer: Educational occupancies only go through 12th grade โ A fire department connection for a sprinkler system must:. Answer: Have a cap on it that can be removed easily
โ On a set of construction drawings, a pair of parallel lines is usually the symbol for:. Answer: A wall โ On a set of construction drawings, to see a two dimensional look at a building, you would refer to the?. Answer: Elevation plan โ A typical error fire inspectors find in mathematical calculations on the set of drawings is?. Answer: Occupant load factor โ Unlike fire inspector one, fire inspector to has a duty to. Answer: Review plans โ What is the first thing a fire inspector should do when a permit application is submitted?. Answer: Make sure the permit application is filled out completely โ Plans review applications requirement. Answer: 1.Fire inspector is responsible for making sure the appropriate sections are completed
- Person submitting application must provide POC
- Plans review application vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction
โ Complaints about how problems are made within the inspection process as a whole can be addressed by?. Answer: Creating a new or revising an existing SOP โ Minimum vertical clearance for a fire lane?. Answer: 13'6" โ Evacuation routes should have. Answer: A primary and secondary route โ Special amusement buildings should be classified as?. Answer: Assembly occupancies โ A mixed use occupancy consist of more than one different occupancy under one roof that?. Answer: Is not separated by a fire resistance rated occupancy separation โ When two buildings are separated by a fire wall they are considered to be what?. Answer: Separate buildings โ The minimum Corridor with is determined by. Answer: The number of people in the type of occupancy โ The maximum height for doorway threshold. Answer: Half inch
โ NFPA 204. Answer: Standard for smoke and heat venting โ The standard that provides testing requirements for fire protection systems is what?. Answer: UFC 3- 601 - 02 โ The type of fire protection system required for most areas with hazardous materials is a. Answer: Dry chemical system โ Regardless of the weight of a fire extinguisher, the distance between the bottom of the extinguisher in the floor should never be less than what distance?. Answer: Should never be less than 4 inches โ How often should a 12 year hydrostatic test fire extinguisher be emptied and subjected to maintenance procedures. Answer: Every six years โ In a dipping and coating area, the ventilation system must contain vapors to within?. Answer: 5 feet of the source โ Common hazards associated with HVAC equipment. Answer: Clogged filters Improperly adjusted fan belt drives Combustible lint or debris near burners
โ NFPA 1031. Answer: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner โ In a sprinkler system, water is distributed directly to branch lines by?. Answer: Cross mains โ Who provides contact and logistical information on the plans review application?. Answer: The applicant for the plans review โ FM-200. Answer: Clean agent โ When on-scene to investigate a complaint:. Answer: 1. Bring facility folder
- take detailed notes
- ensure correction is initiated before leaving
- if situation requires work order, ensure the work order is completed. โ NFPA technical committee. Answer: share information for a recommendation, comment or proposal for code modification through mail, fax, or electronic format.
โ one way to raise the level of fire prevention awareness in your community is to:. Answer: conduct community educational programs โ what should a fire inspector take if the conditions of the permit are not met by the permit applicant?. Answer: revoke the permit โ plans review applications. Answer: vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction โ Three critical elements that the fire inspector must validate during an inspection:. Answer: 1. Fire department emergency access
- Fire exit drills
- Emergency evacuation plans โ Site Plan. Answer: a view of the building as seen from directly above. Shows roof of building, surrounding yards, walks driveways and other features within the property line. Usually shows the streets and property immediately adjacent to the site. โ A fire lane must have an unobstructed width of:. Answer: 20 feet
โ NFPA 1 requires what of buildings that are 150' away from a paved road?. Answer: fire department access roads or fire lanes be provided. โ When is a cul-de-sac turnaround required?. Answer: road is a dead end and exceeds 150' โ What facilities must provide suitable all-weather ground access surface for aerial apparatus on a minimum of two sides?. Answer: New facilities four stories or more in height and all new warehouses โ A building 5000 sq ft or more than two stories must have:. Answer: at least one means of all-weather ground access. โ All emergency evacuation plans should have three basic components:. Answer: 1. Evacuation routes
- Monitor duties
- Employee duties โ How often must fire exit drills be conducted?. Answer: depends on the specific occupancy โ Assembly occupancies. Answer: used for gathering 50 or more persons
โ Mixed Occupancy. Answer: When a building or area of a building contains two or more occupancies. โ Separated Occupancy. Answer: A multiple occupancy where the occupancies are separated by fire resistance-rated assemblies. โ Height of Building. Answer: distance measured from the ground to the average height of the highest roof surface. โ Type 1 construction. Answer: Fire-Resistive Construction usually reinforced concrete type structure and protected by automatic sprinklers. โ Type 2 construction. Answer: Non-combustible, fire resistant ratings on almost all building materials, usually have a flat roof, warehouse type building โ Type 3 construction. Answer: Ordinary construction requires that exterior walls be made of non-combustible material, the roofs or partially are completely made of wood โ Type 4 construction. Answer: Heavy-timber construction, mostly everything in the building is made of solid or lamented wood.
โ Type 5 construction. Answer: Wood-frame construction, used in single family homes or in buildings up to 7 stories โ The area of a building is measured:. Answer: within the exterior walls of one story โ The distance measured vertically, from the top of one finished floor surface to the top of the floor surface above:. Answer: A story โ additions that increase the floor are more than 50% of the overall building must meet code guidelines for:. Answer: New construction โ A daycare home must provide care to:. Answer: between 3 and 12 children โ Difference between a dry pipe system and a wet pipe system is:. Answer: Dry pipe system is held back by air pressure, wet pipe system has water throughout. โ Identify the five types of standpipe systems. Answer: 1. Semiautomatic-dry
- Manual dry
- automatic dry
โ NO EXIT signs. Answer: All letters in NO must be 2 inches high, and all letters in EXIT must be 1 inch high. โ 30 - second emergency lighting test is required every?. Answer: Month โ Exit Discharge. Answer: That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way. โ a dead end corridor in a new unsprinklered business occupancy building may be acceptable if the length of the corridor is less than:. Answer: 20 feet โ Under what conditions may an elevator be used as a means of egress?. Answer: 1. Structure is protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler
- Tower occupancy does not exceed 90 persons
- Primary egress discharges lead directly to the outside of the structure
- No high hazard content areas exist in the tower
- Evacuation plan is established
- Tower is NOT used by the general public
โ Area of Refuge. Answer: โ Area of Refuge. Answer: An area where people unable to use stairways can remain temporarily while waiting for assistance โ Clear Width. Answer: Actual unobstructed opening size of an exit, measured from the narrowest point in the door opening and for swinging doors, between the face of the door and the door stop. โ Door width. Answer: 32 inches at minimum โ How do you determine the minimum width for doors?. Answer: use the clear width measurement, unless door leaf is specified. โ Doors for rooms with an occupant load of 50 or more must:. Answer: must swing in the direction of exit or egress travel โ During door swing the door must not leave less than what length in the corridor?. Answer: no less than on=half required width of corridor and shall not project more than 7 inches into the required width or a corridor. โ Doors opening onto stairs:. Answer: Shall not open directly onto a stair without a landing
