FIRE INSPECTOR II LATEST 2026 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Earth Covered Magazine - ✔✔a minimum of 2 feet of earth cover will be maintained
✔✔Open flame shall not be permitted inside or within ______feet of magazine - ✔✔50
✔✔Are shall be kept clear of brush, dried grass, and similar combustables for a
distance of at least ______feet - ✔✔25
✔✔Storage of ______lbs or less of explosive materials shall be fire resistant and theft
resistant - ✔✔50
✔✔AE may not be stored with _______substances or articles - ✔✔dissimilar
✔✔Fire drills will be held at intervals not to exceed ______months - ✔✔6
✔✔Gas tight valve outlet caps or plugs shall be provided for reactive Class _____ or
Class _____ gases in storage - ✔✔3, 4
✔✔Cylinders shall be _______to prevent falling - ✔✔secured
✔✔Distance between any toxic, pyrophoric, flammable, oxidizing, or corrosive gas shall
be at least ______feet and in some cases restricted - ✔✔20
✔✔NFPA 72 - ✔✔Fire Alarm Systems
✔✔Fire alarm evacuation systems consist primarily of....... - ✔✔(1) manual pull stations
(2) notifcation appliances
✔✔Fire alarm system must be connected to a ________, ________, or _________ -
✔✔central alarm location, fire department, or alarm monitoring location
✔✔Fire alarm systems must be _______, _______ systems that are not an integral part
of security - ✔✔independent, stand alone
✔✔Fire alarms systems may be connected to security systems for ________purposes
only - ✔✔monitoring
✔✔The _____shall be notified prior to installation or alteration, and in some cases a
________can be requested - ✔✔AHJ, written statement
✔✔At least _____ independent and reliable power sources must be present - ✔✔2
, ✔✔The secondary power supply shall automatically provide power to the protected
premisis system within ______seconds when the primary fails - ✔✔10
✔✔The secondary power supply shall provide power within _______ seconds to the
supervising station facility - ✔✔60
✔✔Required signals shall not be lost or delayed for more than ______ seconds - ✔✔10
✔✔Initiating devices shall be protected with a __________listed for use with the
detector - ✔✔mechanical guard
✔✔Total Coverage = - ✔✔All rooms
✔✔Partial Coverage = - ✔✔Specific hazards only
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; ______the listed spacing,
within the top _______percent of the ceiling height - ✔✔one-half, 15
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; within a distance equal to
_____times the listed spacing, not less than ______inches from the sidewall or on the
sidewalls between ______and______inches from the ceiling - ✔✔0.7, 4, 4, 12
✔✔Sloped Ceiling Heat Detector; at or within _____inches of the peak - ✔✔36
✔✔Smoke Sensing Fire Detectors shall be based on.............. - ✔✔an evaluation of
potential ambient sources of smoke, moisture, dust, fumes, or mechanical influence
✔✔Spot-Type Smoke Detectors; shall be located on the ceiling, or if on a sidewall,
between the ceiling and _______inches down from the ceiling to top of detector - ✔✔12
✔✔The distance between smoke detectors shall not exceed a nominal spacing of
_____feet and there shall be detectors within a distance of ______the nominal spacing
measured at right angles extending upward to within the top _______percent of the
ceiling height - ✔✔30, 1/2, 15
✔✔All points should have a smoke detector within a distance equal to or less than
_______times the nominal feet spacing - ✔✔0.7
✔✔Air Sampling Type Smoke Detectors shall be treated as _______for location and
spacing - ✔✔as a spot-type detector
✔✔Air Sampling Type Detectors time shall not exceed_____seconds - ✔✔120
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Earth Covered Magazine - ✔✔a minimum of 2 feet of earth cover will be maintained
✔✔Open flame shall not be permitted inside or within ______feet of magazine - ✔✔50
✔✔Are shall be kept clear of brush, dried grass, and similar combustables for a
distance of at least ______feet - ✔✔25
✔✔Storage of ______lbs or less of explosive materials shall be fire resistant and theft
resistant - ✔✔50
✔✔AE may not be stored with _______substances or articles - ✔✔dissimilar
✔✔Fire drills will be held at intervals not to exceed ______months - ✔✔6
✔✔Gas tight valve outlet caps or plugs shall be provided for reactive Class _____ or
Class _____ gases in storage - ✔✔3, 4
✔✔Cylinders shall be _______to prevent falling - ✔✔secured
✔✔Distance between any toxic, pyrophoric, flammable, oxidizing, or corrosive gas shall
be at least ______feet and in some cases restricted - ✔✔20
✔✔NFPA 72 - ✔✔Fire Alarm Systems
✔✔Fire alarm evacuation systems consist primarily of....... - ✔✔(1) manual pull stations
(2) notifcation appliances
✔✔Fire alarm system must be connected to a ________, ________, or _________ -
✔✔central alarm location, fire department, or alarm monitoring location
✔✔Fire alarm systems must be _______, _______ systems that are not an integral part
of security - ✔✔independent, stand alone
✔✔Fire alarms systems may be connected to security systems for ________purposes
only - ✔✔monitoring
✔✔The _____shall be notified prior to installation or alteration, and in some cases a
________can be requested - ✔✔AHJ, written statement
✔✔At least _____ independent and reliable power sources must be present - ✔✔2
, ✔✔The secondary power supply shall automatically provide power to the protected
premisis system within ______seconds when the primary fails - ✔✔10
✔✔The secondary power supply shall provide power within _______ seconds to the
supervising station facility - ✔✔60
✔✔Required signals shall not be lost or delayed for more than ______ seconds - ✔✔10
✔✔Initiating devices shall be protected with a __________listed for use with the
detector - ✔✔mechanical guard
✔✔Total Coverage = - ✔✔All rooms
✔✔Partial Coverage = - ✔✔Specific hazards only
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; ______the listed spacing,
within the top _______percent of the ceiling height - ✔✔one-half, 15
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; within a distance equal to
_____times the listed spacing, not less than ______inches from the sidewall or on the
sidewalls between ______and______inches from the ceiling - ✔✔0.7, 4, 4, 12
✔✔Sloped Ceiling Heat Detector; at or within _____inches of the peak - ✔✔36
✔✔Smoke Sensing Fire Detectors shall be based on.............. - ✔✔an evaluation of
potential ambient sources of smoke, moisture, dust, fumes, or mechanical influence
✔✔Spot-Type Smoke Detectors; shall be located on the ceiling, or if on a sidewall,
between the ceiling and _______inches down from the ceiling to top of detector - ✔✔12
✔✔The distance between smoke detectors shall not exceed a nominal spacing of
_____feet and there shall be detectors within a distance of ______the nominal spacing
measured at right angles extending upward to within the top _______percent of the
ceiling height - ✔✔30, 1/2, 15
✔✔All points should have a smoke detector within a distance equal to or less than
_______times the nominal feet spacing - ✔✔0.7
✔✔Air Sampling Type Smoke Detectors shall be treated as _______for location and
spacing - ✔✔as a spot-type detector
✔✔Air Sampling Type Detectors time shall not exceed_____seconds - ✔✔120
