BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RELATED
TO FIRE SERVICE EXAM 2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED
PASS | NCSO BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO FIRE
SERVICE ACTUAL LATEST EXAM
[BRAND NEW]
A window that has two sashes that can move past each other in a vertical plane. -
ANSWER- Double Hung Window
The process of restoring rundown/deteriorated homes by more affluent people is
called - ANSWER- Gentrification
The first line of fire defense in a building should be - ANSWER- An automatic fire
protection system
Type 1 construction is also known as - ANSWER- Fire Resistive
Building construction of "Non Combustible" is classified as - ANSWER- Type 2
,"Ordinary/Masonry" or "Exterior Protected" building construction is classified as -
ANSWER- Type 3
Type 4 construction is also known as - ANSWER- Heavy Timber or Mill
Construction
"Wood Frame" building construction, which is the most common construction
method for dwellings and apartments up to 7 stories, is classified as - ANSWER-
Type 5
The primary means of testing a components fire resistance is to - ANSWER-
Subject the component to heat in a laboratory test furnace
Normally, per the maximum code requirement, components are not tested beyond -
ANSWER- 4 hours
The primary fire resistance test failures are - ANSWER- Failure to support the
load, 250 degree increase on the unexposed side, heat/flame passing through
igniting cotton on the opposite side, excessive temperatures on rated steel members
The fire resistance test method accepted by all building codes is - ANSWER-
ASTM E-119 aka NFPA 251
Certain wall/partition assemblies are subjected to hose streams to duplicate -
ANSWER- The impact and thermal shock of water during firefighting
The most commonly used structural steel designation is - ANSWER- A7 or A36
Generally, a Type 1 bearing wall, column, beam (structural members) will have a
, fire resistance rating of - ANSWER- 2-4 hours
A large uncontrollable fire, crossing natural barriers (streets) to other exposures is
called - ANSWER- Conflagration
The line where human development meets undeveloped wildland is called -
ANSWER- Urban/Wildland Interface
The transfer of heat from one body to another of lower temperature through space
by electromagnetic waves and is also a method of the horizontal transfer of heat
energy is - ANSWER- Thermal Radiation
Under fire conditions, collapse is the result of - ANSWER- Loss of structural
integrity
The tendency of a body to remain in motion or rest until acted upon by force is -
ANSWER- Inertia
TO FIRE SERVICE EXAM 2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED
PASS | NCSO BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO FIRE
SERVICE ACTUAL LATEST EXAM
[BRAND NEW]
A window that has two sashes that can move past each other in a vertical plane. -
ANSWER- Double Hung Window
The process of restoring rundown/deteriorated homes by more affluent people is
called - ANSWER- Gentrification
The first line of fire defense in a building should be - ANSWER- An automatic fire
protection system
Type 1 construction is also known as - ANSWER- Fire Resistive
Building construction of "Non Combustible" is classified as - ANSWER- Type 2
,"Ordinary/Masonry" or "Exterior Protected" building construction is classified as -
ANSWER- Type 3
Type 4 construction is also known as - ANSWER- Heavy Timber or Mill
Construction
"Wood Frame" building construction, which is the most common construction
method for dwellings and apartments up to 7 stories, is classified as - ANSWER-
Type 5
The primary means of testing a components fire resistance is to - ANSWER-
Subject the component to heat in a laboratory test furnace
Normally, per the maximum code requirement, components are not tested beyond -
ANSWER- 4 hours
The primary fire resistance test failures are - ANSWER- Failure to support the
load, 250 degree increase on the unexposed side, heat/flame passing through
igniting cotton on the opposite side, excessive temperatures on rated steel members
The fire resistance test method accepted by all building codes is - ANSWER-
ASTM E-119 aka NFPA 251
Certain wall/partition assemblies are subjected to hose streams to duplicate -
ANSWER- The impact and thermal shock of water during firefighting
The most commonly used structural steel designation is - ANSWER- A7 or A36
Generally, a Type 1 bearing wall, column, beam (structural members) will have a
, fire resistance rating of - ANSWER- 2-4 hours
A large uncontrollable fire, crossing natural barriers (streets) to other exposures is
called - ANSWER- Conflagration
The line where human development meets undeveloped wildland is called -
ANSWER- Urban/Wildland Interface
The transfer of heat from one body to another of lower temperature through space
by electromagnetic waves and is also a method of the horizontal transfer of heat
energy is - ANSWER- Thermal Radiation
Under fire conditions, collapse is the result of - ANSWER- Loss of structural
integrity
The tendency of a body to remain in motion or rest until acted upon by force is -
ANSWER- Inertia
