Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide (State of Florida)
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Fire extinguishers greater than 40lbs should be mounted no higher than ______ from
the floor?
A. 24 inches
B. 3 1/2 feet
C. 36 inches
D. 4 feet -✓✓B. 3 1/2 feet
What should also be checked when reviewing HVAC plans?
A. heat detector locations
B. building exits
C. fire suppression system
D. exhausters -✓✓A. heat detector locations
Which NFPA standard covers commercial cooking equipment?
A. NFPA 13
B. NFPA 26
C. NFPA 96
D. NFPA 116 -✓✓C. NFPA 96
What is the maximum size for an approved safety can?
A. 2.5 gallons
B. 5 gallons
C. 6 gallons
D. 10 gallons -✓✓B. 5 gallons
,What type of assembly occupancy will handle 101-3,000 people?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D -✓✓B. Class B
The height limit of a single sprinkler standpipe system is?
A. 150
B. 225
C. 275
D. 315 -✓✓C. 275
What type of facility is required to practice emergency evacuation drills?
A. assembly
B. industrial
C. hospital
D. storage facility -✓✓C. hospital
When the inspection is complete you should?
A. immediately return to headquarters
B. notify the fire chief
C. notify the person in charge of the property
D. prepare a written report -✓✓C. notify the person in charge of the property
What type of valve has an indicator window?
A. ball valve
B. relief valve
,C. OS&Y
D. PIV -✓✓D. PIV
What is the minimum distance off the floor for a fire extinguisher?
A. 4 inches
B. 14 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches -✓✓A. 4 inches
Dry and wet pipe alarms should be tested?
A. weekly
B. monthly
C. annually
D. bi-annually -✓✓C. annually
Explosives must be packed at least ______ feet from the magazine?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 250 -✓✓A. 50
What type of heat detectors are the most reliable and least prone to false alarm but slow
to activate?
A. bimetallic
B. in-line
C. fixed temperature
D. variable temperature -✓✓C. fixed temperature
, Fire doubles its intensity with each ______ increase?
A. 18 degree
B. 100 degree
C. 212 degree
D. 10 degree -✓✓A. 18 degree
What class of standpipe is designed for use by the buildings resident?
A. class I
B. class II
C. class III
D. class I & III -✓✓B. class II
Check valves are used to?
A. stop the flow of water
B. limit the flow of water to one direction
C. reduce pressure fluctuations
D. reduce water flow -✓✓B. limit the flow of water to one direction
Dry chemical extinguishers limitations are?
A. can't be used around electronics
B. don't work on class c fires
C. very difficult to operate
D. leave a messy residue that is hard to clean up -✓✓D. leave a messy residue that is
hard to clean up
Stored material should not be stacked closer than ______ to a sprinkler head?
A. 12 inches
B. 16 inches
Questions and Answers | Complete Guide with
Verified Solutions | Grade A+
Fire extinguishers greater than 40lbs should be mounted no higher than ______ from
the floor?
A. 24 inches
B. 3 1/2 feet
C. 36 inches
D. 4 feet -✓✓B. 3 1/2 feet
What should also be checked when reviewing HVAC plans?
A. heat detector locations
B. building exits
C. fire suppression system
D. exhausters -✓✓A. heat detector locations
Which NFPA standard covers commercial cooking equipment?
A. NFPA 13
B. NFPA 26
C. NFPA 96
D. NFPA 116 -✓✓C. NFPA 96
What is the maximum size for an approved safety can?
A. 2.5 gallons
B. 5 gallons
C. 6 gallons
D. 10 gallons -✓✓B. 5 gallons
,What type of assembly occupancy will handle 101-3,000 people?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D -✓✓B. Class B
The height limit of a single sprinkler standpipe system is?
A. 150
B. 225
C. 275
D. 315 -✓✓C. 275
What type of facility is required to practice emergency evacuation drills?
A. assembly
B. industrial
C. hospital
D. storage facility -✓✓C. hospital
When the inspection is complete you should?
A. immediately return to headquarters
B. notify the fire chief
C. notify the person in charge of the property
D. prepare a written report -✓✓C. notify the person in charge of the property
What type of valve has an indicator window?
A. ball valve
B. relief valve
,C. OS&Y
D. PIV -✓✓D. PIV
What is the minimum distance off the floor for a fire extinguisher?
A. 4 inches
B. 14 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches -✓✓A. 4 inches
Dry and wet pipe alarms should be tested?
A. weekly
B. monthly
C. annually
D. bi-annually -✓✓C. annually
Explosives must be packed at least ______ feet from the magazine?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 250 -✓✓A. 50
What type of heat detectors are the most reliable and least prone to false alarm but slow
to activate?
A. bimetallic
B. in-line
C. fixed temperature
D. variable temperature -✓✓C. fixed temperature
, Fire doubles its intensity with each ______ increase?
A. 18 degree
B. 100 degree
C. 212 degree
D. 10 degree -✓✓A. 18 degree
What class of standpipe is designed for use by the buildings resident?
A. class I
B. class II
C. class III
D. class I & III -✓✓B. class II
Check valves are used to?
A. stop the flow of water
B. limit the flow of water to one direction
C. reduce pressure fluctuations
D. reduce water flow -✓✓B. limit the flow of water to one direction
Dry chemical extinguishers limitations are?
A. can't be used around electronics
B. don't work on class c fires
C. very difficult to operate
D. leave a messy residue that is hard to clean up -✓✓D. leave a messy residue that is
hard to clean up
Stored material should not be stacked closer than ______ to a sprinkler head?
A. 12 inches
B. 16 inches
