FLORIDA FIRE INSPECTOR EVALUATION
FULL SOLUTION UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
⩥ Dire detection and alarm systems are designed to the
requirements found in NFPA ____, National Fire Alarm Code.
a. 13
b. 72
c. 13D
d. 70
Answer: b. 72
⩥ When a citizen calls to report a suspected fire hazard, fire
inspectors should:
a. Record all pertinent information.
b. File the complaint for future action.
c. Consider the motivation for the complaint.
Answer: a. Record all pertinent information.
⩥ When investigating a complaint, the fire inspector should:
a. Always give advance notice of the investigation to the
building owner.
,b. Advise the building owner of the results of the investigation.
c. Recommend that violations such as locked exit doors be
corrected within 7 days.
d. Provide the name of the person making the complaint to the
building owner.
Answer: b. Advise the building owner of the results of the
investigation.
⩥ While investigating a complaint, you find that no violation
exists. You should:
a. Give the name of the person who made the complaint to the
building/business owner.
b. Moe on to the next inspection.
c. Complete the complaint form, indication that the complaint
was unfounded.
d. Make up a violation so your time wasn't wasted.
Answer: c. Complete the complaint form, indication that the
complaint was unfounded.
⩥ Prior to a court case, an inspector should do which of the
following?
a. Not reinspect the facility within the month preceding the trial.
,b. Go over his/her testimony with the prosecutor before entering
the courtroom.
c. Appear in your inspection coveralls to convey your
professionalism.
d. Volunteer information to make responses as detailed and
complete as possible.
Answer: b. Go over his/her testimony with the prosecutor before
entering the courtroom.
⩥ Which of the following is suggested for courtroom procedure
or behavior?
a. Be argumentative while on the witness stand.
b. Make sure that all physical evidence, exhibits, photographs,
notes, and reference materials are brought to court.
c. Attempt to answer every question, even when you do not
know the answer.
d. Always give your opinion-you are in court as an expert
witness.
Answer: b. Make sure that all physical evidence, exhibits,
photographs, notes, and reference materials are brought to court.
, ⩥ Buildings used as a store, market, and other rooms, buildings
or structures used to display and sell merchandise are classified
as a(n):
a. Mercantile occupancy
b. Business occupancy
c. Storage occupancy
d. Place of assembly
Answer: a. Mercantile occupancy
⩥ A building, or portion of of a building, used for educational
purposed above the 12th grade is classified as a(n):
a. Educational occupancy
b. Business occupancy
c. Institutional occupancy
d. Assembly occupancy
Answer: b. Business occupancy
⩥ Occupancies including warehouses, freight terminals, aircraft
hangars, parking garages, and barns are classified as:
a. Assembly occupancies
b. Business occupancies
FULL SOLUTION UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
⩥ Dire detection and alarm systems are designed to the
requirements found in NFPA ____, National Fire Alarm Code.
a. 13
b. 72
c. 13D
d. 70
Answer: b. 72
⩥ When a citizen calls to report a suspected fire hazard, fire
inspectors should:
a. Record all pertinent information.
b. File the complaint for future action.
c. Consider the motivation for the complaint.
Answer: a. Record all pertinent information.
⩥ When investigating a complaint, the fire inspector should:
a. Always give advance notice of the investigation to the
building owner.
,b. Advise the building owner of the results of the investigation.
c. Recommend that violations such as locked exit doors be
corrected within 7 days.
d. Provide the name of the person making the complaint to the
building owner.
Answer: b. Advise the building owner of the results of the
investigation.
⩥ While investigating a complaint, you find that no violation
exists. You should:
a. Give the name of the person who made the complaint to the
building/business owner.
b. Moe on to the next inspection.
c. Complete the complaint form, indication that the complaint
was unfounded.
d. Make up a violation so your time wasn't wasted.
Answer: c. Complete the complaint form, indication that the
complaint was unfounded.
⩥ Prior to a court case, an inspector should do which of the
following?
a. Not reinspect the facility within the month preceding the trial.
,b. Go over his/her testimony with the prosecutor before entering
the courtroom.
c. Appear in your inspection coveralls to convey your
professionalism.
d. Volunteer information to make responses as detailed and
complete as possible.
Answer: b. Go over his/her testimony with the prosecutor before
entering the courtroom.
⩥ Which of the following is suggested for courtroom procedure
or behavior?
a. Be argumentative while on the witness stand.
b. Make sure that all physical evidence, exhibits, photographs,
notes, and reference materials are brought to court.
c. Attempt to answer every question, even when you do not
know the answer.
d. Always give your opinion-you are in court as an expert
witness.
Answer: b. Make sure that all physical evidence, exhibits,
photographs, notes, and reference materials are brought to court.
, ⩥ Buildings used as a store, market, and other rooms, buildings
or structures used to display and sell merchandise are classified
as a(n):
a. Mercantile occupancy
b. Business occupancy
c. Storage occupancy
d. Place of assembly
Answer: a. Mercantile occupancy
⩥ A building, or portion of of a building, used for educational
purposed above the 12th grade is classified as a(n):
a. Educational occupancy
b. Business occupancy
c. Institutional occupancy
d. Assembly occupancy
Answer: b. Business occupancy
⩥ Occupancies including warehouses, freight terminals, aircraft
hangars, parking garages, and barns are classified as:
a. Assembly occupancies
b. Business occupancies
