FIRE INSPECTOR GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ What type of sprinkler system is a type of dry system that, when
activated, flows water from all heads at the same time because all of
the heads are open? Answer: deluge
◉ What is the starting point used to measure travel distance to an
exit? Answer: the most remote point subject to occupancy
◉ How many sleeping accommodations are required for an
occupancy to be classified as a hotel? Answer: 16
◉ What are examples of exit lighting that is required in many
occupancies? Answer: emergency lighting to illuminate means of
egress
◉ An extinguisher designed for Class A fires carries which color and
shape symbol? Answer: green triangle
◉ During which phase of a fire does flashover usually occur?
Answer: fully develped
,◉ What are the states of matter? Answer: solid, liquid, gas
◉ What are the four phases of fire development in their correct
order? Answer: incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
◉ Two common file folder formats used in the organization of fire
inspection records are chronological and ___________. Answer:
functional
◉ The purpose of the NFIRS is to collect useful national data on the
many underlying factors in a fire. Answer: true
◉ What material is inherently fire resistive? Answer: masonry
◉ What designation of fire door would be required for use as part of
a fire wall? Answer: A
◉ How many different types of fire loads does a Type III
construction have Answer: 2
◉ What NFPA 13 hazard class includes occupancies that may
produce severe fires Answer: extra hazards
◉ How many general categories of fire are there? Answer: 5
, ◉ Since steel conducts heat well, it will tend to do what as
temperature exposure increases? Answer: expand and loose
strength
◉ In addition to activating the fire alarm and detection system,
which other action will a duct-detector perform? Answer: shut down
the air-handling system if it detects smoke
◉ What is the fire department connection (FDC)? Answer: a
connection where the FD can pump water into a sprinkler or
standpipe system
◉ What assemblies of pieces of wood or wood-and-metal
combinations often used to support floors and roofs? Answer: wood
trusses
◉ What is an area of refuge in relationship to an exit from a
building? Answer: a protected area designed for use by people with
mobility impairements
◉ What fire alarm and detection system component is either an
automatic or manually operated device that, when activated, causes
the system to indicate an alarm? Answer: alarm initiation device
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ What type of sprinkler system is a type of dry system that, when
activated, flows water from all heads at the same time because all of
the heads are open? Answer: deluge
◉ What is the starting point used to measure travel distance to an
exit? Answer: the most remote point subject to occupancy
◉ How many sleeping accommodations are required for an
occupancy to be classified as a hotel? Answer: 16
◉ What are examples of exit lighting that is required in many
occupancies? Answer: emergency lighting to illuminate means of
egress
◉ An extinguisher designed for Class A fires carries which color and
shape symbol? Answer: green triangle
◉ During which phase of a fire does flashover usually occur?
Answer: fully develped
,◉ What are the states of matter? Answer: solid, liquid, gas
◉ What are the four phases of fire development in their correct
order? Answer: incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
◉ Two common file folder formats used in the organization of fire
inspection records are chronological and ___________. Answer:
functional
◉ The purpose of the NFIRS is to collect useful national data on the
many underlying factors in a fire. Answer: true
◉ What material is inherently fire resistive? Answer: masonry
◉ What designation of fire door would be required for use as part of
a fire wall? Answer: A
◉ How many different types of fire loads does a Type III
construction have Answer: 2
◉ What NFPA 13 hazard class includes occupancies that may
produce severe fires Answer: extra hazards
◉ How many general categories of fire are there? Answer: 5
, ◉ Since steel conducts heat well, it will tend to do what as
temperature exposure increases? Answer: expand and loose
strength
◉ In addition to activating the fire alarm and detection system,
which other action will a duct-detector perform? Answer: shut down
the air-handling system if it detects smoke
◉ What is the fire department connection (FDC)? Answer: a
connection where the FD can pump water into a sprinkler or
standpipe system
◉ What assemblies of pieces of wood or wood-and-metal
combinations often used to support floors and roofs? Answer: wood
trusses
◉ What is an area of refuge in relationship to an exit from a
building? Answer: a protected area designed for use by people with
mobility impairements
◉ What fire alarm and detection system component is either an
automatic or manually operated device that, when activated, causes
the system to indicate an alarm? Answer: alarm initiation device
