Fire Extinguisher B License UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
NFPA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔National Fire Protection Association
approved - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An organization, office, or
individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving
equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
labeled - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Equipment or materials to which has been attached a
label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization that is acceptable to the authority
having jurisdiction and concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection
of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer
indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance in a specified manner.
listed - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔unlisted
shall - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔mandatory
should - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔recommendation
ANSL - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American National Standards Institute
carbon dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a colorless, odorless, electrically nonconductive
inert gas that is suitable medium for class B and C fires
Dry Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A powder composed of very small particles,
usually sodium bicarbonate-,potassium bicarbonate-, or ammonium phosphate based with
added particulate material supplemented by special treatment to provide resistance to
packing, resistance to moisture absorption (caking), and the proper flow capabilities
, Wet Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Normally an aqueous solution of organic or
inorganic salts or a combination thereof that forms an extinguishing agent
Clean agent - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Electrically non-conducting, volatile, or gaseous
fire extinguishant that does not leave a residue upon evaporation
High pressure cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cylinders (and cartridges) containing
nitrogen, compressed air, carbon dioxide, or other gases at a pressure higher than 500 psi
(3447 kPa) at 70°F (21°C).
low pressure cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cylinders containing fire extinguishing
agent (medium), nitrogen, compressed air or other compressed gases at a service pressure of
500 psi (3447 kPa) or lower at 70°F (21°C).
Dry Powder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Solid materials in powder or granular form
designed to extinguish Class D combustible metal fires by crusting, smothering, or heat-
transferring means
Extinguisher Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A quick check that a fire extinguisher is
in it's designated place, that it has not been actuated or tampered with, and that there is no
obvious physical damage or condition to prevent its operation.
Extinguisher maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A thorough examination of the fire
extinguisher that is intended to give maximum assurance that a fire extinguisher will operate
effectively and safely and to determine if physical damage or condition will prevent its
operation if any repair or replacement is necessary and if hydrostatic testing or internal
maintenance is required
Film-forming foam agents - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)
and film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP).
Halons - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Halons include bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon
1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301), and mixtures of Halon 1211 and Halon 1301
(Halon 1211/1301)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
NFPA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔National Fire Protection Association
approved - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An organization, office, or
individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving
equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
labeled - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Equipment or materials to which has been attached a
label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization that is acceptable to the authority
having jurisdiction and concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection
of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer
indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance in a specified manner.
listed - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔unlisted
shall - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔mandatory
should - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔recommendation
ANSL - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American National Standards Institute
carbon dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a colorless, odorless, electrically nonconductive
inert gas that is suitable medium for class B and C fires
Dry Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A powder composed of very small particles,
usually sodium bicarbonate-,potassium bicarbonate-, or ammonium phosphate based with
added particulate material supplemented by special treatment to provide resistance to
packing, resistance to moisture absorption (caking), and the proper flow capabilities
, Wet Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Normally an aqueous solution of organic or
inorganic salts or a combination thereof that forms an extinguishing agent
Clean agent - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Electrically non-conducting, volatile, or gaseous
fire extinguishant that does not leave a residue upon evaporation
High pressure cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cylinders (and cartridges) containing
nitrogen, compressed air, carbon dioxide, or other gases at a pressure higher than 500 psi
(3447 kPa) at 70°F (21°C).
low pressure cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cylinders containing fire extinguishing
agent (medium), nitrogen, compressed air or other compressed gases at a service pressure of
500 psi (3447 kPa) or lower at 70°F (21°C).
Dry Powder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Solid materials in powder or granular form
designed to extinguish Class D combustible metal fires by crusting, smothering, or heat-
transferring means
Extinguisher Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A quick check that a fire extinguisher is
in it's designated place, that it has not been actuated or tampered with, and that there is no
obvious physical damage or condition to prevent its operation.
Extinguisher maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A thorough examination of the fire
extinguisher that is intended to give maximum assurance that a fire extinguisher will operate
effectively and safely and to determine if physical damage or condition will prevent its
operation if any repair or replacement is necessary and if hydrostatic testing or internal
maintenance is required
Film-forming foam agents - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)
and film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP).
Halons - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Halons include bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon
1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301), and mixtures of Halon 1211 and Halon 1301
(Halon 1211/1301)
