TCFP Inspector's Class II Key Exam Guide
Questions and Integral Marking Scheme
version 2023/2024
Which of the following are a type of sprinkler?
A) ESFR
B) EC
C) AF
D) A and B - correct answer A and B
Foam water system design and installation requirements are
regulated by ___________.
A. NFPA 13
B. NFPA 13R
C. NFPA 25
D. NFPA 16 - correct answer NFPA 16
True or False, NFPA 72 allows only manual pull stations and
water flow detection devices to be used on shunt systems. Fire
detection devices are not permitted. - correct answer True
The fire alarm control panel (FACP) is essentially the _____ of the
system. - correct answer Brain
Heat sensing fire detector color coding has a RED extra high
temperature rating of?
A.) 0-99f
,B.)175-249f
C.) 325-399f
D.) 500-575f - correct answer 325-399f
According to NFPA, travel distances to a manual pull station
should not exceed _____ feet.
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400 - correct answer 200
What color tag is used to indicate that an alarm system is
impaired?
A. White
B. Yellow
C. Blue
D. Red - correct answer Red
About _____ % of fire deaths are attributed to smoke inhalation
and not to burns.
A. 55%
B. 60%
C. 65%
D. 70% - correct answer 65%
,When performing maintenance inspections of occupancies with
alarm systems, the first step will be to:
A) Check for green light indicating normal operation
B) Confirm monitoring status with alarm company
C) Confirm panel is locked and inaccessible to public
D) Confirm system has been tested by licensed alarm contractor
and has a current inspection tag - correct answer Confirm
system has been tested by licensed alarm contractor and has a
current inspection tag
Most people are well aware of the dangers of fire but less aware
of the dangers of smoke inhalation. About ___% of of fire deaths
are attributed to smoke inhalation and not to burns.
A) 65
B) 80
C) 92
D) 75 - correct answer 65
If required, pull stations should be placed within ___ feet of every
exit.
A) 4
B) 5
C) 10
D) does not matter what distance, as long as it is not blocked -
correct answer 5
T or F: The development of clean-agent fire-extinguishing
systems began in the late 1940s. - correct answer True
, NFPA 10 has assigned a maximum travel distance of __ feet from
the hazard to a Class K extinguisher?
A) 30
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100 - correct answer 30
If an extinguisher is suitable for use on a particular class of fire,
the picture-symbol background is what color?
A.) Red
B.) Light Blue
C.) Black
D.) Grey - correct answer Light Blue
Which one of the following is not considered a proper placement
of a fire extinguisher?
A. Visible and marked with legible signage.
B. Near Points of egress or ingress.
C. Sitting on top of a work bench with no mount.
D. Near formal paths of travel. - correct answer Sitting on top
of a work bench with no mount.
Foam extinguishes a fire by one or more of the four following
methods except:
A. Smothering
B. Seperating
Questions and Integral Marking Scheme
version 2023/2024
Which of the following are a type of sprinkler?
A) ESFR
B) EC
C) AF
D) A and B - correct answer A and B
Foam water system design and installation requirements are
regulated by ___________.
A. NFPA 13
B. NFPA 13R
C. NFPA 25
D. NFPA 16 - correct answer NFPA 16
True or False, NFPA 72 allows only manual pull stations and
water flow detection devices to be used on shunt systems. Fire
detection devices are not permitted. - correct answer True
The fire alarm control panel (FACP) is essentially the _____ of the
system. - correct answer Brain
Heat sensing fire detector color coding has a RED extra high
temperature rating of?
A.) 0-99f
,B.)175-249f
C.) 325-399f
D.) 500-575f - correct answer 325-399f
According to NFPA, travel distances to a manual pull station
should not exceed _____ feet.
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400 - correct answer 200
What color tag is used to indicate that an alarm system is
impaired?
A. White
B. Yellow
C. Blue
D. Red - correct answer Red
About _____ % of fire deaths are attributed to smoke inhalation
and not to burns.
A. 55%
B. 60%
C. 65%
D. 70% - correct answer 65%
,When performing maintenance inspections of occupancies with
alarm systems, the first step will be to:
A) Check for green light indicating normal operation
B) Confirm monitoring status with alarm company
C) Confirm panel is locked and inaccessible to public
D) Confirm system has been tested by licensed alarm contractor
and has a current inspection tag - correct answer Confirm
system has been tested by licensed alarm contractor and has a
current inspection tag
Most people are well aware of the dangers of fire but less aware
of the dangers of smoke inhalation. About ___% of of fire deaths
are attributed to smoke inhalation and not to burns.
A) 65
B) 80
C) 92
D) 75 - correct answer 65
If required, pull stations should be placed within ___ feet of every
exit.
A) 4
B) 5
C) 10
D) does not matter what distance, as long as it is not blocked -
correct answer 5
T or F: The development of clean-agent fire-extinguishing
systems began in the late 1940s. - correct answer True
, NFPA 10 has assigned a maximum travel distance of __ feet from
the hazard to a Class K extinguisher?
A) 30
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100 - correct answer 30
If an extinguisher is suitable for use on a particular class of fire,
the picture-symbol background is what color?
A.) Red
B.) Light Blue
C.) Black
D.) Grey - correct answer Light Blue
Which one of the following is not considered a proper placement
of a fire extinguisher?
A. Visible and marked with legible signage.
B. Near Points of egress or ingress.
C. Sitting on top of a work bench with no mount.
D. Near formal paths of travel. - correct answer Sitting on top
of a work bench with no mount.
Foam extinguishes a fire by one or more of the four following
methods except:
A. Smothering
B. Seperating
