ARE 5.0 Codes and Regulations UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Fire resistance rating - CORRECT ANSWER - The length of time that the construction
material or somebody can withstand a standardized fire resistance test
Fire damper - CORRECT ANSWER - UL listed device installed in ducts and Aire transfer
openings that is designed to close on The detection of heat to resist the passage of flame
Smoke damper - CORRECT ANSWER - A UL listed device installed in ducts and Aire
transfer openings that is designed to resist the passage of smoke
Fire partition - CORRECT ANSWER - wall assembly with a one hour fire resistance rating
Area of refuge - CORRECT ANSWER - An area where people unable to use stairways can
remain temporarily while waiting for assistance
Automatic closing door - CORRECT ANSWER - The door that is normally held in the open
position, it is released to close on activation of smoke detector / fire alarm system, must be self-
closing
Combustible material - CORRECT ANSWER - Material that will ignite and burn, as a flame
or glow, and that undergoes this process in air pressures and temperatures that might occur
during a fire
Common path of egress travel - CORRECT ANSWER - The portion of exit access travel
distance measured from the most remote point within a floor to the point where the occupants
have separate access to 2 exits or exit access doorway
Corridor - CORRECT ANSWER - A enclosed exit access component that defines and
provides a path of egress travel to an exit
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Fire resistance rating - CORRECT ANSWER - The length of time that the construction
material or somebody can withstand a standardized fire resistance test
Fire damper - CORRECT ANSWER - UL listed device installed in ducts and Aire transfer
openings that is designed to close on The detection of heat to resist the passage of flame
Smoke damper - CORRECT ANSWER - A UL listed device installed in ducts and Aire
transfer openings that is designed to resist the passage of smoke
Fire partition - CORRECT ANSWER - wall assembly with a one hour fire resistance rating
Area of refuge - CORRECT ANSWER - An area where people unable to use stairways can
remain temporarily while waiting for assistance
Automatic closing door - CORRECT ANSWER - The door that is normally held in the open
position, it is released to close on activation of smoke detector / fire alarm system, must be self-
closing
Combustible material - CORRECT ANSWER - Material that will ignite and burn, as a flame
or glow, and that undergoes this process in air pressures and temperatures that might occur
during a fire
Common path of egress travel - CORRECT ANSWER - The portion of exit access travel
distance measured from the most remote point within a floor to the point where the occupants
have separate access to 2 exits or exit access doorway
Corridor - CORRECT ANSWER - A enclosed exit access component that defines and
provides a path of egress travel to an exit
