NFPA Chapter 1 Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of the NFPA?
A. To operate fire departments
✔✔B. To develop consensus-based safety codes and standards
C. To inspect every building
D. To issue fire service licenses
Which organization publishes NFPA codes?
A. OSHA
B. ANSI
✔✔C. National Fire Protection Association
D. ICC
What is NFPA 1 commonly referred to as?
A. Life Safety Code
✔✔B. Fire Code
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,C. Building Code
D. Electrical Code
Which type of document is NFPA 1?
A. Law
✔✔B. Model code
C. Regulation
D. Federal mandate
What is the scope of NFPA 1?
✔✔A. Provides requirements for fire prevention and protection
B. Provides emergency medical protocols
C. Establishes building occupancy limits only
D. Focuses only on electrical safety
Who is responsible for enforcing NFPA codes?
A. NFPA inspectors
✔✔B. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
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,C. Building owners only
D. Local firefighters
What does AHJ stand for?
A. Agency of Hazardous Jobs
✔✔B. Authority Having Jurisdiction
C. Authorized Hazard Judgment
D. Applied Hazards Justice
What is the intent of NFPA Chapter 1?
A. To define fire ground tactics
✔✔B. To establish the administration and enforcement framework
C. To provide equipment specifications
D. To train firefighters
NFPA standards are considered:
A. Criminal laws
✔✔B. Consensus-based voluntary standards
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, C. OSHA regulations
D. Federal mandates
Why do states or cities adopt NFPA codes?
✔✔A. To make them legally enforceable within their jurisdiction
B. To replace police regulations
C. To fund fire departments
D. To write new local codes
Which document sets forth how NFPA codes are developed?
✔✔A. Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards
B. OSHA Handbook
C. International Code Council Charter
D. Firefighter Field Guide
Which group contributes to writing NFPA standards?
A. Government only
✔✔B. Committees of experts and stakeholders
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of the NFPA?
A. To operate fire departments
✔✔B. To develop consensus-based safety codes and standards
C. To inspect every building
D. To issue fire service licenses
Which organization publishes NFPA codes?
A. OSHA
B. ANSI
✔✔C. National Fire Protection Association
D. ICC
What is NFPA 1 commonly referred to as?
A. Life Safety Code
✔✔B. Fire Code
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,C. Building Code
D. Electrical Code
Which type of document is NFPA 1?
A. Law
✔✔B. Model code
C. Regulation
D. Federal mandate
What is the scope of NFPA 1?
✔✔A. Provides requirements for fire prevention and protection
B. Provides emergency medical protocols
C. Establishes building occupancy limits only
D. Focuses only on electrical safety
Who is responsible for enforcing NFPA codes?
A. NFPA inspectors
✔✔B. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
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,C. Building owners only
D. Local firefighters
What does AHJ stand for?
A. Agency of Hazardous Jobs
✔✔B. Authority Having Jurisdiction
C. Authorized Hazard Judgment
D. Applied Hazards Justice
What is the intent of NFPA Chapter 1?
A. To define fire ground tactics
✔✔B. To establish the administration and enforcement framework
C. To provide equipment specifications
D. To train firefighters
NFPA standards are considered:
A. Criminal laws
✔✔B. Consensus-based voluntary standards
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, C. OSHA regulations
D. Federal mandates
Why do states or cities adopt NFPA codes?
✔✔A. To make them legally enforceable within their jurisdiction
B. To replace police regulations
C. To fund fire departments
D. To write new local codes
Which document sets forth how NFPA codes are developed?
✔✔A. Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards
B. OSHA Handbook
C. International Code Council Charter
D. Firefighter Field Guide
Which group contributes to writing NFPA standards?
A. Government only
✔✔B. Committees of experts and stakeholders
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