FLORIDA FIRE INSPECTOR TEST PAPER
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
ANSWERS
⩥ What is the activation temperature of an Orange Head
Sprinkler?
Answer: 500-575 Degrees F (Classification is Ultra High)
⩥ What type of sprinkler head hangs down?
Answer: Pendant
⩥ How often are fire service elevators tested?
Answer: Monthly
⩥ What is fire load?
Answer: The max amount of heat that can be produced if all the
combustible materials in a given area burn
⩥ What is the maximum travel distance for a Class D
extinguisher
Answer: 75 feet (Same as Class A)
,⩥ What is the minimum clearance from combustible materials
for cooking equipment?
Answer: 18 Inches
⩥ What is the minimum distance between above ground
flammable or combustible storage tanks
Answer: 3 feet
⩥ What are the four basic components of a dry chemical
extinguishing system?
Answer: Storage tank, Piping, Nozzle, Actuating Mechanism
⩥ What two materials is flame spread rating based on?
Answer: Asbestos Cement Board (0 rating) Red Oak Wood (100
rating)
⩥ What are the three parts of Means of Egress
Answer: Exit access, Exit, Exit discharge
, ⩥ What should an inspector do before performing any
inspection?
Answer: Ask for permission to inspect the building
⩥ What is the length of time a temporary platform may be
erected for in a new assembly?
Answer: 30 days
⩥ A fire alarm must be in apartment buildings that are?
Answer: More than 3-4 stories, More than 11 units
⩥ What is the pressure in a dry pipe sprinkler system?
Answer: 15-20psi above the trip point
⩥ What is chipboard?
Answer: Sometimes used for floors in mobile homes (wood
chips glued together to make flat sheets)
⩥ Extinguishers weighing more than 40lbs must have the top no
higher than?
Answer: 3.5 feet
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
ANSWERS
⩥ What is the activation temperature of an Orange Head
Sprinkler?
Answer: 500-575 Degrees F (Classification is Ultra High)
⩥ What type of sprinkler head hangs down?
Answer: Pendant
⩥ How often are fire service elevators tested?
Answer: Monthly
⩥ What is fire load?
Answer: The max amount of heat that can be produced if all the
combustible materials in a given area burn
⩥ What is the maximum travel distance for a Class D
extinguisher
Answer: 75 feet (Same as Class A)
,⩥ What is the minimum clearance from combustible materials
for cooking equipment?
Answer: 18 Inches
⩥ What is the minimum distance between above ground
flammable or combustible storage tanks
Answer: 3 feet
⩥ What are the four basic components of a dry chemical
extinguishing system?
Answer: Storage tank, Piping, Nozzle, Actuating Mechanism
⩥ What two materials is flame spread rating based on?
Answer: Asbestos Cement Board (0 rating) Red Oak Wood (100
rating)
⩥ What are the three parts of Means of Egress
Answer: Exit access, Exit, Exit discharge
, ⩥ What should an inspector do before performing any
inspection?
Answer: Ask for permission to inspect the building
⩥ What is the length of time a temporary platform may be
erected for in a new assembly?
Answer: 30 days
⩥ A fire alarm must be in apartment buildings that are?
Answer: More than 3-4 stories, More than 11 units
⩥ What is the pressure in a dry pipe sprinkler system?
Answer: 15-20psi above the trip point
⩥ What is chipboard?
Answer: Sometimes used for floors in mobile homes (wood
chips glued together to make flat sheets)
⩥ Extinguishers weighing more than 40lbs must have the top no
higher than?
Answer: 3.5 feet
