FDNY C-14 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Out of service system - ✔✔a fire protection system that is not fully functional; or
whose operation is impaired or is otherwise not in good working order
✔✔Oxidizer - ✔✔a material that readily yields oxygen or other oxidizing gas, or that
readily reacts to promote or initiate combustion of combustible materials
4 classes, with increasing level of hazard from classes 1-4
✔✔Oxidizing gases - ✔✔bromine
chlorine
fluorine
✔✔Oxidizer classes - ✔✔classes 1-4, increasing level of hazard from 1-4
1 - does not increase burning rate
2 - moderate increase in burning rate
3 - severe increase in burning rate
4 - can undergo explosive reaction that severely increases burning rate
✔✔Personal supervision - ✔✔supervision by the holder of any certificate of fitness who
is required to be personally present on the premises , or other proximate location
acceptable to the department, while performing the duties for which the certificate is
required
✔✔Physical hazard - ✔✔a chemical for which there is evidence that it is a combustible
or flammable liquid; a flammable solid or gas; an explosive; an organic peroxide; an
oxidizer; a pyrophoric material; an unstable (reactive) material; a water-reactive solid or
liquid; or a cryogenic liquid
✔✔Pyrophoric material - ✔✔a material that is so chemically unstable that it may ignite
spontaneously at a temperature at or below 130F
, ✔✔Reduced flow valve - ✔✔a valve equipped with a restricted flow orifice and inserted
into a compressed gas container that is designed to reduce the maximum flow from the
valve under full flow conditions
✔✔Safety can - ✔✔an approved container with a capacity of not more than 5 gallons
and equipped with a spring-closing lid and spout cover designed to relieve internal
pressure when exposed to fire
✔✔Sash - ✔✔a movable panel or panels set in the hood entrance
✔✔Solid - ✔✔a material that has a melting point and decomposes or sublimates at a
temperature greater than 68F
✔✔Standard cubic feet (SCF) - ✔✔Cubic feet of gas at normal temperature and
pressure (NTP)
✔✔Storage cabinet - ✔✔a cabinet for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids
✔✔Unstable (Reactive) Material - ✔✔material, other than an explosive, that will
vigorously polymerize, decompose, condense, or become self-reactive and undergo
other violent changes, when exposed to heat, friction, or shock.
Divided into 4 classes, increasing level of hazard 1-4
✔✔Unstable (reactive) material classes - ✔✔Classes 1-4
Increasing level of hazard 1-4
✔✔Water-reactive material - ✔✔A material that has a dangerous chemical reaction
when reacting with water. May explode, violently react, produce flammable, toxic, or
other hazardous gases, and/or generate enough heat to cause ignition of the material or
nearby materials.
Divided into 3 classes, increasing level of hazard 1-3
✔✔How many pre-existing lab types are there? - ✔✔4
✔✔How are pre-existing labs classified? - ✔✔fire rating and whether or not an
automatic sprinkler system is installed
✔✔Pre-existing lab type I - ✔✔Fire rating - 2 hours
Fire protection - sprinklers
Flammable liquids - 30 gallons
✔✔Pre-existing lab type II - ✔✔Fire rating - 1 hour
Fire protection - sprinklers
Flammable liquids - 25 gallons
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Out of service system - ✔✔a fire protection system that is not fully functional; or
whose operation is impaired or is otherwise not in good working order
✔✔Oxidizer - ✔✔a material that readily yields oxygen or other oxidizing gas, or that
readily reacts to promote or initiate combustion of combustible materials
4 classes, with increasing level of hazard from classes 1-4
✔✔Oxidizing gases - ✔✔bromine
chlorine
fluorine
✔✔Oxidizer classes - ✔✔classes 1-4, increasing level of hazard from 1-4
1 - does not increase burning rate
2 - moderate increase in burning rate
3 - severe increase in burning rate
4 - can undergo explosive reaction that severely increases burning rate
✔✔Personal supervision - ✔✔supervision by the holder of any certificate of fitness who
is required to be personally present on the premises , or other proximate location
acceptable to the department, while performing the duties for which the certificate is
required
✔✔Physical hazard - ✔✔a chemical for which there is evidence that it is a combustible
or flammable liquid; a flammable solid or gas; an explosive; an organic peroxide; an
oxidizer; a pyrophoric material; an unstable (reactive) material; a water-reactive solid or
liquid; or a cryogenic liquid
✔✔Pyrophoric material - ✔✔a material that is so chemically unstable that it may ignite
spontaneously at a temperature at or below 130F
, ✔✔Reduced flow valve - ✔✔a valve equipped with a restricted flow orifice and inserted
into a compressed gas container that is designed to reduce the maximum flow from the
valve under full flow conditions
✔✔Safety can - ✔✔an approved container with a capacity of not more than 5 gallons
and equipped with a spring-closing lid and spout cover designed to relieve internal
pressure when exposed to fire
✔✔Sash - ✔✔a movable panel or panels set in the hood entrance
✔✔Solid - ✔✔a material that has a melting point and decomposes or sublimates at a
temperature greater than 68F
✔✔Standard cubic feet (SCF) - ✔✔Cubic feet of gas at normal temperature and
pressure (NTP)
✔✔Storage cabinet - ✔✔a cabinet for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids
✔✔Unstable (Reactive) Material - ✔✔material, other than an explosive, that will
vigorously polymerize, decompose, condense, or become self-reactive and undergo
other violent changes, when exposed to heat, friction, or shock.
Divided into 4 classes, increasing level of hazard 1-4
✔✔Unstable (reactive) material classes - ✔✔Classes 1-4
Increasing level of hazard 1-4
✔✔Water-reactive material - ✔✔A material that has a dangerous chemical reaction
when reacting with water. May explode, violently react, produce flammable, toxic, or
other hazardous gases, and/or generate enough heat to cause ignition of the material or
nearby materials.
Divided into 3 classes, increasing level of hazard 1-3
✔✔How many pre-existing lab types are there? - ✔✔4
✔✔How are pre-existing labs classified? - ✔✔fire rating and whether or not an
automatic sprinkler system is installed
✔✔Pre-existing lab type I - ✔✔Fire rating - 2 hours
Fire protection - sprinklers
Flammable liquids - 30 gallons
✔✔Pre-existing lab type II - ✔✔Fire rating - 1 hour
Fire protection - sprinklers
Flammable liquids - 25 gallons
