NFPA 1031 FIRE INSPECTOR 1&2 EXAM WITH
ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS| CURRENTLY
TESTING VERSION | ALREADY GRADED
A+|EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS 2026-2027
The fire resistance floor assembly plays a primary role preventing ___________
accumulation of fire and products of combustion.
A . vertical
B. heavy
C . horizontal
D . lateral
A . vertical
Which is a type of sprinkler system that contains water in the system at all times?
A. Wet pipe
B. Dry pipe
C . Deluge
D. Pre-action
A. Wet pipe
Which could be used as a control valve for an automatic sprinkler system?
A. Check valve
C. Outside-stem and yoke valve
B. Drain valve
D. Stop or cock valve
C. Outside-stem and yoke valve
_________ sprinkler systems should be used in buildings where insufficient
heat is maintained.
A. Wet pipe
B. Dry pipe
C. Deluge
D . Pre-action
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,B. Dry pipe
The most commonly used type of sprinkler system is:
A. wet-pipe system.
C . clean agent system.
B. wet chemical system.
D. external-supply system.
A. wet-pipe system.
A fire department connection to a sprinkler system enables firefighters to:
A. connect hand lines for attacking the fire.
B. back up the first-attack units.
C. ensure that the pressure of the primary water supply is maintained.
D. test the system.
C. ensure that the pressure of the primary water supply is maintained.
The _ system is equipped with sprinkler heads of the open type.
A. wet-pipe
B. dry-pipe
C . deluge
D. pre-action
C . deluge
The full name of an OS&Y valve is:
A . open-system and yolk valve.
C. outside-shield and yoke valve.
B. open, shut, and yolk valve.
D. outside-stem and yoke valve.
D. outside-stem and yoke valve.
Every sprinkler system should be equipped with a main control valve
located between the:
A . riser and the branches.
B. source of water supply and the sprinkler system.
C. cross mains and the riser.
D. fire department connection and the riser.
B. source of water supply and the sprinkler system.
The control valve for a sprinkler system should always be:
A. a check valve.
C. a non-indicating type of valve.
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,B. an indicating type valve.
D. a quarter turn valve.
B. an indicating type valve.
A type of sprinkler system that maintains air under pressure in the
sprinkler piping is:
A. wet pipe.
B. dry pipe.
C. deluge.
D. wet chemical
B. dry pipe.
A riser is a of the piping in the system. _________ pipe which connects the underground
supply to the rest
A . lateral
B. horizontal
C. secondary
D . vertical
D . vertical
A type of sprinkler system that, upon fire detection, has a valve that opens
and permits water to flow out of all the sprinklers at once is:
A. wet pipe.
B. dry pipe.
C . deluge.
D. pre-action.
C . deluge
The color of a sprinkler head rated 500°F to 575°F is:
A. red.
B. blue.
C . green.
D. orange.
D. orange.
The color of a sprinkler head rated 250° to 300°F is:
A. white.
B. red.
C . blue.
D . green.
C . blue.
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, Direct pumping water systems are those in which water:
A. moves directly into the distribution system by gravity flow.
B. is supplied directly into the distribution system from elevated storage tanks.
C. is pumped directly into the distribution system.
D. is pumped through the distribution system back into the main water supply.
C. is pumped directly into the distribution system
Common Halon replacement systems include:
A. Physoderm.
C . Pre V-1.
B . Halotron.
D . Metal-x.
B . Halotron.
The four types of automatic sprinkler systems are:
A. wet-pipe systems, dry-pipe systems, deluge systems, and preaction systems.
B. automatic sprinkler systems, fixed sprinkler systems, Factory Mutual Systems, and
UL listed systems.
C. wet sprinkler systems, deluge systems, Fire Mutual Systems,
and hazardous substance systems.
D. water sprinkler systems, pneumatic sprinkler systems, flooding sprinkler systems,
and chemical sprinkler systems.
A. wet-pipe systems, dry-pipe systems, deluge systems, and preaction systems.
Residual pressure is defined as:
A. stored potential energy available.
B. the pressure remaining in a water supply system while water is flowing.
C. forward velocity pressure at the point of discharge.
D. the minimum pressure required in a residential area.
B. the pressure remaining in a water supply system while water is flowing.
The velocity pressure recorded by a pitot tube and gauge is ___________
pressure.
A . flow
C. normal-operating
B . static
D. atmospheric
A . flow
Which sprinkler system has water in the pipes at all times?
A. We t
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ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS| CURRENTLY
TESTING VERSION | ALREADY GRADED
A+|EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS 2026-2027
The fire resistance floor assembly plays a primary role preventing ___________
accumulation of fire and products of combustion.
A . vertical
B. heavy
C . horizontal
D . lateral
A . vertical
Which is a type of sprinkler system that contains water in the system at all times?
A. Wet pipe
B. Dry pipe
C . Deluge
D. Pre-action
A. Wet pipe
Which could be used as a control valve for an automatic sprinkler system?
A. Check valve
C. Outside-stem and yoke valve
B. Drain valve
D. Stop or cock valve
C. Outside-stem and yoke valve
_________ sprinkler systems should be used in buildings where insufficient
heat is maintained.
A. Wet pipe
B. Dry pipe
C. Deluge
D . Pre-action
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,B. Dry pipe
The most commonly used type of sprinkler system is:
A. wet-pipe system.
C . clean agent system.
B. wet chemical system.
D. external-supply system.
A. wet-pipe system.
A fire department connection to a sprinkler system enables firefighters to:
A. connect hand lines for attacking the fire.
B. back up the first-attack units.
C. ensure that the pressure of the primary water supply is maintained.
D. test the system.
C. ensure that the pressure of the primary water supply is maintained.
The _ system is equipped with sprinkler heads of the open type.
A. wet-pipe
B. dry-pipe
C . deluge
D. pre-action
C . deluge
The full name of an OS&Y valve is:
A . open-system and yolk valve.
C. outside-shield and yoke valve.
B. open, shut, and yolk valve.
D. outside-stem and yoke valve.
D. outside-stem and yoke valve.
Every sprinkler system should be equipped with a main control valve
located between the:
A . riser and the branches.
B. source of water supply and the sprinkler system.
C. cross mains and the riser.
D. fire department connection and the riser.
B. source of water supply and the sprinkler system.
The control valve for a sprinkler system should always be:
A. a check valve.
C. a non-indicating type of valve.
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,B. an indicating type valve.
D. a quarter turn valve.
B. an indicating type valve.
A type of sprinkler system that maintains air under pressure in the
sprinkler piping is:
A. wet pipe.
B. dry pipe.
C. deluge.
D. wet chemical
B. dry pipe.
A riser is a of the piping in the system. _________ pipe which connects the underground
supply to the rest
A . lateral
B. horizontal
C. secondary
D . vertical
D . vertical
A type of sprinkler system that, upon fire detection, has a valve that opens
and permits water to flow out of all the sprinklers at once is:
A. wet pipe.
B. dry pipe.
C . deluge.
D. pre-action.
C . deluge
The color of a sprinkler head rated 500°F to 575°F is:
A. red.
B. blue.
C . green.
D. orange.
D. orange.
The color of a sprinkler head rated 250° to 300°F is:
A. white.
B. red.
C . blue.
D . green.
C . blue.
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, Direct pumping water systems are those in which water:
A. moves directly into the distribution system by gravity flow.
B. is supplied directly into the distribution system from elevated storage tanks.
C. is pumped directly into the distribution system.
D. is pumped through the distribution system back into the main water supply.
C. is pumped directly into the distribution system
Common Halon replacement systems include:
A. Physoderm.
C . Pre V-1.
B . Halotron.
D . Metal-x.
B . Halotron.
The four types of automatic sprinkler systems are:
A. wet-pipe systems, dry-pipe systems, deluge systems, and preaction systems.
B. automatic sprinkler systems, fixed sprinkler systems, Factory Mutual Systems, and
UL listed systems.
C. wet sprinkler systems, deluge systems, Fire Mutual Systems,
and hazardous substance systems.
D. water sprinkler systems, pneumatic sprinkler systems, flooding sprinkler systems,
and chemical sprinkler systems.
A. wet-pipe systems, dry-pipe systems, deluge systems, and preaction systems.
Residual pressure is defined as:
A. stored potential energy available.
B. the pressure remaining in a water supply system while water is flowing.
C. forward velocity pressure at the point of discharge.
D. the minimum pressure required in a residential area.
B. the pressure remaining in a water supply system while water is flowing.
The velocity pressure recorded by a pitot tube and gauge is ___________
pressure.
A . flow
C. normal-operating
B . static
D. atmospheric
A . flow
Which sprinkler system has water in the pipes at all times?
A. We t
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