NISP FIRE SAFETY FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A(n) __________ is an occupancy that houses persons whose capacity for self-
preservation is limited or diminished by reason of age, infirmity, or confinement. -
✔✔institutional occupancy
✔✔__________ are permanent or temporary structures that provide a walkway or
method of transportation wherein the required means of egress is not apparent or is
confounded through the use of theatrical or special effects. - ✔✔Special amusement
buildings
✔✔__________ can be revoked for failure to comply with the code or violation of permit
conditions. - ✔✔Permits
✔✔Codes use the term __________ to indicate a positive and definitive requirement of
the code that must be performed; action is mandatory. - ✔✔"shall"
✔✔Following an inspection of a movie theater, you hand the owner a written notice that
indicates you found that the exit lights were not illuminated. The notice includes the
applicable code, the action necessary to comply with the code, and the date of a follow-
up inspection to ensure compliance. You are issuing a(n): - ✔✔notice of violation.
✔✔Funding for government agencies charged with ensuring public safety is often: -
✔✔inadequate.
✔✔Government programs and the code development process are usually: -
✔✔reactive.
✔✔__________ have the broadest mandate within inspection and enforcement of
codes by state and local governments. - ✔✔Fire officials
,✔✔__________ is/are the level of fire risk that the general public is willing to bear at a
given time. - ✔✔Acceptable risk
✔✔__________ is the element of new construction regulation most important to the fire
service. - ✔✔Installation and acceptance tests for fire extinguishing, alarm, and other
fire protection systems
✔✔One of the most important aspects of construction regulation is the fire department's
ability to deal with fires and emergencies __________ construction. - ✔✔during
✔✔Statistics show the incidence of fire could potentially be reduced by up to
__________ by undertaking a comprehensive program in which every public building is
inspected. - ✔✔50 percent
✔✔Using __________ to prioritize inspections ensures that occupancies with the most
hazard potential are inspected. - ✔✔the permit system
✔✔When establishing an inspection program, initial steps include determining all of the
following EXCEPT: - ✔✔the types of fires that have been covered most frequently in the
news.
✔✔Which is NOT a goal of the in-service inspection program? - ✔✔Adding duties to fire
prevention bureaus
✔✔Which is NOT an example of a holiday-specific fire hazard that can be anticipated? -
✔✔Parties at nightclubs
✔✔Which is NOT an example of institutional occupancy? - ✔✔Shopping mall
✔✔You are attempting to inspect a furniture restoration shop that regularly spray paints
furniture. Spray application of flammable finishes without a proper permit is a violation of
the fire code. The shop owner is trying to prohibit you from entering. What might
convince the shop owner to comply with the inspection? - ✔✔Reminding the shop
owner that violating the fire code is a criminal misdemeanor
✔✔Abandoned structures may __________, which creates a difficult situation for fire
fighters and can put them at risk. - ✔✔serve as temporary shelters for individuals who
are homeless
✔✔A fire department's construction regulation division oversees every building: -
✔✔from the time it starts as a blueprint up through its construction, renovation, and
destruction.
, ✔✔A fire department will respond to which of the following emergencies? - ✔✔Child
stuck in a well
All of the above
Emergency medical service required following a car crash
Corrosive liquid spill
✔✔All of the following are nontraditional functions of fire prevention bureaus EXCEPT: -
✔✔fire safety education.
✔✔__________ are frequently involved in fires and have been the scenes of numerous
multiple-fire fighter fatalities, including one on December 4, 1999, where six firefighters
were killed trying to rescue a couple they believed were inside but had already
evacuated the building. - ✔✔Vacant and abandoned properties
✔✔__________ are the logical pick to investigate hazardous waste crimes because
they regulate the storage, handling, and used of hazardous materials; extinguish fires
and mitigate spills, leaks, and releases; and have vast experience with a wide range of
materials, incidents, and situations. - ✔✔Fire departments and fire prevention bureaus
✔✔__________ are the only model codes to require a specific amount of living space
per occupant. - ✔✔Property maintenance codes
✔✔Fire and building codes require that vacant structures be __________ in order to
prevent them from being used for unsafe or illegal activities. - ✔✔secured or
demolished
✔✔Fire departments are among the first to respond to acts of __________ terrorism. -
✔✔domestic
✔✔Fire departments benefit from the technical knowledge of __________, who benefit
from the knowledge of fire behavior and fire department tactics of the ___________. -
✔✔structural engineers; fire department
✔✔Fire departments that regulate construction typically employ: - ✔✔civilian engineers
or architects.
✔✔Fire prevention bureaus play a key role in ensuring that emergency plans and
security measures developed by __________ do not conflict with emergency response
procedures. - ✔✔businesses
other government agencies
All of the above
industry
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A(n) __________ is an occupancy that houses persons whose capacity for self-
preservation is limited or diminished by reason of age, infirmity, or confinement. -
✔✔institutional occupancy
✔✔__________ are permanent or temporary structures that provide a walkway or
method of transportation wherein the required means of egress is not apparent or is
confounded through the use of theatrical or special effects. - ✔✔Special amusement
buildings
✔✔__________ can be revoked for failure to comply with the code or violation of permit
conditions. - ✔✔Permits
✔✔Codes use the term __________ to indicate a positive and definitive requirement of
the code that must be performed; action is mandatory. - ✔✔"shall"
✔✔Following an inspection of a movie theater, you hand the owner a written notice that
indicates you found that the exit lights were not illuminated. The notice includes the
applicable code, the action necessary to comply with the code, and the date of a follow-
up inspection to ensure compliance. You are issuing a(n): - ✔✔notice of violation.
✔✔Funding for government agencies charged with ensuring public safety is often: -
✔✔inadequate.
✔✔Government programs and the code development process are usually: -
✔✔reactive.
✔✔__________ have the broadest mandate within inspection and enforcement of
codes by state and local governments. - ✔✔Fire officials
,✔✔__________ is/are the level of fire risk that the general public is willing to bear at a
given time. - ✔✔Acceptable risk
✔✔__________ is the element of new construction regulation most important to the fire
service. - ✔✔Installation and acceptance tests for fire extinguishing, alarm, and other
fire protection systems
✔✔One of the most important aspects of construction regulation is the fire department's
ability to deal with fires and emergencies __________ construction. - ✔✔during
✔✔Statistics show the incidence of fire could potentially be reduced by up to
__________ by undertaking a comprehensive program in which every public building is
inspected. - ✔✔50 percent
✔✔Using __________ to prioritize inspections ensures that occupancies with the most
hazard potential are inspected. - ✔✔the permit system
✔✔When establishing an inspection program, initial steps include determining all of the
following EXCEPT: - ✔✔the types of fires that have been covered most frequently in the
news.
✔✔Which is NOT a goal of the in-service inspection program? - ✔✔Adding duties to fire
prevention bureaus
✔✔Which is NOT an example of a holiday-specific fire hazard that can be anticipated? -
✔✔Parties at nightclubs
✔✔Which is NOT an example of institutional occupancy? - ✔✔Shopping mall
✔✔You are attempting to inspect a furniture restoration shop that regularly spray paints
furniture. Spray application of flammable finishes without a proper permit is a violation of
the fire code. The shop owner is trying to prohibit you from entering. What might
convince the shop owner to comply with the inspection? - ✔✔Reminding the shop
owner that violating the fire code is a criminal misdemeanor
✔✔Abandoned structures may __________, which creates a difficult situation for fire
fighters and can put them at risk. - ✔✔serve as temporary shelters for individuals who
are homeless
✔✔A fire department's construction regulation division oversees every building: -
✔✔from the time it starts as a blueprint up through its construction, renovation, and
destruction.
, ✔✔A fire department will respond to which of the following emergencies? - ✔✔Child
stuck in a well
All of the above
Emergency medical service required following a car crash
Corrosive liquid spill
✔✔All of the following are nontraditional functions of fire prevention bureaus EXCEPT: -
✔✔fire safety education.
✔✔__________ are frequently involved in fires and have been the scenes of numerous
multiple-fire fighter fatalities, including one on December 4, 1999, where six firefighters
were killed trying to rescue a couple they believed were inside but had already
evacuated the building. - ✔✔Vacant and abandoned properties
✔✔__________ are the logical pick to investigate hazardous waste crimes because
they regulate the storage, handling, and used of hazardous materials; extinguish fires
and mitigate spills, leaks, and releases; and have vast experience with a wide range of
materials, incidents, and situations. - ✔✔Fire departments and fire prevention bureaus
✔✔__________ are the only model codes to require a specific amount of living space
per occupant. - ✔✔Property maintenance codes
✔✔Fire and building codes require that vacant structures be __________ in order to
prevent them from being used for unsafe or illegal activities. - ✔✔secured or
demolished
✔✔Fire departments are among the first to respond to acts of __________ terrorism. -
✔✔domestic
✔✔Fire departments benefit from the technical knowledge of __________, who benefit
from the knowledge of fire behavior and fire department tactics of the ___________. -
✔✔structural engineers; fire department
✔✔Fire departments that regulate construction typically employ: - ✔✔civilian engineers
or architects.
✔✔Fire prevention bureaus play a key role in ensuring that emergency plans and
security measures developed by __________ do not conflict with emergency response
procedures. - ✔✔businesses
other government agencies
All of the above
industry
