TCFP INSPECTOR EXAM PREP UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

TCFP INSPECTOR EXAM PREP UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. What is an ordinance?
Answer:
Local or municipal law that applies to persons and things of the local jurisdiction; a local agency act that
has the force of a statute; different from law that is enacted by federal or state/provincial legislatures.

Question:
2. Testimony
Answer:
An affirmation or declaration made under oath, typically in a court of law. All verbal information provided
in a trial is in the form of sworn or affirmed testimony.

Question:
3. Significant technical expertise is required to review and evaluate performance based designs. In most
cases, professional engineers or third-party inspection agencies are often required to handle these matters.
Answer:
Performance based design

Question:
4. Most model codes are revised on a regular basis usually....
Answer:
every three to five years

Question:
5. Multiple codes: An example would be?
Answer:
A hospital

Question:
6. What is NFPA 72
Answer:
National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

Question:
7. Permits are issued for what 2 reasons?
Answer:
To ensure that hazardous situations or conditions are not allowed to develop within the jurisdiction without
knowledge and approval of the AHJ. To enable inspection personnel to verify that the conditions meet the
applicable code requirements.

Question:
8. The model building codes define a hotel as?

, Answer:
any building or group of buildings that provides sleeping rooms for transient guests.

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9. Incidental use includes:
Answer:
Waste and linen collection rooms that are over 100 square feet.

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10. College and University instructional buildings are considered
Answer:
Business Occupancies

Question:
11. Slab and Column Frames are most likely encountered in?
Answer:
Concrete Structures

Question:
12. ______ is the strongest of the structural materials. It is nonrotting, resistant to aging, and dimensionally
stable.
Answer:
Steel.

Question:
13. Type____ gypsum board is used in fire-rated assemblies and is produced with glass fibers that act as
reinforcement.
Answer:
Type X

Question:
14. Type____ gypsum board contains vermiculite that expands as it is exposed to heat.
Answer:
Type C

Question:
15. An _____________ is the vertical shaft in which the elevator car travels.
Answer:
Elevator hoistway

Question:
16. When the floor area of a building is subdivided with fire-resistive partitions or walls, it is said to be
_____
Answer:
compartmentalized or part of a compartmentation system.