North Carolina Fire Inspector Level Ii Certification
Examination Complete Questions And Detailed
Solutions Latest Update This Year
Q1: NC Fire Inspector Level II - difference from Level I per NFPA 1031 and NC OSFM?
A. Level II same as Level I
B. Level II only existing
C. Level I can do plans review new construction
D. Level II per NFPA 1031 can do plans review for new construction, review fire protection systems shop drawings, conduct
inspections of new construction, complex occupancies, hazardous materials, high-rise - Level I only existing occupancies - Level II
requires Level I plus additional course and exam per NC Admin Code 11C
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Level II per NFPA 1031 can do plans review for new construction, review fire protection systems shop drawings, conduct inspections
of new construction, complex occupancies, hazardous materials, high-rise - Level I only existing occupancies - Level II requires Level I
plus additional course and exam per NC Admin Code 11C
CONCEPT: Level II vs Level I per NFPA 1031. CORRECT - A: NC Fire Inspector Level II per NFPA 1031 and NC OSFM NC
Administrative Code 11C - Level I limited to fire inspections of existing occupancies - Level II can conduct plans review for new
construction, review fire protection systems shop drawings per NFPA 13, 72, conduct inspections of new construction, complex
occupancies assembly high-rise hazardous - Level II requires Level I certification plus additional Level II course 40-80 hours and pass
Level II state exam - per NC OSFM - Level III is plans examiner. WHY B WRONG: Level II same as Level I false - Level II advanced -
can do plans review new construction - Level I cannot. WHY C WRONG: Level II only existing false - Level II includes new construction
and plans review - not only existing. WHY D WRONG: Level I can do plans review new construction false - Level I cannot - Level I
limited existing - Level II can. EXAM TIP: Level I = existing occupancies only, Level II = new construction + plans review + complex +
shop drawings, Level III = plans examiner - Level II requires Level I + course + exam per 11C.
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,Q2: Plans review process for new construction per NC Building Code and NC Fire Code - Level II?
A. Only check aesthetics
B. Only check cost
C. No plans review needed
D. Plans review per IBC Chapter 1 and IFC Chapter 1: review construction documents for compliance - check occupancy
classification per IBC Chapter 3, construction type per Chapter 6, allowable area per 506, height per 504, means of egress per
Chapter 10, fire protection per Chapter 9, fire-resistance rated assemblies per Chapter 7, issue correction comments, approve
stamped
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Plans review per IBC Chapter 1 and IFC Chapter 1: review construction documents for compliance - check occupancy classification
per IBC Chapter 3, construction type per Chapter 6, allowable area per 506, height per 504, means of egress per Chapter 10, fire
protection per Chapter 9, fire-resistance rated assemblies per Chapter 7, issue correction comments, approve stamped
CONCEPT: Plans review process Level II. CORRECT - A: Plans review per NC Building Code IBC Chapter 1 Section 107 Construction
Documents and NC Fire Code IFC Chapter 1: Level II inspector reviews construction documents for compliance - checklist: occupancy
classification per IBC Chapter 3 e.g., A Assembly B Business, construction type per Chapter 6 Type I-V, allowable area per Section 506
based on occupancy construction sprinkler, height per 504, means of egress per Chapter 10 occupant load per Table 1004.5 travel
distance per 1017 exits per 1006, fire protection per Chapter 9 sprinkler per 903.2 alarm per 907.2, fire-resistance rated assemblies per
Chapter 7 walls floors per Table 601, issue correction list, approve with stamp. WHY B WRONG: No plans review needed false - plans
review required per IBC 107 and IFC 104 - new construction must be reviewed for code compliance before permit. WHY C WRONG:
Only check aesthetics false - must check occupancy construction area height egress fire protection fire-resistance - not only aesthetics -
life safety. WHY D WRONG: Only check cost false - cost not code - must check code compliance - not cost. EXAM TIP: Plans review
checklist: occupancy Chapter 3, construction Type I-V Chapter 6, allowable area 506, height 504, egress Chapter 10 occupant load
Table 1004.5 travel 1017 exits 1006, fire protection Chapter 9 sprinkler 903.2 alarm 907.2, fire-resistance Chapter 7 Table 601.
Q3: Fire protection systems shop drawing review - NFPA 13 sprinkler - Level II must know?
A. NFPA 13 Standard Installation Sprinkler Systems shop drawing review per NCFC 901.5: check sprinkler type, spacing per Chapter
8, area per sprinkler, obstruction rules per Chapter 8.5, hydraulic calculations per Chapter 27, water supply, pipe sizing, hanger
spacing per Chapter 9, inspector Level II reviews but final acceptance by fire official
B. No shop drawing review needed
C. No hydraulic calculations needed
D. Any spacing OK
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. NFPA 13 Standard Installation Sprinkler Systems shop drawing review per NCFC 901.5: check sprinkler type, spacing per Chapter 8,
area per sprinkler, obstruction rules per Chapter 8.5, hydraulic calculations per Chapter 27, water supply, pipe sizing, hanger spacing per
Chapter 9, inspector Level II reviews but final acceptance by fire official
CONCEPT: NFPA 13 shop drawing review. CORRECT - A: NFPA 13 Shop Drawing Review per NC Fire Code 901.5 and NFPA 13
Chapter 27: Level II inspector reviews shop drawings: sprinkler type e.g., quick response standard, spacing per Chapter 8 e.g., light
hazard 225 sq ft max per sprinkler, ordinary hazard 130 sq ft, area per sprinkler, obstruction rules per 8.5 e.g., beam soffit clearance,
hydraulic calculations per Chapter 27 must show water supply adequate, pipe sizing per hydraulic, hanger spacing per Chapter 9 e.g., 12
ft max for 1 inch pipe, seismic bracing per 9.3, inspector checks compliance but final acceptance requires field acceptance test per
NFPA 13 Chapter 28. WHY B WRONG: No shop drawing review needed false - shop drawing review required per NCFC 901.5 - must
review before installation - Level II duty. WHY C WRONG: Any spacing OK false - spacing per NFPA 13 Chapter 8 - e.g., light hazard
max 15 ft spacing 225 sq ft per sprinkler - cannot be any. WHY D WRONG: No hydraulic calculations needed false - hydraulic
calculations required per NFPA 13 Chapter 27 - must show water supply adequate for demand - must review. EXAM TIP: NFPA 13 shop
review: spacing Chapter 8 light 225 sq ft ordinary 130 sq ft, obstruction 8.5, hydraulic calculations Chapter 27, hanger spacing Chapter 9
12 ft max 1 inch, seismic 9.3, acceptance test Chapter 28.
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,Q4: Fire alarm shop drawing review NFPA 72 - Level II?
A. No battery calculations
B. Detectors any location OK
C. No fire alarm review needed
D. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code shop drawing review per NCFC 907: check device locations per Chapter 17 smoke detector
spacing 30 ft on smooth ceiling, pull stations per 17.14 within 5 ft of exit, notification appliances per Chapter 18 spacing per Table
18.5.5.4.1, battery calculations per 10.6.7, voltage drop, sequence of operations
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code shop drawing review per NCFC 907: check device locations per Chapter 17 smoke detector
spacing 30 ft on smooth ceiling, pull stations per 17.14 within 5 ft of exit, notification appliances per Chapter 18 spacing per Table
18.5.5.4.1, battery calculations per 10.6.7, voltage drop, sequence of operations
CONCEPT: NFPA 72 shop review. CORRECT - A: NFPA 72 Shop Drawing Review per NC Fire Code 907.1.2: Level II reviews: device
locations per Chapter 17 Initiating Devices - smoke detector spacing 30 ft on smooth ceiling per 17.6.3.2.1, heat detector spacing per
listing, manual pull stations per 17.14 within 5 ft of exit door, notification appliances per Chapter 18 - audible per 18.4 visible per 18.5
spacing per Table 18.5.5.4.1 e.g., 15x15 to 50x50 depending on candela, battery calculations per 10.6.7 must show 24 hour standby
plus 5 min alarm, voltage drop calculations, sequence of operations matrix, compatibility. WHY B WRONG: No fire alarm review needed
false - fire alarm shop drawing review required per NCFC 907.1.2 - Level II duty - must review. WHY C WRONG: Detectors any location
OK false - detectors must be per Chapter 17 - smoke 30 ft spacing on smooth ceiling - pull stations within 5 ft of exit - notification per
Chapter 18 spacing per Table. WHY D WRONG: No battery calculations false - battery calculations required per NFPA 72 10.6.7 - must
show 24 hour standby plus 5 min alarm or 24 plus 15 for voice. EXAM TIP: NFPA 72: smoke detector 30 ft spacing smooth ceiling per
17.6.3.2.1, pull station within 5 ft exit per 17.14, notification spacing Table 18.5.5.4.1, battery 24 hr standby plus 5 min alarm per 10.6.7,
voltage drop, sequence of operations.
Q5: Means of egress advanced - common path, dead end, travel distance, egress capacity - Level II?
A. Common path unlimited
B. Dead end unlimited
C. Advanced egress per IBC Chapter 10: common path of travel per 1006.2.1 limited per occupancy e.g., business 75 ft, dead end
corridor per 1020.4 max 20 ft, travel distance per 1017.2 e.g., business unsprinklered 200 sprinklered 300, egress capacity per
1005.3.1 0.3 inch per occupant stairs 0.2 inch level, occupant load per 1004.5
D. No egress capacity calculation
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Advanced egress per IBC Chapter 10: common path of travel per 1006.2.1 limited per occupancy e.g., business 75 ft, dead end
corridor per 1020.4 max 20 ft, travel distance per 1017.2 e.g., business unsprinklered 200 sprinklered 300, egress capacity per 1005.3.1
0.3 inch per occupant stairs 0.2 inch level, occupant load per 1004.5
CONCEPT: Advanced egress Level II. CORRECT - A: Advanced Means of Egress per IBC Chapter 10 for Level II plans review:
common path of travel per 1006.2.1 limited per occupancy - e.g., business 75 ft, assembly without sprinkler 75 ft with sprinkler 75 ft -
dead end corridor per 1020.4 max 20 ft (50 ft if sprinklered per exception), travel distance per Table 1017.2 e.g., business unsprinklered
200 ft sprinklered 300 ft, assembly unsprinklered 200 ft sprinklered 250 ft, egress capacity per 1005.3.1 0.3 inch per occupant for stairs
0.2 inch for level components 0.2 inch door, occupant load per Table 1004.5 business 100 gross mercantile 60 gross assembly standing
5 net. WHY B WRONG: Common path unlimited false - common path limited per 1006.2.1 - e.g., business 75 ft - unlimited would be
unsafe. WHY C WRONG: Dead end unlimited false - dead end corridor limited per 1020.4 max 20 ft (50 ft exception if sprinklered) -
prevents trapping. WHY D WRONG: No egress capacity calculation false - egress capacity per 1005.3.1 must calculate width required
0.3 inch stairs 0.2 inch level - must verify width adequate for occupant load. EXAM TIP: Common path per 1006.2.1 business 75 ft, dead
end per 1020.4 max 20 ft (50 ft if sprinklered), travel distance Table 1017.2 business 200 unsprinklered 300 sprinklered, egress capacity
0.3 inch stairs 0.2 inch level per 1005.3.1, occupant load Table 1004.5.
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, Q6: Building area and height - allowable area per IBC 506 and height per 504 - Level II plans review?
A. No calculation needed
B. No area height limits
C. Allowable area per IBC 506: Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is where At tabular area per Table 506.2, NS
non-sprinklered, If frontage increase per 506.3, Is sprinkler increase per 506.3, height per 504 based on construction type and
occupancy per Table 504.3 504.4 - inspector Level II must calculate
D. Unlimited area always OK
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Allowable area per IBC 506: Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is where At tabular area per Table 506.2, NS
non-sprinklered, If frontage increase per 506.3, Is sprinkler increase per 506.3, height per 504 based on construction type and
occupancy per Table 504.3 504.4 - inspector Level II must calculate
CONCEPT: Allowable area height per IBC. CORRECT - A: Allowable Area and Height per IBC Chapter 5 for Level II plans review:
Allowable area per Section 506: equation Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is where At tabular area per Table 506.2 based on
occupancy and construction type, NS equals At if non-sprinklered, If equals frontage increase per 506.3 based on open perimeter, Is
equals sprinkler increase per 506.3 300 percent for single story 200 percent for multi-story - Height per Section 504: allowable height in
feet per Table 504.3 and stories per Table 504.4 based on occupancy construction type sprinklered - Level II must calculate. WHY B
WRONG: No area height limits false - area height limited per IBC Chapter 5 per Table 506.2 504.3 504.4 - must comply - unlimited not
allowed except unlimited area building per 507. WHY C WRONG: Unlimited area always OK false - unlimited area only per Section 507
specific occupancies and conditions - not always - most buildings limited per 506. WHY D WRONG: No calculation needed false - must
calculate allowable area per 506 and height per 504 - Level II plans review requires calculation - exam tests equation. EXAM TIP:
Allowable area Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is per 506 At tabular Table 506.2 If frontage increase per 506.3 Is sprinkler
increase 300 percent single story 200 percent multi - Height per 504 Table 504.3 feet Table 504.4 stories based on occupancy
construction sprinklered.
Q7: Fire-resistance rated construction per IBC Chapter 7 - Level II must know?
A. Fire-resistance rated construction per IBC Chapter 7: fire-resistance rated walls per Table 601 based on construction type, fire
barriers per 707, fire partitions per 708, horizontal assemblies per 711, fire-resistance rating per ASTM E119, opening protection per
716, firestops per 714, inspector Level II reviews plans for rated assemblies and field verification
B. No opening protection needed
C. All walls 1 hour always OK
D. No fire-resistance needed
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Fire-resistance rated construction per IBC Chapter 7: fire-resistance rated walls per Table 601 based on construction type, fire
barriers per 707, fire partitions per 708, horizontal assemblies per 711, fire-resistance rating per ASTM E119, opening protection per
716, firestops per 714, inspector Level II reviews plans for rated assemblies and field verification
CONCEPT: Fire-resistance rated construction. CORRECT - A: Fire-Resistance Rated Construction per IBC Chapter 7 for Level II:
fire-resistance rated construction based on construction type per Table 601 - e.g., Type I A primary structural frame 3 hr bearing walls 3
hr floor 2 hr, Type II B primary frame 0 hr - fire barriers per Section 707 e.g., shaft enclosure 2 hr, fire partitions per 708 e.g., corridor 1
hr, horizontal assemblies per 711 floor ceiling rating, fire-resistance rating per ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods Fire Tests Building
Construction, opening protection per Section 716 fire doors windows per Table 716.1(2), firestop systems per 714 per ASTM E814,
Level II reviews plans for rated assemblies and verifies field. WHY B WRONG: No fire-resistance needed false - fire-resistance required
per Chapter 7 Table 601 based on construction type - must have rated assemblies. WHY C WRONG: All walls 1 hour always OK false -
rating varies per Table 601 and occupancy separation per Table 508.4 - not all 1 hour - some 2 hr 3 hr some 0 hr. WHY D WRONG: No
opening protection needed false - opening protection required per Section 716 - fire doors windows must be rated per Table 716.1(2) -
e.g., 2 hr wall requires 1.5 hr door. EXAM TIP: Fire-resistance per Chapter 7 Table 601 based on construction Type I-V, fire barriers 707
shaft 2 hr, fire partitions 708 corridor 1 hr, horizontal assemblies 711, rating per ASTM E119, opening protection 716 Table 716.1(2),
firestop 714 ASTM E814.
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Examination Complete Questions And Detailed
Solutions Latest Update This Year
Q1: NC Fire Inspector Level II - difference from Level I per NFPA 1031 and NC OSFM?
A. Level II same as Level I
B. Level II only existing
C. Level I can do plans review new construction
D. Level II per NFPA 1031 can do plans review for new construction, review fire protection systems shop drawings, conduct
inspections of new construction, complex occupancies, hazardous materials, high-rise - Level I only existing occupancies - Level II
requires Level I plus additional course and exam per NC Admin Code 11C
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Level II per NFPA 1031 can do plans review for new construction, review fire protection systems shop drawings, conduct inspections
of new construction, complex occupancies, hazardous materials, high-rise - Level I only existing occupancies - Level II requires Level I
plus additional course and exam per NC Admin Code 11C
CONCEPT: Level II vs Level I per NFPA 1031. CORRECT - A: NC Fire Inspector Level II per NFPA 1031 and NC OSFM NC
Administrative Code 11C - Level I limited to fire inspections of existing occupancies - Level II can conduct plans review for new
construction, review fire protection systems shop drawings per NFPA 13, 72, conduct inspections of new construction, complex
occupancies assembly high-rise hazardous - Level II requires Level I certification plus additional Level II course 40-80 hours and pass
Level II state exam - per NC OSFM - Level III is plans examiner. WHY B WRONG: Level II same as Level I false - Level II advanced -
can do plans review new construction - Level I cannot. WHY C WRONG: Level II only existing false - Level II includes new construction
and plans review - not only existing. WHY D WRONG: Level I can do plans review new construction false - Level I cannot - Level I
limited existing - Level II can. EXAM TIP: Level I = existing occupancies only, Level II = new construction + plans review + complex +
shop drawings, Level III = plans examiner - Level II requires Level I + course + exam per 11C.
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,Q2: Plans review process for new construction per NC Building Code and NC Fire Code - Level II?
A. Only check aesthetics
B. Only check cost
C. No plans review needed
D. Plans review per IBC Chapter 1 and IFC Chapter 1: review construction documents for compliance - check occupancy
classification per IBC Chapter 3, construction type per Chapter 6, allowable area per 506, height per 504, means of egress per
Chapter 10, fire protection per Chapter 9, fire-resistance rated assemblies per Chapter 7, issue correction comments, approve
stamped
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Plans review per IBC Chapter 1 and IFC Chapter 1: review construction documents for compliance - check occupancy classification
per IBC Chapter 3, construction type per Chapter 6, allowable area per 506, height per 504, means of egress per Chapter 10, fire
protection per Chapter 9, fire-resistance rated assemblies per Chapter 7, issue correction comments, approve stamped
CONCEPT: Plans review process Level II. CORRECT - A: Plans review per NC Building Code IBC Chapter 1 Section 107 Construction
Documents and NC Fire Code IFC Chapter 1: Level II inspector reviews construction documents for compliance - checklist: occupancy
classification per IBC Chapter 3 e.g., A Assembly B Business, construction type per Chapter 6 Type I-V, allowable area per Section 506
based on occupancy construction sprinkler, height per 504, means of egress per Chapter 10 occupant load per Table 1004.5 travel
distance per 1017 exits per 1006, fire protection per Chapter 9 sprinkler per 903.2 alarm per 907.2, fire-resistance rated assemblies per
Chapter 7 walls floors per Table 601, issue correction list, approve with stamp. WHY B WRONG: No plans review needed false - plans
review required per IBC 107 and IFC 104 - new construction must be reviewed for code compliance before permit. WHY C WRONG:
Only check aesthetics false - must check occupancy construction area height egress fire protection fire-resistance - not only aesthetics -
life safety. WHY D WRONG: Only check cost false - cost not code - must check code compliance - not cost. EXAM TIP: Plans review
checklist: occupancy Chapter 3, construction Type I-V Chapter 6, allowable area 506, height 504, egress Chapter 10 occupant load
Table 1004.5 travel 1017 exits 1006, fire protection Chapter 9 sprinkler 903.2 alarm 907.2, fire-resistance Chapter 7 Table 601.
Q3: Fire protection systems shop drawing review - NFPA 13 sprinkler - Level II must know?
A. NFPA 13 Standard Installation Sprinkler Systems shop drawing review per NCFC 901.5: check sprinkler type, spacing per Chapter
8, area per sprinkler, obstruction rules per Chapter 8.5, hydraulic calculations per Chapter 27, water supply, pipe sizing, hanger
spacing per Chapter 9, inspector Level II reviews but final acceptance by fire official
B. No shop drawing review needed
C. No hydraulic calculations needed
D. Any spacing OK
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. NFPA 13 Standard Installation Sprinkler Systems shop drawing review per NCFC 901.5: check sprinkler type, spacing per Chapter 8,
area per sprinkler, obstruction rules per Chapter 8.5, hydraulic calculations per Chapter 27, water supply, pipe sizing, hanger spacing per
Chapter 9, inspector Level II reviews but final acceptance by fire official
CONCEPT: NFPA 13 shop drawing review. CORRECT - A: NFPA 13 Shop Drawing Review per NC Fire Code 901.5 and NFPA 13
Chapter 27: Level II inspector reviews shop drawings: sprinkler type e.g., quick response standard, spacing per Chapter 8 e.g., light
hazard 225 sq ft max per sprinkler, ordinary hazard 130 sq ft, area per sprinkler, obstruction rules per 8.5 e.g., beam soffit clearance,
hydraulic calculations per Chapter 27 must show water supply adequate, pipe sizing per hydraulic, hanger spacing per Chapter 9 e.g., 12
ft max for 1 inch pipe, seismic bracing per 9.3, inspector checks compliance but final acceptance requires field acceptance test per
NFPA 13 Chapter 28. WHY B WRONG: No shop drawing review needed false - shop drawing review required per NCFC 901.5 - must
review before installation - Level II duty. WHY C WRONG: Any spacing OK false - spacing per NFPA 13 Chapter 8 - e.g., light hazard
max 15 ft spacing 225 sq ft per sprinkler - cannot be any. WHY D WRONG: No hydraulic calculations needed false - hydraulic
calculations required per NFPA 13 Chapter 27 - must show water supply adequate for demand - must review. EXAM TIP: NFPA 13 shop
review: spacing Chapter 8 light 225 sq ft ordinary 130 sq ft, obstruction 8.5, hydraulic calculations Chapter 27, hanger spacing Chapter 9
12 ft max 1 inch, seismic 9.3, acceptance test Chapter 28.
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,Q4: Fire alarm shop drawing review NFPA 72 - Level II?
A. No battery calculations
B. Detectors any location OK
C. No fire alarm review needed
D. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code shop drawing review per NCFC 907: check device locations per Chapter 17 smoke detector
spacing 30 ft on smooth ceiling, pull stations per 17.14 within 5 ft of exit, notification appliances per Chapter 18 spacing per Table
18.5.5.4.1, battery calculations per 10.6.7, voltage drop, sequence of operations
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code shop drawing review per NCFC 907: check device locations per Chapter 17 smoke detector
spacing 30 ft on smooth ceiling, pull stations per 17.14 within 5 ft of exit, notification appliances per Chapter 18 spacing per Table
18.5.5.4.1, battery calculations per 10.6.7, voltage drop, sequence of operations
CONCEPT: NFPA 72 shop review. CORRECT - A: NFPA 72 Shop Drawing Review per NC Fire Code 907.1.2: Level II reviews: device
locations per Chapter 17 Initiating Devices - smoke detector spacing 30 ft on smooth ceiling per 17.6.3.2.1, heat detector spacing per
listing, manual pull stations per 17.14 within 5 ft of exit door, notification appliances per Chapter 18 - audible per 18.4 visible per 18.5
spacing per Table 18.5.5.4.1 e.g., 15x15 to 50x50 depending on candela, battery calculations per 10.6.7 must show 24 hour standby
plus 5 min alarm, voltage drop calculations, sequence of operations matrix, compatibility. WHY B WRONG: No fire alarm review needed
false - fire alarm shop drawing review required per NCFC 907.1.2 - Level II duty - must review. WHY C WRONG: Detectors any location
OK false - detectors must be per Chapter 17 - smoke 30 ft spacing on smooth ceiling - pull stations within 5 ft of exit - notification per
Chapter 18 spacing per Table. WHY D WRONG: No battery calculations false - battery calculations required per NFPA 72 10.6.7 - must
show 24 hour standby plus 5 min alarm or 24 plus 15 for voice. EXAM TIP: NFPA 72: smoke detector 30 ft spacing smooth ceiling per
17.6.3.2.1, pull station within 5 ft exit per 17.14, notification spacing Table 18.5.5.4.1, battery 24 hr standby plus 5 min alarm per 10.6.7,
voltage drop, sequence of operations.
Q5: Means of egress advanced - common path, dead end, travel distance, egress capacity - Level II?
A. Common path unlimited
B. Dead end unlimited
C. Advanced egress per IBC Chapter 10: common path of travel per 1006.2.1 limited per occupancy e.g., business 75 ft, dead end
corridor per 1020.4 max 20 ft, travel distance per 1017.2 e.g., business unsprinklered 200 sprinklered 300, egress capacity per
1005.3.1 0.3 inch per occupant stairs 0.2 inch level, occupant load per 1004.5
D. No egress capacity calculation
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Advanced egress per IBC Chapter 10: common path of travel per 1006.2.1 limited per occupancy e.g., business 75 ft, dead end
corridor per 1020.4 max 20 ft, travel distance per 1017.2 e.g., business unsprinklered 200 sprinklered 300, egress capacity per 1005.3.1
0.3 inch per occupant stairs 0.2 inch level, occupant load per 1004.5
CONCEPT: Advanced egress Level II. CORRECT - A: Advanced Means of Egress per IBC Chapter 10 for Level II plans review:
common path of travel per 1006.2.1 limited per occupancy - e.g., business 75 ft, assembly without sprinkler 75 ft with sprinkler 75 ft -
dead end corridor per 1020.4 max 20 ft (50 ft if sprinklered per exception), travel distance per Table 1017.2 e.g., business unsprinklered
200 ft sprinklered 300 ft, assembly unsprinklered 200 ft sprinklered 250 ft, egress capacity per 1005.3.1 0.3 inch per occupant for stairs
0.2 inch for level components 0.2 inch door, occupant load per Table 1004.5 business 100 gross mercantile 60 gross assembly standing
5 net. WHY B WRONG: Common path unlimited false - common path limited per 1006.2.1 - e.g., business 75 ft - unlimited would be
unsafe. WHY C WRONG: Dead end unlimited false - dead end corridor limited per 1020.4 max 20 ft (50 ft exception if sprinklered) -
prevents trapping. WHY D WRONG: No egress capacity calculation false - egress capacity per 1005.3.1 must calculate width required
0.3 inch stairs 0.2 inch level - must verify width adequate for occupant load. EXAM TIP: Common path per 1006.2.1 business 75 ft, dead
end per 1020.4 max 20 ft (50 ft if sprinklered), travel distance Table 1017.2 business 200 unsprinklered 300 sprinklered, egress capacity
0.3 inch stairs 0.2 inch level per 1005.3.1, occupant load Table 1004.5.
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, Q6: Building area and height - allowable area per IBC 506 and height per 504 - Level II plans review?
A. No calculation needed
B. No area height limits
C. Allowable area per IBC 506: Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is where At tabular area per Table 506.2, NS
non-sprinklered, If frontage increase per 506.3, Is sprinkler increase per 506.3, height per 504 based on construction type and
occupancy per Table 504.3 504.4 - inspector Level II must calculate
D. Unlimited area always OK
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Allowable area per IBC 506: Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is where At tabular area per Table 506.2, NS
non-sprinklered, If frontage increase per 506.3, Is sprinkler increase per 506.3, height per 504 based on construction type and
occupancy per Table 504.3 504.4 - inspector Level II must calculate
CONCEPT: Allowable area height per IBC. CORRECT - A: Allowable Area and Height per IBC Chapter 5 for Level II plans review:
Allowable area per Section 506: equation Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is where At tabular area per Table 506.2 based on
occupancy and construction type, NS equals At if non-sprinklered, If equals frontage increase per 506.3 based on open perimeter, Is
equals sprinkler increase per 506.3 300 percent for single story 200 percent for multi-story - Height per Section 504: allowable height in
feet per Table 504.3 and stories per Table 504.4 based on occupancy construction type sprinklered - Level II must calculate. WHY B
WRONG: No area height limits false - area height limited per IBC Chapter 5 per Table 506.2 504.3 504.4 - must comply - unlimited not
allowed except unlimited area building per 507. WHY C WRONG: Unlimited area always OK false - unlimited area only per Section 507
specific occupancies and conditions - not always - most buildings limited per 506. WHY D WRONG: No calculation needed false - must
calculate allowable area per 506 and height per 504 - Level II plans review requires calculation - exam tests equation. EXAM TIP:
Allowable area Aa equals At plus NS times If plus NS times Is per 506 At tabular Table 506.2 If frontage increase per 506.3 Is sprinkler
increase 300 percent single story 200 percent multi - Height per 504 Table 504.3 feet Table 504.4 stories based on occupancy
construction sprinklered.
Q7: Fire-resistance rated construction per IBC Chapter 7 - Level II must know?
A. Fire-resistance rated construction per IBC Chapter 7: fire-resistance rated walls per Table 601 based on construction type, fire
barriers per 707, fire partitions per 708, horizontal assemblies per 711, fire-resistance rating per ASTM E119, opening protection per
716, firestops per 714, inspector Level II reviews plans for rated assemblies and field verification
B. No opening protection needed
C. All walls 1 hour always OK
D. No fire-resistance needed
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Fire-resistance rated construction per IBC Chapter 7: fire-resistance rated walls per Table 601 based on construction type, fire
barriers per 707, fire partitions per 708, horizontal assemblies per 711, fire-resistance rating per ASTM E119, opening protection per
716, firestops per 714, inspector Level II reviews plans for rated assemblies and field verification
CONCEPT: Fire-resistance rated construction. CORRECT - A: Fire-Resistance Rated Construction per IBC Chapter 7 for Level II:
fire-resistance rated construction based on construction type per Table 601 - e.g., Type I A primary structural frame 3 hr bearing walls 3
hr floor 2 hr, Type II B primary frame 0 hr - fire barriers per Section 707 e.g., shaft enclosure 2 hr, fire partitions per 708 e.g., corridor 1
hr, horizontal assemblies per 711 floor ceiling rating, fire-resistance rating per ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods Fire Tests Building
Construction, opening protection per Section 716 fire doors windows per Table 716.1(2), firestop systems per 714 per ASTM E814,
Level II reviews plans for rated assemblies and verifies field. WHY B WRONG: No fire-resistance needed false - fire-resistance required
per Chapter 7 Table 601 based on construction type - must have rated assemblies. WHY C WRONG: All walls 1 hour always OK false -
rating varies per Table 601 and occupancy separation per Table 508.4 - not all 1 hour - some 2 hr 3 hr some 0 hr. WHY D WRONG: No
opening protection needed false - opening protection required per Section 716 - fire doors windows must be rated per Table 716.1(2) -
e.g., 2 hr wall requires 1.5 hr door. EXAM TIP: Fire-resistance per Chapter 7 Table 601 based on construction Type I-V, fire barriers 707
shaft 2 hr, fire partitions 708 corridor 1 hr, horizontal assemblies 711, rating per ASTM E119, opening protection 716 Table 716.1(2),
firestop 714 ASTM E814.
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