NFPA 10 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
Answers
Q1: (SI)
A: International System of Units
Q2: 1 in=. mm
A: 25.4
Q3: Approved
A: Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Q4: (AHJ)
A: Authority Having Jurisdiction
rganization, office or individual responsible for enforcing requirements of a code or
standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation or procedure.
Q5: Shall
A: Indicates a mandatory requirement.
Q6: Should
A: Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not required.
Q7: Dry Chemical
A: A powder composed of very small particles, usually sodium bicarbonate-,potassium
bicarbonate-, or ammonium phosphate based with added particulate material
supplemented by special treatment to provide resistance to packing, resistance to
moisture absorption (caking), and the proper flow capabilities
Q8: Wet Chemical
A: Normally an aqueous solution of organic or inorganic salts or a combination thereof that
forms an extinguishing agent
Q9: Clean agent
A: Electrically nonconducting, volatile, or gaseous fire extinguishant that does not leave a
residue upon evaporation
Q10: Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System
A: A system that does not introduce foreign material into the agent being recovered and
has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent for contaminants
, Q11: Halogenated Closed Recovery System
A: A system that provides for the transfer of halogenated agents between fire extinguishers,
supply containers, and recharge/recovery containers so that none of the halogenated
agent escapes to the atmosphere.
Q12: (ODP)
A: Ozone Depletion Potential
Q13: Closed recovery systems for halogenated agents with an ODP
of ____________ or greater should be listed for use with that agent
A: .2
Q14: High pressure cylinders contain pressure greater than _______
PSI at _______*F
A: 500 PSI at 70*F
Q15: Low pressure cylinders containing a service pressure at or
below _______ PSI at _______*F
A: 500 PSI at 70*F
Q16: Dry Powder
A: Solid materials in powder or granular form designed to extinguish Class D combustible
metal fires by crusting, smothering, or heat-transferring means
Q17: Film-forming foam agents
A: Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP).
Q18: HFC
A: Hydrofluorocarbon
Q19: HCFC
A: Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
Q20: Halocarbons
A: Include HCFC HFC PFC and FIC types of agents and other types of halocarbons that are
found acceptable under the Environmental Protection Agency Significant New
Alternatives policy program
Q21: FIC
A: Fluoroiodocarbon
Answers
Q1: (SI)
A: International System of Units
Q2: 1 in=. mm
A: 25.4
Q3: Approved
A: Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Q4: (AHJ)
A: Authority Having Jurisdiction
rganization, office or individual responsible for enforcing requirements of a code or
standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation or procedure.
Q5: Shall
A: Indicates a mandatory requirement.
Q6: Should
A: Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not required.
Q7: Dry Chemical
A: A powder composed of very small particles, usually sodium bicarbonate-,potassium
bicarbonate-, or ammonium phosphate based with added particulate material
supplemented by special treatment to provide resistance to packing, resistance to
moisture absorption (caking), and the proper flow capabilities
Q8: Wet Chemical
A: Normally an aqueous solution of organic or inorganic salts or a combination thereof that
forms an extinguishing agent
Q9: Clean agent
A: Electrically nonconducting, volatile, or gaseous fire extinguishant that does not leave a
residue upon evaporation
Q10: Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System
A: A system that does not introduce foreign material into the agent being recovered and
has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent for contaminants
, Q11: Halogenated Closed Recovery System
A: A system that provides for the transfer of halogenated agents between fire extinguishers,
supply containers, and recharge/recovery containers so that none of the halogenated
agent escapes to the atmosphere.
Q12: (ODP)
A: Ozone Depletion Potential
Q13: Closed recovery systems for halogenated agents with an ODP
of ____________ or greater should be listed for use with that agent
A: .2
Q14: High pressure cylinders contain pressure greater than _______
PSI at _______*F
A: 500 PSI at 70*F
Q15: Low pressure cylinders containing a service pressure at or
below _______ PSI at _______*F
A: 500 PSI at 70*F
Q16: Dry Powder
A: Solid materials in powder or granular form designed to extinguish Class D combustible
metal fires by crusting, smothering, or heat-transferring means
Q17: Film-forming foam agents
A: Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP).
Q18: HFC
A: Hydrofluorocarbon
Q19: HCFC
A: Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
Q20: Halocarbons
A: Include HCFC HFC PFC and FIC types of agents and other types of halocarbons that are
found acceptable under the Environmental Protection Agency Significant New
Alternatives policy program
Q21: FIC
A: Fluoroiodocarbon
