NFPA 10 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
The certication of service personal shall be required after ________ - Answer- August
17,2008
NFPA 10 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code. True or False? - Answer- True
NFPA 407 Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing 2007 Edition / True or False - Answer-
True
ANSI / Definition - Answer- American National Standards Institute
Carbon Dioxide / Definition - Answer- A Colorless, Odorless, Electrically non-
conductive inert gas that is a suitable medium for extinguishing class B &C Fires
Dry Chemical / Definition - Answer- A powder composed of very small particles, usually
sodium bicarbonate-, potassium bicarbonate
What is the Definition of Wet Chemical? - Answer- Normally an aqueous solution of
organic or inorganic salt.
What are the two Extinguisher Chemicals - Answer- Wet and Dry
What are the two Closed Recovery System - Answer- Dry and Halogenated
A System that is constructed in a manner that does not introduce foreign material into
the agent being recovered and has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent
for contaminants. - Answer- Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System
A system that provides for the transfer of halogenated agents between fire
extinguishers, supply containers, and recharge and recovery containers so that none of
the halogenated agent escapes to the atmosphere - Answer- Halogenated Closed
Recovery System
What are the two types of Cylinders - Answer- High & Low Pressure Cylinders
Cylinders or Cartridges containing nitrogen, compress air, carbon dioxide, or other
gases at a presser higher than 500 psi at 70 Degrees - Answer- High-Pressure Cylinder
A Cylinder containing fire extinguishing agent (medium) , nitrogen compressed air,or
other compressed gases at a service pressure of 500 psi or at70 degrees - Answer-
Low-Pressure Cylinder
What is a Ordinary combustibles extinguisher - Answer- Class "A" extinguisher
, Flammable and combustible liquids and gases extinguisher? - Answer- Class "B"
extinguisher
Electrical extinguisher? - Answer- Class "C" extinguisher
Combustible metals extinguisher? - Answer- Class "D" extinguisher
Kitchen extinguisher? - Answer- Class "K" extinguisher
What is the color rating of a D Class fire extinguisher? - Answer- Yellow
Aqueous film foaming foam extinguishers are suitable for use on Class ___ and Class
___ fires. - Answer- A;B
CO2 extinguishers are effective in extinguishing Class ___ and Class___ fires - Answer-
B;C
A Sodium Bicarbonate extinguisher is a ____ type of fire extinguisher - Answer- Dry
Chemical
Class ___ agents cannot be given multi-purpose rating for use on other classes. -
Answer- D
Dry powder agents are for Class ____ fires only - Answer- D
NFPA ___, Standard for portable fire extinguishers, provides information on rating,
placement, and use of portable extinguishers - Answer- 10
The mixing of ____ and water results in a vapor seal by creating a film foam on the
surface of the water. The vapor seal extinguishes the flame and prevents reignition -
Answer- AFFF
AFFF extinguishers do not work well for fires in Class ____ or Class___ fuels - Answer-
C;D
Which extinguishers are most commonly used for highly sensitive computer equipment
Halon ; - Answer- Carbon Dioxide
The United States unilaterally decided to stop producing halogen extinguishers at the
end of ____ - Answer- 1993
If an extinguisher is found to be deficient in weight by ___% it should be removed from
service and replaced - Answer- 10%
The certication of service personal shall be required after ________ - Answer- August
17,2008
NFPA 10 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code. True or False? - Answer- True
NFPA 407 Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing 2007 Edition / True or False - Answer-
True
ANSI / Definition - Answer- American National Standards Institute
Carbon Dioxide / Definition - Answer- A Colorless, Odorless, Electrically non-
conductive inert gas that is a suitable medium for extinguishing class B &C Fires
Dry Chemical / Definition - Answer- A powder composed of very small particles, usually
sodium bicarbonate-, potassium bicarbonate
What is the Definition of Wet Chemical? - Answer- Normally an aqueous solution of
organic or inorganic salt.
What are the two Extinguisher Chemicals - Answer- Wet and Dry
What are the two Closed Recovery System - Answer- Dry and Halogenated
A System that is constructed in a manner that does not introduce foreign material into
the agent being recovered and has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent
for contaminants. - Answer- Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System
A system that provides for the transfer of halogenated agents between fire
extinguishers, supply containers, and recharge and recovery containers so that none of
the halogenated agent escapes to the atmosphere - Answer- Halogenated Closed
Recovery System
What are the two types of Cylinders - Answer- High & Low Pressure Cylinders
Cylinders or Cartridges containing nitrogen, compress air, carbon dioxide, or other
gases at a presser higher than 500 psi at 70 Degrees - Answer- High-Pressure Cylinder
A Cylinder containing fire extinguishing agent (medium) , nitrogen compressed air,or
other compressed gases at a service pressure of 500 psi or at70 degrees - Answer-
Low-Pressure Cylinder
What is a Ordinary combustibles extinguisher - Answer- Class "A" extinguisher
, Flammable and combustible liquids and gases extinguisher? - Answer- Class "B"
extinguisher
Electrical extinguisher? - Answer- Class "C" extinguisher
Combustible metals extinguisher? - Answer- Class "D" extinguisher
Kitchen extinguisher? - Answer- Class "K" extinguisher
What is the color rating of a D Class fire extinguisher? - Answer- Yellow
Aqueous film foaming foam extinguishers are suitable for use on Class ___ and Class
___ fires. - Answer- A;B
CO2 extinguishers are effective in extinguishing Class ___ and Class___ fires - Answer-
B;C
A Sodium Bicarbonate extinguisher is a ____ type of fire extinguisher - Answer- Dry
Chemical
Class ___ agents cannot be given multi-purpose rating for use on other classes. -
Answer- D
Dry powder agents are for Class ____ fires only - Answer- D
NFPA ___, Standard for portable fire extinguishers, provides information on rating,
placement, and use of portable extinguishers - Answer- 10
The mixing of ____ and water results in a vapor seal by creating a film foam on the
surface of the water. The vapor seal extinguishes the flame and prevents reignition -
Answer- AFFF
AFFF extinguishers do not work well for fires in Class ____ or Class___ fuels - Answer-
C;D
Which extinguishers are most commonly used for highly sensitive computer equipment
Halon ; - Answer- Carbon Dioxide
The United States unilaterally decided to stop producing halogen extinguishers at the
end of ____ - Answer- 1993
If an extinguisher is found to be deficient in weight by ___% it should be removed from
service and replaced - Answer- 10%
