NFPA 101 LSC
Health Care Exam
Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Health Care Occupancies - Answer: -Subsection 6.1.5
-Chapter 18 and 19
Defend in Place Strategy - Answer: The least desirable emergency action in a health care occupancy is
the wholesale relocation or evacuation of patients.
Defend in place strategy is implemented using a total concept approach, which provided an assortment
of features that are deemed necessary to avoid the movement of patients to the outside during a fire.
Nonsprinklered Building Rehabilitation - Answer: New health care occupancies by protected
throughout by approved supervised automatic sprinkler systems.
Non sprinklered smoke compartments undergoing major rehabilitation are required to be sprinklered as
part of the rehabilitation project, but nonsprinklered smoke compartments undergoing minor
rehabilitation are not required to be sprinklered simply because the rehabilitation occurs
Major rehabilitation:
Modification of more than 50% or 4500 sq.ft.
Separated Occupancies - Answer: Section 6.1.1.14
-All means of egress from health care occupancies that traverse non health care spaces must conform to
the health care requirements
-Exits through horizontal exit into other contiguous occupancies that do not conform to health care
egress provisions but that do comply with requirements set forth in the appropriate occupancy chapter
of this care are permitted, provided that:
- The occupancy does not contain high hazard contents
-The horizontal exit complies with the requirements of 18/19.2.2.5
The other occupancy must be separated from the health care occupancy by having a minimum 2 hour
fire resistance rating
Health Care Exam
Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Health Care Occupancies - Answer: -Subsection 6.1.5
-Chapter 18 and 19
Defend in Place Strategy - Answer: The least desirable emergency action in a health care occupancy is
the wholesale relocation or evacuation of patients.
Defend in place strategy is implemented using a total concept approach, which provided an assortment
of features that are deemed necessary to avoid the movement of patients to the outside during a fire.
Nonsprinklered Building Rehabilitation - Answer: New health care occupancies by protected
throughout by approved supervised automatic sprinkler systems.
Non sprinklered smoke compartments undergoing major rehabilitation are required to be sprinklered as
part of the rehabilitation project, but nonsprinklered smoke compartments undergoing minor
rehabilitation are not required to be sprinklered simply because the rehabilitation occurs
Major rehabilitation:
Modification of more than 50% or 4500 sq.ft.
Separated Occupancies - Answer: Section 6.1.1.14
-All means of egress from health care occupancies that traverse non health care spaces must conform to
the health care requirements
-Exits through horizontal exit into other contiguous occupancies that do not conform to health care
egress provisions but that do comply with requirements set forth in the appropriate occupancy chapter
of this care are permitted, provided that:
- The occupancy does not contain high hazard contents
-The horizontal exit complies with the requirements of 18/19.2.2.5
The other occupancy must be separated from the health care occupancy by having a minimum 2 hour
fire resistance rating
