NFPA 1031 - FIRE INSPECTOR 1
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS SCORED A+
1. ggOne ggof ggthe ggbest ggways ggto ggstress ggthe ggimportance ggof gginspections ggupon
ggbuilding ggowners ggis ggthrough gg: gg- ggAnswerA ggfollow gg- ggup ggvisit gg.
2. ggIn ggan gginspection ggreport gg, ggfire gginspectors ggare gggenerally ggconcerned ggwith
ggpresenting ggthe ggfacts ggand ggevidence ggto ggprove gga ggpoint gg, ggdraw gga
ggconclusion gg, ggor gg: gg- ggAnswerJustify gga ggrecommendation
3. ggWhich ggstatement ggregarding gginspection ggforms gg/ ggchecklists ggis ggtrue gg? gg-
ggAnswerThey ggare ggvery gguseful ggfor gginspecting ggcommon ggitems ggand gg/ ggor
ggcomplex ggprocesses gg.
4. ggDuring ggan gginspection ggof gga ggbuilding gg, ggthe ggfirst ggarea ggto ggbe gginspected
ggshould ggbe ggthe gg: gg- ggAnswerExterior gg.
5. ggWhat ggtype ggof ggpermit ggwould ggyou ggrecommend gga ggcitizen ggapply ggfor ggif
ggthey ggwant ggto gginstall gga ggsprinkler ggsystem ggin gga ggstoreroom ggof gga ggshoe
ggstore gg? gg- ggAnswerFire ggProtection ggEquipment ggpermit
6. ggPlan ggReview ggdrawings ggare ggused ggto ggindicate gg: gg- ggAnswerOccupancy
ggclassification gg.
7. ggThe ggadvantage ggof ggestablishing gga ggplans ggreview ggprocess ggis ggthat ggit gg: gg-
ggAnswerEnables ggthe ggreviewer ggto ggpoint ggout ggdiscrepancies ggbefore
ggconstruction ggbegins
8. ggOn ggwhich ggset ggof ggplans ggwill ggthe ggHVAC ggsystem ggbe ggidentified gg? gg-
ggAnswerMechanical ggplans
9. ggWhen ggon ggthe ggwitness ggstand gg, gghow ggshould ggyou gganswer ggthe ggquestion
gg, gg" ggDo ggyou ggknow ggwhat ggday ggit ggis gg? gg" gg- ggAnswerYes gg!
10. ggWhen gggiving ggtestimony ggin ggcourt gg, ggyou ggshould gg: gg- ggAnswerOnly ggstate
gginformation ggyou ggknow ggis ggfactual gg.
,11. ggWritten ggletters ggand ggreports ggserve ggnot ggonly ggas ggrecords ggof ggan
gginspection gg, ggbut ggalso ggcan ggbe ggused gg: gg- ggAnswerAs gga ggbasis ggfor gglegal
ggaction
12. ggA ggbuilding ggthat ggprovides ggsleeping ggfacilities ggfor ggfour ggor ggmore ggresidents
ggand ggis ggoccupied ggby ggpersons ggwho ggare gggenerally ggprevented ggfrom
ggprotecting ggthemselves ggbecause ggof ggsecurity ggmeasures ggnot ggunder ggtheir
ggcontrol gg, ggis ggclassified ggas gga gg( ggn gg) gg: gg- ggAnswerDetention ggand ggcorrectional
ggoccupancy gg!
Generally gg, gg________ ggare ggthose ggstructures ggthat ggprovide ggsleeping
ggaccommodations ggunder ggconditions ggother ggthan ggthose ggdefined ggfor gghealth
ggcare ggor ggdetention ggand ggcorrectional ggoccupancies gg. gg- ggAnswerResidential
ggoccupancies
14. ggGross ggoccupant ggload ggfactor ggis gg: gg- ggAnswerMeasured ggwall ggto ggwall gg.
15. ggThe ggstairway ggthat ggis ggenclosed ggby ggfire gg- ggresistive ggrated ggwalls ggand
ggself gg- ggclosing ggrated ggdoors ggis ggcalled gga gg: gg- ggAnswerSmoke ggproof
ggenclosure
16. ggExit ggdoors ggthat ggare ggnormally ggkept ggopen ggcan ggbe gg: gg- ggAnswerEquipped
ggwith ggdoor ggclosers ggand ggautomatic gghold gg- ggopen ggdevices gg.
17. ggA ggrated ggwall ggcan ggbe ggconstructed ggwith gg: gg- ggAnswerGypsum ggboard
18. ggFire ggwalls ggshould ggbe ggconstructed ggas gg: gg- ggAnswerFreestanding
19. ggFire ggbarriers ggare ggused ggfor ggarea ggseparations gg, gghazard ggprotection
gg______________, ggand gg_____________ gg- ggAnswerstairwells gg/ ggshafts
20 gg. gg________________ gguse ggless ggmaterial ggand ggare gglighter ggthan gga
ggcomparable ggbeam ggor ggjoist ggof ggan ggequal ggspan gg. gg- ggAnswerTrusses
21. ggA gghorizontal ggplane ggwithin gga ggstructure ggupon ggwhich ggpeople ggstand ggand
ggwork ggis gga gg: gg- ggAnswerFloor
22. ggConcrete ggand ggmasonry ggare ggexcellent ggbuilding ggcomponents ggbecause ggof
ggthe gg_________________ ggfire ggresistance ggof ggthe ggmaterials gg. gg-
ggAnswerInherent
23. ggDepending ggon ggtheir gglocation gg, ggstairs ggcan ggbe ggclassified ggas ggeither gg: gg-
ggAnswerinterior ggor ggexterior gg.
24. ggIn gga ggmeans ggof ggegress gg, ggthe ggprotection ggof ggstairwells ggfrom
gg_____________ ggis ggextremely ggimportant gg. gg- ggAnswerProducts ggor ggcombustion
, 25. ggStairs ggthat ggare ggprotected ggfrom ggfire ggand ggsmoke ggin ggthe ggbuilding ggthey
ggserve ggare gg: gg- ggAnswerExit ggstairs
26. ggDry ggwall ggis ggconsidered gg: gg- ggAnswerlimited gg- ggcombustible gg.
27. ggWhich ggis ggdependent ggon ggthe ggconstruction ggand ggoperation ggof gga ggfire
ggdoor gg? gg- ggAnswerRequired ggfire ggprotection ggrating
28 gg. gg___________ ggsystems ggare ggprovided ggin ggbuildings ggprimarily ggto ggmaintain
gga ggcomfortable ggenvironment ggfor ggoccupants gg. gg- ggAnswerHVAC
29. ggWhich ggtype ggof ggglass ggcan ggbe ggused ggin ggfire ggdoors gg? gg- ggAnswerWired
ggglass
30. ggThe ggstandard ggfor ggthe gginstallation ggof ggsprinkler ggsystems ggin ggresidential
ggoccupancies ggup ggto ggand ggincluding ggfour ggstories ggin ggheight ggis gg: gg-
ggAnswerNFPA gg13R
31 gg. gg_____________ ggpressure ggmay ggbe ggproduced ggby ggan ggelevated ggwater
ggsupply gg. gg- ggAnswerStatic
32. ggThe ggfull ggname ggof ggan ggOS gg& ggY ggvalve ggis gg: gg- ggAnswerOutside gg- ggstem
ggand ggyoke ggvalve
33. ggDirect ggpumping ggwater ggsystems ggare ggthose ggin ggwhich ggwater gg: gg-
ggAnswerIs ggpumped ggdirectly gginto ggthe ggdistribution ggsystrm
34. ggResidual ggpressure ggis ggdefined ggas gg: gg- ggAnswerThe ggpressure ggremaining
ggin gga ggwater ggsupply ggsystem ggwhile ggwater ggis ggflowing
35. ggThe ggvelocity ggpressure ggrecorded ggby gga ggpitot ggtube ggand gga gggauge ggis
ggknown ggas gg_______________ ggpressure gg. gg- ggAnswerFlow
36. ggThe ggcolor ggof gga ggsprinkler gghead ggrated gg135 gg° ggto gg170 gg° ggF ggis gg: gg-
ggAnswerUncolored ggor ggblack
37. ggStorage ggand ggall ggobstructions ggshould ggbe ggno ggcloser ggthan gg____________
gginches ggto ggsprinkler ggheads gg. gg- ggAnswer18
38. ggWhich ggis ggan ggalarm ggsystem ggthat ggties ggseveral ggseparate gglocal ggalarm
ggsystems ggnot ggunder ggits ggownership gginto ggone gglocation gg? gg- ggAnswerCentral
ggstation
39. ggFlame ggdetectors ggdetect gg___________ ggand gg__________ gglight ggspectrums
gg. gg- ggAnswerUltra gg- ggviolet gg/ gginfrared
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS SCORED A+
1. ggOne ggof ggthe ggbest ggways ggto ggstress ggthe ggimportance ggof gginspections ggupon
ggbuilding ggowners ggis ggthrough gg: gg- ggAnswerA ggfollow gg- ggup ggvisit gg.
2. ggIn ggan gginspection ggreport gg, ggfire gginspectors ggare gggenerally ggconcerned ggwith
ggpresenting ggthe ggfacts ggand ggevidence ggto ggprove gga ggpoint gg, ggdraw gga
ggconclusion gg, ggor gg: gg- ggAnswerJustify gga ggrecommendation
3. ggWhich ggstatement ggregarding gginspection ggforms gg/ ggchecklists ggis ggtrue gg? gg-
ggAnswerThey ggare ggvery gguseful ggfor gginspecting ggcommon ggitems ggand gg/ ggor
ggcomplex ggprocesses gg.
4. ggDuring ggan gginspection ggof gga ggbuilding gg, ggthe ggfirst ggarea ggto ggbe gginspected
ggshould ggbe ggthe gg: gg- ggAnswerExterior gg.
5. ggWhat ggtype ggof ggpermit ggwould ggyou ggrecommend gga ggcitizen ggapply ggfor ggif
ggthey ggwant ggto gginstall gga ggsprinkler ggsystem ggin gga ggstoreroom ggof gga ggshoe
ggstore gg? gg- ggAnswerFire ggProtection ggEquipment ggpermit
6. ggPlan ggReview ggdrawings ggare ggused ggto ggindicate gg: gg- ggAnswerOccupancy
ggclassification gg.
7. ggThe ggadvantage ggof ggestablishing gga ggplans ggreview ggprocess ggis ggthat ggit gg: gg-
ggAnswerEnables ggthe ggreviewer ggto ggpoint ggout ggdiscrepancies ggbefore
ggconstruction ggbegins
8. ggOn ggwhich ggset ggof ggplans ggwill ggthe ggHVAC ggsystem ggbe ggidentified gg? gg-
ggAnswerMechanical ggplans
9. ggWhen ggon ggthe ggwitness ggstand gg, gghow ggshould ggyou gganswer ggthe ggquestion
gg, gg" ggDo ggyou ggknow ggwhat ggday ggit ggis gg? gg" gg- ggAnswerYes gg!
10. ggWhen gggiving ggtestimony ggin ggcourt gg, ggyou ggshould gg: gg- ggAnswerOnly ggstate
gginformation ggyou ggknow ggis ggfactual gg.
,11. ggWritten ggletters ggand ggreports ggserve ggnot ggonly ggas ggrecords ggof ggan
gginspection gg, ggbut ggalso ggcan ggbe ggused gg: gg- ggAnswerAs gga ggbasis ggfor gglegal
ggaction
12. ggA ggbuilding ggthat ggprovides ggsleeping ggfacilities ggfor ggfour ggor ggmore ggresidents
ggand ggis ggoccupied ggby ggpersons ggwho ggare gggenerally ggprevented ggfrom
ggprotecting ggthemselves ggbecause ggof ggsecurity ggmeasures ggnot ggunder ggtheir
ggcontrol gg, ggis ggclassified ggas gga gg( ggn gg) gg: gg- ggAnswerDetention ggand ggcorrectional
ggoccupancy gg!
Generally gg, gg________ ggare ggthose ggstructures ggthat ggprovide ggsleeping
ggaccommodations ggunder ggconditions ggother ggthan ggthose ggdefined ggfor gghealth
ggcare ggor ggdetention ggand ggcorrectional ggoccupancies gg. gg- ggAnswerResidential
ggoccupancies
14. ggGross ggoccupant ggload ggfactor ggis gg: gg- ggAnswerMeasured ggwall ggto ggwall gg.
15. ggThe ggstairway ggthat ggis ggenclosed ggby ggfire gg- ggresistive ggrated ggwalls ggand
ggself gg- ggclosing ggrated ggdoors ggis ggcalled gga gg: gg- ggAnswerSmoke ggproof
ggenclosure
16. ggExit ggdoors ggthat ggare ggnormally ggkept ggopen ggcan ggbe gg: gg- ggAnswerEquipped
ggwith ggdoor ggclosers ggand ggautomatic gghold gg- ggopen ggdevices gg.
17. ggA ggrated ggwall ggcan ggbe ggconstructed ggwith gg: gg- ggAnswerGypsum ggboard
18. ggFire ggwalls ggshould ggbe ggconstructed ggas gg: gg- ggAnswerFreestanding
19. ggFire ggbarriers ggare ggused ggfor ggarea ggseparations gg, gghazard ggprotection
gg______________, ggand gg_____________ gg- ggAnswerstairwells gg/ ggshafts
20 gg. gg________________ gguse ggless ggmaterial ggand ggare gglighter ggthan gga
ggcomparable ggbeam ggor ggjoist ggof ggan ggequal ggspan gg. gg- ggAnswerTrusses
21. ggA gghorizontal ggplane ggwithin gga ggstructure ggupon ggwhich ggpeople ggstand ggand
ggwork ggis gga gg: gg- ggAnswerFloor
22. ggConcrete ggand ggmasonry ggare ggexcellent ggbuilding ggcomponents ggbecause ggof
ggthe gg_________________ ggfire ggresistance ggof ggthe ggmaterials gg. gg-
ggAnswerInherent
23. ggDepending ggon ggtheir gglocation gg, ggstairs ggcan ggbe ggclassified ggas ggeither gg: gg-
ggAnswerinterior ggor ggexterior gg.
24. ggIn gga ggmeans ggof ggegress gg, ggthe ggprotection ggof ggstairwells ggfrom
gg_____________ ggis ggextremely ggimportant gg. gg- ggAnswerProducts ggor ggcombustion
, 25. ggStairs ggthat ggare ggprotected ggfrom ggfire ggand ggsmoke ggin ggthe ggbuilding ggthey
ggserve ggare gg: gg- ggAnswerExit ggstairs
26. ggDry ggwall ggis ggconsidered gg: gg- ggAnswerlimited gg- ggcombustible gg.
27. ggWhich ggis ggdependent ggon ggthe ggconstruction ggand ggoperation ggof gga ggfire
ggdoor gg? gg- ggAnswerRequired ggfire ggprotection ggrating
28 gg. gg___________ ggsystems ggare ggprovided ggin ggbuildings ggprimarily ggto ggmaintain
gga ggcomfortable ggenvironment ggfor ggoccupants gg. gg- ggAnswerHVAC
29. ggWhich ggtype ggof ggglass ggcan ggbe ggused ggin ggfire ggdoors gg? gg- ggAnswerWired
ggglass
30. ggThe ggstandard ggfor ggthe gginstallation ggof ggsprinkler ggsystems ggin ggresidential
ggoccupancies ggup ggto ggand ggincluding ggfour ggstories ggin ggheight ggis gg: gg-
ggAnswerNFPA gg13R
31 gg. gg_____________ ggpressure ggmay ggbe ggproduced ggby ggan ggelevated ggwater
ggsupply gg. gg- ggAnswerStatic
32. ggThe ggfull ggname ggof ggan ggOS gg& ggY ggvalve ggis gg: gg- ggAnswerOutside gg- ggstem
ggand ggyoke ggvalve
33. ggDirect ggpumping ggwater ggsystems ggare ggthose ggin ggwhich ggwater gg: gg-
ggAnswerIs ggpumped ggdirectly gginto ggthe ggdistribution ggsystrm
34. ggResidual ggpressure ggis ggdefined ggas gg: gg- ggAnswerThe ggpressure ggremaining
ggin gga ggwater ggsupply ggsystem ggwhile ggwater ggis ggflowing
35. ggThe ggvelocity ggpressure ggrecorded ggby gga ggpitot ggtube ggand gga gggauge ggis
ggknown ggas gg_______________ ggpressure gg. gg- ggAnswerFlow
36. ggThe ggcolor ggof gga ggsprinkler gghead ggrated gg135 gg° ggto gg170 gg° ggF ggis gg: gg-
ggAnswerUncolored ggor ggblack
37. ggStorage ggand ggall ggobstructions ggshould ggbe ggno ggcloser ggthan gg____________
gginches ggto ggsprinkler ggheads gg. gg- ggAnswer18
38. ggWhich ggis ggan ggalarm ggsystem ggthat ggties ggseveral ggseparate gglocal ggalarm
ggsystems ggnot ggunder ggits ggownership gginto ggone gglocation gg? gg- ggAnswerCentral
ggstation
39. ggFlame ggdetectors ggdetect gg___________ ggand gg__________ gglight ggspectrums
gg. gg- ggAnswerUltra gg- ggviolet gg/ gginfrared
