CFPS Exam – Questions With Complete Solutions
Avogadro´s Number. Right Ans - 6.02214xE23 Units/Mol
Degrees API. Right Ans - API=(141.5/Specific Gravity)-131.5
Elements to design fire scenarios. Right Ans - 1. Buildings Characteristics.
2. Occupant Characteristics.
3. Fire Characteristics.
British Thermal Unit (BTU). Right Ans - The amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1lb of water by 1F(measured at 60F/15.5C).
Fire Fighting Rates. Right Ans - In practical fire fighting, water must be
applied at 10 to 100 times the rates used in research because the difficulty of
delivering the water directly to the burning surface.
Distance between Hydrants - Freeman. Right Ans - 250 feet in Mercantile
and Manufacturing.
400-500 feet in Residential Districts.
Gas Specific Gravity. Right Ans - Is the ratio of the mass of a gas to the mass
of an equal volume of dry air.
Specific Gravity. Right Ans - Is the ratio of the mass of a solid or liquid
substance to the mass of an equal volume of water (at 15C, 1 cm3 of H2O
weights 1 gram).
Basic types of loads and forces. Right Ans - 1. Dead Load.
2. Live Load.
3. Snow and ice loads.
4. Wind forces.
5. Earthquake forces.
Classification by Fire Growth. Right Ans - 1. Slow.
2. Medium.
3. Fast.
4. Ultrafast.
, Tests used in Fire Investigation. Right Ans - 1. Identification of unknowns.
2. Flammability Tests.
3. Performance Tests.
4. Demonstration Tests.
Classification by Type of Combustion Process. Right Ans - 1. Pre-
Combustion.
2. Smoldering Combustion.
3. Flaming Combustion.
Performance Based Design Process. Right Ans - 1. Establish fire safety
goals.
2. Specify design parameters.
3. Verify proposed solutions.
Equation of Ideal Gases. Right Ans - PV=nRT
R=8.31 J/Kmol.
Highly Protected Risk HPR Property. Right Ans - Within 30 minutes of
vacancy, each patrol tour should not exceed 45 minutes in actual length plus
15 minutes of rest.
Combustion Right Ans - Chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a rate
fast enough to produce temperature rise and usually light, either as a glow
flame.
Verification & Validation. Right Ans - Model-Verification-Math-Validation-
Real World.
Premixed & Diffusion Flames. Right Ans - Premixed: Fuel and air are
intimately mixed before ignition.
Diffusion: Fuel and air initially separate and burn in the region in which they
mix.
Flammability Classification of Dust. Right Ans - Class 1: No self sustained
combustion.
Class 2: Local combustion short duration.
Class 3: Local sustained combustion no propagation.
Class 4: Propagating smoldering combustion.
Avogadro´s Number. Right Ans - 6.02214xE23 Units/Mol
Degrees API. Right Ans - API=(141.5/Specific Gravity)-131.5
Elements to design fire scenarios. Right Ans - 1. Buildings Characteristics.
2. Occupant Characteristics.
3. Fire Characteristics.
British Thermal Unit (BTU). Right Ans - The amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1lb of water by 1F(measured at 60F/15.5C).
Fire Fighting Rates. Right Ans - In practical fire fighting, water must be
applied at 10 to 100 times the rates used in research because the difficulty of
delivering the water directly to the burning surface.
Distance between Hydrants - Freeman. Right Ans - 250 feet in Mercantile
and Manufacturing.
400-500 feet in Residential Districts.
Gas Specific Gravity. Right Ans - Is the ratio of the mass of a gas to the mass
of an equal volume of dry air.
Specific Gravity. Right Ans - Is the ratio of the mass of a solid or liquid
substance to the mass of an equal volume of water (at 15C, 1 cm3 of H2O
weights 1 gram).
Basic types of loads and forces. Right Ans - 1. Dead Load.
2. Live Load.
3. Snow and ice loads.
4. Wind forces.
5. Earthquake forces.
Classification by Fire Growth. Right Ans - 1. Slow.
2. Medium.
3. Fast.
4. Ultrafast.
, Tests used in Fire Investigation. Right Ans - 1. Identification of unknowns.
2. Flammability Tests.
3. Performance Tests.
4. Demonstration Tests.
Classification by Type of Combustion Process. Right Ans - 1. Pre-
Combustion.
2. Smoldering Combustion.
3. Flaming Combustion.
Performance Based Design Process. Right Ans - 1. Establish fire safety
goals.
2. Specify design parameters.
3. Verify proposed solutions.
Equation of Ideal Gases. Right Ans - PV=nRT
R=8.31 J/Kmol.
Highly Protected Risk HPR Property. Right Ans - Within 30 minutes of
vacancy, each patrol tour should not exceed 45 minutes in actual length plus
15 minutes of rest.
Combustion Right Ans - Chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a rate
fast enough to produce temperature rise and usually light, either as a glow
flame.
Verification & Validation. Right Ans - Model-Verification-Math-Validation-
Real World.
Premixed & Diffusion Flames. Right Ans - Premixed: Fuel and air are
intimately mixed before ignition.
Diffusion: Fuel and air initially separate and burn in the region in which they
mix.
Flammability Classification of Dust. Right Ans - Class 1: No self sustained
combustion.
Class 2: Local combustion short duration.
Class 3: Local sustained combustion no propagation.
Class 4: Propagating smoldering combustion.
