The smoke developed index (SDI) is based on a test duration of Right Ans -
10 minutes
When a fire and life safety educator considers audience needs, which domain
take into account the realm of values and opinions the audience holds?
Right Ans - affective
the process of simultaneous phase and chemical species change caused by
heat is Right Ans - pyrolysis
Describes the reason many issues in building codes and other codes for the
built environment have historically been addressed. Right Ans -
A multistage centrifugal fire pump is defined as Right Ans - having two or
more impellers on one shaft as a single unit
smoke detector type contains a small amount of radioactive material and
functions by sensing a decrease in conductance of the air when smoke
particles enter the chamber Right Ans - ionization
the way in which an individual is alerted to the presence of a fire Right Ans
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the minimum cover requirements for the direct burial of cable or conductors
under streets, highways, and roads is Right Ans - 24 inches
the three general concepts in most performance-based design frameworks
include establishing fire safety goals, specifying design parameters, and
Right Ans - verifying proposed solution
an additive used to aid water in fire suppresion that increases its surface
tension is referred to as a Right Ans - wetting agent
A portable fire extinguisher with a Class A rating of 2-A in ordinary hazard
occupancy will protect what maximum area per extinguisher? Right Ans -
, When employing open floor spraying techniques, what is the recommended
buffer zone radius surrounding the spray area in order to seperate spray
operations from potential ignition sources? Right Ans -
An orifice with a sharp entrance edge is known as a Right Ans -
to ensure business occupant evacuation, the means of egress is required by
the Life Safety Code tp be illuminated to what itensity measured at the floor?
Right Ans -
Bunkers, silos, bins, and outside piles used for the storage of uncompacted
coal should be designed so that Right Ans -
What is the occupancy factor used by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) for
computing required fire flow for C-2 (limited combustible)? Right Ans -
Which spacing multiplier is used for heat detectors installed in a building with
a ceiling height that is 22 ft high? Right Ans -
A wall of two paralell wythes with an ai space between them is known as a
Right Ans - Cavity Wall
In addition to excessive fines and a source of air, which of the following
conditions can cause coal stored for use in a boiler to go from moderate self-
heating to uncontrolled combustion? Right Ans -
required on the pump discharge line when the operation of the pump can
result in excess pressure that would exceed the pressure rating of the fire
protection system? Right Ans - relief valve
Name of the process where molten plastic is passed through a die under
pressure to form a continous profile Right Ans - extrusion
inorganic acids and halogens are members of what chemical group? Right
Ans -
a purple glass bulb in an automatic sprinkler identifies what temperature
classification? Right Ans - extra high (300 degress farenheit)