FIRE INSPECTOR II STUDY GUIDE CORE QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
Warehouses must provide a minimum of ______hour fire rating constructions between
storage areas - 2
Liquid storage area fire ratings; Less than or equal to 150 square feet = _____hours - 1
Liquid storage area fire ratings; Greater than 150 sqaure feet but less than 500 square
feet = _______hours - 2
Fire Resistance Rating of Walls
(1) 1 hour = _______ door rating
(2) 2 hour =________door rating
(3) 4 hour =________door rating - (1) 3/4
(2)1 1/2
(3) 3
Main isles of storage occupancies shall be a minimum of ______feet wide - 8
Flammable Storage Cabinets; Class I, II, and III A liquids shall not exceed
______gallons - 120
Not more than ______cabinets in a single fire area - 3
Containers; Drums cannot exceed ________gallons - 119
Containers; Portable tanks cannot exceed ________gallons - 660
Containers; Intermediate bulk containers cannot exceed_______gallons - 793
Tanks; Fixed tanks that exceed _______gallons - 60
Tanks; Portable tanks that exceed _______gallons - 660
Tanks; Intermediate bulk containers that exceed _______gallons - 793
Where flammable and combustable liquid storage tanks are within a diked area, the
containers shall be outside the diked are and at least _______ feet away from the
centerline of the wall of the diked area - 3
What area shall be a space within a building where quantities of liquids that do not
exceed the maximum quantities are allowed to be stored? - A control area
, The Maximum Allowable Quantities per Control Area (MAQ) Flammable Liquids; IA =
_______gallons, IB and IC = _____gallons, IA, IB, and IC combined = _______gallons -
30, 120, 120
The Maximum Allowable Quantities per Control Area (MAQ) Combustable Liquids; II =
______gallons, III A =_______gallons, III B = _______gallons - 120, 330, 13200
NFPA 33 - Spray Booths
Spray booths shall have a fire resistive rating of ______hour - 1
Spray rooms shall be separated by a minimum of ______feet or by constructive
assemblies that have a fire resistive rating of _______hour - 3, 1
Panels for light fixtures shall be separated to prevent temperatures from reaching and
exceeding _______degrees F - 200
NFPA 51 - Welding and Cutting Operations
Oxygen cylinders shall be separated from combustables by a minimum of ______feet or
by having a barrier ______feet high having a fire resistive rating of at least _____hour -
20, 5, 1/2
Barrier shall interrupt all lines of sight located within ______feet of each other - 20
Where combustable materials such as paper clippings, wood shavings, or textile fibers
are on the floor, the floor shall be swept clean for a radius of ______feet - 35
Openings or cracks in walls, floors, or ducts within _______feet shall be sealed - 35
A fire watch shall be required by the Permit Authorizing Individual when hot work is
performed in a location where fire might develop or.......... - (1) Combustables are closer
than 35 feet
(2) Combustables are more than 35 feet but are easily ignited by sparks
(3) Walls or cracks are not sealed if within 35 feet
Cardinal principle is to expose _______number of people to the _______amount of
ammunition for the _______amount of time - minimum, minimum, minimum
What does a barricade do? - Limit the effectiveness of low angle high velocity fragments
Above Ground Magazine - Building used for the storage of explosives
Earth Covered Magazine - a minimum of 2 feet of earth cover will be maintained
Open flame shall not be permitted inside or within ______feet of magazine - 50
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
Warehouses must provide a minimum of ______hour fire rating constructions between
storage areas - 2
Liquid storage area fire ratings; Less than or equal to 150 square feet = _____hours - 1
Liquid storage area fire ratings; Greater than 150 sqaure feet but less than 500 square
feet = _______hours - 2
Fire Resistance Rating of Walls
(1) 1 hour = _______ door rating
(2) 2 hour =________door rating
(3) 4 hour =________door rating - (1) 3/4
(2)1 1/2
(3) 3
Main isles of storage occupancies shall be a minimum of ______feet wide - 8
Flammable Storage Cabinets; Class I, II, and III A liquids shall not exceed
______gallons - 120
Not more than ______cabinets in a single fire area - 3
Containers; Drums cannot exceed ________gallons - 119
Containers; Portable tanks cannot exceed ________gallons - 660
Containers; Intermediate bulk containers cannot exceed_______gallons - 793
Tanks; Fixed tanks that exceed _______gallons - 60
Tanks; Portable tanks that exceed _______gallons - 660
Tanks; Intermediate bulk containers that exceed _______gallons - 793
Where flammable and combustable liquid storage tanks are within a diked area, the
containers shall be outside the diked are and at least _______ feet away from the
centerline of the wall of the diked area - 3
What area shall be a space within a building where quantities of liquids that do not
exceed the maximum quantities are allowed to be stored? - A control area
, The Maximum Allowable Quantities per Control Area (MAQ) Flammable Liquids; IA =
_______gallons, IB and IC = _____gallons, IA, IB, and IC combined = _______gallons -
30, 120, 120
The Maximum Allowable Quantities per Control Area (MAQ) Combustable Liquids; II =
______gallons, III A =_______gallons, III B = _______gallons - 120, 330, 13200
NFPA 33 - Spray Booths
Spray booths shall have a fire resistive rating of ______hour - 1
Spray rooms shall be separated by a minimum of ______feet or by constructive
assemblies that have a fire resistive rating of _______hour - 3, 1
Panels for light fixtures shall be separated to prevent temperatures from reaching and
exceeding _______degrees F - 200
NFPA 51 - Welding and Cutting Operations
Oxygen cylinders shall be separated from combustables by a minimum of ______feet or
by having a barrier ______feet high having a fire resistive rating of at least _____hour -
20, 5, 1/2
Barrier shall interrupt all lines of sight located within ______feet of each other - 20
Where combustable materials such as paper clippings, wood shavings, or textile fibers
are on the floor, the floor shall be swept clean for a radius of ______feet - 35
Openings or cracks in walls, floors, or ducts within _______feet shall be sealed - 35
A fire watch shall be required by the Permit Authorizing Individual when hot work is
performed in a location where fire might develop or.......... - (1) Combustables are closer
than 35 feet
(2) Combustables are more than 35 feet but are easily ignited by sparks
(3) Walls or cracks are not sealed if within 35 feet
Cardinal principle is to expose _______number of people to the _______amount of
ammunition for the _______amount of time - minimum, minimum, minimum
What does a barricade do? - Limit the effectiveness of low angle high velocity fragments
Above Ground Magazine - Building used for the storage of explosives
Earth Covered Magazine - a minimum of 2 feet of earth cover will be maintained
Open flame shall not be permitted inside or within ______feet of magazine - 50
