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What is NFPA 101 - ✅✅Life Safety Code
According to the NFPA fire classifications, Class A fires are? - ✅✅Fires of ordinary
combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics
What are the three NFPA fire hazard classes? - ✅✅Light, Ordinary, Extra
What is occupancy Group E? - ✅✅Educational
What are the primary objectives of building fire protection systems? - ✅✅To save life and
protect property
What is the nominal range of fire protection system costs as a percentage of total building
construction cost? - ✅✅5%
What are the operating sequences of a well-planned fire protection system? - ✅✅Detection,
signaling, suppression
Does a single-family dwelling require a fire alarm system? - ✅✅F
Which fire detection device is fixed in temperature, rate-of-rise, and combination type? -
✅✅Thermal Detectors
What is one of the major factors which contribute to serious problems for fire fighting in modern
high-rise buildings? - ✅✅High rise buildings are often difficult to access by fire fighters
What is smoke developed rating SDR? - ✅✅A numerical value developed by ASTM
What codes govern fire protection in the United States - ✅✅NFPA
What are the four classes of fire according to NFPA - ✅✅Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D
Production facilities often contain the storage or handling of flammable materials thus they are
likely to be classified as extra hazard? - ✅✅T
The maximum distance to exit in a hospital should not exceed 150 ft for hospitals with no
sprinkler system and 200 ft for hospitals with sprinkler systems. - ✅✅T
What is NFPA 101 - ✅✅Life Safety Code
According to the NFPA fire classifications, Class A fires are? - ✅✅Fires of ordinary
combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics
What are the three NFPA fire hazard classes? - ✅✅Light, Ordinary, Extra
What is occupancy Group E? - ✅✅Educational
What are the primary objectives of building fire protection systems? - ✅✅To save life and
protect property
What is the nominal range of fire protection system costs as a percentage of total building
construction cost? - ✅✅5%
What are the operating sequences of a well-planned fire protection system? - ✅✅Detection,
signaling, suppression
Does a single-family dwelling require a fire alarm system? - ✅✅F
Which fire detection device is fixed in temperature, rate-of-rise, and combination type? -
✅✅Thermal Detectors
What is one of the major factors which contribute to serious problems for fire fighting in modern
high-rise buildings? - ✅✅High rise buildings are often difficult to access by fire fighters
What is smoke developed rating SDR? - ✅✅A numerical value developed by ASTM
What codes govern fire protection in the United States - ✅✅NFPA
What are the four classes of fire according to NFPA - ✅✅Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D
Production facilities often contain the storage or handling of flammable materials thus they are
likely to be classified as extra hazard? - ✅✅T
The maximum distance to exit in a hospital should not exceed 150 ft for hospitals with no
sprinkler system and 200 ft for hospitals with sprinkler systems. - ✅✅T
