Fire Marshal Exam Questions with Verified
Answers
performance-based code - ✔✔A _________ outlines a requirement that a design has to meet but
does not state that a particular method or material must be used to meet the requirements.
False - ✔✔True or False
A performance-based code/standard gives the designer less freedom than a prescriptive-based
code/standard.
code - ✔✔A ____________ is a collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law
in a particular jurisdiction.
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔An exception to a code may occur in which of the following
forms?
A. Variances
B. Appeals
C. Modifications
D. All of the answers are correct
True - ✔✔True or False:
Fire and life safety inspectors acting alone have little authority to approve requests for
modification of code requirements.
False - ✔✔True or False:
Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for adults over the age of 65.
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔Model code organizations include:
A. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
,B. International Code Council (ICC)
C. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
D. all answers are correct
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔The Iroquois Theater fire resulted in which of the following
changes for other theater buildings:
A. Outward open exit doors must remain unlocked
B. Exit doors fitted with panic hardware
C. Flame-resistant scenery, props, and curtains
D. all answers are correct
C. Cocoanut Grove Fire - ✔✔Many jurisdictions did not include restaurants and nightclubs in
the code classification of public places until which historic fire:
A. Beverly Hill Supper Club Fire
B. The Station Nightclub Fire
C. Cocoanut Grove Fire
D. Our Lady of the Angles School Fire
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔Sanctions issued by a jurisdiction may be in the form of
__________.
A. Stop Work Orders
B. Fines
C. Court summonses
D. all answers are correct
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔Which of the following technological tools may be used to
schedule, record, and file inspection documents?
A. smart phone
B. tablet
,C. laptop
D. all answers are correct
True - ✔✔True or False:
The plan review process can be broken down into the following phases: Application, Review,
Approval, Site Visits, and Commissioning.
C. design professional's - ✔✔It is the ______________ responsibility to determine the
occupancy classification for the proposed building and identify the intended use of each room or
section of the building.
A fire marshal's
B. fire inspector's
C. design professional's
D. property owner's
C. Records retention - ✔✔All inspection files are subject to laws and must be kept for a specific
length of time.
A. public retention
B. office retention
C. records retention
D. no answer is correct
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔After an inspection of an occupancy, ____________ are
considered official government documents and shall be part of the inspection file.
A. inspection forms
B. photographs
C. e-mails
D. all answers are correct
, C. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - ✔✔According to NFPA, the is the organization, office,
or individual responsible for enforcing a code or standard.
A. International Code Council (ICC)
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
C. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
D. International Association of Fire Fighters(IAFF)
D. Operational Permit - ✔✔Which fire and life safety permit is used to regulate certain activities
such as hazardous operations or processes?
A. Conditional Permit
B. General Permit
C. Work Permit
D. Operational Permit
B. not issued to allow a party to avoid having to meet minimum code requirements. - ✔✔In
general, permits are ____________.
A. issued to allow a party to avoid having to meet minimum code requirements
B. not issued to allow a party to avoid having to meet minimum code requirements.
C. no answer is correct
D. all answers are correct
D. all answers are correct
B. code analysis - ✔✔A ___________ is a summary of the features of fire protection and
building characteristics that will affect the plan review.
A. site plan
B. code analysis
C. general analysis
Answers
performance-based code - ✔✔A _________ outlines a requirement that a design has to meet but
does not state that a particular method or material must be used to meet the requirements.
False - ✔✔True or False
A performance-based code/standard gives the designer less freedom than a prescriptive-based
code/standard.
code - ✔✔A ____________ is a collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law
in a particular jurisdiction.
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔An exception to a code may occur in which of the following
forms?
A. Variances
B. Appeals
C. Modifications
D. All of the answers are correct
True - ✔✔True or False:
Fire and life safety inspectors acting alone have little authority to approve requests for
modification of code requirements.
False - ✔✔True or False:
Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for adults over the age of 65.
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔Model code organizations include:
A. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
,B. International Code Council (ICC)
C. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
D. all answers are correct
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔The Iroquois Theater fire resulted in which of the following
changes for other theater buildings:
A. Outward open exit doors must remain unlocked
B. Exit doors fitted with panic hardware
C. Flame-resistant scenery, props, and curtains
D. all answers are correct
C. Cocoanut Grove Fire - ✔✔Many jurisdictions did not include restaurants and nightclubs in
the code classification of public places until which historic fire:
A. Beverly Hill Supper Club Fire
B. The Station Nightclub Fire
C. Cocoanut Grove Fire
D. Our Lady of the Angles School Fire
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔Sanctions issued by a jurisdiction may be in the form of
__________.
A. Stop Work Orders
B. Fines
C. Court summonses
D. all answers are correct
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔Which of the following technological tools may be used to
schedule, record, and file inspection documents?
A. smart phone
B. tablet
,C. laptop
D. all answers are correct
True - ✔✔True or False:
The plan review process can be broken down into the following phases: Application, Review,
Approval, Site Visits, and Commissioning.
C. design professional's - ✔✔It is the ______________ responsibility to determine the
occupancy classification for the proposed building and identify the intended use of each room or
section of the building.
A fire marshal's
B. fire inspector's
C. design professional's
D. property owner's
C. Records retention - ✔✔All inspection files are subject to laws and must be kept for a specific
length of time.
A. public retention
B. office retention
C. records retention
D. no answer is correct
All of the answers are correct - ✔✔After an inspection of an occupancy, ____________ are
considered official government documents and shall be part of the inspection file.
A. inspection forms
B. photographs
C. e-mails
D. all answers are correct
, C. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - ✔✔According to NFPA, the is the organization, office,
or individual responsible for enforcing a code or standard.
A. International Code Council (ICC)
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
C. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
D. International Association of Fire Fighters(IAFF)
D. Operational Permit - ✔✔Which fire and life safety permit is used to regulate certain activities
such as hazardous operations or processes?
A. Conditional Permit
B. General Permit
C. Work Permit
D. Operational Permit
B. not issued to allow a party to avoid having to meet minimum code requirements. - ✔✔In
general, permits are ____________.
A. issued to allow a party to avoid having to meet minimum code requirements
B. not issued to allow a party to avoid having to meet minimum code requirements.
C. no answer is correct
D. all answers are correct
D. all answers are correct
B. code analysis - ✔✔A ___________ is a summary of the features of fire protection and
building characteristics that will affect the plan review.
A. site plan
B. code analysis
C. general analysis
