CERTIFIED WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NFPA 1141 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Standard for Fire Protection Infrastructure for Land Development in
Wildland, Rural, and Suburban Areas (2017).
AHJ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Adjacent Ground Elevation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The reference plane representing the average
elevation of the finished ground level measured at a distance of 10 ft (3 m) from all exterior walls of the
building.
Built-Out Area - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Those portions of a development that have been populated to
planned capacity with structures.
Building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A structure, usually enclosed by walls and a roof, constructed to
provide support or shelter for an intended occupancy.
Combustible - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A material that, in the form in which it is used and under the
conditions anticipated, will ignite and burn; a material that does not meet the definition of
noncombustible or limited-combustible.
Fire Flow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The flow rate of a water supply, measured at 20 psi (138 kPa) residual
pressure, that is available for fire fighting.
Fire Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any situation, process, material, or condition that, on the basis of
applicable data, can cause a fire or explosion or that can provide a ready fuel supply to augment the
spread or intensity of a fire or explosion, all of which pose a threat to life or property.
Fire Protection System - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any fire alarm device or system or fire-extinguishing
device or system, or combination thereof, that is designed and installed for detecting, controlling, or
extinguishing a fire or otherwise alerting occupants, or the fire department, or both, that a fire has
occurred.
, Land Development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The change of use of a parcel of land or contiguous parcels
of land controlled by a single landowner or by a group of landowners with or without a common
agreement to control the land so as to provide the buildings and infrastructure for residential and/or
commercial purposes.
Land Use - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The type or degree of activity occurring or intended to occur on a
piece of land.
Means of Access - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The method by which vehicles travel to or from structures,
including but not limited to roadways, driveways, fire lanes, and parking lots.
Rural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Those areas that are not unsettled wilderness or uninhabitable territory
but are sparsely populated with densities below 500 persons per square mile.
Suburb or Suburban - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Those moderately inhabited areas with population
densities of at least 500 persons per square mile but less than 1000 persons per square mile.
Building Access Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Means of access shall be provided to all buildings
more than 400 ft2 (37 m2) in ground floor area and to public occupancies with structural components.
Gate Location Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any gates shall not be located closer than 30 ft
(9.144 m) from an intersection and shall open in the direction of emergency vehicle travel unless other
provisions are made for safe personnel operation.
Gate Width Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The clear opening through gates shall have a usable
width at least 2 ft (0.6 m) wider than the means of access it controls.
Mandatory Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅'Shall' indicates a mandatory requirement.
Recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅'Should' indicates a recommendation or that which is advised
but not required.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NFPA 1141 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Standard for Fire Protection Infrastructure for Land Development in
Wildland, Rural, and Suburban Areas (2017).
AHJ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Adjacent Ground Elevation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The reference plane representing the average
elevation of the finished ground level measured at a distance of 10 ft (3 m) from all exterior walls of the
building.
Built-Out Area - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Those portions of a development that have been populated to
planned capacity with structures.
Building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A structure, usually enclosed by walls and a roof, constructed to
provide support or shelter for an intended occupancy.
Combustible - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A material that, in the form in which it is used and under the
conditions anticipated, will ignite and burn; a material that does not meet the definition of
noncombustible or limited-combustible.
Fire Flow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The flow rate of a water supply, measured at 20 psi (138 kPa) residual
pressure, that is available for fire fighting.
Fire Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any situation, process, material, or condition that, on the basis of
applicable data, can cause a fire or explosion or that can provide a ready fuel supply to augment the
spread or intensity of a fire or explosion, all of which pose a threat to life or property.
Fire Protection System - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any fire alarm device or system or fire-extinguishing
device or system, or combination thereof, that is designed and installed for detecting, controlling, or
extinguishing a fire or otherwise alerting occupants, or the fire department, or both, that a fire has
occurred.
, Land Development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The change of use of a parcel of land or contiguous parcels
of land controlled by a single landowner or by a group of landowners with or without a common
agreement to control the land so as to provide the buildings and infrastructure for residential and/or
commercial purposes.
Land Use - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The type or degree of activity occurring or intended to occur on a
piece of land.
Means of Access - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The method by which vehicles travel to or from structures,
including but not limited to roadways, driveways, fire lanes, and parking lots.
Rural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Those areas that are not unsettled wilderness or uninhabitable territory
but are sparsely populated with densities below 500 persons per square mile.
Suburb or Suburban - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Those moderately inhabited areas with population
densities of at least 500 persons per square mile but less than 1000 persons per square mile.
Building Access Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Means of access shall be provided to all buildings
more than 400 ft2 (37 m2) in ground floor area and to public occupancies with structural components.
Gate Location Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any gates shall not be located closer than 30 ft
(9.144 m) from an intersection and shall open in the direction of emergency vehicle travel unless other
provisions are made for safe personnel operation.
Gate Width Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The clear opening through gates shall have a usable
width at least 2 ft (0.6 m) wider than the means of access it controls.
Mandatory Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅'Shall' indicates a mandatory requirement.
Recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅'Should' indicates a recommendation or that which is advised
but not required.
