Fire Life Safety Director questions and
answers
Most deaths in fire situations are caused by? ✔✔inhalation of toxic and heated gases
evacuation to how many more levels below the fire floor is generally adequate ✔✔three
according to the rules, one portable fire extinguisher is required for
every_______square feet or fraction thereof, on each floor (unsprinklered office bldg)
✔✔6,000
a hydrostatic test of all water type fire extinguishers is required to be conducted at least
once every? ✔✔5 years
decorations displayed in which of the following areas of the building must be either
made of non combustible material, or treated to make flame resistant ✔✔in a Public
space
the maximum travel distance between two fire extinguishers in an unsprinklered office
building would be? ✔✔75 feetThe components necessary for combustion to occur,
commonly referred to as the "fire triangle" are ✔✔Fuel, heat, oxygen
which of the responses is within the range of the "normal" percentage of oxygen in the
air? ✔✔16-20%
the temperature at which a fuel of any kind begins to give off vapor that can be ignited is
called? ✔✔flashpoint
Prolonged exposure to excessive heat for a sufficient period of time, which may
ultimately result in death, is called? ✔✔Hyperthermia
The phase of fire development in which the effect of convection is most evident is?
✔✔Free Burning
the 3 most common forms of heat transfer encountered in structural fires are?
✔✔Conduction, convection,radiation
one example of a class B fire is? ✔✔A fire involving spilled oil
putting water on a fire involving wood has which of the following effects on combustion
process ✔✔lowers heat level below flash point
answers
Most deaths in fire situations are caused by? ✔✔inhalation of toxic and heated gases
evacuation to how many more levels below the fire floor is generally adequate ✔✔three
according to the rules, one portable fire extinguisher is required for
every_______square feet or fraction thereof, on each floor (unsprinklered office bldg)
✔✔6,000
a hydrostatic test of all water type fire extinguishers is required to be conducted at least
once every? ✔✔5 years
decorations displayed in which of the following areas of the building must be either
made of non combustible material, or treated to make flame resistant ✔✔in a Public
space
the maximum travel distance between two fire extinguishers in an unsprinklered office
building would be? ✔✔75 feetThe components necessary for combustion to occur,
commonly referred to as the "fire triangle" are ✔✔Fuel, heat, oxygen
which of the responses is within the range of the "normal" percentage of oxygen in the
air? ✔✔16-20%
the temperature at which a fuel of any kind begins to give off vapor that can be ignited is
called? ✔✔flashpoint
Prolonged exposure to excessive heat for a sufficient period of time, which may
ultimately result in death, is called? ✔✔Hyperthermia
The phase of fire development in which the effect of convection is most evident is?
✔✔Free Burning
the 3 most common forms of heat transfer encountered in structural fires are?
✔✔Conduction, convection,radiation
one example of a class B fire is? ✔✔A fire involving spilled oil
putting water on a fire involving wood has which of the following effects on combustion
process ✔✔lowers heat level below flash point
