FIRE INSPECTOR ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are 3 types of fire pump drivers? - ✔✔electric motor, diesel motor and steam
turbine
✔✔What is a booster pump? - ✔✔a pump that takes from a low pressure municipal
main and boosts the pressure to levels required for fire suppression systems.
✔✔What is the difference between interior and exterior plywood? - ✔✔the type of
adhesive used
✔✔What NFPA covers Fire inspections? - ✔✔1031
✔✔What are the 2 ways steel strength is used? - ✔✔tension and compression
✔✔What is the rate of rise for a Class b ramp? - ✔✔1 ft of rise for every feet of length
✔✔Why does solid piling storage present fewer paths for fire development? - ✔✔no
horizontal voids and due to stacking merchandise directly on top of eachother
✔✔What is a PIV? - ✔✔Post indicator valve
✔✔What is a WPIV? - ✔✔Wall post indicator valve
✔✔A 4" sprinkler riser requires the main drain be ? - ✔✔2 "
✔✔What is a cold flow? - ✔✔its caused by repeat heating of a sprinkler head to near its
operating temp .
Its sliding apart of the fusible link of a sprinkler head
✔✔What is the Stack effect? - ✔✔Strong air flow patterns in vertical shafts of a high rise
structure
✔✔How often should a halon extinguishing system be tested? - ✔✔Semi- annually
, ✔✔What type of Class A fire is halon not effective on? - ✔✔A deep seated class A
✔✔How often are fire service elevators tested? - ✔✔monthy
✔✔How often are fire pumps for standpipes tested? - ✔✔weekly
✔✔When doe a apartment need a fire alarm system? - ✔✔3 stories or more and more
then 11 units
✔✔What is the least important factor when evaluating storage of flammable liquids? -
✔✔The container size
✔✔What are mounting requirements for fire alarm pull boxes? - ✔✔bottom no less then
3 1/2' from the floor and no more then 5'vertically from the floor level to the activating
handle or lever
✔✔How many fire alarm pull boxes should their be on multistory buildings? - ✔✔at least
1 per floor
✔✔Fire exstinguishers of 150lbs or less should be hydro tested how often? - ✔✔every
12 years
✔✔What is a girder? - ✔✔a beam that supports another beam
✔✔Can a inspector be held liable for acts they consider necessary to fulfill their
responsibilities? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can a inspector be held liable for the manner in which they perform or act? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What are 3 things the inspectors report should do? - ✔✔Inform , analyze, and
recommend
✔✔Is a partition wall load bearing? - ✔✔No
✔✔Orthographic projections are what? - ✔✔3 dimensional
✔✔What type of sprinkler system will not cause damage if a pipe breaks? - ✔✔Pre-
action
✔✔What is the GPM of a horizontal shaft pump? - ✔✔500-1500 gpm
✔✔What is a Class I standpipe geared too? - ✔✔fire personnel only
✔✔What are 3 types of fire pump drivers? - ✔✔electric motor, diesel motor and steam
turbine
✔✔What is a booster pump? - ✔✔a pump that takes from a low pressure municipal
main and boosts the pressure to levels required for fire suppression systems.
✔✔What is the difference between interior and exterior plywood? - ✔✔the type of
adhesive used
✔✔What NFPA covers Fire inspections? - ✔✔1031
✔✔What are the 2 ways steel strength is used? - ✔✔tension and compression
✔✔What is the rate of rise for a Class b ramp? - ✔✔1 ft of rise for every feet of length
✔✔Why does solid piling storage present fewer paths for fire development? - ✔✔no
horizontal voids and due to stacking merchandise directly on top of eachother
✔✔What is a PIV? - ✔✔Post indicator valve
✔✔What is a WPIV? - ✔✔Wall post indicator valve
✔✔A 4" sprinkler riser requires the main drain be ? - ✔✔2 "
✔✔What is a cold flow? - ✔✔its caused by repeat heating of a sprinkler head to near its
operating temp .
Its sliding apart of the fusible link of a sprinkler head
✔✔What is the Stack effect? - ✔✔Strong air flow patterns in vertical shafts of a high rise
structure
✔✔How often should a halon extinguishing system be tested? - ✔✔Semi- annually
, ✔✔What type of Class A fire is halon not effective on? - ✔✔A deep seated class A
✔✔How often are fire service elevators tested? - ✔✔monthy
✔✔How often are fire pumps for standpipes tested? - ✔✔weekly
✔✔When doe a apartment need a fire alarm system? - ✔✔3 stories or more and more
then 11 units
✔✔What is the least important factor when evaluating storage of flammable liquids? -
✔✔The container size
✔✔What are mounting requirements for fire alarm pull boxes? - ✔✔bottom no less then
3 1/2' from the floor and no more then 5'vertically from the floor level to the activating
handle or lever
✔✔How many fire alarm pull boxes should their be on multistory buildings? - ✔✔at least
1 per floor
✔✔Fire exstinguishers of 150lbs or less should be hydro tested how often? - ✔✔every
12 years
✔✔What is a girder? - ✔✔a beam that supports another beam
✔✔Can a inspector be held liable for acts they consider necessary to fulfill their
responsibilities? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can a inspector be held liable for the manner in which they perform or act? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What are 3 things the inspectors report should do? - ✔✔Inform , analyze, and
recommend
✔✔Is a partition wall load bearing? - ✔✔No
✔✔Orthographic projections are what? - ✔✔3 dimensional
✔✔What type of sprinkler system will not cause damage if a pipe breaks? - ✔✔Pre-
action
✔✔What is the GPM of a horizontal shaft pump? - ✔✔500-1500 gpm
✔✔What is a Class I standpipe geared too? - ✔✔fire personnel only
