FLORIDA STATE FIRE INSPECTOR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
220 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
What is the max travel distance to an exit in a sprinkler protected education
building? - ANSWER: 200 ft
What is the activation temperature of an Orange Head Sprinkler? - ANSWER: 500-
575 Degrees F (Classification is Ultra High)
What type of sprinkler head hangs down? - ANSWER: Pendant
How often are fire service elevators tested? - ANSWER: Monthly
What is fire load? - ANSWER: The max amount of heat that can be produced if all the
combustible materials in a given area burn
What is the maximum travel distance for a Class D extinguisher - ANSWER: 75 feet
(Same as Class A)
What is the minimum clearance from combustible materials for cooking equipment?
- ANSWER: 18 Inches
What is the minimum distance between above ground flammable or combustible
storage tanks - ANSWER: 3 feet
What are the four basic components of a dry chemical extinguishing system? -
ANSWER: Storage tank, Piping, Nozzle, Actuating Mechanism
What two materials is flame spread rating based on? - ANSWER: Asbestos Cement
Board (0 rating) Red Oak Wood (100 rating)
What are the three parts of Means of Egress - ANSWER: Exit access, Exit, Exit
discharge
What should an inspector do before performing any inspection? - ANSWER: Ask for
permission to inspect the building
What is the length of time a temporary platform may be erected for in a new
assembly? - ANSWER: 30 days
A fire alarm must be in apartment buildings that are? - ANSWER: More than 3-4
stories, More than 11 units
What is the pressure in a dry pipe sprinkler system? - ANSWER: 15-20psi above the
trip point
, What is chipboard? - ANSWER: Sometimes used for floors in mobile homes (wood
chips glued together to make flat sheets)
Extinguishers weighing more than 40lbs must have the top no higher than? -
ANSWER: 3.5 feet
Extinguishers weighing more than 40 lbs must be no closer than ___ to the floor -
ANSWER: 4 inches
How tall is the typical platform-frame construction building? - ANSWER: 3 stories
What temperature is an ordinary sprinkler head rated at - ANSWER: 165F
What is fine aggregate usually made of? - ANSWER: Sand
What is the clearance required below sprinkler heads? - ANSWER: A minimum of 18"
is required (measured from the deflector)
What are the water supplies for systems? - ANSWER: Municipal water, gravity tank,
reservoir with a pump, pressure tank,
What is the pressure at the highest sprinkler head in the system? - ANSWER: 15psi
with 7psi residual
An inspector CANNOT be held liable for acts they consider necessary to fulfill their
responsibilities but CAN be held liable for? - ANSWER: The manner in which they
perform acts
What are the three classes of Standpipe Systems? - ANSWER: Class 1: Fire personnel
only
Class 2: Residential use (1 1/2" outlet)
Class 3: Both (2.5" and 1.5")
Fire drills should be conducted in educational facilities at what interval? - ANSWER:
Every month while school is in session
What is the thickness of a trap door for a stage? - ANSWER: 1.5"
Mezzanines can take up no more than how much of the total room? - ANSWER: 1/3
of the total room
What is the proportion of liquid to air in a pressurized tank at 75psi - ANSWER: 2/3
liquid to 1/3 air
What temperature flash point receives a flammable rating - ANSWER: Less than 100F
(greater is classified combustible)
220 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
What is the max travel distance to an exit in a sprinkler protected education
building? - ANSWER: 200 ft
What is the activation temperature of an Orange Head Sprinkler? - ANSWER: 500-
575 Degrees F (Classification is Ultra High)
What type of sprinkler head hangs down? - ANSWER: Pendant
How often are fire service elevators tested? - ANSWER: Monthly
What is fire load? - ANSWER: The max amount of heat that can be produced if all the
combustible materials in a given area burn
What is the maximum travel distance for a Class D extinguisher - ANSWER: 75 feet
(Same as Class A)
What is the minimum clearance from combustible materials for cooking equipment?
- ANSWER: 18 Inches
What is the minimum distance between above ground flammable or combustible
storage tanks - ANSWER: 3 feet
What are the four basic components of a dry chemical extinguishing system? -
ANSWER: Storage tank, Piping, Nozzle, Actuating Mechanism
What two materials is flame spread rating based on? - ANSWER: Asbestos Cement
Board (0 rating) Red Oak Wood (100 rating)
What are the three parts of Means of Egress - ANSWER: Exit access, Exit, Exit
discharge
What should an inspector do before performing any inspection? - ANSWER: Ask for
permission to inspect the building
What is the length of time a temporary platform may be erected for in a new
assembly? - ANSWER: 30 days
A fire alarm must be in apartment buildings that are? - ANSWER: More than 3-4
stories, More than 11 units
What is the pressure in a dry pipe sprinkler system? - ANSWER: 15-20psi above the
trip point
, What is chipboard? - ANSWER: Sometimes used for floors in mobile homes (wood
chips glued together to make flat sheets)
Extinguishers weighing more than 40lbs must have the top no higher than? -
ANSWER: 3.5 feet
Extinguishers weighing more than 40 lbs must be no closer than ___ to the floor -
ANSWER: 4 inches
How tall is the typical platform-frame construction building? - ANSWER: 3 stories
What temperature is an ordinary sprinkler head rated at - ANSWER: 165F
What is fine aggregate usually made of? - ANSWER: Sand
What is the clearance required below sprinkler heads? - ANSWER: A minimum of 18"
is required (measured from the deflector)
What are the water supplies for systems? - ANSWER: Municipal water, gravity tank,
reservoir with a pump, pressure tank,
What is the pressure at the highest sprinkler head in the system? - ANSWER: 15psi
with 7psi residual
An inspector CANNOT be held liable for acts they consider necessary to fulfill their
responsibilities but CAN be held liable for? - ANSWER: The manner in which they
perform acts
What are the three classes of Standpipe Systems? - ANSWER: Class 1: Fire personnel
only
Class 2: Residential use (1 1/2" outlet)
Class 3: Both (2.5" and 1.5")
Fire drills should be conducted in educational facilities at what interval? - ANSWER:
Every month while school is in session
What is the thickness of a trap door for a stage? - ANSWER: 1.5"
Mezzanines can take up no more than how much of the total room? - ANSWER: 1/3
of the total room
What is the proportion of liquid to air in a pressurized tank at 75psi - ANSWER: 2/3
liquid to 1/3 air
What temperature flash point receives a flammable rating - ANSWER: Less than 100F
(greater is classified combustible)
