Florida State Fire Inspector I
quizzes & SOLUTIONS 2025
LATEST UPDATE
A force that is perpendicular and that passes through the centroid (center) is known
as______ - ANSWER axial load
The burning of heated gaseous products of combustion, when oxygen is introduced into
an oxygen deficient atmosphere, is known as______ - ANSWER backdraft
the bottom member of a truss and is under tension. - ANSWER bottom chord
the top chord of the truss and curved (arched truss) - ANSWER bowstring truss
A ______ is a projecting beam or slab supported at one end. (supported only at one
end, but is rigidly held). - ANSWER cantilever
________is steel that has a shape of a U. - ANSWER channel
_________are woodchips glued together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile
homes. - ANSWER Chipboard/or particle board
_________are liquids having a flash point above 100 degrees F. - ANSWER
combustibles
______ is a force which tends to push the mass of a material together. - ANSWER
compression
A _________ is a heavy load located at one point in a building. - ANSWER
concentrated load
A _______ is the load on a structure, due to its own weight and other fixed weights. -
ANSWER dead load
_________, is an angle cut made at the end of a joist or wood beam, which is inserted
into a masonry wall. - ANSWER fire cut
A ________is a large horizontal, structural member used to support the ends of joists
and beams. - ANSWER girder
The _____, is the top of a window or door frame. - ANSWER head
, __________ are delivered over a short period of time. - ANSWER impact loads
_____________are non load bearing interior walls, which are subdivided areas of a
floor into rooms. - ANSWER partition wall
______, short masonry column, supporting section of wall between two openings. -
ANSWER pier
___________construction, the first floor is laid on the joist, and the frame for the first
floor wall is erected on the first floor. All walls are built on the floor. - ANSWER platform
frame
Prestressing a means whereby the reinforcing bars in concrete beams are placed in
tension before the concrete is poured, so that the member will develop greater strength
after the concrete has set. - ANSWER prestressing
_____________ is done at the plant. Steele stands are stretched between the ends of a
form and concrete is cured. - ANSWER pretennsioning
_______ mortar is water soluble. - ANSWER sand lime
The stress resulting when two forced act on a body in opposite directions in parallel
adjacent planes is known as _____________. - ANSWER shear stress
----- is the distance required between explosives and the unpacking area. - ANSWER
50ft
External supports for flammable liquid above ground storage tanks are required to have
a ----rating. - ANSWER 2hr
_______ are lists of details by the architect. - ANSWER schedules
Sprinklers may be omitted in closets not exceeding _______. - ANSWER 24sq ft
A temporary platform may be erected for _____ in a new place of assembly. - ANSWER
30 days
The external forces applied to a building is a load, internal forces which resist the load
are _________. - ANSWER stress and strain
Typical solution composed of potassium carbonate is - ANSWER wet chemical
_______ show setbacks, bearing and length of the property lines, location of the
utilities, elevations at various locations, trees and shrubs to be retained. - ANSWER plot
plans
quizzes & SOLUTIONS 2025
LATEST UPDATE
A force that is perpendicular and that passes through the centroid (center) is known
as______ - ANSWER axial load
The burning of heated gaseous products of combustion, when oxygen is introduced into
an oxygen deficient atmosphere, is known as______ - ANSWER backdraft
the bottom member of a truss and is under tension. - ANSWER bottom chord
the top chord of the truss and curved (arched truss) - ANSWER bowstring truss
A ______ is a projecting beam or slab supported at one end. (supported only at one
end, but is rigidly held). - ANSWER cantilever
________is steel that has a shape of a U. - ANSWER channel
_________are woodchips glued together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile
homes. - ANSWER Chipboard/or particle board
_________are liquids having a flash point above 100 degrees F. - ANSWER
combustibles
______ is a force which tends to push the mass of a material together. - ANSWER
compression
A _________ is a heavy load located at one point in a building. - ANSWER
concentrated load
A _______ is the load on a structure, due to its own weight and other fixed weights. -
ANSWER dead load
_________, is an angle cut made at the end of a joist or wood beam, which is inserted
into a masonry wall. - ANSWER fire cut
A ________is a large horizontal, structural member used to support the ends of joists
and beams. - ANSWER girder
The _____, is the top of a window or door frame. - ANSWER head
, __________ are delivered over a short period of time. - ANSWER impact loads
_____________are non load bearing interior walls, which are subdivided areas of a
floor into rooms. - ANSWER partition wall
______, short masonry column, supporting section of wall between two openings. -
ANSWER pier
___________construction, the first floor is laid on the joist, and the frame for the first
floor wall is erected on the first floor. All walls are built on the floor. - ANSWER platform
frame
Prestressing a means whereby the reinforcing bars in concrete beams are placed in
tension before the concrete is poured, so that the member will develop greater strength
after the concrete has set. - ANSWER prestressing
_____________ is done at the plant. Steele stands are stretched between the ends of a
form and concrete is cured. - ANSWER pretennsioning
_______ mortar is water soluble. - ANSWER sand lime
The stress resulting when two forced act on a body in opposite directions in parallel
adjacent planes is known as _____________. - ANSWER shear stress
----- is the distance required between explosives and the unpacking area. - ANSWER
50ft
External supports for flammable liquid above ground storage tanks are required to have
a ----rating. - ANSWER 2hr
_______ are lists of details by the architect. - ANSWER schedules
Sprinklers may be omitted in closets not exceeding _______. - ANSWER 24sq ft
A temporary platform may be erected for _____ in a new place of assembly. - ANSWER
30 days
The external forces applied to a building is a load, internal forces which resist the load
are _________. - ANSWER stress and strain
Typical solution composed of potassium carbonate is - ANSWER wet chemical
_______ show setbacks, bearing and length of the property lines, location of the
utilities, elevations at various locations, trees and shrubs to be retained. - ANSWER plot
plans
