Fire & Life Safety Director Course
Review Questions and answers
What happens to the fire alarm panel after a fire alarm condition has been verified?
✔✔The audible alarm may be silenced.
What is required to reset a manual pull station? ✔✔A key may be required.
What indicates that the main water control valve on a standpipe system has been shut
down ✔✔The stem of the OS&Y is all the way in and exposed ( it needs to be out to
show it's opened)
Which of the following is correct concerning sprinkler systems ✔✔About 96% of all fires
are controlled when sprinklers are installed
Examples of automatic sources of water are ✔✔River, public water mains, gravity tanks
The correct answer is found in which choice regarding automatic wet sprinkler systems
✔✔Water is always found in sprinkler pipes
Regarding automatic dry sprinklers ✔✔In most cases, the air pressure in the piping is
controlled automatically by an air maintenance device
Pre-action devices are correctly described in which answer? ✔✔The valve is
automatically opened when the detection system discovers a fire or smoke condition
The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply from floor to floor
to hose connections and sprinklers on stand-alone and combined systems can be
described as ✔✔Standpipe and sprinkler risers
What is a Class A fire ✔✔ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber,
and wood
What is a class b fire ✔✔Flammable liquids (beer)
What is a class C fire ✔✔Electrical fireWhat should fire wardens and deputy fire
wardens be familiar with? ✔✔All answers are correct: manual alarms, exits, and fire
warden phones.
Review Questions and answers
What happens to the fire alarm panel after a fire alarm condition has been verified?
✔✔The audible alarm may be silenced.
What is required to reset a manual pull station? ✔✔A key may be required.
What indicates that the main water control valve on a standpipe system has been shut
down ✔✔The stem of the OS&Y is all the way in and exposed ( it needs to be out to
show it's opened)
Which of the following is correct concerning sprinkler systems ✔✔About 96% of all fires
are controlled when sprinklers are installed
Examples of automatic sources of water are ✔✔River, public water mains, gravity tanks
The correct answer is found in which choice regarding automatic wet sprinkler systems
✔✔Water is always found in sprinkler pipes
Regarding automatic dry sprinklers ✔✔In most cases, the air pressure in the piping is
controlled automatically by an air maintenance device
Pre-action devices are correctly described in which answer? ✔✔The valve is
automatically opened when the detection system discovers a fire or smoke condition
The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply from floor to floor
to hose connections and sprinklers on stand-alone and combined systems can be
described as ✔✔Standpipe and sprinkler risers
What is a Class A fire ✔✔ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber,
and wood
What is a class b fire ✔✔Flammable liquids (beer)
What is a class C fire ✔✔Electrical fireWhat should fire wardens and deputy fire
wardens be familiar with? ✔✔All answers are correct: manual alarms, exits, and fire
warden phones.
