Fire Inspector Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
axial load - --Answer --A force that is perpendicular and that passes through
the centroid (center) is known as an __________ ___________
backdraft - --Answer --The burning of heated gaseous products of
combustion, when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen deficient atmosphere, is
known as ____________
Bottom chord - --Answer --______ ________ is the bottom member of a
truss and is under tension.
Bowstring truss - --Answer --__________ ______ is the top chord of the
truss and curved (arched truss)
cantilever - --Answer --A ________ is a projecting beam or slab supported
at one end. (supported only at one end, but is rigidly held).
Channel - --Answer --________ is steel that has a shape of a U.
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,Chipboard/or particle board - --Answer --_______ are woodchips glued
together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile homes.
Combustibles - --Answer --________ are liquids having a flash point above
100 degrees F.
Compression - --Answer --______ is a force which tends to push the mass
of a material together.
concentrated - --Answer --A __________ load is a heavy load located at one
point in a building.
dead - --Answer --A _______ load is the load on a structure, due to its own
weight and other fixed weights.
Fire cut - --Answer --_______ _______, is an angle cut made at the end of a
joist or wood beam, which is inserted into a masonry wall.
girder - --Answer --A _______ is a large horizontal, structural member used
to support the ends of joists and beams.
head - --Answer --The ______, is the top of a window or door frame.
Impact - --Answer --_______ loads are delivered over a short period of
time.
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,Partition wall - --Answer --________ _______ are non load bearing interior
walls, which are subdivided areas of a floor into rooms.
Pier - --Answer --______, short masonry column, supporting section of wall
between two openings.
Platform frame construction - --Answer --___________ _____________
____________, 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.
Prestressing - --Answer --__________ 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.
Pretensioning - --Answer --___________ is done at the plant. Steel stands
are stretched between the ends of a form and concrete is cured.
Sand-lime mortar - --Answer --_______ ________ _______ is water
soluble.
shear stress - --Answer --The stress resulting when two forced act on a body
in opposite directions in parallel adjacent planes is known as _______ _________.
Sheathing - --Answer --______ is the covering applied to tile framing of a
building to which siding is applied.
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, Veneer - --Answer --______ wall is a single one wythe thickness of masonry
designed to improve exterior appearance.
federal inspectors - --Answer --Federal codes are enforced by ______
__________.
state and local - --Answer --Local inspectors are responsible for enforcing
_______ & _________ laws.
High expansion foam - --Answer --______ _________ _________ is
dangerous because of the lack of visibility.
CO2 - --Answer --______ extinguishers are checked by weight.
5 gallons - --Answer --The maximum allowable size for an approved safety
can is ________.
orange and black - --Answer --Placards colors for explosives are _______ &
__________.
150 lbs; 12 years - --Answer --Dry chemical cylinders less than _____ lbs
must be hydrostatically tested every_______ yrs, larger tanks have no test
requirements.
fire load - --Answer --A ______ _______, is the potential fuel available to
the fire.
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and Answers
axial load - --Answer --A force that is perpendicular and that passes through
the centroid (center) is known as an __________ ___________
backdraft - --Answer --The burning of heated gaseous products of
combustion, when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen deficient atmosphere, is
known as ____________
Bottom chord - --Answer --______ ________ is the bottom member of a
truss and is under tension.
Bowstring truss - --Answer --__________ ______ is the top chord of the
truss and curved (arched truss)
cantilever - --Answer --A ________ is a projecting beam or slab supported
at one end. (supported only at one end, but is rigidly held).
Channel - --Answer --________ is steel that has a shape of a U.
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,Chipboard/or particle board - --Answer --_______ are woodchips glued
together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile homes.
Combustibles - --Answer --________ are liquids having a flash point above
100 degrees F.
Compression - --Answer --______ is a force which tends to push the mass
of a material together.
concentrated - --Answer --A __________ load is a heavy load located at one
point in a building.
dead - --Answer --A _______ load is the load on a structure, due to its own
weight and other fixed weights.
Fire cut - --Answer --_______ _______, is an angle cut made at the end of a
joist or wood beam, which is inserted into a masonry wall.
girder - --Answer --A _______ is a large horizontal, structural member used
to support the ends of joists and beams.
head - --Answer --The ______, is the top of a window or door frame.
Impact - --Answer --_______ loads are delivered over a short period of
time.
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,Partition wall - --Answer --________ _______ are non load bearing interior
walls, which are subdivided areas of a floor into rooms.
Pier - --Answer --______, short masonry column, supporting section of wall
between two openings.
Platform frame construction - --Answer --___________ _____________
____________, 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.
Prestressing - --Answer --__________ 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.
Pretensioning - --Answer --___________ is done at the plant. Steel stands
are stretched between the ends of a form and concrete is cured.
Sand-lime mortar - --Answer --_______ ________ _______ is water
soluble.
shear stress - --Answer --The stress resulting when two forced act on a body
in opposite directions in parallel adjacent planes is known as _______ _________.
Sheathing - --Answer --______ is the covering applied to tile framing of a
building to which siding is applied.
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, Veneer - --Answer --______ wall is a single one wythe thickness of masonry
designed to improve exterior appearance.
federal inspectors - --Answer --Federal codes are enforced by ______
__________.
state and local - --Answer --Local inspectors are responsible for enforcing
_______ & _________ laws.
High expansion foam - --Answer --______ _________ _________ is
dangerous because of the lack of visibility.
CO2 - --Answer --______ extinguishers are checked by weight.
5 gallons - --Answer --The maximum allowable size for an approved safety
can is ________.
orange and black - --Answer --Placards colors for explosives are _______ &
__________.
150 lbs; 12 years - --Answer --Dry chemical cylinders less than _____ lbs
must be hydrostatically tested every_______ yrs, larger tanks have no test
requirements.
fire load - --Answer --A ______ _______, is the potential fuel available to
the fire.
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