NAPA CPFA PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● The gauge on the quick opening device shall indicate _____ as
compared to the gauge on the system side of the dry pipe valve?.
Answer: the same pressure
● What type of test shall be provided when a valve is returned to service
to determine that the valve is open?. Answer: Valve status test
● What is a fire service main?. Answer: A pipe and its appurtenances on
private property/ Pipe between a source of water and the base of the
system riser
● Name the system that utilizes a plate through which a passes a
specific amount of foam concentrate at a specific pressure.. Answer:
Orifice Plate Proportioning
● During an inspection, which of the following would be identified as a
sprinkler which shall be replaced?. Answer: Corrosion
, ● What are the inspection requirements for hangers and seismic braces
installed in concealed spaces?. Answer: Periodic inspection is not
required
● Gauges shall be replaced every _____ or tested every _____ by
comparison with a calibrated gauge. Answer: 5 years/ 5 years
● Where air pressure supervision is connected to a constantly attended
location gauges shall be inspected ______?. Answer: Monthly
● Sprinklers installed in areas that are inaccessible for safety
consideration, due to process operations ____ be ____ during each
scheduled shutdown?. Answer: Shall/ Inspected
● What type of valve is designed for the purpose of reducing
downstream water pressure under both residual and static conditions.
Answer: Pressure reducing valve
● PIV and OS&Y shall be backed a __________ from the fully open
position to prevent jamming.. Answer: 1/4 turn
● Gauges not accurate to within _______ percentage of the full scale
shall be recalibrated or replaced?. Answer: 3 percent
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● The gauge on the quick opening device shall indicate _____ as
compared to the gauge on the system side of the dry pipe valve?.
Answer: the same pressure
● What type of test shall be provided when a valve is returned to service
to determine that the valve is open?. Answer: Valve status test
● What is a fire service main?. Answer: A pipe and its appurtenances on
private property/ Pipe between a source of water and the base of the
system riser
● Name the system that utilizes a plate through which a passes a
specific amount of foam concentrate at a specific pressure.. Answer:
Orifice Plate Proportioning
● During an inspection, which of the following would be identified as a
sprinkler which shall be replaced?. Answer: Corrosion
, ● What are the inspection requirements for hangers and seismic braces
installed in concealed spaces?. Answer: Periodic inspection is not
required
● Gauges shall be replaced every _____ or tested every _____ by
comparison with a calibrated gauge. Answer: 5 years/ 5 years
● Where air pressure supervision is connected to a constantly attended
location gauges shall be inspected ______?. Answer: Monthly
● Sprinklers installed in areas that are inaccessible for safety
consideration, due to process operations ____ be ____ during each
scheduled shutdown?. Answer: Shall/ Inspected
● What type of valve is designed for the purpose of reducing
downstream water pressure under both residual and static conditions.
Answer: Pressure reducing valve
● PIV and OS&Y shall be backed a __________ from the fully open
position to prevent jamming.. Answer: 1/4 turn
● Gauges not accurate to within _______ percentage of the full scale
shall be recalibrated or replaced?. Answer: 3 percent
