FLORIDA STATE FIRE INSPECTOR
2024 REVISED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
What NFPA Standard covers Sprinkler Systems? - ANSWERNFPA 13
What is the max travel distance to an exit in a sprinkler protected education building?
- ANSWER200 ft
What is Fire Resistance? - ANSWERThe ability of a structural assembly to maintain
its load-bearing ability under fire conditions
What is a beam? - ANSWERA horizontal structure member used between posts,
columns, or walls.
What is the activation temperature of an Orange Head Sprinkler? - ANSWER500-
575 Degrees F (Classification is Ultra High)
How often should extinguishers of 150lbs or less be hydrostatically tested? -
ANSWER12 years (larger ones do not have to be tested)
What is the name of a beam that supports other beams? - ANSWERGirder
An inspector CANNOT be held liable for acts they consider necessary to fulfill their
responsibilities but CAN be held liable for? - ANSWERThe manner in which they
perform acts
What are the three classes of Standpipe Systems? - ANSWERClass 1: Fire
personnel only
Class 2: Residential use (1 1/2" outlet)
Class 3: Both (2.5" and 1.5")
What is the name of the test used to rate flame spread? - ANSWERSteiner Tunnel
Test
Who has the ultimate authority to make changes in fire codes? - ANSWERThe AHJ
What is the discharge size of the inspectors Test Connection? - ANSWERThe
discharge orifice shall be equal in size to the smallest sprinkler in the system
How often are pumps tested and run for standpipes? - ANSWERWeekly
What is the distance required between explosives and the unpacking area
(magazine)? - ANSWER50 feet
What type of sprinkler head hangs down? - ANSWERPendant
, How often are fire service elevators tested? - ANSWERMonthly
What is fire load? - ANSWERThe max amount of heat that can be produced if all the
combustible materials in a given area burn
Rate of Rise detectors depend on what? - ANSWERThe accelerator unbalances the
air pressure within the system
What type of material si Halon ineffective on? - ANSWERSelf-Oxidizing
What is the maximum travel distance for a Class D extinguisher - ANSWER75 feet
(Same as Class A)
What is the minimum clearance from combustible materials for cooking equipment? -
ANSWER18 Inches
What are the two common types of extinguishing agents in hood systems? -
ANSWERPotassium Carbonate, Potassium Acetate
What is the minimum distance between above ground flammable or combustible
storage tanks - ANSWER3 feet
What are the four basic components of a dry chemical extinguishing system? -
ANSWERStorage tank, Piping, Nozzle, Actuating Mechanism
What two materials is flame spread rating based on? - ANSWERAsbestos Cement
Board (0 rating) Red Oak Wood (100 rating)
Balconies and Mezzanines with a load greater than 100 must have how many means
of egress? - ANSWERNo less than two (same as floor)
What NFPA code covers Combustible and Flammable Liquids? - ANSWERNFPA 30
What is the minimum distance needed between LPG and other flammable liquid
storage tanks? - ANSWER20 feet
What are the three parts of Means of Egress - ANSWERExit access, Exit, Exit
discharge
What NFPA standard covers Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire
Inspector? - ANSWERNFPA 1031
What is a Boiling Point (definition) - ANSWERTemperature at which the vapor
pressure of the liquid is equal to the external pressure applied to it.
What is chipboard - ANSWERWood chips glued together to make flat sheets
What type of valve limits flow in one direction? - ANSWERCheck Valves
Bricks laid lengthwise are called what course? - ANSWERStretcher Course
2024 REVISED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
What NFPA Standard covers Sprinkler Systems? - ANSWERNFPA 13
What is the max travel distance to an exit in a sprinkler protected education building?
- ANSWER200 ft
What is Fire Resistance? - ANSWERThe ability of a structural assembly to maintain
its load-bearing ability under fire conditions
What is a beam? - ANSWERA horizontal structure member used between posts,
columns, or walls.
What is the activation temperature of an Orange Head Sprinkler? - ANSWER500-
575 Degrees F (Classification is Ultra High)
How often should extinguishers of 150lbs or less be hydrostatically tested? -
ANSWER12 years (larger ones do not have to be tested)
What is the name of a beam that supports other beams? - ANSWERGirder
An inspector CANNOT be held liable for acts they consider necessary to fulfill their
responsibilities but CAN be held liable for? - ANSWERThe manner in which they
perform acts
What are the three classes of Standpipe Systems? - ANSWERClass 1: Fire
personnel only
Class 2: Residential use (1 1/2" outlet)
Class 3: Both (2.5" and 1.5")
What is the name of the test used to rate flame spread? - ANSWERSteiner Tunnel
Test
Who has the ultimate authority to make changes in fire codes? - ANSWERThe AHJ
What is the discharge size of the inspectors Test Connection? - ANSWERThe
discharge orifice shall be equal in size to the smallest sprinkler in the system
How often are pumps tested and run for standpipes? - ANSWERWeekly
What is the distance required between explosives and the unpacking area
(magazine)? - ANSWER50 feet
What type of sprinkler head hangs down? - ANSWERPendant
, How often are fire service elevators tested? - ANSWERMonthly
What is fire load? - ANSWERThe max amount of heat that can be produced if all the
combustible materials in a given area burn
Rate of Rise detectors depend on what? - ANSWERThe accelerator unbalances the
air pressure within the system
What type of material si Halon ineffective on? - ANSWERSelf-Oxidizing
What is the maximum travel distance for a Class D extinguisher - ANSWER75 feet
(Same as Class A)
What is the minimum clearance from combustible materials for cooking equipment? -
ANSWER18 Inches
What are the two common types of extinguishing agents in hood systems? -
ANSWERPotassium Carbonate, Potassium Acetate
What is the minimum distance between above ground flammable or combustible
storage tanks - ANSWER3 feet
What are the four basic components of a dry chemical extinguishing system? -
ANSWERStorage tank, Piping, Nozzle, Actuating Mechanism
What two materials is flame spread rating based on? - ANSWERAsbestos Cement
Board (0 rating) Red Oak Wood (100 rating)
Balconies and Mezzanines with a load greater than 100 must have how many means
of egress? - ANSWERNo less than two (same as floor)
What NFPA code covers Combustible and Flammable Liquids? - ANSWERNFPA 30
What is the minimum distance needed between LPG and other flammable liquid
storage tanks? - ANSWER20 feet
What are the three parts of Means of Egress - ANSWERExit access, Exit, Exit
discharge
What NFPA standard covers Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire
Inspector? - ANSWERNFPA 1031
What is a Boiling Point (definition) - ANSWERTemperature at which the vapor
pressure of the liquid is equal to the external pressure applied to it.
What is chipboard - ANSWERWood chips glued together to make flat sheets
What type of valve limits flow in one direction? - ANSWERCheck Valves
Bricks laid lengthwise are called what course? - ANSWERStretcher Course
