FIRE INSPECTOR 2 STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Initiating devices shall be protected with a __________listed for use with the
detector - ✔✔mechanical guard
✔✔Total Coverage = - ✔✔All rooms
✔✔Partial Coverage = - ✔✔Specific hazards only
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; ______the listed spacing,
within the top _______percent of the ceiling height - ✔✔one-half, 15
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; within a distance equal to
_____times the listed spacing, not less than ______inches from the sidewall or on the
sidewalls between ______and______inches from the ceiling - ✔✔0.7, 4, 4, 12
✔✔Sloped Ceiling Heat Detector; at or within _____inches of the peak - ✔✔36
✔✔Smoke Sensing Fire Detectors shall be based on.............. - ✔✔an evaluation of
potential ambient sources of smoke, moisture, dust, fumes, or mechanical influence
✔✔Spot-Type Smoke Detectors; shall be located on the ceiling, or if on a sidewall,
between the ceiling and _______inches down from the ceiling to top of detector - ✔✔12
✔✔The distance between smoke detectors shall not exceed a nominal spacing of
_____feet and there shall be detectors within a distance of ______the nominal spacing
measured at right angles extending upward to within the top _______percent of the
ceiling height - ✔✔30, 1/2, 15
✔✔All points should have a smoke detector within a distance equal to or less than
_______times the nominal feet spacing - ✔✔0.7
✔✔Air Sampling Type Smoke Detectors shall be treated as _______for location and
spacing - ✔✔as a spot-type detector
✔✔Air Sampling Type Detectors time shall not exceed_____seconds - ✔✔120
✔✔Manually Actuated Alarm Initiating Devices shall not be less than______inches and
not more than ______from the floor - ✔✔42, 48
✔✔Manually Actuated Alarm Devices shall be located within ______feet of each exit
doorway on each floor - ✔✔5
, ✔✔Manually Actuated Alarm Devices shall be mounted on both sides of door if over
_______feet in width and within _____feet of each grouped opening - ✔✔40, 5
✔✔Notification Appliances are designed for........... - ✔✔(1) users
(2) response personnel
(3) occupants
✔✔Audible Notification Appliances shall not exceed ______dBA at minimum hearing
distance - ✔✔110
✔✔Auduble Notification Appliances shall have a sound level at least _____dB above
the average ambient sound level or _____dB above the maximum sound level having a
duration of at least ______seconds, whichever is greater, measured _______feet above
the floor - ✔✔15, 5, 60, 5
✔✔If ceiling heights allow, appliances shall have tops above the finished floor at heights
of not less than ______inches and below the finished ceiling at distances of not less
than ______inches - ✔✔90, 6
✔✔Visible Notification Appliances shall not exceed _______flashes per second nor be
less than _______flash per second - ✔✔2, 1
✔✔Visible Notification Appliances shall be clear or nominal white and shall not exceed
_______cd - ✔✔1000
✔✔Visible Notification Appliances shall be mounted not less than ______inches and not
greater than ______inches above finished floor - ✔✔80, 96
✔✔Spacing in Corridors shall be located not more than ______feet from the end of the
corridor with a separation not greater than ______feet between appliances - ✔✔15, 100
✔✔If more than two visible notification appliances, they shall flash in ________ -
✔✔synchronization
✔✔Four Fundamental Components of a Water Distribution System - ✔✔(1) Water
supply source
(2) Processing or treatment facilities
(3) Means of moving the water
(4) Delivery system, including storage
✔✔3 Types of Distribution Systems - ✔✔(1) Gravity
(2) Direct Pumping
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Initiating devices shall be protected with a __________listed for use with the
detector - ✔✔mechanical guard
✔✔Total Coverage = - ✔✔All rooms
✔✔Partial Coverage = - ✔✔Specific hazards only
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; ______the listed spacing,
within the top _______percent of the ceiling height - ✔✔one-half, 15
✔✔Smooth Ceiling Heat Sensing Fire Detector Location; within a distance equal to
_____times the listed spacing, not less than ______inches from the sidewall or on the
sidewalls between ______and______inches from the ceiling - ✔✔0.7, 4, 4, 12
✔✔Sloped Ceiling Heat Detector; at or within _____inches of the peak - ✔✔36
✔✔Smoke Sensing Fire Detectors shall be based on.............. - ✔✔an evaluation of
potential ambient sources of smoke, moisture, dust, fumes, or mechanical influence
✔✔Spot-Type Smoke Detectors; shall be located on the ceiling, or if on a sidewall,
between the ceiling and _______inches down from the ceiling to top of detector - ✔✔12
✔✔The distance between smoke detectors shall not exceed a nominal spacing of
_____feet and there shall be detectors within a distance of ______the nominal spacing
measured at right angles extending upward to within the top _______percent of the
ceiling height - ✔✔30, 1/2, 15
✔✔All points should have a smoke detector within a distance equal to or less than
_______times the nominal feet spacing - ✔✔0.7
✔✔Air Sampling Type Smoke Detectors shall be treated as _______for location and
spacing - ✔✔as a spot-type detector
✔✔Air Sampling Type Detectors time shall not exceed_____seconds - ✔✔120
✔✔Manually Actuated Alarm Initiating Devices shall not be less than______inches and
not more than ______from the floor - ✔✔42, 48
✔✔Manually Actuated Alarm Devices shall be located within ______feet of each exit
doorway on each floor - ✔✔5
, ✔✔Manually Actuated Alarm Devices shall be mounted on both sides of door if over
_______feet in width and within _____feet of each grouped opening - ✔✔40, 5
✔✔Notification Appliances are designed for........... - ✔✔(1) users
(2) response personnel
(3) occupants
✔✔Audible Notification Appliances shall not exceed ______dBA at minimum hearing
distance - ✔✔110
✔✔Auduble Notification Appliances shall have a sound level at least _____dB above
the average ambient sound level or _____dB above the maximum sound level having a
duration of at least ______seconds, whichever is greater, measured _______feet above
the floor - ✔✔15, 5, 60, 5
✔✔If ceiling heights allow, appliances shall have tops above the finished floor at heights
of not less than ______inches and below the finished ceiling at distances of not less
than ______inches - ✔✔90, 6
✔✔Visible Notification Appliances shall not exceed _______flashes per second nor be
less than _______flash per second - ✔✔2, 1
✔✔Visible Notification Appliances shall be clear or nominal white and shall not exceed
_______cd - ✔✔1000
✔✔Visible Notification Appliances shall be mounted not less than ______inches and not
greater than ______inches above finished floor - ✔✔80, 96
✔✔Spacing in Corridors shall be located not more than ______feet from the end of the
corridor with a separation not greater than ______feet between appliances - ✔✔15, 100
✔✔If more than two visible notification appliances, they shall flash in ________ -
✔✔synchronization
✔✔Four Fundamental Components of a Water Distribution System - ✔✔(1) Water
supply source
(2) Processing or treatment facilities
(3) Means of moving the water
(4) Delivery system, including storage
✔✔3 Types of Distribution Systems - ✔✔(1) Gravity
(2) Direct Pumping
