FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROGRAM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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A penalty fee equal to _____ of the required annual license fee or certificate of registration fee shall
be added to the fee in all cases where the fee for renewal is not paid on or before _____? - Correct
Answer -50%, November 1st
Every person who violates any provision or regulation adopted by the State Fire Marshal is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than ______, or by imprisonment for not more than
______, or by both such fine and imprisonment. - Correct Answer -$1000, 6 months
The acronym ANSI stands for: - Correct Answer -American National Standards Institute
An accurate scale for extinguishers with a gross weight of 60lbs or less must have a minimum
graduation not larger than _____ and must be accurate to plus or minus _____. - Correct Answer -4
ounces, 4 ounces
An accurate scale for weighing cartridges is one with a minimum graduation not anger than _____ of
the cartridge being weighed and that is accurate to plus or minus _____ scale graduation(s). -
Correct Answer -1/100, 1
What entity has jurisdiction over compressed gas cylinder and cartridges ? - Correct Answer -D.O.T
A Class A Fire is defined as:
(Travel distance shall not exceed 75 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires in ordinary combustible materials,
such as woods, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics.
A Class K Fire is defined as:
(Travel distance shall not exceed 30 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires in cooking appliances that involve
combustible cooking media (vegetable oil, or animal oils and fats).
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, A Class C fire is defined as:
(75 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires involving energized electrical equipment when electrical non-
conductivity of the extinguishing media is of importance.
A Class B fire is defined as:
(10-20 ft flammable liquid)
(30-50 ft no-flammable liquid) - Correct Answer -Fires in flammable or combustible liquids, such as
oils, greases or tars, oil case paints, lacquers, and flammable gases.
A Class D fire is defined as:
(75 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires in combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, sodium, lithium,
and potassium.
The duration of a license begins on the date it is issued and ends on ______ of the year it was issued.
- Correct Answer -December 31st
A special fee may be charged to any natural person, corporation, firm, or association, by any city,
county, or city county of fire district for the privilege of performing acts involving servicing, charging
or testing of portable extinguishers when the following occurs: - Correct Answer -No special fee can
be charged.
Application for renewal shall be made on or before _____ of the year which the current license
expires. - Correct Answer -November 1st
Every licensee shall notify the State Fire Marshal at his Sacramento office in writing within _____
days of any change of address. - Correct Answer -15 Days
The acronym D.O.T stands for: - Correct Answer -Department Of Transportation
Factory test pressure is: - Correct Answer -The pressure at which the shell was tested at the time of
manufacture. This pressure is shown on the nameplate.
Which of the following is not a reason for the denial of the issuance of a license or certificate of
registration by the State Fire Marshal? - Correct Answer -Failure to present a valid California driver's
license to state fire marshall office.
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QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
.
A penalty fee equal to _____ of the required annual license fee or certificate of registration fee shall
be added to the fee in all cases where the fee for renewal is not paid on or before _____? - Correct
Answer -50%, November 1st
Every person who violates any provision or regulation adopted by the State Fire Marshal is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than ______, or by imprisonment for not more than
______, or by both such fine and imprisonment. - Correct Answer -$1000, 6 months
The acronym ANSI stands for: - Correct Answer -American National Standards Institute
An accurate scale for extinguishers with a gross weight of 60lbs or less must have a minimum
graduation not larger than _____ and must be accurate to plus or minus _____. - Correct Answer -4
ounces, 4 ounces
An accurate scale for weighing cartridges is one with a minimum graduation not anger than _____ of
the cartridge being weighed and that is accurate to plus or minus _____ scale graduation(s). -
Correct Answer -1/100, 1
What entity has jurisdiction over compressed gas cylinder and cartridges ? - Correct Answer -D.O.T
A Class A Fire is defined as:
(Travel distance shall not exceed 75 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires in ordinary combustible materials,
such as woods, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics.
A Class K Fire is defined as:
(Travel distance shall not exceed 30 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires in cooking appliances that involve
combustible cooking media (vegetable oil, or animal oils and fats).
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, A Class C fire is defined as:
(75 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires involving energized electrical equipment when electrical non-
conductivity of the extinguishing media is of importance.
A Class B fire is defined as:
(10-20 ft flammable liquid)
(30-50 ft no-flammable liquid) - Correct Answer -Fires in flammable or combustible liquids, such as
oils, greases or tars, oil case paints, lacquers, and flammable gases.
A Class D fire is defined as:
(75 ft) - Correct Answer -Fires in combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, sodium, lithium,
and potassium.
The duration of a license begins on the date it is issued and ends on ______ of the year it was issued.
- Correct Answer -December 31st
A special fee may be charged to any natural person, corporation, firm, or association, by any city,
county, or city county of fire district for the privilege of performing acts involving servicing, charging
or testing of portable extinguishers when the following occurs: - Correct Answer -No special fee can
be charged.
Application for renewal shall be made on or before _____ of the year which the current license
expires. - Correct Answer -November 1st
Every licensee shall notify the State Fire Marshal at his Sacramento office in writing within _____
days of any change of address. - Correct Answer -15 Days
The acronym D.O.T stands for: - Correct Answer -Department Of Transportation
Factory test pressure is: - Correct Answer -The pressure at which the shell was tested at the time of
manufacture. This pressure is shown on the nameplate.
Which of the following is not a reason for the denial of the issuance of a license or certificate of
registration by the State Fire Marshal? - Correct Answer -Failure to present a valid California driver's
license to state fire marshall office.
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