TCFP FIRE INSPECTOR EXAM TEST ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
For Dry systems exceeding 500 gallons, there must be a quick opening device installed unless water is
delivered to the system test connection within a specific time frame. What is this time frame?
A. 30 seconds
B. 60 seconds
C. Not more than 30 seconds
D. Not more than 60 seconds - correct answer -Not more than 60 seconds
Which of the following is an inspector not authorized to do?
A. Issue a summons.
B. Issue citations.
C. File complaints for code violations.
D. Prosecute an offender in a court of law. - correct answer -Prosecute an offender in a court of law.
While exercising enforcement power, it is essential that the inspector ensure that the rights of the
accused are protected and that ______________ is practiced.
A.) Worksite Safety
B.) Due Process
C.) Customer Appreciation
D.) Strict Compliance - correct answer -Due Process
T or F Federal and some state/provincial-owned buildings located within the local jurisdiction are
required to comply with local codes. - correct answer -False
An educational occupancy is any building or portion of a building that is used for the purpose of
education of ___ or more persons from preschool through the 12th grade.
a. 6
b. 5
,c. 10
d. 2 - correct answer -6
The term is used to describe a set of requirements similar to a standard. A consensus organization, such
as NFPA, develop these codes that contain agreed-upon requirements for such areas as fire and life
safety designs and installations.
A. Performance Code
B. Prescriptive Code
C. Model Code
D. Uniform Fire Code - correct answer -Model Code
The demolition of a structure is included in what type/category of inspection?
A. Change of occupancy
B. Eminent hazard
C. New Construction
D. Response to a complaint - correct answer -New Construction
Every structure is composed of the following building elements EXCEPT:
A) Structural Frame
B) Floor Construction
C) Roof Construction
D) Door Peep Holes - correct answer -Door Peep Holes
Which type of wall is erected to limit the maximum spread of fire:
A) Party Wall
B) Fire Wall
C) Parapet Wall
D) None of the above - correct answer -Parapet Wall
, What construction type is commonly know as "wood frame or "frame"?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type V - correct answer -Type V
Fire Escapes have been removed from the fire code
a. for many decades
b. since the 2012 Fire Code
c. never, they are still permitted - correct answer -for many decades
Regarding Institutional/health care facilities, which sentence is correct?
a) In Institutional /health care facilities, either the local code or NFPA 101 will be applied but not both.
b) In Institutional / health care facilities, more than one fire and life safety code may apply.
c) In Institutional / health care facilities, NFPA 101 will always be used over the local code.
d) In Institutional / health care facilities, because local codes are more stringent, NFPA 101 is irrelevant.
- correct answer -In Institutional / health care facilities, more than one fire and life safety code may
apply.
The Means of Egress does not consist of which of the following components?
A. The Exit Access
B. The Exit
C. The Occupancy Route
D. The Exit Discharge - correct answer -The Occupancy Route
The letters on exit signs must be at least _____ inches high and the principal strokes of the letters at
least _____-inch wide.
A. 6; 3/4
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
For Dry systems exceeding 500 gallons, there must be a quick opening device installed unless water is
delivered to the system test connection within a specific time frame. What is this time frame?
A. 30 seconds
B. 60 seconds
C. Not more than 30 seconds
D. Not more than 60 seconds - correct answer -Not more than 60 seconds
Which of the following is an inspector not authorized to do?
A. Issue a summons.
B. Issue citations.
C. File complaints for code violations.
D. Prosecute an offender in a court of law. - correct answer -Prosecute an offender in a court of law.
While exercising enforcement power, it is essential that the inspector ensure that the rights of the
accused are protected and that ______________ is practiced.
A.) Worksite Safety
B.) Due Process
C.) Customer Appreciation
D.) Strict Compliance - correct answer -Due Process
T or F Federal and some state/provincial-owned buildings located within the local jurisdiction are
required to comply with local codes. - correct answer -False
An educational occupancy is any building or portion of a building that is used for the purpose of
education of ___ or more persons from preschool through the 12th grade.
a. 6
b. 5
,c. 10
d. 2 - correct answer -6
The term is used to describe a set of requirements similar to a standard. A consensus organization, such
as NFPA, develop these codes that contain agreed-upon requirements for such areas as fire and life
safety designs and installations.
A. Performance Code
B. Prescriptive Code
C. Model Code
D. Uniform Fire Code - correct answer -Model Code
The demolition of a structure is included in what type/category of inspection?
A. Change of occupancy
B. Eminent hazard
C. New Construction
D. Response to a complaint - correct answer -New Construction
Every structure is composed of the following building elements EXCEPT:
A) Structural Frame
B) Floor Construction
C) Roof Construction
D) Door Peep Holes - correct answer -Door Peep Holes
Which type of wall is erected to limit the maximum spread of fire:
A) Party Wall
B) Fire Wall
C) Parapet Wall
D) None of the above - correct answer -Parapet Wall
, What construction type is commonly know as "wood frame or "frame"?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type V - correct answer -Type V
Fire Escapes have been removed from the fire code
a. for many decades
b. since the 2012 Fire Code
c. never, they are still permitted - correct answer -for many decades
Regarding Institutional/health care facilities, which sentence is correct?
a) In Institutional /health care facilities, either the local code or NFPA 101 will be applied but not both.
b) In Institutional / health care facilities, more than one fire and life safety code may apply.
c) In Institutional / health care facilities, NFPA 101 will always be used over the local code.
d) In Institutional / health care facilities, because local codes are more stringent, NFPA 101 is irrelevant.
- correct answer -In Institutional / health care facilities, more than one fire and life safety code may
apply.
The Means of Egress does not consist of which of the following components?
A. The Exit Access
B. The Exit
C. The Occupancy Route
D. The Exit Discharge - correct answer -The Occupancy Route
The letters on exit signs must be at least _____ inches high and the principal strokes of the letters at
least _____-inch wide.
A. 6; 3/4
