NFPA 1031 CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW
PACK BUNDLED FIRE INSPECTOR
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● statute or statutory law.
Answer: federal or state/ provincial legislative act that becomes law;
prescribes conduct, defines crimes and promotes public good welfare
●● regulations.
Answer: roles or directives of administrative agencies that have
authorization to issue them
●● enabling legislation.
Answer: legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to
implement or enforce the law
●● ordinance.
Answer: local or municipal law that applies to persons and things of the
local jurisdiction;
a local agancy act that has the force of a statute;
different from law that is enacted by federal or provincial legislature
,●● mitigate.
Answer: to make less harsh or intense;
to alleviate
●● authority having jurisdiction.
Answer: Term used in codes and standards to identify the legal entity,
such as a building or fire official, that has the statutory authority to
enforce a code and to approve or require equipment; may be a unit of a
local, state, or federal government, depending on where the work occurs.
In the insurance industry it may refer to an insurance rating bureau or an
insurance company inspection department.
●● due process.
Answer: conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and
principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights;
includes notice and the right to a fair hearing before tribunal with the
power to decide the case
●● due process clause.
Answer: constitutional provision that prohibits the government from
unfairly or arbitrarily depriving a person of life, liberty or property
●● sanction.
,Answer: notice or punishment attached to a violation for the purpose of
enforcing a law or regulation
●● indict.
Answer: to present a formal, written accusation charging a defendant
with crime
●● code.
Answer: collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law
in a particular jurisidction.
typically address a single subject area
enforceable
●● standard.
Answer: set of principles, protocols or procedures that explains how to
do something or provides a set of minimum standards ti be followed;
adhering to a standard is not required by law, although standards may be
incorporated in codes, which are legally enforceable
(not enforceable unless referenced by code)
●● prescriptive code.
Answer: Building code that specifies techniques, materials and methods
to be used. Cut and dry and simple to administer by the official.
, ●● performance based code.
Answer: more flexible
●● industry standard.
Answer: set of published procedures and criteria that peer, professional
or accrediting organizations recognize as acceptable practice
●● consensus standard.
Answer: rules, principles or measure that are established through
agreement of the members of the standards-setting organization
●● standardization.
Answer: process of making or creating things that meet an established
criteria
●● fuel.
Answer: a material that willl maintain combustion under specified
environmental conditions
●● oxidizing agent.
Answer: substance that oxidizes another substance;
can cause other materials to combust more readily or make fires burn
more strongly
PACK BUNDLED FIRE INSPECTOR
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● statute or statutory law.
Answer: federal or state/ provincial legislative act that becomes law;
prescribes conduct, defines crimes and promotes public good welfare
●● regulations.
Answer: roles or directives of administrative agencies that have
authorization to issue them
●● enabling legislation.
Answer: legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to
implement or enforce the law
●● ordinance.
Answer: local or municipal law that applies to persons and things of the
local jurisdiction;
a local agancy act that has the force of a statute;
different from law that is enacted by federal or provincial legislature
,●● mitigate.
Answer: to make less harsh or intense;
to alleviate
●● authority having jurisdiction.
Answer: Term used in codes and standards to identify the legal entity,
such as a building or fire official, that has the statutory authority to
enforce a code and to approve or require equipment; may be a unit of a
local, state, or federal government, depending on where the work occurs.
In the insurance industry it may refer to an insurance rating bureau or an
insurance company inspection department.
●● due process.
Answer: conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and
principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights;
includes notice and the right to a fair hearing before tribunal with the
power to decide the case
●● due process clause.
Answer: constitutional provision that prohibits the government from
unfairly or arbitrarily depriving a person of life, liberty or property
●● sanction.
,Answer: notice or punishment attached to a violation for the purpose of
enforcing a law or regulation
●● indict.
Answer: to present a formal, written accusation charging a defendant
with crime
●● code.
Answer: collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law
in a particular jurisidction.
typically address a single subject area
enforceable
●● standard.
Answer: set of principles, protocols or procedures that explains how to
do something or provides a set of minimum standards ti be followed;
adhering to a standard is not required by law, although standards may be
incorporated in codes, which are legally enforceable
(not enforceable unless referenced by code)
●● prescriptive code.
Answer: Building code that specifies techniques, materials and methods
to be used. Cut and dry and simple to administer by the official.
, ●● performance based code.
Answer: more flexible
●● industry standard.
Answer: set of published procedures and criteria that peer, professional
or accrediting organizations recognize as acceptable practice
●● consensus standard.
Answer: rules, principles or measure that are established through
agreement of the members of the standards-setting organization
●● standardization.
Answer: process of making or creating things that meet an established
criteria
●● fuel.
Answer: a material that willl maintain combustion under specified
environmental conditions
●● oxidizing agent.
Answer: substance that oxidizes another substance;
can cause other materials to combust more readily or make fires burn
more strongly
