VERIFIED ANSWERS
CombustibleYLiquidY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-AYliquidYwithYaYflashYpointYABOVEY100F
12.5Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
IfYtheYcurrentYflowingYoutYfromYanYelectricalYpanelYisY12.5Yamps,YandYitYthenYflowsYthroughYanYelec
tricalYloadYofY1500Ywatts,YwhatYisYtheYamperageYofYtheYremainingYcurrentYflowYofYtheYreturnYcircuit
?
1000Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-IfYaYhairYdryerYdrawsY8.3ampsY(inYaYhomeYwithY120-
voltYservice),YwhatYisYtheYwattage?
*PowerY(P)Y=YcurrentY(I)YxYvoltageY(V)
WattsY=YampsYxYvolts
1987Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYyearYofYtheYfirstYeditionYofYNFPAY1033
1.5YtimesY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TheYrecommendedYdistanceYforYsecuringYtheYperimeterYofYaYblastYscene
*ThatYis,YtheYdistanceYfromYtheYfurthestYdebris
1100°FY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
WhatYtemperatureYinYtheYupperYgasYlayerYcausesYtheYonsetYofYFlashover?
1960°FY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYtemperatureYatYwhichYcopperYmelts
,2YW/cm2Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TheYmeasurementYofYtheYradiantYheatYfluxY(fromYgasYlayerYtoYtheYfloor)YthatYindicatesYtheYonsetYofY
flashover
240YvoltsY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TheYvoltageYbetweenYtheYtwoYhotYwiresYatYtheYserviceYentranceYcablesYinYmostYsingle-
familyYresidencesYinYtheYUnitedYStatesY(single-phaseYserviceYwithYthreeYwires)
3YyearsY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYrevisionYcycleYforYNFPAY921Y(timespan)
350°FY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYflashYpointYofYpowerYsteeringYfluid
35-70Yp.s.i.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-InYhigh-pressureYfuel-
injectedYvehicles,YthisYisYtheYtypicalYrangeYofYpressureYthatYisYusedYtoYpumpYfuelYfromYaYfuelYtank
5YandY17Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TheYlowerYexplosiveYandYupperYexplosiveYlimitYofYnaturalYgasY(methane)?
680°FY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYignitionYtemperatureYofYpowerYsteeringYfluid
FuelY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-AnyYsubstanceYthatYcanYundergoYcombustion
ActYorYOmissionY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TwoYfactorsYorYsituationsYleadingYtoYaYfireYthatYmayYshowYtheYnatureYofYtheYincidentYresponsibility.
AdditionalYInvestigativeYRecommendationsY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
ThisYconceptYshouldYnotYbeYincludedYinYaYsummaryYreportYofYfindings.
,AdmiraltyYLawY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-AYlawYthatYmayYgovernYtheYfireYinvestigationYofYaYboat
After-marketYEquipmentY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
AYtypeYofYdeviceYinYaYvehicle,YwhichYcanYcauseYanYelectricalYoverloadYtoYfactoryYinstalledYwiring
AliveYandYBreathingY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
EvidenceYofYsmokeYorYsootYinYtheYlungs,Ybronchi,YandYtracheaYisYoneYofYtheYmostYsignificantYfactors
YinYconfirmingYthat,YatYtheYtimeYofYtheYfire,YtheYvictimYwasYWHAT?
AllYTeamYMembersY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
ThoseYwhoYhaveYtheYresponsibilityYforYmonitoringYsafetyYconditionsYatYtheYfireYorYexplosionYscene
1220°FY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYmeltingYtemperatureYofYaluminum
Aluminum-to-pavementYsparksY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
WhichYoneYofYtheseYisYNOTYconsideredYaYcompetentYignitionYsource?Y
Metal-to-metalYsparks,
Aluminum-to-pavementYsparks,
Metal-to-pavementYsparks,
MotorYbearingYsparks
HeatYReleaseYRateY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
AYmeaningfulYanalysisYofYaYfireYrequiresYanYunderstandingYofYtheYfireYgrowth,YtheYtotalYheatYreleas
ed,YandYWHAT?
Arc-faultYcircuitYinterrupterY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
WhatYdoesYheYtermYAFCIYstandYfor?YAnd,YtheY"A"YspecificallyYrepresentsYwhat?
, ASTMY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TheYorganizationYthatYdevelopsYstandardYmethodsYforYtestingYmaterials
Auto-ignitionY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-InitiationYofYcombustionYbyYheatYbutYwithoutYaYsparkYorYflame
BackdraftY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
AYdeflagrationYresultingYfromYtheYsuddenYintroductionYofYairYintoYaYconfinedYspaceYcontainingYoxy
gen-deficientYproductsYofYincompleteYcombustion
BackdraftY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
AnYexplosionYcausedYbyYaYcombinationYofYcombustibleYmaterialsYheatedYtoYtheYignitionYpointYandY
aYsuddenYintroductionYofYoxygenYtoYsupportYcombustion
BackfireYFlameYArrestorY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
AYboatYdeviceYthatYownersYfailYtoYkeepYclean,YwhichYisYaYfrequentYcauseYofYengineYcompartmentYfir
esYonYboats
BallastY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
AYdeviceYonYaYfluorescentYlightYfixtureYthatYtransformsYtheYvoltageYfromYnormalYhouseholdYvoltag
eYtoYaYhigherYvoltage
BatteryY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYstarterYmotorYdrawsYitsYenergyYfromYthisYsource
BeyondYaYReasonableYDoubtY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-TheYburdenYofYproofYinYaYcriminalYtrial
BimetallicYThermostatsY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TheYcomponentYthatYcontrolsYtemperatureYinYmanyYheat-producingYappliances