FL Fire Inspector I Study Questions
Fire extinguishers greater than 40lbs should be mounted no higher than ______ from the
floor?
A. 24 inches
B. 3 1/2 feet
C. 36 inches
D. 4 feet - ANS- B. 3 1/2 feet
What should also be checked when reviewing HVAC plans?
A. heat detector locations
B. building exits
C. fire suppression system
D. exhausters - ANS- A. heat detector locations
Which NFPA standard covers commercial cooking equipment?
A. NFPA 13
B. NFPA 26
C. NFPA 96
D. NFPA 116 - ANS- C. NFPA 96
What is the maximum size for an approved safety can?
A. 2.5 gallons
B. 5 gallons
C. 6 gallons
D. 10 gallons - ANS- B. 5 gallons
What type of assembly occupancy will handle 101-3,000 people?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D - ANS- B. Class B
The height limit of a single sprinkler standpipe system is?
A. 150
B. 225
C. 275
D. 315 - ANS- C. 275
What type of facility is required to practice emergency evacuation drills?
A. assembly
,B. industrial
C. hospital
D. storage facility - ANS- C. hospital
When the inspection is complete you should?
A. immediately return to headquarters
B. notify the fire chief
C. notify the person in charge of the property
D. prepare a written report - ANS- C. notify the person in charge of the property
What type of valve has an indicator window?
A. ball valve
B. relief valve
C. OS&Y
D. PIV - ANS- D. PIV
What is the minimum distance off the floor for a fire extinguisher?
A. 4 inches
B. 14 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches - ANS- A. 4 inches
Dry and wet pipe alarms should be tested?
A. weekly
B. monthly
C. annually
D. bi-annually - ANS- C. annually
Explosives must be packed at least ______ feet from the magazine?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 250 - ANS- A. 50
What type of heat detectors are the most reliable and least prone to false alarm but slow
to activate?
A. bimetallic
B. in-line
C. fixed temperature
D. variable temperature - ANS- C. fixed temperature
Fire doubles its intensity with each ______ increase?
A. 18 degree
B. 100 degree
,C. 212 degree
D. 10 degree - ANS- A. 18 degree
What class of standpipe is designed for use by the buildings resident?
A. class I
B. class II
C. class III
D. class I & III - ANS- B. class II
Check valves are used to?
A. stop the flow of water
B. limit the flow of water to one direction
C. reduce pressure fluctuations
D. reduce water flow - ANS- B. limit the flow of water to one direction
Dry chemical extinguishers limitations are?
A. can't be used around electronics
B. don't work on class c fires
C. very difficult to operate
D. leave a messy residue that is hard to clean up - ANS- D. leave a messy residue that is
hard to clean up
Stored material should not be stacked closer than ______ to a sprinkler head?
A. 12 inches
B. 16 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches - ANS- C. 18 inches
Plastics when burned produce?
A. 8,000 btu
B. 12,000 btu
C. 16,000 btu
D. 20,000 btu - ANS- C. 16,000 btu
Testing of fixed carbon dioxide systems should be performed?
A. weekly
B. monthly
C. annually
D. tri-annually - ANS- C. annually
Fire protection engineers have established ______ as a minimum required residual
pressure when computing the available water for a flow test result.
A. 5 psi
B. 15 psi
, C. 20 psi
D. 25 psi - ANS- C. 20 psi
Ordinary combustion produces?
A. 2,000 btu
B. 6,000 btu
C. 8,000 btu
D. 12,000 btu - ANS- C. 8,000 btu
Suites in new health care facilities are limited by how many square feet?
A. 2,000
B. 5,000
C. 7,500
D. 10,000 - ANS- D. 10,000
Water tanks should be filled with ______ and ______ pressurized air?
A. 2/3 - 1/3
B. 3/4 - 1/4
C. 1/3 - 2/3
D. 0.5 - 0.5 - ANS- A. 2/3 - 1/3
A sprinkler systems air pressure should be maintained at ______ above trip point?
A. 15 - 20 psi
B. 20 - 25 psi
C. 35 - 40 psi
D. 45 - 50 psi - ANS- A. 15 - 20 psi
What type of fire pump does not require a water prime?
A. shaft driven
B. horizontal shaft
C. vertical turbine
D. negative pressure - ANS- C. vertical turbine
What is the maximum travel distance to a class A extinguisher?
A. 25 feet
B. 50 feet
C. 75 feet
D. 90 feet - ANS- C. 75 feet
Portable containers have a storage capacity of?
A. 20 gallons or less
B. 30 gallons or less
C. 50 gallons or less
D. 60 gallons or less - ANS- D. 60 gallons or less
Fire extinguishers greater than 40lbs should be mounted no higher than ______ from the
floor?
A. 24 inches
B. 3 1/2 feet
C. 36 inches
D. 4 feet - ANS- B. 3 1/2 feet
What should also be checked when reviewing HVAC plans?
A. heat detector locations
B. building exits
C. fire suppression system
D. exhausters - ANS- A. heat detector locations
Which NFPA standard covers commercial cooking equipment?
A. NFPA 13
B. NFPA 26
C. NFPA 96
D. NFPA 116 - ANS- C. NFPA 96
What is the maximum size for an approved safety can?
A. 2.5 gallons
B. 5 gallons
C. 6 gallons
D. 10 gallons - ANS- B. 5 gallons
What type of assembly occupancy will handle 101-3,000 people?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D - ANS- B. Class B
The height limit of a single sprinkler standpipe system is?
A. 150
B. 225
C. 275
D. 315 - ANS- C. 275
What type of facility is required to practice emergency evacuation drills?
A. assembly
,B. industrial
C. hospital
D. storage facility - ANS- C. hospital
When the inspection is complete you should?
A. immediately return to headquarters
B. notify the fire chief
C. notify the person in charge of the property
D. prepare a written report - ANS- C. notify the person in charge of the property
What type of valve has an indicator window?
A. ball valve
B. relief valve
C. OS&Y
D. PIV - ANS- D. PIV
What is the minimum distance off the floor for a fire extinguisher?
A. 4 inches
B. 14 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches - ANS- A. 4 inches
Dry and wet pipe alarms should be tested?
A. weekly
B. monthly
C. annually
D. bi-annually - ANS- C. annually
Explosives must be packed at least ______ feet from the magazine?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 250 - ANS- A. 50
What type of heat detectors are the most reliable and least prone to false alarm but slow
to activate?
A. bimetallic
B. in-line
C. fixed temperature
D. variable temperature - ANS- C. fixed temperature
Fire doubles its intensity with each ______ increase?
A. 18 degree
B. 100 degree
,C. 212 degree
D. 10 degree - ANS- A. 18 degree
What class of standpipe is designed for use by the buildings resident?
A. class I
B. class II
C. class III
D. class I & III - ANS- B. class II
Check valves are used to?
A. stop the flow of water
B. limit the flow of water to one direction
C. reduce pressure fluctuations
D. reduce water flow - ANS- B. limit the flow of water to one direction
Dry chemical extinguishers limitations are?
A. can't be used around electronics
B. don't work on class c fires
C. very difficult to operate
D. leave a messy residue that is hard to clean up - ANS- D. leave a messy residue that is
hard to clean up
Stored material should not be stacked closer than ______ to a sprinkler head?
A. 12 inches
B. 16 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches - ANS- C. 18 inches
Plastics when burned produce?
A. 8,000 btu
B. 12,000 btu
C. 16,000 btu
D. 20,000 btu - ANS- C. 16,000 btu
Testing of fixed carbon dioxide systems should be performed?
A. weekly
B. monthly
C. annually
D. tri-annually - ANS- C. annually
Fire protection engineers have established ______ as a minimum required residual
pressure when computing the available water for a flow test result.
A. 5 psi
B. 15 psi
, C. 20 psi
D. 25 psi - ANS- C. 20 psi
Ordinary combustion produces?
A. 2,000 btu
B. 6,000 btu
C. 8,000 btu
D. 12,000 btu - ANS- C. 8,000 btu
Suites in new health care facilities are limited by how many square feet?
A. 2,000
B. 5,000
C. 7,500
D. 10,000 - ANS- D. 10,000
Water tanks should be filled with ______ and ______ pressurized air?
A. 2/3 - 1/3
B. 3/4 - 1/4
C. 1/3 - 2/3
D. 0.5 - 0.5 - ANS- A. 2/3 - 1/3
A sprinkler systems air pressure should be maintained at ______ above trip point?
A. 15 - 20 psi
B. 20 - 25 psi
C. 35 - 40 psi
D. 45 - 50 psi - ANS- A. 15 - 20 psi
What type of fire pump does not require a water prime?
A. shaft driven
B. horizontal shaft
C. vertical turbine
D. negative pressure - ANS- C. vertical turbine
What is the maximum travel distance to a class A extinguisher?
A. 25 feet
B. 50 feet
C. 75 feet
D. 90 feet - ANS- C. 75 feet
Portable containers have a storage capacity of?
A. 20 gallons or less
B. 30 gallons or less
C. 50 gallons or less
D. 60 gallons or less - ANS- D. 60 gallons or less
