FIRE OFFICER EXAM
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1. Abatement Any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard
2. Administrator Any person who acts as agent of the owner and manages the use of a building
for him
3. Air craft service That portion of an airport where flammable liquids are stored or dispensed and
station shall include all facilities essential thereto such as underground tanks from which
aircraft fuel and lubricants maybe drawn through dispensing device
4. Alligatoring or Al- A burned pattern usually on woods resembling the skin marking of an alligator,
ligator Pattern often to trace the fire to its origin
5. Assembly Occu- The occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by a group
pancy for civic, political, education, travel, religious, social, amusement or recreational
purposes
6. Atoms The smallest particles of elements that take part in a chemical reaction
7. Automatic Fire An integrated system of underground or overhead piping or both connected to
Suppression Sys- a source of extinguishing agent or medium and design in accordance with fire
tem protection engineering standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting
device, suppresses fire within the area protected
8. Blasting Agent Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used to set off explosives
9. Boiling Point The temperature at which liquid is transformed or converted to vapor
10. Cargo Tank Any container on a tank vehicle with a capacity of at least 450 liters used for
carrying flammable or combustible liquids. It does not apply to the fuel tank of a
motor vehicle
11. Cellulose Nitrate A highly combustible and explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric
or Nitro Cellulose acid with a cellulose material
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12. Cellulose Nitrate Any plastic substance, materials or
Plastic (Pyroxylin) compound having cellulose nitrate (nitro cellulose) as base
13. Chief of the Local The official duly designated to head the local fire service; or in cities/municipalities
Fire Service where the policemen are also performing the functions of the Fire service, the
station commander of the Integrated National Police
14. Class A fire Fire involving ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber and
plastics
15. Class B fire Fire in inflammable liquids and gases
16. Class C fire Fire involving energized electrical equipment
17. Class D fire Fire involving combustible metals, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and other
similar materials
18. Combination A pipeline system filled with water and connected to
Standpipe a constant water supply for the use of the Fire Service and the occupants of the
buildings solely for fire suppression purposes.
19. Combustible An enclosed and isolated structure where loose fibers are worked upon, and used
Fiber Loose as storage for such fibers
House
20. Combustible Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber such as cotton, oakum, rags, waste
Fiber cloth, waste paper, kapok, hay, Spanish moss, excelsior and other similar materials
commonly used in commerce
21. Combustible, Descriptive of materials that are easily set on fire
Flammable,
Inflammable
22. Any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8°C (100°F)
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1. Abatement Any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard
2. Administrator Any person who acts as agent of the owner and manages the use of a building
for him
3. Air craft service That portion of an airport where flammable liquids are stored or dispensed and
station shall include all facilities essential thereto such as underground tanks from which
aircraft fuel and lubricants maybe drawn through dispensing device
4. Alligatoring or Al- A burned pattern usually on woods resembling the skin marking of an alligator,
ligator Pattern often to trace the fire to its origin
5. Assembly Occu- The occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by a group
pancy for civic, political, education, travel, religious, social, amusement or recreational
purposes
6. Atoms The smallest particles of elements that take part in a chemical reaction
7. Automatic Fire An integrated system of underground or overhead piping or both connected to
Suppression Sys- a source of extinguishing agent or medium and design in accordance with fire
tem protection engineering standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting
device, suppresses fire within the area protected
8. Blasting Agent Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used to set off explosives
9. Boiling Point The temperature at which liquid is transformed or converted to vapor
10. Cargo Tank Any container on a tank vehicle with a capacity of at least 450 liters used for
carrying flammable or combustible liquids. It does not apply to the fuel tank of a
motor vehicle
11. Cellulose Nitrate A highly combustible and explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric
or Nitro Cellulose acid with a cellulose material
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12. Cellulose Nitrate Any plastic substance, materials or
Plastic (Pyroxylin) compound having cellulose nitrate (nitro cellulose) as base
13. Chief of the Local The official duly designated to head the local fire service; or in cities/municipalities
Fire Service where the policemen are also performing the functions of the Fire service, the
station commander of the Integrated National Police
14. Class A fire Fire involving ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber and
plastics
15. Class B fire Fire in inflammable liquids and gases
16. Class C fire Fire involving energized electrical equipment
17. Class D fire Fire involving combustible metals, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and other
similar materials
18. Combination A pipeline system filled with water and connected to
Standpipe a constant water supply for the use of the Fire Service and the occupants of the
buildings solely for fire suppression purposes.
19. Combustible An enclosed and isolated structure where loose fibers are worked upon, and used
Fiber Loose as storage for such fibers
House
20. Combustible Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber such as cotton, oakum, rags, waste
Fiber cloth, waste paper, kapok, hay, Spanish moss, excelsior and other similar materials
commonly used in commerce
21. Combustible, Descriptive of materials that are easily set on fire
Flammable,
Inflammable
22. Any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8°C (100°F)
