ICC Commercial Fire Alarm Inspector
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1. Fire sprinkler heads installed in an area where flammable vapor residue can
accumulate on heads shall be protected by means of a protective bag made
of any of the following materials: - Correct Answer: Protection of
sprinklers.* "...Bags used as a protective covering shall be 0.003-inch-thick
*polyethylene or cellophane or shall be thin paper*..."
2. Cryogenic piping shall be tested to be free of leaks with a pneumatic test.
The piping shall be tested at - Correct Answer: Testing.* "...*110
percent* when testing is conducted *pneumatically.*
3. When a mechanical ventilation alternative is used for smoke proofing a
vestibule, what is the MINIMUM fire protection rated allowed for the
doors? - Correct Answer: 120 minute* rating
4. In the area where hot work is being done, what MAXIMUM distance from
the work shall a fire extinguisher be located? - Correct Answer: Fire
extinguisher.* "A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher complying with
Section 906 and with a minimum 2-Al20-B:C rating shall be readily
accessible with *30 feet* of the location where hot work is performed.
,5. What is the MAXIMUM size cold deck used for a log storage area? -
Correct Answer: Cold decks.* Cold decks shall not exceed *500 feet in
length, 300 feet in width and 20 feet in height.* Cold decks shall be
separated from adjacent cold decks or other exposures by a minimum of
100 feet.
6. What is the MAXIMUM size of a tire warehouse before an automatic
sprinkler system throughout the building is required? - Correct Answer:
20,000 cubic feet.
7. Which of the following occupancies does not allow for the storage or use of
Class liquid and solid oxidizers? - Correct Answer: Group R
occupancies.* Class 4 liquid and solid oxidizers shall not be stored or used
within *Group R occupancies.*
8. How long after hot work has been completed on a job site can the FCO
requires to view the permit? - Correct Answer: Hot work program
permit.* Hot work permits, issued by an approved responsible person
under a hot work program, shall be available for review by the FCO at the
time the work is conducted and for *48 hours after work is complete.*
9. In storage rooms that contain cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastic, what is
the MAXIMUM amount that can be stored without an approved automatic
sprinkler system? - Correct Answer: Fire protection.* The manufacture
or storage of articles of cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastic in quantities
exceeding *100 pounds* shall be located in a building or portion thereof
, equipped throughout with n approved automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
10.Buildings being constructed of four or more stories shall have the fire
protection standpipes installed so the construction is not more than -
Correct Answer: Where required.* Such standpipes shall be installed when
the progress of construction is not more than *40 feet above the lowest
level of fire department access.*
11. In a room that contains an ozone gas generator, manual shutdown controls
shall be located at the generator and - Correct Answer: Manual
shutdown* Manual shutdown controls shall be... *within 10 feet of the
main exit or exit access door.*
12.If corrosive materials are stored closer to a public street or lot line than the
minimum required distance of separation, what type of fire barrier wall can
be used in lieu of such distance? - Correct Answer: Distance from
storage to exposures.* A *2-hour fire barrier* without openings or
penetrations, and extending not less than 3 inches above and to the sides of
the storage area.
13.How thick of a reinforced roof slab would be required to achieve a 4 hour
fire-resistance rating using siliceous concrete? - Correct Answer: the
minimum thickness of a 4-hour rating shall be *7"*
14. What MINIMUM volume room can be used for the production of ethylene
gas with a listed and labeled ethylene generator? - Correct Answer:
, Ethylene generator rooms.* Ethylene generators shall be used in rooms
having a volume of not less than *1,000 cubic feet.*
15. An incinerator room is classified as an incidental use area. What is the
required separation and protection? - Correct Answer: they shall have
*2-hour separation* and an *automatic sprinkler system. *
16. Outdoor storage of highly toxic and toxic compressed gases shall be kept at
what MINIMUM distance away from fresh air intakes? - Correct Answer:
Air intakes.* The storage or use area shall not be located *within 75 feet of
air intakes.*
17.What Class of industrial oven or furnace operates at a temperature of
ambient to over 5,000°F? - Correct Answer: Furnace Class D.* An oven
or furnace that operates at temperatures from above ambient to over
5,000°F and at pressures normally below atmospheric using any type of
heating system.
18. Storage tanks that contain hazardous materials shall be equipped with a
device to prevent overfilling of the tank if the tank's capacity exceeds -
Correct Answer: Liquid-level limit control.* Atmospheric tanks having a
capacity greater than *500 gallons* and which contain hazardous material
liquids shall be equipped with a liquid-level limit control or other approved
means to prevent overfilling of the tank.
19. What is the MAXIMUM amount of loose combustible fibers stored in a
detached storage structure? - Correct Answer: Detached storage
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1. Fire sprinkler heads installed in an area where flammable vapor residue can
accumulate on heads shall be protected by means of a protective bag made
of any of the following materials: - Correct Answer: Protection of
sprinklers.* "...Bags used as a protective covering shall be 0.003-inch-thick
*polyethylene or cellophane or shall be thin paper*..."
2. Cryogenic piping shall be tested to be free of leaks with a pneumatic test.
The piping shall be tested at - Correct Answer: Testing.* "...*110
percent* when testing is conducted *pneumatically.*
3. When a mechanical ventilation alternative is used for smoke proofing a
vestibule, what is the MINIMUM fire protection rated allowed for the
doors? - Correct Answer: 120 minute* rating
4. In the area where hot work is being done, what MAXIMUM distance from
the work shall a fire extinguisher be located? - Correct Answer: Fire
extinguisher.* "A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher complying with
Section 906 and with a minimum 2-Al20-B:C rating shall be readily
accessible with *30 feet* of the location where hot work is performed.
,5. What is the MAXIMUM size cold deck used for a log storage area? -
Correct Answer: Cold decks.* Cold decks shall not exceed *500 feet in
length, 300 feet in width and 20 feet in height.* Cold decks shall be
separated from adjacent cold decks or other exposures by a minimum of
100 feet.
6. What is the MAXIMUM size of a tire warehouse before an automatic
sprinkler system throughout the building is required? - Correct Answer:
20,000 cubic feet.
7. Which of the following occupancies does not allow for the storage or use of
Class liquid and solid oxidizers? - Correct Answer: Group R
occupancies.* Class 4 liquid and solid oxidizers shall not be stored or used
within *Group R occupancies.*
8. How long after hot work has been completed on a job site can the FCO
requires to view the permit? - Correct Answer: Hot work program
permit.* Hot work permits, issued by an approved responsible person
under a hot work program, shall be available for review by the FCO at the
time the work is conducted and for *48 hours after work is complete.*
9. In storage rooms that contain cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastic, what is
the MAXIMUM amount that can be stored without an approved automatic
sprinkler system? - Correct Answer: Fire protection.* The manufacture
or storage of articles of cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastic in quantities
exceeding *100 pounds* shall be located in a building or portion thereof
, equipped throughout with n approved automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
10.Buildings being constructed of four or more stories shall have the fire
protection standpipes installed so the construction is not more than -
Correct Answer: Where required.* Such standpipes shall be installed when
the progress of construction is not more than *40 feet above the lowest
level of fire department access.*
11. In a room that contains an ozone gas generator, manual shutdown controls
shall be located at the generator and - Correct Answer: Manual
shutdown* Manual shutdown controls shall be... *within 10 feet of the
main exit or exit access door.*
12.If corrosive materials are stored closer to a public street or lot line than the
minimum required distance of separation, what type of fire barrier wall can
be used in lieu of such distance? - Correct Answer: Distance from
storage to exposures.* A *2-hour fire barrier* without openings or
penetrations, and extending not less than 3 inches above and to the sides of
the storage area.
13.How thick of a reinforced roof slab would be required to achieve a 4 hour
fire-resistance rating using siliceous concrete? - Correct Answer: the
minimum thickness of a 4-hour rating shall be *7"*
14. What MINIMUM volume room can be used for the production of ethylene
gas with a listed and labeled ethylene generator? - Correct Answer:
, Ethylene generator rooms.* Ethylene generators shall be used in rooms
having a volume of not less than *1,000 cubic feet.*
15. An incinerator room is classified as an incidental use area. What is the
required separation and protection? - Correct Answer: they shall have
*2-hour separation* and an *automatic sprinkler system. *
16. Outdoor storage of highly toxic and toxic compressed gases shall be kept at
what MINIMUM distance away from fresh air intakes? - Correct Answer:
Air intakes.* The storage or use area shall not be located *within 75 feet of
air intakes.*
17.What Class of industrial oven or furnace operates at a temperature of
ambient to over 5,000°F? - Correct Answer: Furnace Class D.* An oven
or furnace that operates at temperatures from above ambient to over
5,000°F and at pressures normally below atmospheric using any type of
heating system.
18. Storage tanks that contain hazardous materials shall be equipped with a
device to prevent overfilling of the tank if the tank's capacity exceeds -
Correct Answer: Liquid-level limit control.* Atmospheric tanks having a
capacity greater than *500 gallons* and which contain hazardous material
liquids shall be equipped with a liquid-level limit control or other approved
means to prevent overfilling of the tank.
19. What is the MAXIMUM amount of loose combustible fibers stored in a
detached storage structure? - Correct Answer: Detached storage
