Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement Practice Test

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• Which term denotes a formal wrongdoing by a public official?
• What term describes a person trained to perform fire prevention and life safety inspections of all types of new construction and existing occupancies?
• Which term describes an additional façade on the front of a building applied after the original construction for decoration?
• What is the term for the combination of material and its packaging that is offered for sale?
• Which term describes the set of tests that verify operational readiness of fire protection, detection, and/or suppression systems and are performed at least annually?
• Which term means incapable of supporting combustion under normal circumstances?
• An additional façade on the front of a building applied after the original construction for decoration is called what?
• Notice or punishment attached to a violation for the purpose of enforcing a law or regulation.
• Which term describes the duty arising when a inspector provides expert advice that could cause someone to move from safety to danger by relying on the inspector's expertise?
• Which concept is the constitutional authority to enact laws to protect public safety, health, welfare, and morals?
• Alarm system that alerts and notifies only occupants on the premises of the existence of a safely exit fire so that they can evacuate the building and call the fire department. If a response by a public safety agency is required, an occupant hearing the alarm must notify the agency.
• What is the term for the pressure exerted by a stationary column of water, directly proportional to the height of the column?
• Which part of a water supply system receives water from the source and delivers it to the area by means of pumps or gravity?
• What term is used for a system that connects a protected property directly to the fire department via a dedicated line or master fire alarm box?
• Which term describes the main underground pipe for conveying water across a distribution system?
• What is the term for the point at which the fire department can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe system to boost the water flow in the system?
• Which term means rules, principles, or measures established through agreement of the members of standards-setting organizations?
• Constitutional provision that prohibits the government from unfairly or arbitrarily depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.
• Which federal statute aims to remove barriers that limit access by individuals with disabilities?
• What are the rules or directives issued by administrative agencies?
• Which pump is used to maintain pressure on a fire protection system in order to prevent false starts at the fire pump?
• What is the term for mixing water with an appropriate amount of foam concentrate?
• What is the term for the minimum temperature at which a fuel in air will begin to burn and continue without external heating?
• Which term denotes a set of published procedures and criteria that peer, professional, or accrediting organizations recognize as acceptable practice?
• The connection point used by the fire department to access a building's water supply for firefighting is called what?
• Which hydrant is used during a hydrant fire-flow test to read static and residual pressures?
• Which term describes a series of tests performed on fire protection, detection, and/or suppression systems to verify operational readiness? These tests should be performed at least yearly or whenever the system has undergone extensive repair or modification.
• Which occupancy classification applies to buildings, structures, or compartments (rooms) used for the gathering of 50 or more persons?
• Which term describes the rights enabling an inspector to enter a property for code compliance inspections?
• The total number of people for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed is called what?
• Which hydrant is from which water is discharged during a hydrant fire-flow test?
• Which term means an agreement to compensate another for losses under certain events?
• Which valve uses a flat circular plate that rotates 90 degrees across the pipe to control flow?
• Which type of smoke detector uses ionization to detect smoke by ionizing the air in the sensing chamber?
• Which term describes the foundational law granting authority to agencies to create regulations?
• Which signal indicates a monitored condition is off-normal?
• Which term refers to a clause in a law or ordinance that stipulates the periodic review of government agencies and programs in order to continue their existence?
• Which term refers to the water supply configuration that relies on gravity with an elevated tank?
• Which term describes a building that requires firefighting on levels above the reach of the department's equipment?
• Which term refers to a formal open meeting by a legislative body to study the merits of proposed legislation and ask questions?
• That portion of the exit that is between the exit and a public way is called?
• Equipment designed and approved for use in flammable atmospheres that is incapable of releasing sufficient electrical energy to cause the ignition of a flammable atmospheric mixture is described as what?
• Which term refers to a set of published procedures and criteria recognized as acceptable practice by peer, professional, or accrediting organizations?
• Which term denotes the portion of the exit that lies between the interior space and the exterior public way?
• Which term refers to a written order that authorizes entry for a property inspection?
• Which term describes something that is completely enclosed or surrounded, such as a capsule?
• What term describes a federal or state legislative act that becomes law and prescribes conduct?
• What area is designated for individuals unable to use stairs to wait for assistance?
• Which term states that a government entity cannot be held liable for injuries caused by a governmental officer's or employee's breach of a duty owed to the general public rather than to the individual plaintiff?
• System that connects the protected property with the fire department alarm communication center by a municipal master fire alarm box or over a dedicated telephone line.
• Which term describes the route within the building used to determine the distance occupants must travel to reach an exit?
• Which term describes the printed hazard information regarding chemical products, provided by the manufacturer?
• Stairways designed to limit the penetration of smoke, heat, and toxic gases from a fire on a floor of a building into the stairway and that serve as part of a means of egress are called?
• Instrument inserted into a flowing fluid to measure velocity pressure, commonly used to measure flow?
• Which term refers to a system that disseminates alerts and instructions to occupants during emergencies?
• Which term describes the process of making or creating things that meet an established criteria?
• What term means any operation that uses tools or machines that may produce a source of ignition?
• Which term means failing to perform a required duty?
• What term describes the relationship described in degrees created by an incline from or to a road surface?
• Which term identifies the process of enforcing rights through a formal legal procedure, including a fair hearing?
• To make less harsh or intensive, to alleviate.
• Device that restricts the flow of smoke through an air handling system; usually activated by the buildings fire alarm signaling.
• Which term denotes the legal responsibility for damages or injuries caused by failure to meet a standard of care?
• What device measures temperature by joining two dissimilar metals at the heated point?
• What term describes walls that carry any portion of the building's structural load to the ground?
• Which term best describes a tank or container used to store a commodity that may or may not be pressurized?
• Hardware mounted on exit doors in public buildings that unlocks from the inside and enables doors to be opened when pressure is applied to the release mechanism is called what?
• Which term refers to the improper performance of an otherwise proper or lawful act?
• What device in a sprinkler system consists of a threaded nipple, discharge orifice, heat actuated plug that drops out, and a deflector?
• Which device has a resistance that varies with temperature and is used to sense temperature in electronic circuits?
• Which component is a two-piece link that melts or fuses when heated and is used in sprinklers, fire doors, dampers, and ventilators; held together by a metal that melts or fuses at a specific temperature?
• What term refers to materials used to prevent or limit the spread of fire in hollow walls or floors, above false ceilings, in penetrations for plumbing or electrical installations, or in cocklofts and crawl spaces?
• Which term describes a system that is monitored at a central location and relayed to the fire department by trained personnel?
• Signal given by a fire detection and alarm system when a monitored condition in the system is off-normal.
• Which occupancy classification is assigned to rooms used for gathering 50 or more people?
• Which term describes the path that allows egress from one building to another on the same level, or around a wall to an area on the same level in the same building?
• Which detector type uses a light source and photocell to detect smoke by scattering light within a sensing chamber?
• What term refers to a safe, continuous path of travel from any point in a structure to a public way, exit access, exit, exit discharge?
• Which term describes a municipal water system that uses both gravity flow and pumping and is the most common arrangement?
• What substance prevents oxygen from combining with the blood or from being used by body tissues?
• Condition in which vacuum pockets form due to localized regions of low pressure at the vanes in the impeller of a centrifugal pump and cause vibration, loss of efficiency, and possible damage to the impeller?
• A luminous discharge of electricity across a gap is called what?
• The Post Indicator Valve - PIV is best described as which of the following?
• What wooden structural panel is formed by gluing and compressing wood strands together under pressure?
• What is the expellant gas commonly used to expel extinguishing agents from portable fire extinguishers?
• What term describes steel beams that are covered with spray-on fireproofing or encased in a UL-designed system to provide fire protection?
• Which water supply system relies entirely on the force of gravity to create pressure and cause water to flow through the system, often with an elevated tank?
• Which term refers to a water supply line that enables rapid movement of water to a fire scene with minimal crew?
• Which term is defined as a notice or punishment attached to a violation to enforce compliance?
• Which type of smoke detector uses a small amount of radioactive material to make the air within a sensing chamber conduct electricity?
• Pressure remaining at a given point in a water supply system while water is flowing?
• Which device is used to maintain pressure on a fire protection system to ensure stable system operation?
• Which term describes steel beams that are covered with spray-on fireproofing or fully encased in a UL-designed system?
• Which term describes a water supply system that is supplied directly by pumps rather than elevated storage tanks?
• Term used in codes and standards to identify the legal entity with the authority to enforce a code and to approve or require equipment; may be local, state, or federal; in the insurance industry it may refer to an insurance rating bureau or an insurance company inspection department.
• Which term refers to the portion of the means of egress that leads to the exit from any occupied space?
• What is the principal underground pipe in a water distribution system called?
• What term refers to a tank or container used to store a commodity that may or may not be pressurized?
• What is the name for an enclosed space in a building designed to capture and discharge or circulate air?
• Which device reduces the discharge pressure at standpipe connections to a fixed level, often 100 psi?
• The distance from any given area in a structure to the nearest exit or to a fire extinguisher is known as what?
• Pertaining to the configuration of land or terrain is described by which term?
• Which term means the commission of an unlawful act by a public official?
• Which portion of the means-of-egress system leads to the exit?
• Which portion of a means of egress is separated from all other spaces by construction or equipment and provides a protected way of travel to the exit discharge?
• Which vertical pipe carries water above ground for fire protection systems such as standpipes or sprinkler risers?
• System in which alarm signals from the protected premises are transmitted over a leased telephone line or by radio signal to a remote receiving station with a 24-hour staff, usually the municipal fire department's alarm communications center.
• Which term refers to a collection of rules enacted by law in a jurisdiction addressing a single subject area?
• The main fire alarm system component that monitors equipment and circuits, receives input signals from initiating devices, activates notification appliances, and transmits signals off site. Formerly called the fire alarm control panel (FACP).
• Alarm system that functions through a constantly attended location (central station) operated by an alarm company. Alarm signals from the protected property are received in the central station and are then retransmitted by trained personnel to the fire department alarm communications center.
• Local or municipal law that applies to persons and things of the local jurisdiction
• Signal given by a fire detection and alarm system when a power failure or other system malfunction occurs.
• What instrument is used to measure the velocity pressure of a flowing stream, converting velocity energy to pressure energy?
• Which term denotes the rapid release of high-pressure gas into the environment?
• What term denotes the pressure amount expected from a hydrant before pumping begins?
• Which type of smoke detector detects smoke by shining a beam of light through the chamber and sensing scattered light with a photocell?
• Which term refers to a wooden structural panel formed by gluing and compressing wood strands?
• Which gas is commonly used as the expellant gas in portable fire extinguishers?
• Which term describes a formal open meeting by a legislative body to study the merits of proposed legislation and ask questions regarding fire and life safety code provisions?
• Which term describes a collection of rules and regulations enacted by law in a jurisdiction addressing a single subject area such as the fire code?
• Which device is best described as a heat-activated link used in various fire protection equipment?
• Which term means being legally obliged and responsible?
• Which term denotes a state of being legally obliged and responsible?
• Term used to refer to the authority within insurance contexts that may refer to an inspection department or rating bureau?
• Fire alarm system owned and operated by the property owner,
• Which term describes the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances?
• Which term describes materials used to prevent or limit fire spread within hollow spaces, penetrations, or crawl spaces?
• Which test is performed after installation to ensure the system operates as intended before it becomes active?
• Which term refers to a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that explain how to do something or provide a set of minimum standards to be followed, not required by law?
• What is the term for the actual unobstructed opening size of an exit?
• Which term refers to a system that notifies occupants of a dangerous situation and provides information and instructions?
• What is the term for a path of egress travel from one building to an area in another building on approximately the same level, or through or around a wall to an area on approximately the same level in the same building?
• Which term describes a contractual obligation that one party will cover losses in defined scenarios?
• Which valve is described as using a flat circular plate that rotates across the cross section to control the flow?
• What type of pump rotates impellers and utilizes centrifugal force to move water, common in modern fire pumps?
• Which alarm-initiating device is designed to actuate when visible or invisible products of combustion are present in the room or space where the unit is installed?
• Which term refers to a water supply system that combines gravity and direct pumping, and is the most common municipal system?
• What term refers to relay supply hose of 3.5 to 6 inches used to move large volumes of water quickly with a minimum number of pumpers and personnel?
• Which fire suppression concept involves filling a compartment with foam to extinguish a fire?
• What describes the printed information regarding hazards of materials and products containing chemicals, provided by the manufacturer?
• Which term describes a device that unlocks from inside during an emergency?
• What is the name of the valve on sprinkler systems that shows open or closed by a center screw in the valve stem?
• What is the route of travel used to determine measured egress distances in code enforcement, defined as down the center of a straight corridor with a 1-foot radius around each corner?
• Which device restricts smoke flow through an air handling system and is typically activated by the building's fire alarm signaling?
• What temperature-sensing device uses two dissimilar metals joined at the heated point?
• Which semiconductor device has a resistance that varies with temperature and is used for temperature sensing?
• Which term is defined as rules established through agreement of the members of standards-setting organizations?
• Legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law
• What describes the amount of fuel within a compartment expressed in pounds per square foot obtained by dividing the amount of fuel present by the floor area?
• Which component carries water to fire protection fixtures above ground?
• Signal given by a fire detection and alarm system when there is a fire condition detected.
• Which term describes a parcel of land essentially open to the outside and used by the public to move from one location to another?
• Which valve provides a visual indication of the open or shut status on underground water mains?
• Conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice and the right to a fair hearing before a tribunal with the power to decide the case.
• Which condition describes vacuum pockets forming due to low pressure near a centrifugal pump impeller vanes?
• Which term describes the portion of the means of egress that leads toward the exit from within a building?
• Which valve is operated by a handle and screw mechanism to move a solid plate into or out of the waterway?
• Which type of smoke detector uses a small amount of radioactive material to make the air within a sensing chamber conduct electricity?
• What fire suppression system design releases foam into an enclosed space to fill it completely, extinguishing the fire?
• Which term describes a process that results in the rapid release of high-pressure gas into the environment?
• Which valve installed at standpipe connections reduces water pressure at the discharge to a specific pressure, usually 100 psi?
• Which system alerts occupants of a dangerous situation and provides information and instructions?
• Which term refers to the configuration of the land or terrain?
• Which term means a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that explain how to do something or provide minimum standards to be followed (not required by law)?
• Which term refers to an enclosed space designed to capture and discharge or circulate air within a building or appliance?
• Which term describes a wall that is usually interior and supports only its own weight?
• Which term describes the amount of fuel within a compartment expressed as pounds per square foot?
• Which drawing provides a view of the proposed construction in relation to existing conditions, includes survey information and contours and grades, and is generally the first sheet on a set of drawings?
• Which test verifies the integrity of pressure containment components such as pipes or cylinders by using water under pressure?
• Pressure at a given point in a water system when no water is flowing?
• Large-diameter outlet, usually 4 1/2 inches, at a hydrant or at the base of an elevated water storage container.
• Which drawing, typically the first sheet in a set of drawings, shows the proposed construction in relation to existing conditions and includes survey information and contour details?
• Which term describes the inspector's obligation that could lead to liability if reliance on expertise creates risk?
• Which term refers to wood members produced by joining small flat strips of wood with glue; also known as Glulam?
• Which term describes a fire alarm system owned and operated by the property owner?
• Which term describes the written accusation charging a defendant with a crime?
• What test method uses water under pressure to check the integrity of pressure containment components such as pipes or cylinders?
• Which term is used for a local rule enacted to regulate conduct within a city or town?
• Which term means a written order, signed by a magistrate, commanding a peace officer to search for personal property and return it to the magistrate?