BK 57 Fire Code Flashcards
And assemblage occupancy is one intended for gathering of at least how many people?
50
Any tent or membrane structure with a capacity _____ of shall be considered an assembly occupancy
10 or more people
For asphalt kettles, fuel containers shall be kept at least how far from the burner?
10 feet
*insulated containers allowed within 2 feet
Remove any portion of a tree which extends within how many feet of the outlet of a chimney or stove?
10 feet
Outside storage of combustible material shall not be located within how many feet of a lot line?
10 feet
Storage in the open shall not exceed what height?
20 feet
On roofs with a slope of less than 30° (including flat roofs) wires, cables, antennas, or other suspended obstructions must be at least how high off the roof?
7 feet
Passageways on roofs shall be what size?
(1) every 50 feet, 3 feet wide with 7 feet of clearance
And asbestos abatement permit is issued for how many days?
180 days
Upon completion of abatement work, a letter shall be mailed to the FD within how many hours?
48 hours
Fire safety watch for asbestos abatement worksites must inspect every area of the worksite every 30 minutes and firewatch shall continue a minimum of how many minutes after the cessation of work?
30 minutes
All vegetation must be no higher than 3 inches if within how many feet of a structure?
100 feet
Maintain all vegetation located within how far of any combustible fence or street/ Alley/highway?
10 feet
A minimum of one floor warden per floor is required. Additional floor wardens shall be required when the occupant load of a floor exceeds what?
500 people
Commercial high-rise buildings less than 35 stories are required to conduct mandatory fire drills at least how often?
Annually
Commercial high-rise buildings 35 or more stories are required to conduct a mandatory fire drill at least annually and every ______ there shall be a total building evacuation fire drill.
3 years
Where fire lane access requires accommodation of FD apparatus, overhead clearance shall not be less then how many feet?
14 feet
Bitch all new and existing addresses shall have numbers that are how tall?
Minimum 4 inches
What is the hydrant spacing in feet?
Low density residential – 600 feet
High density residential and Neighborhood commercial-300-450 feet
Industrial and commercial – 300 feet High density industrial and commercial – 300 feet
Buildings with a standpipe system shall have a hydrant within how many feet from the FDC?
100 feet
Building shall be considered to have acceptable emergency responder radio coverage when signal strength measurements in ____ % of all areas on each floor of the building meet the signal strength requirements in sections 510.4.1.1 and 51 0.4.2.5
95%
Emergency power systems for exit signs, fire pumps and elevator lighting shall operate within how many seconds of failure of the normal power supply?
10 seconds
Temporary wiring for electrical power and lighting is allowed for a period no more than how many days?
90 days
Battery powered emergency lighting shall have a power test annually.The power test shall operate for how many minutes?
90 minutes
What is the purpose of the elevator shunt trip?
To disconnect the main line power supply to the affected elevator prior to the application of water by automatic sprinklers in the elevator machine room or shaft
How many spare sprinkler heads shall be provided with automatic sprinkler systems?
300 or less=6 spares
301-1000=12 spares
1001 or more heads=24 spares
What is the minimum size for FDC signs?
8” wide x 4” y’all
Sprinkler heads in spraying areas shall be cleaned from overspray residue. Polyethylene or cellophane bags maybe used to cover the head provided they have a thickness of what?
0.003 inch or less
Auxiliary equipment such as switches, doors, window releases, interconnected valves, damper releases and supplemental alarms shall be manually operated at ____ month intervals.
12 month intervals
In covered and open mall buildings, standpipe hose connections shall be provided so that all portions of a tenant space do not exceed ____ feet from hose connection.
200 feet
Where are sound powered phone jacks required?
In stairwell at every level Each location that a stairway exits to a public way
On roof at exit of each stairwell
In each elevator car, room and lobby which exit to a public way
How many handheld sound powered phones shall there be?
Minimum of 6
How long must the cord be on sound powered phones?
6 feet
Manual pull stations must be placed within how many feet of an exit?
5 feet
Additional manual pull stations shall be placed so that travel to the nearest box does not exceed how many feet?
200 feet
Manual pull stations shall be installed on the wall at a height of what?
42-48”
Smoke control systems must be able to switch from primary power to secondary power within how many seconds of failure of the primary power?
60 seconds
On existing buildings where the FDC’s are not visible to approaching fire apparatus, the FDC connection shall be indicated on a sign on the street front or on the side of the building. That sign must have letters of what size?
FDC letters at least 6” tall and 2” wide
Fire pumps in high-rise buildings must have an on-site fuel supply sufficient for 100% demand for how many hours?
8 hours
states 6 hours in another part of the fire code
Sprinklers are not required on an atrium if the ceiling of the atrium is more than how many feet above the floor?
55 feet
Means of egress shell have a height of no less than what?
7’6”
The posting of occupant load is required for every room or space which is used for assemblage, classroom, dining, drinking or similar purpose having an occupant load of how many?
50 or more people
Where more than one exit or access to more than one exit is required, the means of egress shall be configured such that loss of any one exit or access to one exit will not reduce the available capacity to less than ____ % of the required capacity
50%
Emergency power for illumination egress shall provide power for no less than how many minutes? Includes exit signs
90 minutes
In order for a stairway to be considered part of in accessible means of egress, stairway shall have a clear width of how many inches?
48 inches minimum between handrails
All areas of refuge shall be large enough to accommodate how many wheelchairs?
Two wheelchairs
Minimum width of each door opening is how many inches?
32 inches
Doorhandles, pulls, latches, locks and other operating devices shall be installed at what height on doors?
34-48 inches
Stairways shall have minimum head room of how many inches?
80 inches
Spiral stairways are permitted a headroom clearance of how many inches?
78 inches
Exit signage shall be placed in a manner that no point is more than how many feet away from the nearest visible exit sign?
100 feet
How many exits must a floor have if the occupant load is 500 or less?
2
How many exits must a floor have in the occupant load is 501-1000?
3
How many exits must a floor have in the occupant load is more than 1000?
4
Elevators with a travel distance of how many feet or more above or below the main floor and intended for FD use shall be provided with emergency operation?
25 feet
At gas stations, and emergency shut down control shall be located within how many feet from dispensers?
20’ and 100’ in BK 57
BK 1 states 15’ and 100’
Lumber shall not be stored within how many feet of any building?
10 feet
Lumber shall not be stored within how many feet of an unprotected opening in any building?
15 feet
When shall there be a responsible resident manager on the premises for hotels and apartments?
If apartment house has more than 16 units, or if Hotel has 20 or more guest rooms
Helicopter pad on the roof of a high-rise shall be what minimum size?
50 x 50
What does the large red on a helipad indicate?
Allowable weight, in thousands of pounds
The numeral is oriented to what?
Magnetic north
Fire access road gates shall be a minimum of how wide?
20 feet
Fire access roads with fire hydrants shall be a minimum of how wide?
26 feet
Request for the assignment of a fire safety officer from the FPB shall be made to the office of the bureau of fire prevention and public safety during normal business hours not less than how many hours in advance of the need?
24 hours in advance. For an assignment on a weekend or a holiday, the request shall be made at least 48 hours in advance
An application for a permit for any proposed work or operation shall be deemed to have been abandoned how many days after the date of filing?
180 days
Extensions may be granted for an additional period of how many days?
90 days each extension
And the airport is in the area of land or structural surface that is used for the landing or taking off of aircraft with an overall length of what?
Greater than 39 feet
A place of public assemblage is any building or premises having assemblage capacity of what?
50 or more
An operational permit is required to engage in the operation of an atmospheric above ground tank exceeding how many gallons?
60 gallons
And operational permit is required to engage in the business of operating a refinery. A refinery is defined as being able to produce how many barrels per day of petroleum, chemicals or petro chemicals?
More than 100 barrels per day