Book 57 Fire Code

Question 1

Fire Hydrant and Flow - Based on _____

Answer 1

Land use

Question 2

Supplemental Fire Protection - Based on Department

Response time,

Personnel,

Apparatus available,

required fire flow

Answer 2

Response time,

Personnel,

Apparatus available,

required fire flow

Question 3

Structures must be within ___ feet of a roadway.

Answer 3

150

Question 4

Dead end streets

When dead end streets end in excess of ___ feet from the nearest cross street, 1 addition roadway is needed

Answer 4

700

Question 5

Fire lane

Minimum of 20 feet, No parking allowed either side.

Answer 5

reference

Question 6

Aerial ladder - Minimum width is 28 feet, no parking allowed

Answer 6

reference

Question 7

Private hydrant - No parking within ___ feet.

Answer 7

30

Question 8

Minimum roadway - minimum roadway is 28 feet

Answer 8

reference

Question 9

Parallel Parking - When allowed on either side of a fire lane, the roadway she;; be increased by 8 feet for each parking lane

Answer 9

reference

Question 10

Hydrants
Residential

Land served : 150,000 Sq. feet

Required hydrant flow - 2,000 GPM w/ 3 hydrants flowing

Hydrant spacing - 600 feet

Hydrant type - 2 1/2 x 4”

Answer 10

reference

Question 11

Hydrants
High density Residential and commercial

Land served : 100,000 Sq. feet

Required hydrant flow - 4,000 GPM w/ 4 hydrants flowing

Hydrant spacing - 300 - 450 feet

Hydrant type - 2 1/2 x 4”

Answer 11

reference

Question 12

Hydrants
Industrial and commercial

Land served : 80,000 Sq. feet

Required hydrant flow - 6,000 - 9,000 GPM w/ 4 to 6 hydrants flowing

Hydrant spacing - 300 feet

Hydrant type - 2 1/2 x 4” or 4 x 4

Answer 12

reference

Question 13

Hydrants
high Industrial and commercial

Land served : 40,000 Sq. feet

Required hydrant flow - 12,000 GPM to any block with additional 2 to 8 hydrants
Hydrant spacing - 300 feet

Hydrant type - 4 x 4

Answer 13

reference

Question 14

Hydrants require min. PSI - 20 when gallons are flowing

Answer 14

reference

Question 15

Built-up single 2 1/2 hydrants w/ 6” pipe - static pressure of ___ PSI

Answer 15

210

Question 16

Hydrants both side of the street -

Raised Median

Center Dividers

Heavy traffic, ___ ft wide

Answer 16

80

Question 17

Response requirements

Residential

Engine Co. every 1 1/2 miles
Truck Co. every ___ miles

Answer 17

2

Question 18

Response requirements

High Density Residential

Engine Co. every 1 1/2 miles
Truck Co. every ___ miles

Answer 18

2

Question 19

Response requirements

Commercial

Engine Co. every 1 miles
Truck Co. every ___ miles

Answer 19

1 1/2

Question 20

Response requirements

High Density Commercial

Engine Co. every 3/4 miles
Truck Co. every ___ miles

Answer 20

1