Building Components

Question 1

During a daytime, structure, fire, what risk does a solar panel system pose for firefighters?
A) solar panels are extremely combustible.
B) solar panels may shatter leaving shards.
C) systems may continue to produce electricity.
D) system may increase radiant, heat exponentially.

Answer 1

C) system they continue to produce electricity.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about solar panels is most accurate?
A) they can hinder access/egress pathways on a roof.
B) they provide greater options for access/egress pathways on a roof.
C) model building codes do not address, pass or ventilation points for solar panels.
D) photovoltaic systems are designed to produce a minimal amount of usable energy per day.

Answer 2

A) they can hinder access/egress pathways on a roof.

Question 3

What does the a STM E – 119 test evaluate?
A) effects on fire endurance of openings in an assembly.
B) extent to which an assembly made generate smoke and toxic gases
C) degree of control of the passage of smoke or products of combustion.
D) ability of structural assemblies to carry a structural load and act as a fire barrier.

Answer 3

D) ability of structural assemblies to carry a structural load and act as a fire barrier.

Question 4

When the continuity of an assembly is destroyed, it cannot function as a:
A) fire barrier.
B) point of egress.
C) ventilation point.
D) freestanding wall.

Answer 4

A) fire barrier.

Question 5

What kind of firewalls are self supporting an independent of the building frame?
A) tide walls
B) free, standing walls.
C) loadbearing walls.
D) non-loadbearing walls.

Answer 5

B) free, standing walls.

Question 6

What degree of fire resistance are structural. Member is incorporated into the wall required to have?
A) a lower degree of resistance than the firewall.
B) the same degree of resistance as the firewall.
C) a higher degree of resistance than the firewall.
D) they are not required to have specific fire resistance.

Answer 6

B) the same degree of resistance as the firewall.

Question 7

What are fire rated partitions designed to do?
A) contain fire to one area.
B) assistant, occupant evacuation
C) resist the lateral pull of a collapsed.
D) serve as part of a double wall system.

Answer 7

A) contained fire to one area.

Question 8

Which class of interior floor finish can withstand higher temperatures before igniting?
A) class I
B) class II
C) class III
D) class IV

Answer 8

A) class I

Question 9

What can decrease the classification requirements of an interior floor finish?
A) smoke detectors.
B) number of occupants.
C) automatic sprinkler system.
D) distance to closest fire department.

Answer 9

C) automatic sprinkler system.

Question 10

What should an inspector verify about the materials, wires, ducts, and pipes, stored in, concealed interior ceilings?
A) they are removed
B) they are clearly marked.
C) they are installed properly.
D) they are rated for Plenum use.

Answer 10

D) They are rated for Plenum use.

Question 11

Stairs that are part of a means of egress system are called:
A) escalators.
B) fire escapes.
C) protected stairs.
D) convenience stairs.

Answer 11

C) protected stairs.

Question 12

For which building types are inspectors most likely to encounter different classifications of fire doors?
A) schools.
B) older buildings.
C) public buildings
D) modern, high-rise buildings.

Answer 12

B) older buildings.

Question 13

An inspector should evaluate fire doors based on:
A) past experience.
B) building comparison.
C) locally adopted codes.
D) occupant egress capability.

Answer 13

C) locally adopted codes.

Question 14

Which test is most commonly used to evaluate surface burning characteristics of materials?
A) the a STM E – 119
B) the Steiner tunnel test.
C) the flame spread rating test.
D) the smoke developed index test.

Answer 14

B) the Steiner Tunnel Test.

Question 15

A numerical evaluation of the flammability of interior materials is:
A) the flame spread rating.
B) the combustibility reading.
C) the fire code classification.
D) the flashpoint comparison.

Answer 15

A)The flame spread rating.

Question 16

The flame spread rating developed in the tunnel is a means of comparing the surface flammability of a material to:
A) concrete.
B) rare materials.
C) floor coverings.
D) standard materials.

Answer 16

D) standard materials.

Question 17

Red oak flooring has a flame spread and smoke developed index of:
A) 10
B) 20
C) 50
D) 100

Answer 17

D) 100

Question 18

Codes established three classifications for interior finishes to resist there use in:
A) bedrooms
B) bathrooms.
C) exit corridors.
D) commercial kitchens.

Answer 18

C) exit corridors.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about flame spread ratings is most accurate?
A) it is an absolute measure of fire travel.
B) it is especially useful for floor coverings.
C) it can be positively determined in the field.
D) it is not an absolute measure of fire travel.

Answer 19

D) it is not an absolute measure of fire travel.

Question 20

What does a smoke developed index measure?
A) fire spread writing.
B) level of combustion
C) relative visual obscurity.
D) level of smoke produced.

Answer 20

C) relative visual obscurity.

Question 21

Which of the following statements about the smoke developed index measure is most accurate?
A) it does not apply to floor coverings
B) it measures completely transparent products.
C) it does not measure the toxicity of products of combustion.
D) it measures the combined effect of heat, irritation, and toxicity.

Answer 21

C) it does not measure the toxicity of products of combustion.

Question 22

Which of the following can’t produce the flame spread ratings of some interior wood finishes?
A) water-based paint
B) insulation sheeting.
C) fire-retardant coatings.
D) level of smoke produced.

Answer 22

C) fire-retardant coatings.

Question 23

Inspectors must verify that building services have been installed and maintained according to:
A) model fire codes.
B) owner specification
C) locally adopted codes
D) architectural standards.

Answer 23

C) locally adopted codes.

Question 24

Most HVAC systems are designed to _______upon detection of smoke conditions within the system.
A) activate sprinklers
B) turn off immediately.
C) exhaust smoke from the building
D) maintain a comfortable environment.

Answer 24

B) turn off immediately.

Question 25

Where are active smoke control systems most applicable?
A) warehouses.
B) industrial sites
C) high-rise structures.
D) one and two family homes.

Answer 25

C) high-rise structures.

Question 26

What type of refrigerant presents the greatest threat?
A) type A
B) type B
C) type C
D) type D

Answer 26

B) type B

Question 27

Model codes require refrigeration machinery rooms to be equipped with:
A) thermostats.
B) fire extinguishers.
C) gas detection systems.
D) doors that only swing into the room.

Answer 27

C) gas detection systems.

Question 28

Instructors before 1950, inspectors might find ______ in the electrical system.
A) fuse boxes.
B) switch gears.
C) fire, dampers.
D circuit breakers.

Answer 28

A) fuse boxes.

Question 29

Which of the following statements about generators is most accurate?
A) bio fuels are the main type of fuel used in generators.
B) generators are limited to operating elevators during a fire.
C) generators are generally located in the kitchen areas of commercial buildings.
D) generators can have the capacity to provide power to the entire building or operation.

Answer 29

D) generators can have the capacity to provide power to the entire building or operation.

Question 30

Which type of transformer poses a threat of a combustible liquid leak?
A) air-cooled.
B) polyphase.
C) auto transformers.
D) oil–cooled or oil–filled.

Answer 30

D) oil-cooled, or oil-God I hope it’s fucking done close to it. At least we are filled.

Question 31

What do model building codes require for? Nearly every new hoistway?
A) smoke detectors
B) sprinkler systems
C) venting at the top.
D) venting at the sides.

Answer 31

C) venting at the top.

Question 32

What type of door may be installed on some hoistways?
A) folding door.
B) vertical door
C) swinging door.
D) revolving door.

Answer 32

C) swinging door.

Question 33

What must an inspector verify has been installed and maintained when inspecting vertical shaft utility chases?
A) signage.
B) fire stopping.
C) switchgear.
D) fire retardant.

Answer 33

B) fire stopping.

Question 34

Manifold exhaust ducts typically have separate ______ for each hood.
A) ductwork
B) smoke detectors.
C) grease removal devices.
D) fire, suppression systems.

Answer 34

D) fire, suppression systems.

Question 35

Where is most grease extraction and control equipment installed?
A) on the roof
B) in the adjacent wall.
C) under the floor system.
D) next to the cooking surfaces.

Answer 35

A) on the roof.