Fire Prevention and Protection Act (23 Questions) Flashcards
According to the FPPA, which of the following is not found in the definition of ‘fire protection services’?
physical and that have the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment
According to the FPPA, Part 2, (1) and (2), which of the following is not a municipal responsibility or a method of provided services?
In discharging its responsibilities, a municipality shall appoint a fire prevention bureau for code enforcement
According to the FPPA, a fire chief is the person who is ultimately responsible to the ________ of a municipality that appointed him or her for the delivery of fire protection services.
Council
According to the FPPA, 7.1 (1), which of the following is not a by-law that a council of a municipality may pass?
A by-law regulating vulnerable occupancies
According to the FPPA Part III, 9 (1), which of the following is not a power of the Fire Marshal?
To establish and maintain a mutual aid plan under which the fire departments that serve the designated area agree to assist each other in the event of an emergency
According to the FPPA Part III, 9 (1), which of the following is not a power of the Fire Marshal?
To exercise all the powers assigned to him or her under this Act within the territorial limits of the municipality and within any other area in which the municipality has agreed to provide fire protection services, subject to any conditions specified in the agreement
According to the FPPA, Part III, 9 (2), which of the following is not a duty of the Fire Marshal?
To establish a program in the municipality which must include public education with respect to fire safety and certain components of fire prevention
According to the FPPA, Part III, 9 (2), which of the following is not a duty of the Fire Marshal?
To amend the order, or make such other order as the Commission deems should have been made under the relevant section, and order the inspector to do the thing in accordance with the amended order or the other order
According to the FPPA Part III, 11, (1) which of the following persons are assistants to the Fire Marshal and shall follow the Fire Marshal’s directives in carry out the Act?
A) The clerk of every municipality that does not have a fire department
B) Any member of a fire prevention bureau established by a municipality
C) The fire chief of every fire department
D) All of the above
According to the FPPA, Part V, 13 (1) A firefighter or such other person as may be authorized by the fire chief, the Fire Marshal or an assistant to the Fire Marshal may, without a warrant, enter lands or premises that are:
A) Adjacent to the lands or premises on which a fire or emergency has occurred or is occurring, for the purposes of fighting the fire or of providing rescue or emergency services
B) Adjacent to the lands or premises on which there is a serious threat to the health and safety of any person or the quality of the natural environment, for the purpose of removing or reducing the threat
C) Both A & B are correct
According to the FPPA, Part 5, Powers of entry, upon entering on land or premises, the Fire Marshal or a fire chief may do the following except:
Establish and maintain a mutual aid plan under which the fire departments that serve the designated area agree to assist each other in the event of an emergency
According to the FPPA Part V, Section 15 (1) Immediate threat to life, if the Fire Marshal, an assistant to the Fire Marshal or a fire chief has reasonable grounds to believe that a risk of fire poses an immediate threat to life, he or she may, without a warrant, enter on any land or premises and, for the purpose of removing or reducing the threat, may do the following except:
Make major repairs to existing fire safety systems
According to the FPPA Part V, Section 15 (1) Immediate threat to life, if the Fire Marshal, an assistant to the Fire Marshal or a fire chief has reasonable grounds to believe that a risk of fire poses an immediate threat to life, he or she may, without a warrant, enter on any land or premises and, for the purpose of removing or reducing the threat, may do the following:
A) Install temporary safeguards, including fire extinguishers and smoke alarms
B) Make minor repairs to existing fire safety systems
C) Do any other thing that the Fire Marshal, an assistant to the Fire Marshal or a fire chief has reasonable grounds to believe is urgently required to remove or reduce the threat to life
D) All of the above
The Fire Protection and Prevention Act has the following provision(s)?
Makes it an offence to obstruct or interfere with an assistant to the Fire Marshal in the exercise of his her powers and duties.
The Fire Protection and Prevention Act gives an assistant to the Fire Marshal the right to enter a property
A) Without a warrant
B) To inspect the land and premise
C) For the purposes of assessing fire safety
D) All of the above
