Vol 6 11/5 Flashcards
Acid storage Shall be at least… Feet from buildings and property lines
5 feet
Acid storage division 72: the pressure of a deluge water shower and Eye flusher shall not exceed… Psi
25 psi
When on pallets, acid storage shall not be stacked over… Feet high
12 feet
Acid storage: signs shall be not less than… Inches including “ Warning – corrosive”
3 inches
Flammable aerosols are rated as a… Class liquid
1A
Flammable aerosols: limited to 30 gallons on display, if sprinklered… Gallons max?
60 gallons
Ammunition: shall be separated from flammables and oxidizers by one 1 hour separator or… Feet?
25 feet
Illuminate
Ammunition: regulates small arms fired from pistols, rifles or shotguns… Caliber or less?
0.75
Ammunition: Quantities of small arms ammunition over 1000 pounds on the premises require a division… Permit?
Division 4 permit
Auto filling station division 100: empty drum of… Gallons shall not be stored inside the building unless vapors have been removed
5 gallon
Auto fueling stations division 100: shall have two extinguishers rated 2A- 20 BC on premises within how many feet of travel
75 feet
Auto Fueling stations division 100: dispensing hose, including nozzle shall not exceed?
14 feet
Auto fueling stations: provide a no smoking – stop motor sign, which shall be… Inches lettering minimum installed over 8 feet high
3 inches
Auto fueling vent pipes shall terminate at least … Feet above adjacent ground level
12 feet
Auto fueling stations: Heaters shall remain at least 8 feet above the floor and at least… Feet from a dispensing nozzle
10 feet
A safety can will not hold more than… Gallons
5 gallons
Auto filling stations: Combustible liquids may be stored inside the building in approved containers not over… Gallons in capacity
60 gallons
Auto filling stations: no open flames within… Feet of fuel dispenser, except approved heaters?
25 feet
Auto filling stations: When dispensing fuel in cans or containers, only approved metal or plastic containers may be used if not over… Gallons
5 gallons
Basements: Shall be sprinklered and possess a special permit if storing Class II or Class III Combustible liquids in basement – the class to limit is…gallons
60 gallons
Can class I flammables be stored in a basement?
Never
Basements: Sleeping in a basement is prohibited unless?
One openable window or door to the Exterior
Basement: dispensing flammable liquids not closer than… Feet from basements and cellars?
25 feet
Basement: a basement is any story in which the surface of the floor above is less than… Feet above the adjacent ground level at all points
6 feet
Basements: portable Electrical heaters must be kept… Feet from basins, bathtubs, showers or other grounded services?
5 feet
Brush clearance and dead trees shall be at least how many feet from structures
100 feet
Brush: who has the responsibility for lot cleaning?
Public works, lot cleaning division
Weeds and vegetation shall be removed if there are within how many feet from combustible fence
10 feet
Brush clearance: trees shall be trimmed up from the ground at least how many feet?
5 feet
Brush clearance: Large plants up to… Feet does not constitute an undue fire hazard
10 feet
Brush clearance, native shrubs: spaced from other Brush, flammable material or structures in a distance equal to three times their diameter, but in no event less than… Feet
18 feet
Brush clearance, native shrubs: Native trees shall not exceed… Cubic feet in volume?
216
Brush clearance: no smoking sign shall use littering… Inches in height
3 inches
Brush: Dry vegetation and other combustible waste shall be kept at least… Feet from structures?
20 feet
Brush clearance: no smoking signs 3 inches and restricted entry signs 1 3/4” shall be posted at each corner and at… Feet intervals and 300 feet inside entrance
600 feet
Brush: what form shall be issued for hazardous vegetation outside of the very high hazard severity zone?
F – 1308
Draperies, shades and curtains used in public assemblages must be flame retardant. Retarded determined by… Label is attached
State fire marshal
Christmas trees: a special permit shall be obtained when there are more than… Trees inside a building
25
Christmas trees require flameproofing if they are taller than how many feet
4 feet
Christmas trees: a tent over… Square feet requires a division five permit?
450
Christmas trees: remove Christmas trees from public after… Days
15
Combustible decorations: flame Retarded is considered good for… Years?
Five years
Dip tanks division 81: dip tanks… Gallons or more are not permitted on combustible floors?
20 gallons
Dip tanks division 81: keep heating devices… Feet away from tanks or place heating devices inside fire resistant room with self closing door?
25 feet
Electrical: How many feet of clearance shall be provided around electrical panels?
3 feet
Electrical: Keep lightbulbs… Inches from combustibles
18 inches
During an inspection if substandard wiring is found, forwarded F – 338 to?
Building and safety
Exits, glass panels cover locking devices shall not be less then?
6 x 6
Exits, glass panels covering locking devices shall require a sign indicating?
Emergency exit – break glass
Exits, signs are required at each fire escape. The sign shall indicate?
Fire escape
Exits, all buildings except single-family dwellings shall maintain Aisle passages of at least how many inches
44 inches
Exits, interior doors shall not require more than how many pounds to open?
5 pounds
Exits, exterior doors shall not require more than how many pounds to open?
8 1/2
Exits, fire escape window opening shall not be less than… Inches?
29 inches
Exits, awnings under fire escape ladders, minimum… Inch opening in awning
24 x 24
Exits, fire Escapes: Signs are required under each fire escape. Shall state?
Fire escape
Exits, panic hardware is required on all exit doors with occupancy load of… Or more?
50
Exit, exit doors must swing in direction of exit if occupancy load is how many persons or more?
50
Exits, fire doors shall require no more than how many pounds to open?
15 pounds
Exits, panic hardware shall be installed not less than… Inches and no higher than… Inches above the floor?
Not less than 30, no higher than 44 inches
Exits, exit doors shall swing open not less than… Degrees?
90°
Exit, exit signs shall not be less than 6 inches in height. When required shall have 2 15W lamps or 2… Watt neon
6 Watt
Exits, all of the following requirements are true about permitting furniture in a hallway.
Shall not obstruct passageway
Must be fastened to the floor
Plot plan submitted to LAFD
Extinguisher, extinguisher less than 40 pounds shall be mounted no more than how many feet off the ground?
5 feet
Extinguisher, service tags shall be attached by wire, string or Plastic tie, tags shall not be… In color?
Red
Extinguisher, a garden hose may be used in place of a extinguisher, if 3/4 or 1 inch hoses used, what is the Maximum length of the hose can be?
75 feet
Extinguishers, apartment buildings 16 units or more require a 2A extinguisher every how many feet of travel?
75 feet
Extinguishers, Service tags shall list the testing firms name, address and license… Number in seal.
E number
Extinguisher, dry chemical special extinguishing systems, cooking hoods shall be tested how often?
Semi annually
Extinguisher, any extinguisher installed inside any vehicle Shall he hydro tested every… Years?
Five years
Extinguisher, extinguishers shall not being located where ambient temperature can exceed… Degrees?
120°F
Extinguisher, garden style apartments and hotels are not required to have extinguishers when apartments contain… Or less or hotels… Or less and not more than two stories in height?
Apartments 15 hotels 19
Extinguisher, if a garden hose is used in place of an extinguisher, requires a 3 inch sign posted stating?
For fire use – do not remove
A sprinkler system that has 20 or more heads shall provide…?
A local alarm
How often shall management or a responsible agent test fire alarms?
Monthly
If a fire alarm is Inoperable and the occupancy is a FS responsibility, who shall be contacted?
Respective FS
Respective BC
Fire alarms shall be certified, chief reg 4 Every?
Annually
If a fire alarm is inoperable and the occupancy is a fire prevention Bureau responsibility, who shall be contacted?
Respective fire station
Respective BC
FPB next working day
When a smoke detector is mounted on the wall, mount no closer than… Inches and no further than… Inches from ceiling?
6–12
General FP, building three or more stories in height erected prior to January 1, 1943 so have self closing doors with hold open devices. Door activation is by smoke detector mounted on each side of the doorway within… Of ceiling.
12 inches
Smoke detectors, all multi occupancies and duplexes built after… Must have direct wired smoke detectors
August 1, 1983
Single station smoke detector, single station smoke detectors are required when home Improvements are made to the structure when the amount exceeds?
$1000
Smoke detector shall be tested every?
Six months
Smoke detector, Existing single-family dwellings shell install smoke detectors at time of home sale or when improvements exceed?
$1000
Fire doors are classified by?
Hourly rating and alphabetical
Fire door clearance is?
1 foot
Broken, defective or improper operating fire doors Shall be cited on?
F – 340 D
Hazmat cabinets used inside buildings to store flammable hazardous materials shall have a sign posted on the cabinet door with the words flammable keep away in what size letters?
3 inch
All heating devices shall have a shut off within how many feet of the appliance?
3 feet
Insulation around heating devices and appliances shall be rated to what degree?
160°
Possession of dangerous fireworks is a felony with fines up to… When explosive power exceeds 1 pound
$5000
All fireworks are prohibited in the city of Los Angeles except?
Caps and pistol caps
Possession of dangerous fireworks is a felony with fines up to $5000 when power exceeds?
1 pound
A division four permit is required when a flammable liquid 1A quantity exceeds… Gallons
60 Gallons
A division four permit is required when a flammable liquid 1B quantity exceeds… Gallons
120 gallons
A division four permit is required when a flammable liquid 1C quantity exceeds… Gallons?
180 gallons
A flammable liquid has a flash point of 100° and has a vapor pressure not exceeding… Psi at 100°
40
No open flames or ignition source within… Feet of class one or two liquids
25 feet
No combustible class II liquid with a flash point below… Degrees may be used for cleaning or polishing?
110°
A division 8 permit or hazardous substance disclosure permit is issued by?
City clerk
Hazmat 704 placard shall have a minimum size of inches?
10 x 10
Hazmat 704 placard has four diamond colored areas which one is yellow?
The right
A hazardous building shall be posted with a… To prohibit entry?
F339
What is the yellow side of the hazardous material sign providing?
Reactivity
What is the blue side of a hazardous material sign providing?
Health
When conducting a night inspection and a fire life safety notice is written, provide a max correction time of?
48 hours
When conducting a night inspection and you discover an overcrowding, issue a?
F – 340E
When determining overcrowding, how many square feet per person on the Dancefloor or standing areas?
7 feet
If a member is found guilty in a court of law of providing trade secrets to a competitor they will be convicted of a?
Misdemeanor
LPG tanks, no cylinder or tank Shall be filled within… Feet of a building?
25 feet
LPG tanks, when transporting LPG, a… Extinguisher is required in every cargo vehicle?
20 BC
Lumber shall be securely and compactly piled and in no case higher than… Feet?
20 feet
Lumber, Provide exterior fence at least… Feet tall?
6 feet
Lumberyards trash cans shall be made of metal or… Inch wood?
1 1/4 inch
When conducting A night inspection any violation is found, issue a notice of correction with a… Maximum correction time?
24 hour
Open flame permits are issued by the authority of… By the fire chief?
Special permit
Roof obstructions, provide a minimum clearance of… Feet?
7 feet
Roof obstructions, antenna must not exceed… The height of the mast?
1/6
Roof obstruction, guidewires, rods and antenna having a slope less than…Degrees can be used on a roof?
30°
Spray painting division 80, no flammable liquid shall be stored inside in excess of how many gallons?
60 gallons
Flat roofs provide an access passage way… Feet wide every… Feet
3–50
Spray painting division 80, the construction of a spray booth Shall be?
Steel frame with steel siding
Sprinkler head clearance, provide how many inches below the head?
18 inches
Buildings under construction six or more stories, install standpipe system for use during construction when the building is no more than how many feet?
50 feet
Sprinkler in buildings, provided supervised alarm when a sprinkler system exceeds… Heads?
100
Sprinkler buildings, replace sprinkler heads when they exceed how many years old?
50
The spare sprinkler head box sign Shall be… Inches minimum
8 x 4
Sprinkler heads closer then… Feet, provide baffles so adjacent head when wet will not prevent operation?
5 feet
Sprinkler heads, provide at least… Inches below highly packed goods?
36 inches
Class II wets shall be connected to 100 feet of hose to provide a… Foot stream?
30 foot
Class I drys are required for buildings… Or more stories in height?
Four
Class II wets are required for buildings… Or more stories in height
Three
Class three combination system shall be installed after… Of 1960 in buildings that exceed 150 feet in height
May
When a bureau occupancy fire sprinkler standpipe system is an operative and cannot be restored to service contact the following by the next day?
Battalion, fire station in which the area occupancy is located, fire prevention Bureau
Inside storage, wood pallets may be stacked to 6 feet but when sprinklered may be increased to?
20 feet
Inside storage, provide… Of minimum clearance below girders and beams?
18 inches
Inside storage, provide… Of minimum clearance below lighting fixtures?
18 inches
Inside storage, separate pallet… Feet from other commodities?
25 feet
Inside storage combustible material, provide how much clearance between stored material if they may swell from water damage?
2 feet
Debris such as sawdust, chips and combustible rubbish shall be removed at least every … Days?
Seven days
Above ground tanks shall be spaced a minimum of how many feet?
3 feet
Above ground tanks shall be placarded on how many sides?
Two sides
All above ground tanks 600 gallons or more shall have a… Hour rating or be sprinklered?
One hour
Street signs formula, the height in inches shall be… Distance in feet from the property line?
1/10
Street numbers/letters, numbers and letters shall be a minimum of… Inches in height?
Four
Tire storage division 104, outside storage of tire shall not exceed how many cubic feet in volume?
7200
Piles of tires stored outside shall not exceed… Cubic feet in volume and shall be separated from other piles by an aisle of at least 10 feet wide
7200
Tire storage, piles shall not exceed… Feet in width?
10 feet
Tire storage, tire height shall be maintained… Inches below sprinklers?
18 inches
Pressure vessel is any vessel that is in excess of how many psi or more?
.5
Vacant building, post a F – 335A Notice abate public nuisance and fire hazard, remove all combustibles, secure doors and windows. If unable to secure, issue F – 340A And forward… To building and safety
F – 338
Underground tanks, if underground tanks or abandoned For more than… Days, notify fire prevention Bureau by phone
90 days
Above ground tank, above ground tank 600 gallons or larger have a… Hour rating or be sprinklered
One hour
Above ground tank, when installing an above ground tank, what permit is required?
Division 5
Above ground tank, minimum spacing between tanks shall be not less than… Feet?
Three
After a above ground tank is installed and operational, what permit is required to operate?
Division 4
Underground tanks, how often are underground tank monitoring systems tested?
Monthly
Vacant lots, in the mountain fire district if you find a lot that needs to be cleared, contact a brush clearance unit to determine if the lot is on ordinance. If not on ordinance you should?
Refer to lot cleaning on F – 388
Do not issue a fire notice
Vacant lots, outside the mountain fire district if you find a lot that needs to be cleaned, you should?
Refer to lot cleaning on F – 388
Do not issue a fire notice
When an abandoned vehicle is encountered on a public street, you should?
Refer to transportation, 1–800 ABANDON
When you come upon a serious hazard in a vacant building, post a?
F – 339
Warning placard, when required shall be posted at the main entrance and anywhere outside the building. Tanks and vessels shall be posted?
On the sides
Vicious animals, Post a 10 x 14 sign every… Foot intervals and at the entrance and exits
50 foot
Vicious animals, when reporting a vicious animal, phone department of animal regulations. Also forward a…?
F –338
