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PART I – REGULATIONS CH. #17, 18, 19 & 21 PART II – HAZ MAT 1: PART III – BISP MANUAL {All Ranks - Company Officer & BC Material}
1
Q
- Members may be relieved before roll call for a period not to exceed _____ minutes. Please
fill in the blank? (Regulations chapter 21, section 21.1.4)
A) 30
B) 45
C) 15
D) 60
A
- Answer: D
2
Q
- Each battalion chief shall supervise a roll call in his battalion __________ each month.
Please fill in the blank? (Regulations chapter 21, section 21.1.6)
A) once
B) twice
A
- Answer: B
3
Q
- Please choose an incorrect procedure from the list below when the Department of
Investigation (DOI) or Bureau of Investigation and Trials (BITs) personnel on official business
enter quarters? (Regulations chapter 21, section 20.3.10)
A) After presentation of official identification, DOI or BITS will have immediate and
unrestricted access to all areas of quarters and shall have the full and unrestricted ability to
interview members collectively or individually.
B) DOI or BITS’ right to immediate access cannot be restricted for any reason and failure to
provide free access is cause for disciplinary action and, in the case of DOI personnel, may
constitute a violation of the New York City charter and/or relevant criminal statutes.
C) Fire Department employees will always make notification to superior officers regarding the
entry or presence of DOI, BITs or Testing Unit personnel on official business.
D) BITs personnel and/or Testing Unit personnel, after presentation of official identification,
in lieu of signing-in may use their employee identification number for entry into the journal.
A
- Answer: C = No Fire Department employee shall make any notification to any superior
officers or any other announcement regarding the entry or presence of DOI, BITs or Testing Unit
personnel on official business unless specifically directed to do so by DOI, BITs or Testing Unit
personnel.
4
Q
- Quarters shall be used only for Department business. Visitors shall not be permitted to
remain in quarters after _______ hours. Social assemblages shall be prohibited at all times. Any
type of sales promotions or private business activity shall be prohibited at all times unless
permitted by the Chief of Department. Please fill in the blank? (Regulations 19, section
19.2.1)
A) 1900
B) 2000
C) 2100
D) 2200
A
- Answer: D
5
Q
- The Department strictly and specifically prohibits, in any of its facilities, the viewing or
display of any sexually explicit materials. Premium channels, which provide sexually explicit
material, will not be permitted to be received on any cable box at a Department facility.
“Commanding officers/unit heads shall contact cable television companies and have them
“block out” any stations received on the basic package which show sexually explicit
programming.”
Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the above statement in quotes?
(Regulations chapter 19, section 19.2.2)
A) Agree or D) Disagree
A
- Answer: A = (This was asked on the recent DC test.)
6
Q
- Visits of school children in groups to firehouses, while company is present, shall follow a
policy of cooperation with the Board of Education and other recognized educational institutions.
Officers on duty are authorized to make arrangements for such visits directly with the proper
educational personnel, and shall see that the following regulations are complied with: Please
choose the incorrect answer from the list below? (Regulations 19, section 19.2.14)
A) Third and fourth grade classes shall have one adult supervisor for each 15 children.
B) Classes of fifth grade and over shall have one adult supervisor for each 30 children.
C) Visits shall be of no more than one hour duration, between 0900 hours and 1700 hours.
D) Classes below the third grade shall have one adult supervisor for each four (4) children.
E) Visiting troops are to be accompanied by authorized adult personnel, with at least one adult
for every 30 children.
A
- Answer: E = Visiting troops are to be accompanied by authorized adult personnel, with at
least one adult for every 20 children.
7
Q
- “Apparatus tormentors and outriggers shall NEVER be deployed while the unit is in
quarters.” Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the above statement?
(Regulations 19, section 19.3.13)
A) Agree or D) Disagree
A
- Answer: A
8
Q
- The Chief of Department or his designee in the Fire Department Operations Center
(FDOC), in consultation with the Fire Commissioner has the authority to issue a recall order. The
recall order should list the groups which are already on duty, and the additional groups being
recalled. For example, if groups 1-6 are working and two additional groups are needed, then the
recall order should state that groups 1-8 are being recalled. This will include: Please choose the
incorrect item from the list below? (Regulations chapter 18, section 18.4.3)
A) Members on vacation leave will not report for duty when recalled.
B) Members off with mutual’s or self-mutuals will report for duty when their groups are
recalled.
C) Upon the issuance of a recall order, all mutuals are cancelled.
D) Members shall only work when their group is scheduled, and must report for duty when
their group is recalled
A
- Answer: A = Members on vacation leave will report for duty when recalled
9
Q
- Please choose which item(s) from the list below is correct? (Regulations chapter
18, section 18.4.6 & 18.4.7)
A) If the group chart is maintained, the maximum number of groups to be recalled is 4
additional groups, for a total of 10 groups.
B) If the group chart is changed to 12-hour or 24-hour tours, the maximum number of groups
to be recalled is 6 additional groups for a total of 12 groups.
A
- Answer: A and B
10
Q
- During the period that the recall is in effect, all members, with the exceptions noted below,
shall be subject to recall duty in accordance with the recall order. Please choose the correct
items from the list below that would qualify as exceptions to the recall order?
(Regulations chapter 18, section 18.11)
A) Medical
B) Military
C) Bereavement
D) Special
E) Emergency
A
- Answer: All are correct.
11
Q
- “Upon receipt of a recall signal, all affected units out of quarters, other than units
operating at a fire or emergency, shall return to quarters immediately. Relocated units
shall be guided by instructions received from dispatchers.” Please indicate if you agree or
disagree with the above statement? (Regulations chapter 18, section 18.12.1)
A) Agree or D) Disagree
A
- Answer: A
12
Q
- It is the responsibility of the Battalion Chief in command of the mobilization point to
organize, control and track recalled members. At the discretion of the Battalion Chief, recalled
officers may be designated for these duties. The Battalion Chief will maintain communications
with FDOC in order to ascertain: Please choose the most correct item from the list above?
(Regulations chapter 18, section 18.17.2)
A) The number of members expected to report.
B) A written work chart procedure with reporting times and locations.
C) The transportation plan
D) Incident Action Plan
E) All of the above
A
- Answer: E
13
Q
- Deputy Chiefs shall, when notified of serious illness of a child, parent (step, foster or
natural), brother or sister of a member’s spouse, grant an emergency leave to a member. Deputy
Chief granting such leave shall complete and forward form BP-603. Please indicate if you agree
or disagree with the above statement? (Regulations chapter 17, section 17.4.1)
A) Agree or D) Disagree
A
- Answer: D = Deputy Chiefs shall, when notified of serious illness of a spouse, child,
parent (step, foster or natural), brother or sister of a member, grant an emergency leave to a
member. Deputy Chief granting such leave shall complete and forward form BP-603. Note:
Emergency Leave only for a member’s family not the spouse’s family
14
Q
- Veteran members on the following leaves or schedules at the time of either holiday shall
not receive compensatory time:
A) Vacation, bereavement, medical, military.
B) Emergency, special or regular.
C) Adjusted Tour.
D) Any other compensatory time requested by member for such time period.
E) Mutual
Please choose the incorrect item from the list above? (Regulations chapter 17, section
17.5.5)
A
- Answer: E = The eligibility of a member for compensatory time shall not be affected by
mutual exchange of tours.
15
Q
- To reduce the firefighter’s work week to 40 hours, a 15 hour adjusted tour is granted
annually. To receive an adjusted tour, a firefighter must perform more than ______ months
service in the current calendar year under the Two-Platoon, 25 Group chart. Please fill in the
blank? (Regulations chapter 17, section 17.8.1)
A) two
B) three
C) six
D) nine
A
- Answer: C
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Q
1) LP gasses are how many times heavier than air? A) 3 - 3.5 B) 4 - 5 C) 1.5 - 2 D) 2.5 - 3
A
- C = (HM 1-1.2.5)
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Q
2) LP gasses are flammable, odorless, non-toxic, and poisonous.
A) Agree or D) Disagree?
A
- Disagree = Non poisonous. (HM 1 – 1.2.1)
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Q
3) At a LP Gas Fire/ Emergency in a tank truck, how many feet do we keep everyone, not
actually engaged in operations from the front and rear?
A) 500 ft
B) 750 ft
C) 600 ft
D) 1,000 ft
A
- D = (HM 1-1.3.3)
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Q
4) At a LP Gas Fire/ Emergency in a tank truck, how many feet do we keep everyone, not
actually engaged in operations from the sides?
A) 500 ft
B) 750 ft
C) 600 ft
D) 1,00 ft
A
- A = (HM 1-1.3.3)
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Q
5) At a LP Leak with a fire, do we normally extinguish the fire before the leak is stopped?
A) Agree or D) Disagree?
A
- Disagree = Do not extinguish the fire until the leak has stopped, except under extremely
unusual circumstances. (HM 1-1.4.1)
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Q
6) How can we protect tank surfaces that are exposed to heat, from auto exposure or from
another source?
A) Approach the tank from the sides, applying water to all exposed surfaces as well as piping
and valves
B) Approach the tank from the rear, applying water to all exposed surfaces as well as piping
and valves
C) Approach the tank from the rear, applying dry chem to all exposed surfaces as well as
piping and valves
D) Approach the tank from the sides, applying dry chem to all exposed surfaces as well as
piping and valves
A
- A = (HM 1-1.4.3)
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Q
7) Tank failure, under fire conditions, usually occurs in what area of the tank when sufficient
water can’t be applied to prevent the metal from softening or weakening to a point where metal
failure occurs.
A) Vapor area
B) Liquid area
C) Base area
D) Tank failure very rarely occurs in this scenario
A
- A = (HM 1-1.4.7)
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Q
8) If water spray is not effective in dispersing LP gas vapor, what is used?
A) Foam from a close distance
B) Back up and use an 1 ¾ line from a safe distance
C) Heavy streams of water from a safe distance
D) Purple K from a safe distance
A
- C = (HM 1- 1.5.3)
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Q
9) What does the acronym BLEVE stand for?
A) Burning Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
B) Burning Liquid Extreme Vapor Explosion
C) Boiling Liquid Evaporating Vapor Explosion
D) Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
A
- D = (HM 1- 2.4.3)
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10) What number identifies Propane when seen on a placard?
A) 1971
B) 1075
C) 1077
D) 1983
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10. B = (HM 1- fig 17)
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11) What number identifies Compressed Natural Gas when seen on a placard?
A) 1971
B) 1075
C) 1077
D) 1983
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11. A = ( HM 1- 3.2.1)
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12) CNG cylinders are subject to failure and to BLEVE’s
| A) Agree or D) Disagree?
12. Disagree = Not subject to BLEVE. They do not contain liquid! (HM 1-3.4.3)
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13) What is the flash point of methanol?
A) 72 degrees
B) 60 degrees
C) 54 degrees
D) 98 degrees
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13. C = (HM 1-4.2.2)
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14) What is the most effective of the dry chemical extinguishing agents to use on Methanol
fires?
A) Type B dry chem.
B) CO 2 extinguisher
C) Purple K
D) None of the above. Ordinary foam must be used!
14. C = (HM 1-4.4.2) A- For small fires, Type B is adequate D- Methanol is destructive
to ordinary foam
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744. An automatic sprinkler is required throughout any Group F-1 occupancy that contains
woodworking operations in excess of ______ square feet? (Factory 2008 Pg 9)
A. 2500 B. 5000 C. 7500 D. 10000
744. A
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745. An automatic sprinkler is required throughout any Group F-1 occupancy in excess of
______ square feet? (Factory 2008 Pg 9)
A. 2500 B. 5000 C. 7500 D. 10000
745. C
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746. An automatic sprinkler is required throughout any Group F-1 occupancy of any size
located more than _______ stories above grade? (Factory 2008 Pg 9)
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
746. B
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747. High Hazard occupancies include those that store, manufacture, or process?
(High Hazard Pre-2008 Pg 1)
A. Potentially explosive products or materials
B. Highly combustible products
C. Highly flammable products
D. Materials likely to burn with extreme rapidity
747. A, B, C, D
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748. No space classified in the High Hazard Group shall be located above the second story of
any building or building section in construction group II containing a space classified in
occupancy group J-1 or J-2. (High Hazard Pre-2008 Pg 2)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
748. AGREE
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749. The maximum occupant load when there is only one door in a High Hazard occupancy is
______ occupants? (High Hazard Pre-2008 Pg 4)
A. 1 B. 5 C. 10 D. 15
749. C
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750. In a High Hazard occupancy, the maximum travel distance from the most remote point in
any room or space to the center of a door opening directly on an open exterior space, a vertical
exit, an interior stair, an exit passageway, or to a horizontal exit shall be no greater than _____
feet in a sprinklered building? (High Hazard Pre-2008 Pg 4)
A. 100 B. 125 C. 150 D. 200
750. C
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751. A closed circuit electrically supervised fire alarm signal system shall be installed in high
hazard occupancies when areas containing gas distribution piping operating at levels above
_____ psi — shall have a combustible gas detection-alarm system and a suitable fire protection
system? (High Hazard Pre-2008 Pg 7)
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
751. B
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752. Sprinkler systems are required in? (High Hazard Pre-2008 Pg 7)
A. ALL High Hazard occupancies or spaces
B. Throughout buildings with a main use or dominant use of High Hazard
752. A, B
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753. In the 2008 Building Code, the maximum occupant load when there is only one means of
egress for High Hazard occupancy Groups H-1, H-2, H-3 is? (High Hazard 2008 Pg 4)
A. 1 B. 3 C. 10 D. 25
753. B
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754. In the 2008 Building Code, the maximum occupant load when there is only one means of
egress for High Hazard occupancy Groups H-4, H-5 is? (High Hazard 2008 Pg 4)
A. 1 B. 3 C. 10 D. 25
754. C
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755. In the 2008 Building Code, the maximum exit access travel distance for buildings with
two exits that are in High Hazard occupancy Group H-1 is _____ feet? (High Hazard
2008 Pg 5)
A. 75 B. 100 C. 125 D. 150
755. A
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756. In the 2008 Building Code, the maximum exit access travel distance for buildings with
two exits that are in High Hazard occupancy Group H-5 is _____ feet? (High Hazard
2008 Pg 5)
A. 75 B. 100 C. 150 D. 200
756. D
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757. An automatic sprinkler shall be installed in? (High Hazard 2008 Pg 8)
A. Group H occupancies/spaces.
B. Throughout buildings with a main use or dominant occupancy of Group H
757. A, B
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758. All H-5 occupancies / spaces need to be sprinklered throughout the ENTIRE building.
(High Hazard 2008 Pg 8)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
758. AGREE
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759. Institutional Occupancies Pre-2008 include both H-1 (Jails, Prisons…) and H-2
(Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Day Nurseries…) types of occupancies. (Institutional Pre-08
Pg 1)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
759. AGREE
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760. The maximum occupant load for one exit door from an institutional occupancy is?
(Institutional Pre-08 Pg 4)
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
760. B
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761. Buildings classified in Occupancy Group H-1 and H-2 shall have a closed circuit
electrically supervised fire alarm system. In buildings where persons are under restraint under the
jurisdiction of NYC or NYS - the systems may be modified if approved by the Commissioner.
(Institutional Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
761. AGREE
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762. An automatic sprinkler shall be provided in corridors and exit passageways of buildings
classified in institutional occupancy group H occupancies. (Institutional Pre-08 Pg 7)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
762. AGREE
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763. Group H occupancies require fire drills be conducted ______ times per year, ______
times per year on each shift? (Institutional Pre-08 Pg 8)
A. 6, 2 B. 12. 4 C. 18, 6 D. 24, 8
763. A
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764. Institutional Occupancies 2008 include both I-1 (Assisted Living facilities, Halfway
Houses….), I-2 (Hospitals, Adult Homes…) I-3 (Prisons, Jails…), and I-4 (Custodial Care
facilities) types of occupancies. (Institutional 2008 Pg 1-4)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
764. AGREE
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765. Generally (with some exceptions) two exits or exit access doorways are required from
any space when the occupant load exceeds 10 occupants in an Institutional occupancy.
(Institutional 2008 Pg 7)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
765. AGREE
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766. Group I occupancies shall have installed both a manual and automatic fire alarm system
AND an automatic fire detection system. (Institutional 2008 Pg 11)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
766. AGREE
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767. An approved smoke detection system shall be installed throughout resident housing areas
in Group I occupancies, including sleeping areas and contiguous day rooms, group activity
spaces and other common spaces normally accessible to residents. (Institutional 2008 Pg 11)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
767. AGREE
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768. An automatic sprinkler shall be provided in institutional occupancy Group I occupancies
and installed throughout buildings with a main or dominant occupancy of Group I.
(Institutional 2008 Pg 12)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
768. AGREE
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769. Group I occupancies require fire drills be conducted _____ times per year, _____ times
per year on each shift? (Institutional 2008 Pg 8)
A. 6, 2 B. 12. 4 C. 18, 6 D. 24, 8
769. A
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770. An electrically supervised fire alarm system is required in department stores or retail
establishments having _____ or more floors above the street floor to which the public is
admitted? (Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
770. A
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771. An electrically supervised fire alarm system is required in department stores or retail
establishments having a total floor area of _____ or more square feet? (Mercantile Pre-08
Pg 6)
A. 10,000 B. 15,000 C. 20,000 D. 25,000
771. C
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772. If a building was constructed under the 1938 Building Code, sprinklers are required if it
has one street front and the area of the structure exceeds ______ square feet?
(Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. 10,000 B. 14,500 C. 17,500 D. 20,000
772. A
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773. If a building was constructed under the 1938 Building Code, sprinklers are required if it
has two street fronts and the area of the structure exceeds ______ square feet?
(Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. 10,000 B. 14,500 C. 17,500 D. 20,000
773. B
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774. If a building was constructed under the 1938 Building Code, sprinklers are required if it
has three street fronts and the area of the structure exceeds ______ square feet?
(Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. 10,000 B. 14,500 C. 17,500 D. 20,000
774. C
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775. If a building was constructed under the 1968 Building Code, sprinklers are required if the
area of the structure exceeds ______ square feet? (Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. 7,500 B. 10,000 C. 14,500 D. 17,500
775. AGREE
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777. If a building was constructed under the 1968 Building Code, sprinklers are required if the
mercantile space has an unenclosed stair or escalator between any two or more floors?
(Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 6)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
777. AGREE
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778. Level 2 and Level 3 aerosols are not permitted for storage in below grade areas, but are
permitted for display below grade if the retail display area is protected by a sprinkler system?
(Mercantile Pre-08 Pg 12)
A. Agree or D. Disagree?
778. A
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779. Access controlled entrance and egress doors are permitted within group M occupancies
if? (Mercantile 2008 Pg 4)
A. There is a manual unlocking device located within 40-48 inches above the floor within 5
feet of the secured doors
B. There is a sign that reads “PUSH TO EXIT” for the unlocking device
C. Activation of a fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler unlocks the doors
D. Entrance doors are not secured from the entrance side during periods the building is open to
the public
779. A, B, C (D - should say egress
| side)
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780. The maximum occupant load in a Group M occupancy when there is only one means of
egress is _____ persons? (Mercantile 2008 Pg 4)
A. 50 B. 74 C. 75 D. 100
780. B
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781. A Group M building is allowed to have one exit if the building is a maximum 1 story, has
a maximum of ______ occupants, and maximum travel distance to the exit of 75 feet?
(Mercantile 2008 Pg 5)
A. 30 B. 50 C. 74 D. 100
781. B
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782. A Group M building is allowed to have one exit if the building is a maximum 2 stories,
has a maximum of ___ occupants, and maximum travel distance to the exit of 75 feet?
(Mercantile 2008 Pg 5)
A. 30 B. 50 C. 74 D. 100
782. A
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783. Fire alarm systems are required in a Group M occupancy where the fire area exceeds
______ square feet? (Mercantile 2008 Pg 7)
A. 7,500 B. 10,000 C. 12,000 D. 17,500
783. A C. 12,000
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784. Fire alarm systems are required in a Group M occupancy where the combined area of all
Group M fire areas on all floors, including mezzanines, exceeds ______ square feet?
(Mercantile 2008 Pg 7)
A. 7,500 B. 12,000 C. 18,000 D. 24,000
784. D
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785. Fire alarm systems are required in a Group M occupancy where the fire area is in a below
grade story that exceeds ______ square feet? (Mercantile 2008 Pg 7)
A. 1,500 B. 2,000 C. 3,000 D. 4,000
785. A
