Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide III
�Fire Inspector I study guide III
- 1.Ramp with a maximum slope of 1:10
- A.
Life Safety Code - Class A ramp
- B.
Life Safety Code - Class B ramp
- C.
Occupant load
- 2.Ramp with a maximum slope of 1:8
- A.
Life Safety Code - Class B ramp
- B.
Life Safety Code - Class A ramp
- C.
Phase I evacuation
- 3.Total number of persons that may occupy a building or portion thereof at any one time
- A.
Occupant load
- B.
Public way
- C.
Egress
- 4.Evacuation of an entire floor of a health care facility, as wells as zones on the floor above the fire floor
- A.
Phase III evacuation
- B.
Phase I evacuation
- C.
Phase II evacuation
- 5.Evacuation of an entire zone of a health care facility
- A.
Phase I evacuation
- B.
Phase II evacuation
- C.
Phase III evacuation
- 6.Driveways and entrances should facilitate easy access for the largest fire apparatus expected to respond to an occupancy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.In some cases a fire inspector might be powerless to prevent the use of items that hinder firefighter's access to a structure's interior.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The Standard Building Code specifies that a public way should have a width and height of at least 12 feet.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.In general, doors should open in the direction of travel away from the exit.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Panic hardware is required for all exit doors.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The NFPA Life Safety Code is the only model code that divides ramps into two classes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Exit access corridors have stricter requirements than exit passageways.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.In limited cases, the model building codes allow escalators to serve as part of a means of egress in existing buildings.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Fire escape ladders and slides are allowed only when approved by the AHJ.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Exit drills at educational facilities should emphasize discipline rather than speed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Fire evacuation plans at correctional facilities must provide a nonelectrical means for releasing prisoners from their cells.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Inspection personnel may use hotel or motel employees as "fire wardens" to direct emergency evacuations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Because occupants in hotesl and motels are temporary, fire drills at these structures are futile.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The Life Safe Code is _____
- A.
NFPA 101
- B.
NFPA 1000
- C.
ICBA 1 A
- 20.When is access close to a building particularly important?
- A.
When the nearest hydrant is more than 100 yards from the building
- B.
When the building contains no hazardous materials
- C.
When aerial apparatus may be needed to ladder the building
- 21.Why is it important to note when a driveway or parking lot will not support the weight of a fully loaded apparatus?
- A.
The apparatus will not be able to access the building
- B.
The owner can be ordered to replace the pavement
- C.
Drivers can take appropriate steps when positioning apparatus that require stabilizers
- 22.How can personnel get a general idea of a driveway's construction if the owner does not know and construction plans are not available?
- A.
Inspect the entire surface
- B.
Consult codes current when the driveway was constructed
- C.
Observe the driveway's edge
- 23.How should a jurisdiction deal with overhead obstructions?
- A.
Inform driver/operators of their locations
- B.
Require corrections
- C.
Make corrections
- 24.Who ordinarily has the authority to enfore fire lane parking laws?
- A.
Property owners & police
- B.
Property owners & fire marshals
- C.
Police & fire marshals
- 25.What should fire inspectors do when they find permanent changes in access to a structure's interior?
- A.
Notify appropriate police department personnel
- B.
Notify appropriate fire department personnel
- C.
Notify appropriate building department personnel
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