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Question 1

A four-story apartment building (Group R-2) is to be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system. Which sprinkler standard is permitted for this building?

  1. NFPA 13D, for one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes
  2. NFPA 13R, for residential occupancies up to four stories
  3. NFPA 25, the standard for inspection, testing, and maintenance
  4. NFPA 72, the national fire alarm and signaling code
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Correct answer: B - NFPA 13R, for residential occupancies up to four stories

Question 2

A business occupancy has a gross floor area of 9,000 square feet. Using an occupant load factor of 150 square feet per occupant, what is the calculated occupant load?

  1. 60
  2. 45
  3. 90
  4. 1,350
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Correct answer: A - 60

Question 3

Egress doors serving a room must swing in the direction of egress travel when the room's occupant load reaches at least:

  1. 30 occupants
  2. 100 occupants
  3. 50 occupants
  4. 300 occupants
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Correct answer: C - 50 occupants

Question 4

A standpipe system provides only 2-1/2-inch hose connections intended for use by trained fire department personnel. This describes which class of standpipe?

  1. Class III, serving both 2-1/2-inch and 1-1/2-inch
  2. Class II, serving 1-1/2-inch occupant-use hose
  3. Class I, serving 2-1/2-inch fire department hose
  4. A combined standpipe and sprinkler riser
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Correct answer: C - Class I, serving 2-1/2-inch fire department hose

Question 5

A sprinklered space has an occupant load of 300 and is served by level egress components (doors and corridors). Using the capacity factor of 0.2 inch per occupant, the minimum required egress width is:

  1. 90 inches
  2. 60 inches
  3. 32 inches
  4. 150 inches
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Correct answer: B - 60 inches

Question 6

Quantities of a hazardous material within a single control area are increased until they exceed the maximum allowable quantity per control area. The most direct consequence for the space is that it must be:

  1. Reclassified and regulated as a Group H high-hazard occupancy
  2. Subdivided into the maximum number of control areas
  3. Provided with an additional independent exit
  4. Equipped with a Class II standpipe system
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Correct answer: A - Reclassified and regulated as a Group H high-hazard occupancy

Question 7

A commercial kitchen includes a hood serving deep-fat fryers that produce grease-laden vapors. Which protection is required for the hood and duct system?

  1. A single-station smoke alarm within the hood plenum
  2. A listed automatic fire-extinguishing system for the hood and duct
  3. A Class II standpipe hose connection in the kitchen
  4. A portable Class A fire extinguisher within reach
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Correct answer: B - A listed automatic fire-extinguishing system for the hood and duct

Question 8

During plan review, what most fundamentally distinguishes a fire wall from a fire barrier?

  1. A fire wall must always be located directly on an interior lot line
  2. A fire wall is permitted to contain unprotected openings and penetrations
  3. A fire wall is required only in noncombustible Type I and II construction
  4. A fire wall has the structural stability to stand if one side collapses
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Correct answer: D - A fire wall has the structural stability to stand if one side collapses

Question 9

On an NFPA 704 hazard identification placard, the health hazard is represented by the:

  1. Blue quadrant
  2. Red quadrant
  3. Yellow quadrant
  4. White quadrant
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Correct answer: A - Blue quadrant

Question 10

A design professional submits a material that is not specifically addressed anywhere in the fire code. Under what provision may the fire code official accept it?

  1. It is automatically approved once listed by a recognized testing laboratory
  2. Under the code provision for alternative materials, design, and methods of construction
  3. It is prohibited from use unless the adopted code is first amended
  4. It may be permitted only where the entire building is fully sprinklered
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Correct answer: B - Under the code provision for alternative materials, design, and methods of construction

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