Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide (State of Florida) | 450 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified | 51 Pages
Fire Inspector 1 Study Guide
(State of Florida)
The inspector must have a through knowledge and understanding of the following items: –
✔✔Enabling legislation, State/Local Statues, ways to alter State/Local Statues
The personnel given the responsibility for fire and life safety inspections programs are members
of the: – ✔✔Fire Department
Categories of Inspections are: – ✔✔Annual (Routine), Issuance of a permit, Response to a
complaint, Eminent hazard, New Construction, Change in Occupancy, Owner/Occupant Request
At the time of inspection the inspector should: – ✔✔invite the building owner/occupant
Federal buildings in the local jurisdiction are – ✔✔not required to comply with local codes
The development and implementation of codes are a result of a cooperative effort among: –
✔✔Fire department administration, Mayor or city/county manager, Municipal legislative body,
Legislative body
Occasionally, it is prudent to obtain written permission to enter a site before inspection. The use
of a: – ✔✔Consent-To-Enter form will remove questions
Standards and Codes are adopted by: – ✔✔the AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction)
Standard – ✔✔is a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that is developed by committees
through a consensus process. A STANDARD ONLY BECOMES A LAW WHEN LEGALLY
ADOPTED BY A JURISDICTION OR INCLUDED AS PART OF A CODE. “DEVELOPED
THROUGH A CONSENSUS PROCESS”
Code – ✔✔is a collection or compilation of rules and regulations enacted by a legislative body to
become law in a particular jurisdiction. CODE MUST HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHEN THE STANDARDS ARE TO BE APPLIED.
“HAS THE FORCE OF LAW” –LEGAL DOCUMENT–
ANSI – ✔✔The American National Standards Institute. A private nonprofit organization that
administers and coordinated the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system.
NFPA 1 – ✔✔Uniform Fire Code
NFPA 13 – ✔✔Standard for the installation of Sprinkler Systems
NFPA 14 – ✔✔Standard for the installation of Standpipe and hose systems
NFPA 101 – ✔✔Life Safety Code
NFPA 1031 – ✔✔Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner
Smoke Damper – ✔✔Device installed in air ducts that penetrate a vertical or horizontal assemble
such as a wall, floor, or ceiling. Designed to restrict the movement of smoke between
compartments.
Board of Appeals – ✔✔Has authority to interrupt fire code, consists of 3-7 members who have
experience in fire prevention or building construction.
Variance – ✔✔A one time modification
Primary duty of a fire inspector – ✔✔to ensure the life safety of both citizens and fire and
emergency responders.
Oxidation – ✔✔is a chemical reaction involving the combination of oxygen and other materials.
Fire Triangle – ✔✔HEAT, OXYGEN, FUEL
Fire Tetrahedron – ✔✔FUEL, OXYGEN, HEAT, CHEMICAL REACTION
Air consists of – ✔✔21 Percent Oxygen
Potential Energy – ✔✔energy possessed by an object that may be released
Chemical Heat Energy – ✔✔Energy that is released when two or more chemicals combine and
react with one and another. Chemical heat energy is the most common source of heat in
combustion reactions.
Mechanical Heat Energy – ✔✔Form of energy generated by friction or compression.
Conduction – ✔✔Transfer of heat within an object or to another object by direct contact.
Convection – ✔✔Transfer of heat energy from a fluid to a solid
Radiation – ✔✔Transmission of energy as an electromagnetic wave, light waves, radio waves…
Class A Fires – ✔✔Involve ordinary, solid, combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper,
rubber, and many plastics
Class B Fires – ✔✔Involve flammable and combustible liquids and gasses such as gasoline, oil,
lacquer…
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