Fire Protection and Life Safety Test

1. Which of these fire protection systems are “passive?” (Choose all that apply.) *

Fire-rated doors

Fire sprinklers

Firewalls

Standpipes

2. How would you best sum up how fire protection codes and standards differ? (Choose one.) *

Standards are longer

Model codes always have the force of law

A code tells someone what to do; a standard tells them how to do it

3. What is the deadliest point during a fire, where no one can possibly survive in a space? *

Flashover

Decay

Growth

Ignition

4. What’s the main difference between fire prevention and fire protection: *

One focuses on saving lives; the other focuses on extinguishing fires

One focuses on avoiding fires; the other focuses on doing something about them

5. What are the two most common “listings” you’ll see that ensure quality, safe, and reliable equipment? *

LCPB Marked

UL Listed

FM Approved

CE Certified

6. After someone buys a building or constructs a new one, what main factors determine which fire protection systems that codes say the structure needs? (Pick one answer.) *

The rules found in standards

Manufacturers’ instructions

What the building is used for (occupancy) and its contents (hazard level)

7. Which of these people are least likely to know a lot about fire protection rules and systems: *

Architects

Authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)

ITM contractors

Property owners

8. Which of these parties are the main rule followers? (Though, technically, all of them follow some fire protection rules. Pick the two best answers.) *

A fire marshal

A property owner

A fire protection ITM contractor

An insurance inspector

A property owner’s designated representative

9. Which public safety organization is more important? *

ICC

NFPA

They are equally important

10. What does NFPA stand for? *

National Fire Prevention Association

National Firefighters Protection Association

National Fire Protection Association

11. What’s the main difference between the design objectives of control vs. suppression? *

Equipment that controls a fire puts it out completely; suppression equipment doesn’t

Suppression aims to attack a fire and knock it down; control's primary goal is to stop it from getting out of hand

12. Why does the fire protection industry exist? (Choose all that apply.) *

Save lives

Protect property

Reduce liability

13. What’s the best description of QRFS’s mission? *

To sell equipment

To provide services

To make money

To buy Plato dog treats

To make safety and legal compliance simpler through easy access to parts and information

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