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1. NFPA 10 states which of the following should be used on delicate electronic equipment?

Halon 1211

Extinguishers listed and labeled for Class C Hazards

C02

AFFF/FFFP

2. What is a Class “A” type of fire?

Wood and paper

Cooking media

Flammable liquids

Fires involving live electrical equipment

3. Do halogenated agent extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

4. Do pump tank extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

5. Do dry chemical cartridge and cylinder operated with mild steel shell extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

6. Do wet chemical extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

7. Do stored pressure dry chemical extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

8. Do wetting agent extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

9. Do carbon dioxide extinguishers require an annual internal examination?

Yes

10. Is a CO2 Extinguisher rated for a class "C" electrical fire?

Yes

11. Is a water based extinguisher with a conductivity of more than 1.00 microseimens/cm rated for a Class "C" electrical fire?

Yes

12. Is a dry powder chemical for combustible metals rated for a Class "C" electrical fire?

Yes

13. Of the four types below, which extinguisher cannot be used for pool room (chlorine oxidizer) fires?

ABC dry chemical

CO2

Water mist

Regular dry chemical

14. Which agent allows you to use two extinguishers with a 20B rating to meet a 40B requirement?

Halon/Haloncarbon

Loaded stream

AFFF/FFFP

ABC dry chemical

15. Flammable liquid fires involving pressurized gas, pressurized flammable liquids, three dimensional fires or obstacle fires require what size extinguisher and flow rate as a minimum?

5 lb capacity with 1lb/sec

20 lb capacity with 2lb/sec

10 lb capacity with 1lb/sec

30 lb capacity with 2lb/sec

16. Extinguishers bearing a class B rating of 4B, 6B, 8B, 12B and 16B should be:

Given a six year maintenance

Have their labels replaced

Removed from service

Both A & b

17. Stored pressure extinguishers include:

CO2

Halogenated agents

Stored pressure dry chemical

Both B & C

18. What is a Class “B” type fire?

Fires involving live electrical equipment

Combustable metals

Flammable liquids

Deep fat fryers

19. Travel distance is defined as:

Actual walking distance

Line of site distance

As the bird flies distance

All of the above

20. What is the maximum travel distance for Class “K” fires?

50 feet

75 feet

30 feet

Within arms length

21. What is the maximum travel distance for a Class “D” fire?

50 feet

75 feet

30 feet

Within arms length

22. What is the maximum travel distance for Class “A” fires?

50 feet

75 feet

30 feet

None of the above

23. For a light (low) hazard, what amount of flammable liquid is allowed?

Less than 1 gallon

5 gallon

6 gallon

8 gallon

24. For a ordinary (moderate) hazard, what amount of flammable liquid is allowed?

1-5 gallon

5-6 gallon

6-7 gallon

8-9 gallon

25. For an extra (high) hazard, what amount of flammable liquid is allowed?

More than 1 gallon

More than 5 gallon

More than 6 gallon

More than 8 gallon

26. What is the maximum travel distance for an extra (high) hazard using an 80B rated extinguisher?

30 feet

50 feet

75 feet

None of the above

27. What is the maximum travel distance for a ordinary (moderate) hazard using a 10B rated extinguisher?

30 feet

50 feet

75 feet

None of the above

28. Should a CO2 extinguisher with metal horns be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

29. Should any extinguisher that must be inverted to operate be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

30. Should a Halon 1211 extinguisher be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

31. Should a solid type AFFF extinguisher (paper cartridge) be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

32. Should a pressurized water extinguisher (pre 1971_ be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

33. Should a cartridge operated extinguisher be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

34. Should a CO2 extinguisher manufactured prior to 1955 be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

35. Should a soda acid extinguisher be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

36. Should a vaporizing liquid (e.g. carbon tetrachloride) be considered obsolete and removed from service?

Yes

37. What is a Class “C” type fire?

Titanium

Ordinary combustibles

Fires involving live electrical equipment

Flammable liquids

38. What is the maximum height the top of an extinguisher under 40lbs can be mounted at?

4 feet

5 feet

3 feet

6 feet

39. What is the maximum height the top of an extinguisher over 40 lbs can be mounted at?

4 feet

4 1/2 feet

3 1/2 feet

3 feet

40. What is the minimum mounting height from the floor to the bottom of an extinguisher?

12 inches

6 inches

4 inches

None of the above

41. When recharging Class K extinguishers, any remaining agent may be re-used.

True

False

42. What is the minimum temperature for extinguishers with “protect from freezing” on the label?

32 degrees F

40 degrees F

0 degrees F

65 degrees F

43. If extinguishers that require a 12 year hydrostatic test are subjected to temperatures above their listed rating, they shall be:

Hydrostatically tested every 6 years

Subjected to normal maintenance only

Removed from service

Emptied and subjected to maintenance and recharge annually

44. What is a Class “D” type fire?

Wood and paper

Combustable metals

Kitchen fires

fires involving live electrical equipment

45. Dry chemical stored pressure extinguishers manufactured prior to October 1984 must:

Be removed from service immediately

Have the label changed and a hose added

Be removed at the next 6 year maintenance or hydrostatic test, whichever comes first

Be removed if the shell is a DOT 4B specificiation cylinder

46. What is the best definition of an “inspection”?

A quick check

A thorough examination

An annual maintenance

A walk through

47. What is the best definition of “maintenance”?

A quick check

A thorough examination

A monthly inspection

A walk through

48. How often must an “inspection” be performed on an extinguisher that is not electronically monitored?

Every 6 years

Every year

Every 30 days

Only when discharged

49. How often must “maintenance” be performed on an extinguisher?

Every 90 days

Every year, or when indicated by an inspection

Every 30 days

Only when discharged

50. Choose the item that is not one of the three basic elements to be thoroughly examined during a “maintenance” procedure:

Mechanical parts

Extinguishing agent

Expelling means

Placement

51. What is a Class “K” type fire?

Cooking media

Fires involving live electrical equipment

Ordinary combustibles

Flammable liquid

52. A 6-year maintenance procedure is designed for what types of extinguishers?

Store-pressure extinguishers that also require a 12 year test

Cartridge operated extinguishers that also requires annual teardowns

High pressure C02 extinguishers

All stored-pressure extinguisher

53. During a 6 year maintenance of a stored pressure dry chemical extinguisher, the agent must be replaced with new agent.

True

False

54. Does a water pressure extinguisher undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

55. Does a Halotron extinguisher undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

56. Does a Class K extinguisher undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

57. Does a dry chemical, stored pressure extinguisher undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

58. Does a CO2 extinguisher undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

59. Does a stored pressure dry chemical wheeled unit undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

60. Does a dry chemical, cartridge operated extinguisher undergo a 6-year maintenance?

Yes

61. When performing the recharging of portable rechargeable extinguishers:

NAFED’s recharge manual shall be followed

The recommendations of the manufacturers shall be followed

The instructions of the manufacturer may be used

No set procedure is required

62. Which location(s) on an extinguisher is acceptable for the placement of the 6-year label?

The sidewall

The back

The front

Both A & B

63. When recharging a dry chemical extinguisher, the remaining dry chemical may be re-used without a thorough examination of the chemical?

Yes

64. Loaded stream extinguishers are required to be fully discharged and disassembled annually

True

False

65. Which type of extinguisher requires a “conductivity test” to its hose assembly?

Dry chemical

Carbon dioxide

Halon

AFFF

66. What is the highest allowable dew point for nitrogen gas used in recharging dry chemical extinguishers?

–60 degrees F

0 degrees F

+32 degrees F

–70 degrees F

67. Fire extinguishers may be converted from one type to another or from one agent to another as long as the extinguisher shell and its pressure gauge are charged to reflect the agent being used.

True

False

68. Which of the following is the proper setting for a pressure regulator being used to pressurize extinguishers with nitrogen?

At operating pressure of extinguisher

At no higher than 25 psi above the extinguisher operating pressure

At 2 times the extinguisher operating pressure

At the factory test pressure shown on the nameplate

69. Halon extinguishers must be discharged into an approved listed recovery system.

True

False

70. The expellant gas for all Class D and haloncarbon extinguishers is the same.

True

False

71. It is recommended that a Halon extinguisher be purged with nitrogen or purged using a vacuum system before refilled.

True

False

72. The premixed agent in liquid charge-type AFFF (aqueous film-forming foam) and FFFP (film-forming fluoroprotein foam) fire extinguishers shall be replaced at what interval?

Every year

Every 3 years

Every 5 years

Every 12 years

73. Dry chemical agents may be re-used as long as a closed recovery system is being used and the powder is thoroughly checked for proper type, contamination and condition.

True

False

74. Dry chemical (ABC & BC) agents may be mixed together in small quantities.

True

False

75. Which method is not an appropriate method to determine the proper amount of liquid to place in a water extinguisher to be recharged?

Exact measurement by weight

Use of an anti-overfill tube, if provided

A fill mark on the fire extinguisher shell, if provided

Use of a dipstick

76. Fire extinguisher gauges are universally replaceable between agents and only need to have the correct PSI as listed on the label.

True

False

77. Verification of service collars is not required on any extinguishers after they have been recharged.

True

False

78. When recharging a fire extinguisher the amount of agent does not need to be verified by weighing.

True

False

79. Tamper seals are to be removed and replaced annually with a listed tamper seal for rechargeable extinguishers

True

False

80. Which extinguisher type does not need collar verifications ring when recharged.

Cartridge operated

Halon

Water, stored pressure

Dry chemical, store pressure

81. Hydrostatic testing of extinguishers shall always include both an internal and external visual examination.

True

False

82. Air can be used as the sole medium for pressure testing.

True

False

83. Dents or corrosion always require a fire extinguisher to be condemned.

True

False

84. If repairs by soldering, welding or brazing exist, should the fire extinguisher be hydrostatically tested?

Yes

85. If the fire extinguisher has been burned in a fire, should the fire extinguisher be hydrostatically tested?

Yes

86. If there is a corrosion that has caused pitting, including pitting under a removable nameplate or band, should the fire extinguisher be hydrostatically tested?

Yes

87. If the extinguisher is over 50 years old (stored pressure), should the fire extinguisher be hydrostatically tested?

Yes

88. If a fire extinguisher has been used for any purpose other than that of a fire extinguisher, should the fire extinguisher be hydrostatically tested?

Yes

89. If the shell is of copper or brass construction, joined by soft solder or rivets, should the fire extinguisher be hydrostatically tested?

Yes

90. If an extinguisher has a dent (not a weld), what is the maximum depth allowable for it to be hydrotested?

1/4 of the greatest dimension

1/10 of the greatest dimension

1/4 inch

1/10 of an inch

91. A condemned cylinder can be hydrostatic testing and restamped.

True

False

92. When a cylinder has corrosion, cuts, gouges or dings that have removed more than 10 percent of the shell thickness, they shall be condemned.

True

False

93. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a stored water pressure fire extinguisher?

1 year

5 years

6 years

12 years

94. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a Halon 1211, stored pressure fire extinguisher?

1 year

5 years

6 years

12 years

95. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a pump tank fire extinguisher?

0 years

1 year

6 years

12 years

96. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a Carbon Dioxide fire extinguisher?

1 year

5 years

6 years

12 years

97. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a dry chemical, stored pressure fire extinguisher, with mild steel shell?

1 year

5 years

6 years

12 years

98. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a dry chemical, stored pressure fire extinguisher, with stainless steel shell?

1 year

5 years

6 years

None of the above

99. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a dry chemical, cartridge operated fire extinguisher?

1 year

6 years

12 years

None of the above

100. What is the Hydro-testing interval (in years) for a loaded stream, stored pressure fire extinguisher?

5 years

6 years

12 years

None of the above

101 out of 100

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