ICC 66 EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS


86. "Residential Group R-4. This occupancy shall include buildings, structures or portions thereof for more than five but not more than 16 persons, excluding staff, who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised residential environment and receive custodial care. The persons receiving care are capable of self preservation. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

Alcohol and drug centers

Assisted living facilities

Congregate care facilities

Convalescent facilities

Group homes

Halfway houses

Residential board and custodial care facilities

Social rehabilitation facilities"

A. Residential Group R-4

B. Residential Group R-3

C. Residential Group R-2

D. Residential Group R-1

87. Which of the following is not listed as a requirement to be included in fire safety plans?

A. The procedure for reporting a fire or other emergency.

B. The life safety strategy and procedures for notifying, relocating or evacuating occupants, including occupants who need assistance.

C. The normal routes of fire department vehicle access.

D. The location of smoke alarms and detection devices.

E. The occupancy assembly point, the locations of fire hydrants.

88. With regards to egress from a building, exterior walls separating the exterior area of assisted rescue from the interior of the building shall have a minimum fire-resistance rating of __________, rated for exposure to fire from the inside.

A. no fire rating needed

B. 1/2 hour

C. 1 hour

D. 2 hours

89. Which of the following operations does not require an operational permit as a requirement of the International Fire Code?

A. Dry cleaning

B. Exhibits and trade shows

C. Explosives

D. Vehicles equipped for and using compressed gas as a fuel for propelling the vehicle

90. Fire Drills shall be held at unexpected times and under varying conditions to simulate the unusual conditions that occur in case of fire. At what frequency does the International Fire Code require drills to be held for Group I-1 occupancy classifications?

A. Monthly on each shift

B. Weekly on each shift

C. Semiannually on each shift

D. Annually on each shift

91. A material, device or construction installed to restrict the movement of air within open spaces of concealed areas of building components such as crawl spaces, floor/ceiling assemblies, roof/ceiling assemblies and attics.

A. fireblocking

B. firestop

C. draftstop

D. air block

92. The building official shall be rendered liable personally and is hereby assigned personal liability for any damage accruing to persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of an act or omission in the discharge of official duties.

A. True

B. False

93. Fuel containers shall be located at least ______________ from the burner use in the heating of asphalt kettles. Exceptions ignored.

A. 10 feet (3048 mm)

B. 20 feet (6096 mm)

C. 50 feet (15,240 mm)

D. 100 feet (30480 mm)

94. The face of an exit sign illuminated from an external source shall have an intensity of not less than ___ foot-candles.

A. 1

B. 3

C. 5

D. 8

95. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed at the top of rubbish and linen chutes and in their terminal rooms. Chutes shall have additional sprinkler heads installed at alternate floors and at the ____________.

A. highest intake

B. lowest intake

C. central location

D. above the center location

96. Manual fire alarm boxes shall be _____ in color.

A. yellow

B. orange

C. red

D. white

97. Aerosols with a total chemical heat of combustion that is greater than 8,600 Btu/lb, but less than or equal to 13,000 Btu/lb.

A. Level 1 aerosol products.

B. Level 2 aerosol products.

C. Level 3 aerosol products.

D. Level 4 aerosol products.

98. In motor fuel-dispensing facilities, an approved emergency procedures sign, in addition to the signs required by , shall be posted in a conspicuous location and shall read:

A. IN CASE OF FIRE, SPILL OR RELEASE USE EMERGENCY PUMP SHUTOFF

B. IN CASE OF FIRE, SPILL OR RELEASE, REPORT THE ACCIDENT!

C. IN CASE OF FIRE, SPILL OR RELEASE FIRE DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE NO

D. IN CASE OF FIRE, SPILL OR RELEASE FACILITY ADDRESS

E. All of the above

99. In buildings where a required accessible floor is __________ or more stories above or below a level of exit discharge, at least one required accessible means of egress shall be an elevator complying with Section 1007.4.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

100. Shows side views of structures depicting the number of floors in structures and grades of the surrounding ground

A. Floor plan

B. Elevation view

C. Plot plan

D. Detail view

101. The fire code official, the fire department or other responsible authority shall have the authority to investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of any fire, explosion or other hazardous condition. Information that could be related to ____________ or processes shall not be made part of the public record, except as directed by a court of law.

A. trade secrets

B. violations

C. compliances

D. any of these

102. Group I-3 occupancies shall be provided with 24-hour staffing. Staff shall be within ______________________ horizontal distance of the access door of each resident housing area, in case emergency evacuation needs to be exercised. Exception ignored.

A. one floor or 100 feet (30 480 mm)

B. two floors or 200 feet (60 960 mm)

C. three floors or 300 feet (91 440 mm)

D. four floors or 400 feet (91 440 mm)

103. ___________________ shall not be stored in exits or enclosures for stairways and ramps.

A. Fire hoses

B. Combustible materials

C. Fire Extinguishers

D. Any of the above

104. Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of this code, or evidence that a material or method does not conform to the requirements of this code, or in order to substantiate claims for alternative materials or methods, the fire code official shall have the authority to require _________ as evidence of compliance to be made at no expense to the jurisdiction.

A. sworn statements

B. depositions

C. alternative reasonable substitutions of code provisions

D. tests

105. Artificial light shall be provided that is adequate to provide an average illumination of _____ foot-candles over the area of the room at a height of _____ inches above the floor level.

A. 5, 24

B. 10, 30

C. 10, 6

D. 30, 10

106. Shaft enclosures shall have a fire-resistance rating of not less than ___ hours where connecting four stories or more and not less than ___ hour where connecting less than four stories.

A. 1, .5

B. 2, 1

C. 1, 2

D. 2, 2

107. The aggregate floor area enclosed and bounded by fire walls, fire barriers, exterior walls or horizontal assemblies of a building.

A. fire area

B. congregation area

C. safety area

D. gathering point

108. A listed device installed in a ceiling membrane of a fire-resistance-rated floor/ceiling or roof/ceiling assembly to limit automatically the radioactive heat transfer through an air inlet/outlet opening.

A. draft block

B. draft stop

C. ceiling radiation damper

D. fire stop

109. __________________ used in pneumatic rate-of-rise systems depend on the change in temperature and increase in pressure of the air in the tubing to activate the alarm system.

A. Line heat detectors

B. Bimetallic Heat Detectors

C. Fusible links

D. Frangible Bulbs