LAW 148 Flashcards by Mike DeFilipi

Sec. 26A 1/2: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above the mean grade and constructed prior to January 1, 1975 shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers. Any building or structure subject to the provisions of this section shall have the entire gross square footage of the building or structure equipped with automatic sprinklers by March 30, _____ .

A. 1991.
B. 1994.
C. 1998.
D. 2001.

C. 1998.

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Sec 2: The chief of the department asks you for the records of a suspicious fire. Your records of this fire have been destroyed in another suspicious fire. You could get a copy of the records of this fire form _____ who is required to keep a copy of all suspicious fires.

A. The State Fire Marshal.
B. The Building Commissioner.
C. The Public Safety Commissioner.
D. The Police Chief.

A. The State Fire Marshal.

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Sec 10C: Of the following persons, the person that would be required to have a certificate for the certification of oil burner technician is:

A. Owner of a building installing a photocell.
B. An employee of an oil burner company installing a new burner.
C. The manager of a building cleaning an oil burner strainer.
D. An employee of a building cleaning a nozzle of the burner.

B. An employee of an oil burner company installing a new burner.

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Sec 25A: You, as the fire prevention officer, receive a telephone call from a person that wants to know what type of license he requires to sell secondhand kerosene space heaters. The most correct reply that you should give him is:

A. If he is not storing more than 10 gallons, he does not need a license.
B. The fire marshal must inspect the heaters before he can give you a license.
C. The license is given by a Public Safety Commissioner.
D. You inform him that there is no license because secondhand space heaters are prohibited.

D. You inform him that there is no license because secondhand space heaters are prohibited.

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Sec 58: The board shall make rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types and classes of certificates for which of the following:

A. Firms engaged in the business of serving (not manufacturing) portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems.
B. Servicing by a firm of its own portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems by it’s own personnel specially trained for such servicing.
C. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them.
D. The installation of servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the State building code.

A. Firms engaged in the business of serving (not manufacturing) portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems.

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Sec 26A 1/2: Every building 70 feet or more above mean grade and constructed after 1/1/75 must contain:

A. A system of automatic sprinklers.
B. An automatic fire alarm system.
C. Two public telephones.
D. Whatever fire protective measures that the marshal shall require.

A. A system of automatic sprinklers.

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Sec 26E: Any residential building must be equipped with a smoke detector _____ .

A. Within 10 feet of any furnace.
B. Outside each sleeping area.
C. 7 feet inside the front door.
D. Outside the kitchen.

B. Outside each sleeping area.

Also on the ceiling of each stairway leading to the floor above

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Sec 26I: A citizen comes in to see you as a chief of the fire department. He wishes to know if he builds a fraternity house, does he need to put in automatic sprinklers. Your town has excepted Section 26-I, so you know that he must install a sprinkler system if his fraternity house will have _____ .

A. Three or more rooms.
B. Four or more rooms.
C. Six or more rooms.
D. Twelve or more rooms.

B. Four or more rooms.

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Sec 23: The amount of volatile fuel that you can store in a basement of your home without a permit is:

A. 1 1/2 pints in an approved safety can.
B. 1 1/2 quarts in a glass metal jar.
C. 31 gallons in a plastic container.
D. 33 gallons in a metal drum.

A. 1 1/2 pints in an approved safety can.

Not exceeding 1 quart contained in and approved safety can.

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Sec 23: The amount of volatile inflammable fluid that you can store in your basement is:

A. 1 1/2 pints in an approved safety can.
B. 1 quart in an approved safety can.
C. 10 gallons in an approved safety can.
D. 1 gallon in a glass or metal jar.

B. 1 quart in an approved safety can.

This is the correct answer

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Sec 26A 1/2: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above mean grade and constructed prior to January 1st,1975 shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers, using the option provided in Sec 26A 1/2, the building owner shall comply by having two thirds of the gross square footage of the building or structure equipped with automatic sprinklers by March 30th, _____ .

A. 1991
B. 1994
C. 1996
D. 1998

B. 1994
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1/3 = 1991
2/3 = 1994
Entire Building = 1998

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Sec 37: A property owner comes to you, the Fire Chief with the following question. He has an 11,000 gallon aboveground storage tank in which he plans to store diesel fuel. He wants to know from whom he must obtain authorization from in order to use this tank?

A. A license from the local licensing authority.
B. Permit from the fire chief.
C. Permit from the state fire marshal.
D. Permit from the commissioner.

C. Permit from the state fire marshal.

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Sec 10C: An old-timer is installing a complete new oil burner in a nursing home. A deputy from fire prevention is in the home and happens to observe this insulation. Of the following choices, what is the old-timer required to have?

A. Toolbox.
B. Installation instructions.
C. Certificate as an oil burner technician.
D. Electricians license.

C. Certificate as an oil burner technician.

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Sec 10C: The owner of a building can do what without holding a certificate as an oil burner technician… the exception is:

A. Clean the oil burner nozzle.
B. Clean the oil burner photocell.
C. Clean the oil burner strainer.
D. Clean the electrical wiring connections.

D. Clean the electrical wiring connections. (FALSE)

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A. The state fire marshal.
B. The local licensing authority.
C. The head of the fire department.
D. The local department of public health.

A. The state fire marshal.

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Sec 28B: Any establishment wherein canine guards are maintained shall notify the head of the fire department of the District, city or town within which such establishment is located of the:

A. Breed of the canine.
B. The secret commands which the canines understand.
C. Name of the owner or manager of the building.
D. Name, address, and telephone number of the person who supplies or controls such canines.

D. Name, address, and telephone number of the person who supplies or controls such canines.

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Sec 27B: Who is not allowed to pile snow on or against any fire hydrant or other similar device used for fire protection?

A. Employee of the state.
B. Owner of a jewelry store if the hydrant is within 25 feet of his business.
C. Employee of the town.
D. Employee of and Smith construction company working for the town.

B. Owner of a jewelry store if the hydrant is within 25 feet of his business.

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Sec 27B: The following ARE allowed to pile snow on or against any fire hydrant or other similar device used for fire protection… the exception is:

A. Employee of the state.
B. Owner of a jewelry store if the hydrant is within 25 feet of his business.
C. Employee of the town.
D. Employee of and Smith construction company working for the town.

B. Owner of a jewelry store if the hydrant is within 25 feet of his business.

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Sec 10H: Which of the following would be required to hold a certificate as an oil burner technician?

A. Maintenance man cleaning the nozzle of an oil burner installed at his factory.
B. The owner of Jay’s oil burner service.
C. Manager of an apartment house cleaning the photocell of the oil burner.
D. Employee of an oil company installing a new oil burner.

D. Employee of an oil company installing a new oil burner.

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Sec 25E: A gas appliance is any heater, stove, dishwasher, or clothes dryer which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof, and which is manufactured after June 1, 1988, and automatically ignited by:

A. A gas detector.
B. A gas shutoff.
C. A means other than an intermittent ignition device.
D. A gas flowmeter.

C. Other than an intermittent ignition device.

But not including a water heater which heats water for domestic use, a kitchen heating range or a space heater.

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Sec 5: As a fire inspector, you investigate a complaint of a motorcycle being stored in the hallway of an apartment house. You speak to the owner of the motorcycle, and he tells you that it is safer in the hallway, than it would be outside where it would be subjected to vandalism. The strongest action you could take to address this matter is:

A. Notify the police department and have them start court proceedings.
B. Seize it immediately and move it to an impound area.
C. Order the occupant in writing that the motorcycle must be removed within 24 hours.
D. Notify the police department so they can have the motorcycle towed from the scene.

C. Order the occupant in writing that the motorcycle must be removed within 24 hours.

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Sec 25B: Who can sell and unvented liquid fire space heater?

A. No one may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater.
B. A plumber may sell an unvented liquid fire space heater.
C. A used appliance store may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater.
D. An electrician may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater.

A. No one may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater.

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Sec 25: No salamander or stove for drying any construction material may be used in any building except under conditions as may be prescribed by the board, and no such salamander or stove shall be set upon a wooden floor unless it is raised above the floor at least _____ inches and set upon brick or other incombustible material in a bed of sand at least _____ inches thick, spread upon the floor and covering an area of at least 2 feet in all directions larger than the area of the salamander or stove.

A. 2,4
B. 4,2
C. 3,3
D. 6,2

B. 4,2

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Sec 25E: A prospective purchaser of an automatic gas appliance would see what information labeled on the appliance?

A. “Residential use only”.
B. “Danger”.
C. “Warning”.
D. “Intermittent ignition”.

D. “Intermittent ignition”.

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Sec 26D: Approved monitored battery smoke power detector, shall be capable of producing an alarm signal for at least _____ continuous minutes at the battery voltage at which a trouble signal is normally obtained followed by _____ days of trouble signal operation. A. 1,7 B. 2,4 C. 4,4 D. 4,7

D. 4,7

Sec 27A: No person shall shut off, disconnect, obstruct, remove or destroy, or cause a permit to be shut off, disconnected, obstructed, removed or destroyed, any part of any sprinkler system without first securing a written permit to do so from _____ . A. Head of the building department. B. Head of the police department. C. Head of the fire department. D. Commissioner.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 28B: The person having control of a mercantile, commercial or industrial establishment wherein canine guards are maintained shall notify the: A. Head of the police department. B. Dog officer. C. Head of the fire department. D. City or town manager.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 5: You respond to a complaint about storage on the porch of a house. You issue the owner an order in writing to remove the hazard. After 24 hours, in which the owner has failed to comply with the order, you have the material removed. Who is responsible for the cost of said removal. A. Fire department. B. State police. C. Police Department. D. Building owner.

D. Building owner.

Sec 9A: The board may permit the sale of, _____ under proper conditions as they may specify. A. Unvented space heater. B. Secondhand unvented space heater. C. Stove polish with a flashpoint below 140°F. D. Model rocket engines.

D. Model rocket engines.

Sec 25A: Who is authorized to sell secondhand unvented space heaters? A. Antique dealer. B. No one is allowed to sell one. C. Out of state dealer. D. Secondhand dealer.

B. No one is allowed to sell one.

Sec 26: Any basement of a mercantile establishment, any building used in whole or in part for the business of woodworking, shall, upon the order of the Marshall, be equipped with _____ , provided that no such order shall apply to any building unless four or more persons live or are usually employed therein above the second floor. A. Smoke detectors. B. Automatic sprinklers. C. Burglar alarm. D. Public telephones.

B. Automatic sprinklers.

Sec 52: No one shall keep matches for sale or use in any store unless: A. There are no laws governing the sale of matches. B. The manager/supervisor is over 21 years of age. C. The same are stored in unbroken cases. D. Packages of 25 to 100 on display.

C. The same are stored in unbroken cases. | Unbroken cases or in a metal or other fireproof receptacle with the cover closed

Sec 2: Following an investigation of a fire or explosion, if the person making such investigation determines the cause is not suspicious, or not a violation of law, he shall, in writing, notify the marshal within _____ . A. Immediately. B. 24 hours. C. 48 hours. D. 72 hours.

C. 48 hours.

Sec 25: No heater used for drying any construction materials shall be used in any building except under conditions as may be prescribed by the board; and no such heater shall be set upon a wooden floor unless it is raised above the floor at least _____ and set upon brick and other incombustible material in a bed of sand at least _____ spread upon the floor. A. 2 inches, 4 inches. B. 4 inches, 2 inches. C. 2 inches, 2 inches. D. 4 inches, 4 inches.

B. 4 inches, 2 inches. (Spread upon the floor in covering an area of at least 2 feet in all directions larger than the area of the salamander or stove)

Sec 25E: All of the following are considered "Automatic gas appliances" with the exception of _____ , which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof, and which is manufactured after June 1, 1988 and is automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device. A. Clothes washer. B. Clothes dryer. C. Dishwasher. D. Domestic hot water heater.

D. Domestic hot water heater. | Also kitchen heating range or space heater.

Sec 27B: No person other than _____ shall pile, push or plow snow or ice on or against any fire hydrant which is located in any public or private way so as to conceal such hydrant or device or cover any outlet thereof. Violators shall be fined according to this section. A. An employee plowing for the town. B. A property owner, plowing his property adjacent to a firehouse. C. An employee plowing for the state. D. An employee plowing for the county.

B. A property owner, plowing his property adjacent to a firehouse.

Sec 46: No person shall manufacture, store, keep for sale, sell or transport any compound for use as a stove polish containing any liquid or compound whatsoever which will admit a gas that will flash at a temperature of less than _____ . A. 100°F. B. 120°F. C. 140°F. D. 160°F.

C. 140°F.

Sec 50: Upon complaints made to a court or justice authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases that the complainant has probable cause to suspect and does suspect that crude petroleum or any of its products, or explosives or flammable fluids, are kept or are to be found in any place contrary to this chapter or regulations made hereunder such court or justice may issue a search warrant to... the exception is: A. Police officer. B. Marshal. C. Head of the fire department. D. Head of the local licensing authority.

D. Head of the local licensing authority. (FALSE)

Sec 2: The head of a fire department in a city, town, or district wherein a fire or explosion has destroyed or damaged property shall investigate the cause and circumstances thereof in order to determine if such fire or explosion was caused by carelessness or design. If he is unable to determine the cause, he shall notify the marshal _____ . A. Immediately. B. Within 24 hours. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within 72 hours.

A. Immediately.

Sec 10C: Any regular employee of the owner or manager of a building may _____ except for electrical wiring and connections without holding a certificate of oil burner technician. A. Install a new oil burner. B. Make alterations to an oil burner. C. Prepare an oil burner. D. Clean or replace a photocell.

D. Clean or replace a photocell. | Also cleaning of an oil burner strainer or nozzle or the cleaning or replacement of a photocell

Sec 23: Except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations, no volatile inflammable fluid except an amount not exceeding _____ contained in an approved safety can, and no nonvolatile inflammable fluid except an amount not exceeding ____ for domestic use, shall be kept, used or stored in any part of the building used for habitation. A. 1 quart – 5 gallons. B. 1 gallon – 30 gallons. C. 1 quart – 10 gallons. D. 5 quarts – 30 gallons.

C. 1 quart – 10 gallons.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping, or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace. A. 25 feet. B. 50 feet. C. 75 feet. D. 100 feet.

B. 50 feet.

Sec 26C: _____ shall be equipped with automatic smoke or heat detectors as provided by the rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations... the exception is: A. Hotels. B. Boarding houses. C. Apartment houses containing four or more dwelling units. D. Lodging houses.

C. Apartment houses containing "four" or more dwelling units. (FALSE - "six" or more)

Sec 26D: Approved monitored battery power smoke detector, shall be a smoke detector which is activated by a battery power source provided that the battery is monitored to assure that the following conditions are met. The most correct statement is: A. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least five continuous minutes. B. An audible trouble signal is produced at least once every five minutes for seven consecutive days. C. An audible trouble signal is produced for three consecutive days. D. A distinctive audible trouble signal is given before the battery is incapable of operating the device for alarm purposes.

D. A distinctive audible trouble signal is given before the battery is incapable of operating the device for alarm purposes. (TRUE) ________________________________ A. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least "five" continuous minutes. (FALSE - four) B. An audible trouble signal is produced "at least once every five minutes" for seven consecutive days. (FALSE - at least once every minute) C. An audible trouble signal is produced for "three" consecutive days. (FALSE - seven)

Sec 26D: Approved monitored battery power smoke detector, shall be a smoke detector which is activated by a battery power source provided that the battery is monitored to assure that the following conditions are met. The following are TRUE... the exception is: A. A distinctive audible trouble signal is given before the battery is incapable of operating the device for alarm purposes, and that such audible trouble signal is produced at least once every minute for seven consecutive days. B. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least four continuous minutes at the battery voltage at which a trouble signal is normally obtained followed by seven days of trouble signal operation. C. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least five continuous minutes at the battery voltage at which a trouble signal is normally obtained followed by seven days of trouble signal operation. D. The monitored batteries meeting these specifications are clearly identified on the unit near the battery compartment.

C. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least "five" continuous minutes at the battery voltage at which a trouble signal is normally obtained followed by seven days of trouble signal operation. (FALSE - four minutes)

Sec 38B: An "underground storage tank", is any one or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of regulated substance and the volume of which, including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto, is _____ or more beneath the surface of the ground. A. 10%. B. 20%. C. 50%. D. 100%.

A. 10%. | Double check this answer

Sec 4: The marshal or the head of the fire department to whom he may delegate authority, shall make an inspection every _____ of hospitals and nursing homes. A. 30 days. B. 45 days. C. 60 days. D. 90 days.

D. 90 days.

Sec 9: Any ordinance or by-law regulating blasting operations, or the use, handling, transportation or storage of dynamite or gunpowder, shall not take effect until such ordinance or by-law is approved by the board, except that any such ordinance or by-law that has not been approved or disapproved by the board within _____ after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have been approved. A. 10 days. B. 30 days. C. 60 days. D. 90 days.

D. 90 days.

Sec 9: Cities and towns may also make and enforce ordinance and by-laws, not inconsistent with said rules and regulations, relative to the subject matter of this section (Section 9: Regulations relating to explosive and inflammable materials; reports of quantities and locations; ordinances and bylaws). Each city or town shall submit a copy of each ordinance or by-law to the board within _____ after the passage thereof. A. 10 days. B. 30 days. C. 60 days. D. 90 days.

A. 10 days.

Sec 23: No nonvolatile inflammable fluid in quantity exceeding _____ shall be kept, used or stored, except in the tank of an automobile, motorboat or stationary engine, within 50 feet of any building used for habitation, unless a permit has first been obtained therefore from the head of the fire department. A. 1 quart. B. 1 gallon. C. 10 gallons. D. 30 gallons.

D. 30 gallons.

Sec 23: No "volatile" inflammable fluid accept an amount not exceeding (1)_____ contained in an approved safety can and no "non-volatile" inflammable fluid accept an amount not exceeding (2)_____ for domestic use shall be kept, used or stored in any part of a building used for habitation. ALSO, no "volatile" inflammable fluid in quantity exceeding (3)_____ contained in an approved safety can and no "non-volatile" inflammable fluids in quantity exceeding (4)_____ , shall be kept, use or stored, except in the tank of an automobile, motorboat or stationary engine, within (5)_____ of any building used for habitation. ``` A. 1 quart. B. 1 gallon. C. 10 gallons. D. 30 gallons. E. 50 feet. ```

1) A. 1 quart. 2) C. 10 gallons. 3) B. 1 gallon. 4) D. 30 gallons. 5) E. 50 feet.

Sec 25E: A residence, is any building or structure in this state used primarily for dwelling purposes, including but not limited to single and multifamily dwellings or residences of any nature, including... the exception is: A. Apartments. B. Hotels. C. Condominiums. D. Apartment projects.

B. Hotels. (FALSE) | Not including hotels or motels

Sec 26: Any basement of a mercantile establishment, any building used in the whole or in part for the business of woodworking, or for the business of manufacturing or working upon cotton or linen, shall, upon order of the Marshal, be equipped with automatic sprinklers, provided, that no such order shall apply to any building unless: A. Four persons live on the third floor. B. Four persons working on the second floor. C. Three persons live on the third floor. D. Six persons working of on the second floor.

A. Four persons live on the third floor. (Most correct answer) (Shall apply to any building unless four or more persons live or are usually employed therein above the second floor.)

Sec 2: Your department had a fire at 10 AM Friday morning. The fire was not a violation of law, was not of suspicious origin, and you were able to determine the cause. Which of the following days is the latest that you must report this fire to the state fire marshal? A. 10 AM Saturday morning. B. 10 AM Sunday morning. C. 10 AM Monday morning. D. 10 AM Tuesday morning.

C. 10 AM Monday morning. | 48 hours excluding Sundays and holidays

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding _____ in height above the mean grade erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with an approved automatic fire warning system. A. 40 feet. B. 50 feet. C. 60 feet. D. 70 feet.

D. 70 feet.

Sec 26H: For the purposes of this section "lodging houses" or "boarding houses" shall mean a house where lodgings are let to _____ or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting it. A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.

C. 6.

Sec 38B: An "underground storage tank", any one or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of regulated substance. Located beneath the ground. Which of the following tanks is considered an underground storage tank within this section: A. A tank containing gasoline, 20% of which is buried underground. B. A septic tank. C. Any flow through process tank. D. A fuel oil storage tank, located in a basement, with an airspace around all sides of the tank, and an airspace above and below the tank.

A. A tank containing gasoline, 20% of which is buried underground. (10% is considered an "Underground storage tank")

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types and classes of certificates for the following... the exception is: A. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems. B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems. C. Fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charges made. D. A firm performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers.

C. Fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charges made. (FALSE) ________________________________ The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following: A: the filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer prior to its initial sale B: the servicing by a firm of its own portable extinguishers or fixed systems by it's own personal specially trained for such servicing C: the insulation or service of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the State building code D: Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the insulation or recharging of them E: fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charge is made

Sec 5: You have responded to a complaint to the fire department regarding an accumulation of rubbish and waste paper which presents an obstacle to easy egress from a building. You have ordered the owner in writing, to abate the condition. What is the maximum amount of time the owner has to comply with your notice without incurring any further penalty? A. No time is allowed, the hazard must be abated immediately. B. 24 hours. C. 48 hours. D. 72 hours.

B. 24 hours.

Sec 14: Gasoline or any other volatile and flammable fluid which emits a vapor at a temperature below 100°F when tested in the open air shall, when in any motor vehicle which is in a building or other structure, be deemed to be kept in such building or other structure within the meaning of the preceding section; provided, that the section shall not apply to any private garage not in existence on July 1, 1911, which is an appurtenance to a dwelling and in which not more than _____ automobiles or motor vehicles are kept. A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.

B. 3.

Sec 26: A building which houses a business of manufacturing baskets, rattan or cane goods, shall, upon the order of the marshal, be equipped with automatic sprinklers; provided, that no such order shall apply to any building unless four or more persons live or are usually employed therein above the: A. First floor. B. Second floor. C. Third floor. D. Fourth floor.

B. Second floor.

Sec 38B: An "Underground storage tank" is any one or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto; used to contain an accumulation of regulated substance and the volume of which, including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto, is _____ or more beneath the surface the ground. A. 10%. B. 12%. C. 20%. D. 50%.

A. 10%.

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types of classes of certificates for the installation and servicing fire extinguishing systems. Which of the following statements does NOT require the issuance of the certificate for the installation and servicing of fire extinguishing systems? A. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinction systems. B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who service extinguishers or fixed systems. C. A firm performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers. D. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them.

D. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them. (NOT required)

Sec 4: The marshal or the head of the fire department to whom he may delegate authority, shall make an inspection ____ of institutions as defined by the State building code, and shall make a report of such inspections to each such department on forms submitted to the marshal by such departments for this purpose. A. Every one month. B. Every two months. C. Every three months. D. Every four months.

C. Every three months.

Sec 10: The board of fire prevention regulations shall make, and from time to time may alter, amend and repeal, rules and regulations relative to fire prevention which said board is authorized or required under any provision of this chapter. The board shall hold public hearings on the first _____ in May and October in each year, and at such other times as it may determine. A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday.

D. Thursday.

Sec 10C: No person shall alter, repair or install any oil burning equipment or any of the appurtenances thereto, except for _____ , unless he holds a certificate granted by an examiner for the certification of oil burner technicians. A. Any electrical work in connection with the alteration, repair or installation of oil burning equipment. B. For electrical wiring and connections. C. Installation for a used oil burner unit. D. Installation of a new set of burner controls.

B. For electrical wiring and connections.

Sec 23: Except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations, no non-volatile inflammable fluids accept an amount not exceeding _____ for domestic use shall be kept, used or stored in any part of a building use for habitation. A. 30 gallons. B. 10 gallons. C. 1 gallon. D. 1 quart.

B. 10 gallons. ________________________________ 1 quart - volatile inflammable fluid in a building 10 gallons - non-volatile inflammable fluid in a building 1 gallon - volatile inflammable fluid within 50 feet of building 30 gallons - non-volatile inflammable fluid within 50 feet of building

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks and quantities except such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a fireworks manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ of any church, theater, hall, place of assembly, factory or any inhabited building. A. 1000 feet. B. 1250 feet. C. 1500 feet. D. p2000 feet.

A. 1000 feet.

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types and classes of certificates for installation and servicing of fire extinguishers. The provisions of this section shall NOT apply to the following... the exception is: A. The filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer prior to its initial sale. B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems. C. The servicing by a firm of its own portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems by its own personal specially trained for such servicing. D. The installation or servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the State building code. E. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them. F. Fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charge is made.

B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems.

Sec 5: The Marshall, head of the fire department or any person to whom the marshal or head of the fire department may delegate his authority and writing May, and upon complaint of a person having an interest in any building or premises or property adjacent thereto, Shell, at any reasonable hour, enter into buildings and upon premises, which term for the purpose of the remainder of this section shall include alleys adjacent thereto, within their jurisdiction and make an investigation as to the existence of conditions likely to cause fire. They shall, in writing, order such conditions to be remedied. Notice of such order shall be served upon the owner, occupant, or his authorized agent by a member of the fire or police department. If said order is not complied with within _____ , the person making such an order, or any person designated by him, may enter into such building or upon such premises and remove such refuse or any unusable materials or abate such conditions at the expense of such owner or occupant. A. 24 hours. B. 36 hours. C. 48 hours. D. 72 hours.

A. 24 hours.

Sec 9: Cities and towns may also make and enforce ordinances and bylaws, not inconsistent with said rules and regulations, relative to the keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of explosives and inflammable materials. Each city or town shall submit a copy of each such ordinance or bylaws to the board within _____ after the passage thereof. A. 3 days. B. 5 days. C. 10 days. D. 20 days.

C. 10 days.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article of material that is or may become dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace. A. 50 feet. B. 60 feet. C. 70 feet. D. 80 feet.

A. 50 feet.

Sec 25: No salamander or stove for drying any construction materials Shelby used in any building except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the board; and no such salamander or stove shall be set upon a wooden floor unless it is raised above the floor at least 4 inches and set upon brick or other and combustible material and a bit of sand at least 2 inches thick, spread upon the floor and covering an area of at least _____ in all directions larger than the area of the salamander or stove. A. 1 foot. B. 2 feet. C. 3 feet. D. 4 feet.

B. 2 feet.

Sec 39: The term "fireworks" as used herein shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing _____ or less of explosive compounds are used. A. 20 hundredths grains. B. 25 hundredths grains. C. 30 hundredths grains. D. 35 hundredths grains.

B. 25 hundredths grains.

Sec 10C: Which of the following requires the person to hold a certificate of oil burner technician? A. Clean and oil burner strainer. B. Replace a photocell. C. Alter oil burning equipment. D. Repair electrical wiring and connections.

C. Alter oil burning equipment.

Sec 14: Gasoline or any other inflammable fluid which admits a vapor at a temperature below 100°F, when in any motor vehicle which is in a building or structure, be deemed to be kept in such building or other structure within the meaning of the preceding section; provided, that this section not apply to any building in existence on July 1, 1911, in which not more than two automobiles or motor vehicles are kept, in such building or part thereof is not used either for human habitation or for holding gatherings of more than _____ persons, or to any private garage not in existence on said July 1 which is an appurtenance to a dwelling and in which not more than three automobiles or motor vehicles are kept. A. 5. B. 10. C. 15. D. 20.

D. 20.

Sec 26G: Certain buildings are required to be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the state code. Which of the following example is required to be protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with this section? A. Rooms or areas of a telephone central office equipment building. B. An addition of more than 7500 ft.² to a one-story building having a fire resistance rating as prescribed in the State building code that is used as an office supply company provided the building is protected by an automatic fire alarm system. C. An open air parking structure having not less than 25% of the total wall area open to the atmosphere at each level, utilizing at least two sides of the structure. D. A one-story building having a fire resistance rating as prescribed in the State building code that is used solely for offices provided the building is protected by an automatic fire alarm system.

B. An addition of more than 7500 ft.² to a one-story building having a fire resistance rating as prescribed in the State building code that is used as an office supply company provided the building is protected by an automatic fire alarm system.

Sec 26H: In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, every lodging house or boardinghouse shall be protected throughout with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. For the purposes of this section, lodging house or boardinghouse shell mean a house where lodgings are left to _____ or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting it. A. Two. B. Four. C. Six. D. Eight.

C. Six.

Sec 26I: In a city, town or district which excepts the provisions of this section, any building hereafter constructed or hereafter substantially rehabilitated so as to constitute the equivalent of new construction and occupied in the whole or in part for residential purposes and containing not less than _____ dwelling units, including, but not limited to lodging houses, boarding houses, fraternity houses, dormitories, apartments, townhouses, condominiums, hotels, motels, and group residences, shall be equipped with an improved system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. D. 8.

B. 4.

Sec 4: The marshal or the head of the fire department to whom he may delegate authority, has made inspection of an institution as defined by the State building code in July of this year. In what month will the next inspection take place? A. November. B. October. C. September. D. August.

B. October. (90 days)

Sec 23: Except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations, no volatile inflammable fluid except an amount not exceeding 1 quart contained in an approved safety can and no non-volatile inflammatory inflammable fluid accept an amount not exceeding _____ for domestic use shall be kept, used or stored in any part of the building used for habitation. A. 5 gallons. B. 10 gallons. C. 15 gallons. D. 20 gallons.

B. 10 gallons.

Sec 10: The board of fire prevention regulations shall make, and form time to time may alter, amend and repeal, rules and regulations relative to fire prevention which said board is authorized or hired under any provision of this chapter to adopt or make. The board shall hold public hearings on the first _____ in May and October in each year, and at such other times as it may determine. A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday.

D. Thursday.

Sec 38B: And underground storage tank is anyone or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain and accumulation of regulated substance and the volume of which including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto is: A. Any pipeline facility, including gathering lines, which is regulated under the natural gas pipeline safety act of 1968. B. Any flow-through process tank. C. Any fuel oil storage tank in a basement upon a floor with all sides visible. D. Gasoline stored in a tank 10% beneath the surface of the ground.

D. Gasoline stored in a tank 10% beneath the surface of the ground.

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types and classes of certificates. Which of the following is required to have a certificate for installation and servicing fire extinguishing systems? A. The filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacture prior to its initial sale. B. The installation or servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the State building code. C. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems. D. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them.

C. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems.

Sec 9: Your city or town passes a new ordinance or bylaw pertaining to the handling of fireworks. Each city or town's shall submit a copy of such ordinance or bylaws to the board within _____ after the passage thereof. A. 7 days. B. 10 days. C. 21 days. D. 30 days.

B. 10 days.

Sec 13: A license granted under this section for the manufacture of fireworks shall be deemed to be granted or filed upon condition that if the land described in the license ceases to be used for the after mentioned uses, the holder of the license shall within _____ after such cessation eliminate all hazardous conditions incident to such cessation. A. Two weeks. B. Three weeks. C. Four weeks. D. Six weeks.

B. Three weeks.

Sec 26A 1/2: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above the mean grade and constructed prior to January 1, 1975, shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. Which of the following examples would be required to be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers? A. Patient rooms and hospitals were oxogen therapy is administered. B. Public Library's containing historical artifacts. C. High occupancy church. D. Telephone central office equipment building without an automatic fire alarm system.

D. Telephone central office equipment building "without" an automatic fire alarm system. (Wouldn't be required with an automatic fire alarm system)

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities except such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a firework manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ . A. 1000 feet of a church. B. 1500 feet of a church. C. 2000 feet of an abandoned building. D. 2500 feet of an abandoned building.

A. 1000 feet of a church (or theater, hall, place of assembly, factory, or any inhabited building).

Sec 56: In any city or town which accepts the provision of this section, no person shall engage in the business of conducting or maintaining an open air parking space without a license granted, in the city of Boston, bye it's Commissioner of transportation, and in any other city or town, by the local licensing authority, provided in all cases by the head of the fire department. Licenses granted hereunder shall expire on _____ following the date of issue. A. April 30. B. May 30. C. June 30. D. July 30.

A. April 30.

Sec 2: The head of the fire department where in a fire or explosion has destroyed or damage property shall investigate the cause and circumstances thereof. If the officials unable to determine the cause, he shall _____ notify the marshal. A. Within 24 hours. B. Immediately. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within five days.

B. Immediately.

Sec 10: The board of fire prevention regulations shall make, and from time to time may alter, amend and repeal, rules and regulations relative to fire prevention. The board shall hold public meetings on the first Thursday in May and _____ in each year, and at such other times as it may be determined, on petitions for changes in the rules and regulations formulated by it. A. November. B. September. C. October. D. December.

C. October. | First Thursday in May and October in each year

Sec 23: Except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations, no non-volatile and flammable fluid in quantity exceeding _____ , shall be kept, used or stored, except in the tank of an automobile, motorboat or stationary engine, within 50 feet of any building used for habitation, unless they permit has first been obtained therefore from the head of the fire department. A. 1 quart. B. 1 gallon. C. 10 gallons. D. 30 gallons.

D. 30 gallons.

Sec 26D: Approved primary power smoke detector which is activated by being permanently wired to a source of alternating current electric power provided that: all power supplies shall be sufficient to operate the alarm signal for at least _____ continuous minutes. A. 4 B. 7 C. 1 D. 10

A. 4

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types and classes of certificates for the sale and servicing of portable fire extinguishers. Which of the following activities requires the insurance of a certificate? A. Filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacture prior to its initial sale. B. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing in servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems. C. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them. D. Fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charge is made, provided, however, that the members of the fire department is trained in the proper filling and recharging of the fire extinguishers.

B. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing in servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems.

Sec 58: The board shall make rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the insurance of various types of classes and certificates for which of the following: A. Firms engaged in the business of servicing (not manufacturing) portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems. B. Servicing by a firm of its own portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems by its own personnel specially trained for such servicing. C. Firms engaged in selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them. D. The installation or servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the State building code. E. Fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charge is made. F. The filling or charging of the portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer prior to its initial sale.

A. Firms engaged in the business of servicing (not manufacturing) portable fire extinguishers or installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems. (TRUE) ________________________________ Also TRUE: • An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguisher systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems. • A firm performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers.

Sec 26A 1/2: Every building 70 feet or more above mean grade and constructed before 1/1/75 must contain: A. A system of automatic sprinklers. B. An automatic fire alarm system. C. Two public telephones. D. Whatever fire protective measures that the state marshal shall require.

A. A system of automatic sprinklers.

Sec 26E: Any residential building must be equipped with a smoke detector _____ . A. Within 10 feet of any furnace. B. Outside each sleeping area. C. 7 feet inside the front door. D. Outside the kitchen.

B. Outside each sleeping area.

Sec 26I: A citizen comes to see you as a chief of the fire department. He wishes to know if he builds a fraternity house, does he need to put in automatic sprinklers? Your town has excepted section 26I, so you know that he must install a sprinkler system if his fraternity house will have ____ . A. 3 or more rooms. B. 6 or more rooms. C. 4 or more rooms. D. 12 or more rooms.

C. 4 or more rooms. ----------------------------------------- Not limited to just fraternity houses, but also lodging houses, boarding houses, dormitories, apartments, townhouses, condominiums, hotels, motels, and group residence: containing not less than 4 dwelling units shall be equipped with an approved system of automatic sprinklers.

Sec 23: The amount of volatile fuel that you can store in the basement of your home without a permit is: A. 1 1/2 pints in an improved safety can. B. 1 1/2 quarts in a glass or metal jar. C. 31 gallons in a plastic container. D. 31 gallons and a metal drum.

A. 1 1/2 pints in an improved safety can. (BEST ANSWER) ________________________________ The correct answer is an amount not exceeding 1 quart. Because 1 1/2 pints is less than 1 quart it is the best answer.

Sec 26A 1/2: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above mean grade and constructed prior to January 1, 1975 shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers. Any building or structure subject to the provisions of this section shall have the entire gross square footage of the building or structure equipped with automatic sprinklers by March 20, _____ . A. 1991. B. 1994. C. 1998. D. 2001.

``` C. 1998. ________________________________ A. 1991. (1/3 equipped) B. 1994. (2/3 equipped) C. 1998. (Entire building equipped) D. 2001. (Irrelevant made up date) ```

Sec 2: The chief of the department asks you for the records of a suspicious fire. Your records have been destroyed in another suspicious fire. You could get a copy of the records from the fire from _____ who is required to keep a copy of all suspicious fires. A. The State Fire Marshal. B. The building commissioner. C. The Public Safety Commissioner. D. The police chief.

A. The State Fire Marshal.

Sec 10C: Of the following persons, the person that would be required to have a certificate for the certification of oil burner technician is: A. The owner of the building. B. An employee of an oil burner company installing a new burner. C. The manager of a building cleaning an oil burner strainer. D. An employee of the building cleaning a nozzle of a burner.

B. An employee of an oil burner company installing a new burner. ________________________________ Also required to repair, alter, or install any oil burning equipment. Not required for electrical wiring and connections, cleaning of an oil burner strainer or nozzle, cleaning or replacement of a photocell.

Sec 25A: You, as a fire prevention officer, receive a telephone call from a person that wants to know what type of license he requires to sell secondhand kerosene space heaters. The correct reply that you should give him is: A. If he is not storing more than 10 gallons, he does not need a license. B. The fire marshal must inspect the heaters before he can sell them. C. The license is given by the Department of Public Safety. D. You inform him that there is no license because secondhand space heaters are prohibited.

D. You inform him that there is no license because secondhand space heaters are prohibited.

Sec 23: The amount of volatile inflammable fluid that you can store in your basement is: A. 1 quart in an approved safety can. B. 1 gallon in an approved safety can. C. 10 gallons in an approved safety can. D. 30 gallons in an approved safety can.

A. 1 quart in an approved safety can.

Sec 26A 1/2: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above mean grade and constructed prior to January 1, 1975 shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers. Using the option provided in section 26A 1/2, the building owner shall comply by having the entire gross square footage of the building or structure equipped with automatic sprinklers by March 30, _____ . A. 1991. B. 1994. C. 1998. D. 2001.

B. 1994. (Key words in this question was "using the option provided in Sec 26A1/2" otherwise 1994 would only require 2/3 equipped and the entire building equipped by 1998)

Sec 37: A property owner comes to you, the Fire Chief with the following question. He has and 11,000 gallon aboveground storage tank in which he plans to store diesel fuel. He wants to know from whom he must obtain authorization from in order to use this tank? Of the following answers, the most correct is: A. License from the local licensing authority. B. Permit from the Fire Chief. C. License from the State Fire Marshal. D. Permit from the State Fire Marshal.

D. Permit from the State Fire Marshal.

Sec 38A: A property owner comes to you, the Fire Chief with the following question. He has an underground gasoline tank which he wants to have removed. He wants to know from whom he must obtain authorization from in order to remove this tank. Of the following answers, the most correct is: A. License from the local licensing authority. B. Permit from the Fire Chief. C. License from the state fire marshal. D. Permit from the commissioner.

B. Permit from the Fire Chief. (Sec 38A: Removal of underground storage tank requires a permit from the state fire marshal or any official designated by him, aka Fire Chief.)

Sec 10C: An old-timer is installing a complete new oil burner in Sunnyvale Nursing Home. A Deputy from Fire Prevention is in the home and happens to observe this installation. Of the following choices, what is the old-timer required to have? A. A toolbox. B. Installation instructions. C. Certificate as an oil burner technician. D. Electricians license.

C. Certificate as an oil burner technician.

Sec 10C: The owner of a building can do without holding a certificate as an oil burner technician for the following... the exception is: A. Clean the oil burner nozzle. B. Clean the oil burner photocell. C. Clean the oil burner strainer. D. Alter, repair, or install the electrical wiring and connections. E. Altered, repair, or install an oil burner.

E. Altered, repair, or install an oil burner. (NEEDS CERTIFICATE)

Sec 38A: No underground tank which has been used for the keeping or storage of flammable or combustible fluid shall be removed or relocated unless a permit for such removal or relocation has first been obtained from _____ . A. The State Fire Marshal. B. The local licensing authority. C. The head of the fire department. D. The local Department of Public Health.

A. The State Fire Marshal. (or any official designated by the State Fire Marshal.)

Sec 28B: Any establishment wherein canine guards are maintained shall notify the head of the fire department of the District, city or town within which such establishment is located of the: A. Breed of the canines. B. The secret commands which the canines understand. C. Name of the owner or manager of the building. D. Name, address, and telephone number of the person who supplies for controls such canines.

D. Name, address, and telephone number of the person who supplies for controls such canines.

Sec 27B: Who is not allowed to pile snow on or against any fire hydrant or other similar device used for fire protection? A. Employee of the state. B. Owner of a jewelry store if the hydrant is within 25 feet of his business. C. Employee of the town. D. Employee of a contracted construction company working for the town.

B. Owner of a jewelry store if the hydrant is within 25 feet of his business. (Not allowed)

Sec 10H: Which of the following would be required to hold a certificate as an oil burner technician? A. Maintenance man cleaning the nozzle of an oil burner installed at his factory. B. The owner of Jay's oil burner service. C. Manager of an apartment house cleaning the photocell of the oil burner. D. Employee of an oil company installing a new oil burner.

D. Employee of an oil company installing a new oil burner. ________________________________ Sec 10H: No firm or corporation engaged in the business of altering, repairing, or installing oil burning equipment shall be required to hold a certificate as an oil burner technician; provided that such work is performed for them by persons certified as oil burner technicians.

C. An intermittent ignition device. | Sec 25E: ... an is automatically ignited by means other than an intermittent ignition device.

Sec 5: As a fire inspector, you investigate a complaint of a motorcycle being stored in a hallway of an apartment house. house. You speak to the owner of the motorcycle, and he tells you that it is safer in the hallway, then it would be outside where it would be subject to vandalism. The strongest action you could take to address this matter is: A. Notify the police department and have them start court proceedings. B. Seize it immediately and move it to an impound area. C. Order the occupant in writing that the motorcycle must be removed within 24 hours. D. Notify the police department so they can have the motorcycle towed from the scene.

C. Order the occupant in writing that the motorcycle must be removed within 24 hours. ________________________________ If the said order is not complied within 24 hours, the person making such an order, or any person designated by him, may enter and remove it at the expense of the owner or occupant.

Sec 25B: Who can sell an unvented liquid fired space heater? A. No one may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater. B. A plumber may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater. C. A used appliance store may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater. D. An electrician may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater.

A. No one may sell an unvented liquid fired space heater.

Sec 25: No salamander or stove for drying any construction material may be used in any building except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the board, and no such salamander or stove shall be set upon a wooden floor unless it is raised above the floor at least _____ and is set upon brick or other incombustible material in a bed of sand at least _____ thick, spread upon the floor covering an area of at least _____ in all directions larger than the area of the salamander or stove. A. 2 inches, 4 inches, 2 feet. B. 4 inches, 2 inches, 2 feet. C. 4 inches, 2 inches, 4 feet. D. 2 inches, 4 inches, 4 feet.

B. 4 inches, 2 inches, 2 feet.

Sec 25E: A prospective purchaser of an automatic gas appliance would see what information labeled on the appliance? A. Residential use only. B. Danger. C. Warning. D. Intermittent ignition.

D. Intermittent ignition.

Sec 26D: An approved monitored battery power smoke detector, shall be capable of producing an alarm signal for at least _____ continuous minutes at the battery voltage at which a trouble signal is normally obtained followed by _____ days of trouble signal operation. A. 1, 7. B. 2, 4. C. 4, 4. D. 4, 7.

D. 4, 7.

Sec 27A: No person shall shut off, disconnect, obstruct, remove or destroy, or cause a permit to be shut off, disconnected, obstructed, removed or destroyed, any part of any sprinkler system without first procuring a written permit to do so from _____ . A. Head of the building department. B. Head of the police department. C. Head of the fire department. D. Commissioner.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 28B: The person having control of a mercantile, commercial, or industrial establishment where in canine guards are maintained shall notify the... A. Head of the police department. B. Dog officer. C. Head of the fire department. D. City or town manager.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 5: You respond to a complaint about storage on the porch of a house. You issue the owner an order in writing to remove the hazard. After 24 hours, in which the owner has failed to comply with the order, you have the material removed. Who is responsible for the cost of said removal? A. Fire department. B. State police. C. Police department. D. Building owner.

D. Building owner. (or occupant)

Sec 9A: The board may permit the sale of _____ , under proper conditions as they may specify. A. Unvented space heaters. B. Secondhand unvented space heaters. C. Stove polish with a flashpoint below 140°F. D. Model rocket engines.

D. Model rocket engines.

Sec 25A: Who is authorized to sell secondhand unvented space heaters? A. Antique dealer. B. No one is allowed to sell one. C. Out-of-state dealer. D. Secondhand dealer.

B. No one is allowed to sell one.

Sec 26: Any basement of a mercantile establishment, any building used in whole or in part for the business of woodworking, shall, upon the order of the marshal, be equipped with _____ , provided that no such order shall apply to any building unless four or more persons live or are usually employed therein above the second floor. A. Smoke detectors. B. Automatic sprinklers. C. Burglar alarm. D. Public telephones.

B. Automatic sprinklers.

C. The same are stored in unbroken cases. (or in a metal or other fireproof receptacle with the cover closed.)

Sec 25: No heater used for drying any construction material shall be used in any building except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the board; and no such heater shall be set upon a wood floor unless it is raised above that floor at least ____ and set upon brick or other incombustible material in a bed of sand at least ____ spread upon the floor. A. 2 inches, 4 inches. B. 4 inches, 2 inches. C. 2 inches, 2 inches. D. 4 inches, 4 inches.

B. 4 inches, 2 inches.

Sec 2: Following an investigation of a fire or explosion, if the person making such investigation determines the causes not suspicious, or not a violation of law, he shall, in writing, notify the marshal within _____ . A. Immediately. B. 24 hours. C. 48 hours. D. 72 hours.

C. 48 hours. (Excluding Sundays and holidays)

Sec 25E: All of the following are considered "automatic gas appliances" with the exception of _____ , which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof, and which is manufactured after June 1, 1988 and is automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device. A. Clothes washer. B. Close dryer. C. Dishwasher. D. Domestic hot water heater.

D. Domestic hot water heater. (or a kitchen heating range, or a space heater)

B. A property owner, plowing his property adjacent to a firehouse.

Sec 46: No person shall manufacture, store, keep for sale, sell or transport any compound for use as a stove polish containing any liquid or compound whatsoever which will emit a gas that will flash at a temperature of less than _____ . A. 100°F B. 120°F C. 140°F D. 160°F

C. 140°F

Sec 50: Upon complaint made to a court or justice authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases that the complainant has probable cause to suspect that crude petroleum or any of its products, or explosive or flammable fluids, are kept or are to be found in any place contrary to this chapter or regulations made hereunder, such court justice may issue a search warrant to... the exception is: A. Police officer. B. Marshal. C. Head of the fire department. D. Head of the local licensing authority.

D. Head of the local licensing authority. (FALSE)

A. Immediately.

Sec 10C: Any regular employee of the owner or manager may _____ except for wiring and connections without holding a certificate of oil burner technician. A. Install a new oil burner. B. Make alterations to an oil burner. C. Repair an oil burner. D. Clean or replace a photo cell.

D. Clean or replace a photo cell.

Sec 23: Except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations, no volatile inflammable fluid except an amount not exceeding _____ contained in an approved safety can, and no non-volatile inflammable fluid except an amount not exceeding _____ for domestic use, shall be kept, used or stored in any part of any building used for habitation. A. 1 quart – 5 gallons. B. 1 gallon – 30 gallons. C. 1 quart – 10 gallons. D. 5 quarts – 30 gallons.

C. 1 quart – 10 gallons.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of a building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping, or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace. A. 25 feet. B. 50 feet. C. 75 feet. D. 100 feet.

B. 50 feet.

Sec 26C: The following shall be equipped with automatic smoke or heat detectors as provided by the rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations... the exception is: A. Hotels. B. Boarding houses. C. Apartment houses containing four or more dwelling units. D. Lodging houses.

C. Apartment houses containing "four" or more dwelling units. (FALSE - "6 or more")

Sec 26D: Approved monitored battery powered smoke detector, shall be a smoke detector which is activated by a battery power source provided that the battery is monitored to assure that the following conditions are met. The most correct statement is: A. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least five continuous minutes. B. An audible trouble signal is produced at least once every five minutes for seven consecutive days. C. An audible trouble signal is produced for three consecutive days. D. A distinctive audible trouble signal is given before the battery is incapable of operating the device for alarm purposes.

D. A distinctive audible trouble signal is given before the battery is incapable of operating the device for alarm purposes. (TRUE) ________________________________ A. The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least "five" continuous minutes. (FALSE - "four") B. An audible trouble signal is produced at least once "every five minutes" for seven consecutive days. (FALSE - "every minute") C. An audible trouble signal is produced for "three" consecutive days. (FALSE - "seven")

Sec 38B: An "underground storage tank", is anyone or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of regulated substance and the volume of which, including the volume of the underground pipes connected thereto, is _____ or more beneath the surface of the ground. A. 10%. B. 20%. C. 50%. D. 100%.

A. 10%.

D. 90 days. (3 months)

Sec 9: Any ordinance or bylaw regulating blasting operations, or the use, handling, transportation or storage of dynamite or gunpowder, shall not take effect until such ordinance or bylaw is approved by the board, except that any such ordinance or bylaw that has not been approved or disapproved by the board within _____ after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have been approved. A. 10 days. B. 30 days. C. 60 days. D. 90 days.

D. 90 days.

Sec 23: No non-volatile inflammable fluid in quantity exceeding _____ shall be kept, used or stored, except in the tank of an automobile, motorboat or stationary engine, within 50 feet of any building used for habitation, unless a permit has been obtained therefore from the head of the fire department. A. 1 quart. B. 1 gallon. C. 10 gallons. D. 30 gallons.

D. 30 gallons.

B. Hotels. (or motels) FALSE

Sec 26: Any basement of a mercantile establishment, any building used in whole or in part for the business of woodworking, or for the business of manufacturing or working upon cotton or linen, shall, upon order of the marshal, be equipped with automatic sprinklers, provided, that no such order shall apply to any building unless: A. Four persons live on the third floor. B. Four persons working on the second floor. C. Three persons live on the third floor. D. Six persons working on the second floor.

A. Four persons live on the third floor. (TRUE) ----------------------------------------- Sec 26: Unless four or more persons live or are usually employed therein above the second floor.

Sec 2: Your department had a fire at 10 AM Friday morning. The fire was not a violation of law, was not of suspicious origin, you were able to determine the cause. Which of the following days is the latest that you must report this fire to the state fire marshal? A. 10 AM Saturday morning. B. 10 AM Sunday morning. C. 10 AM Monday morning. D. 10 AM Tuesday morning.

C. 10 AM Monday morning. | 48 hours not including Sundays or holidays

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding _____ in height above the mean grade directed or sustainably altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with an approved automatic fire warning system. A. 40 feet. B. 50 feet. C. 60 feet. D. 70 feet.

D. 70 feet.

Sec 26H: For the purpose of this section "lodging houses" or "boarding houses" shall mean a house where lodgings are let to _____ or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting it. A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

C. Six.

Sec 38B: An "underground storage tank", is any one or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of regulated substance located beneath the ground. Which of the following tanks is considered an underground storage tank within this section: A. A tank containing gasoline, 20% of which is buried underground. B. A septic tank. C. Any flow through process tank. D. A fuel oil storage tank, located in a basement, with an air space around all sides of the tank, and an air space above and below the tank.

A. A tank containing gasoline, 20% of which is buried underground.

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the issuance of various types and classes of certificates for which of the following activities? A. The filling or servicing of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer prior to its initial sale. B. The servicing by a firm of its own portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems by its own personnel specially trained for such servicing. C. Five departments recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service where no charge is made. D. A firm performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers.

D. A firm performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers.

Sec 5: You have responded to a complaint to the fire department regarding and accumulation of rubbish and waste paper which presents an obstacle to easy egress from a building. You have ordered the owner in writing, to abate the condition. What is the maximum amount of time the owner has to comply with your notice without incurring a further penalty? A. No time is allowed, the hazard must be abated immediately. B. 24 hours. C. 48 hours. D. 72 hours.

B. 24 hours.

Sec 14: Gasoline or any other volatile inflammable fluid which emits a vapor at a temperature below 100°F when tested in open air shall when in any vehicle which is in a building or other structure, be deemed to be kept in such building or other structure within the meaning of the preceding section; provided, that this section shall not apply to any private garage not in existence on July 1, 1911, which is in an appurtenance to a dwelling and in which not more than _____ automobiles or motor vehicles are kept. A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

B. Three. ________________________________ This is a tricky question. The key word was "appurtenance"; if key word "appurtenance" was not written the answer would be 2 automobiles.

B. Second floor.

Sec 38B: An "underground storage tank" is any one or combination of tanks, including, without limitation, underground pipes connected thereto; used to contain an accumulation of regulated substance and the volume of which, including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto, is _____ or more beneath the surface of the ground. A. 10%. B. 12%. C. 20%. D. 50%.

A. 10%.

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the issuance of various types of classes of certificates for the installation and servicing of fire extinction systems. Which of the following statements does NOT require the issuance of the certificate for the installation and servicing of fire extinguishing systems? A. A firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers on installing and servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems. B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of the servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems. C. A firm performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers. D. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them.

D. Firms engaged in the selling at wholesale or retail of portable fire extinguishers but not engaged in the installation or recharging of them.

Sec 4: The marshal or the head of the fire department to who he may delegate authority, shall make an inspection _____ of institutions as defined by the State building code, and shall make a report of such inspection to each such department on forms submitted to the marshal by such department for this purpose. A. Every month. B. Every two months. C. Every three months. D. Every four months.

C. Every three months.

D. Thursday.

Sec 10C: No person shall alter, repair or install any oil burning equipment or any of the appurtenance thereto, except for _____ , unless he holds a certificate granted by the examiner for the certification of oil burner technicians. A. Any electrical work in connection with the alteration, repair or installation of oil burning equipment. B. For electrical wiring and connections. C. Installation of a used oil burner unit. D. Installation of a new set of burner controls.

B. For electrical wiring and connections.

Sec 23: Except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations, no non-volatile inflammable fluid accept and amount not exceeding _____ for domestic use shall be kept, used or stored in any part of any building used for habitation. A. 30 gallons. B. 10 gallons. C. 1 gallon. D. 1 quart.

B. 10 gallons.

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities except such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a fireworks manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ of any church, theater, hall, place of assembly, factory or any inhabitable building. A. 1000 feet. B. 1250 feet. C. 1500 feet. D. 2000 feet.

A. 1000 feet.

Sec 58: The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems suitable for the issuance of various types and classes of certificates for installation and servicing of fire extinguishers. The provisions of this section shall NOT apply to the following... the exception is: A. The filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacture prior to its initial sale. B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinction or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems. C. The servicing by a firm of its own portable extinguishers or fixed systems by its own personnel specially trained for such servicing. D. The installation or servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the State building code.

B. An employee of firms engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinction or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguishing systems who services extinguishers or fixed systems.

Sec 9: Cities and towns may also make and enforce the ordinances and bylaws, not inconsistent with said rules and regulations, relative to the keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of explosives and inflammable materials. Each city or town shall submit a copy of each such ordinance or bylaw to the board within _____ after the passage thereof. A. 3 days. B. 5 days. C. 10 days. D. 20 days.

C. 10 days.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the Public Safety as a fire menace. A. 50 feet. B. 60 feet. C. 70 feet. D. 80 feet.

A. 50 feet.

Sec 25: No salamander or stove for drying any construction material shall be used in any building except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the board; and no such salamander or stove shall be set upon a wooden floor unless it is raised above the floor at least 4 inches and set upon brick or other incombustible material in a bed of sand at least 2 inches thick, spread upon the floor and covering an area of at least _____ in all directions larger than the area of the salamander or stove. A. 1 foot. B. 2 feet. C. 3 feet. D. 4 feet.

B. 2 feet. | Sec 25: 4-2-2

Sec 39: The term "firework" as used herein shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper caps or plastic caps containing _____ or less of explosive compound are used. A. 20 hundredths grain. B. 25 hundredths grain. C. 30 hundredths grain. D. 35 hundredths grain.

B. 25 hundredths grain.

Sec 26I: In any city or town or district which accepts the provisions of this section, any building hereafter constructed or hereafter substantially rehabilitated so as to constitute the equivalent of new construction and occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes and containing not less than four dwelling units including, but not limited to, lodging houses, boarding houses, etc. shall be equipped with an approved system of automatic sprinklers. In the event that adequate water supply is not available, _____ shall permit the installation of such other fire suppressant systems as are prescribed by the State building code. A. State building commissioner. B. Head of the fire department. C. Fire Marshal. D. Local licensing authority.

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 4: The marshal or head of the fire department must make an inspection of all the hotels every: A. Month. B. Three months. C. Six months. D. Year.

B. Three months.

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above the mean grade, erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with a minimum of: A. An approved fire warning system. B. An approved sprinkler system. C. A Class 2 Standpipe system. D. A public telephone on each floor which enables occupants to call in an emergency at no cost.

A. An approved fire warning system. | less than 70 feet; more than 70 feet requires automatic sprinkler system

Sec 26G: Sprinkler systems shall not be required in open air parking structures, used for the parking of motor vehicles and having not less than _____ of the total wall area open to the atmosphere at each level, utilizing at least _____ sides of the structure. A. 50% – 4 B. 10% – 1 C. 25% – 2 D. 20% – 3

C. 25% – 2

Sec 4: A citizen visited a local nursing home to see his mother. When he was leaving he took a shortcut through the basement. As he went by the fuel oil tank he saw what he thought were some fire-code violations. He went to local fire station and made a report of what he saw. The next day the chief of the local fire department visited the nursing home. He was refused entry by the person in charge of the nursing home. This person told the chief that he was coming onto his turf. What is the strongest and most timely action that the chief may take? A. He should get a court order. B. He should enter and conduct his inspection. C. He should get a search warrant. D. He should get the local police to help him enter.

A. He should get a court order. THIS QUESTION WAS PROTESTED Sec 4: "may enter at any reasonable hour any building or other premises to make inspection or investigation without being held or deemed to be guilty of trespass."

Sec 2: The head of the fire department in a city or town, wherein a fire or explosion has destroyed or damaged property shall investigate the cause and circumstances, and shall began such investigation: A. Forthwith. B. Within 24 hours. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within 72 hours.

A. Forthwith.

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities except such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a fireworks manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ of any church, theater, hall, place of assembly, factory or any inhabited building. A. 1 mile. B. 2/3 mile. C. 1/4 mile. D. 1/2 mile.

C. 1/4 mile. (1,000 feet)

Sec 58: The person who would need a certificate for installing and servicing fire extinguishers would be of the following? A. An employee of a firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers. B. a specially trained employee of a company servicing its own portable fire extinguishers. C. A specially trained employee of a public fire department recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service at no charge. D. An employee of a company selling but not servicing portable fire extinguishers.

A. An employee of a firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers.

Sec 50: A homeowner came to the fire station and complains to the shift officer that she saw her next-door neighbor, Mr. Jones, carry three cases of dynamite into the basement of his private home. The best action to take is: A. The Fire Chief may go to the site, enter, to investigate and confiscate the dynamite is found. B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant. C. There is nothing the Chief can do because such storage is legal. D. The Chief can arrest Mr Jones.

B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant.

Sec 23: The largest approved safety can allowed to be used for the storage of volatile inflammable fluid is: A. 1/2 pint. B. 1 pint. C. 1 quart. D. 1 gallon.

D. 1 gallon. | For domestic use: 1 quart inside a dwelling, 1 gallon within 50 feet of a dwelling.

Sec 24: Who shall prescribe in writing the conditions under which any building used for habitation or any lot within 50 feet of any building so used shell, except as prohibited by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the public safety is a fire menace, and no part of any such building shall be used as a carpenter shop or paint shop, nor for the storage, keeping, or handling of excelsior, shavings, sawdust, cotton, paperstock, feathers or rags. A. Fire marshal. B. Commissioner. C. Head of the fire department. D. Local licensing authority.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 38A: No underground tank which has been used for the keeping or storage of flammable or combustible fluid shall be removed or relocated unless a permit for such removal or relocation has first been obtained from _____ . A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town. B. Commissioner. C. Local licensing authority. D. City/town clerk.

A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town.

Sec 3: The Marshal may investigate or cause to be investigated the circumstances of: A. Any explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. B. Any fire occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. D. Any fire with a loss greater than $10,000.

C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth.

Sec 4: The head of the fire department shall inspect a nursing home how many times a year? A. 1 time. B. 2 times. C. 3 times. D. 4 times.

D. 4 times. (every 90 days or 3 months)

A. 4

Sec 29: If buildings or other premises are owned by one person and occupied by another under lease or otherwise, and where the changes or additions are to the premises themselves, the order applies to the: A. Occupant alone. B. Occupant and owner equally. C. Owner alone. D. Neither occupant nor owner.

C. Owner alone.

Sec 29: No rule or order shall be made or enforced which requires an expenditure: A. Not to exceed $10,000. B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and buildings to which such rule or order relates. C. Not to exceed $5000. D. Not to exceed more than 1% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and buildings to which such rule or order relates.

B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and buildings to which such rule or order relates.

Sec 30: Notice of violation posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected may be removed: A. While the owner contests the charges in court. B. Under no circumstances whatsoever. C. After a period of 30 days. D. Only if the owner claims it is having a negative effect on his business.

B. Under no circumstances whatsoever.

Sec 2: The head of the fire department in a city or town, where an explosion has destroyed or damaged property, and if it appears to the official making such investigation the fire explosion is of suspicious origin, or if he is unable to determine the cause, he shall notify the marshal _____ . A. Immediately. B. Within 24 hours. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within 72 hours.

A. Immediately.

Sec 5: You are inspecting a property and discover a blocked exit. You order in writing that the condition be remedied. How long does the owner have to comply with the order? A. 24 hours. B. 48 hours. C. 72 hours. D. Three weeks.

A. 24 hours.

Sec 10D: Any person who has attained blank years of age may make application to the department for a certificate as an oil burner technician. A. 16 B. 18 C. 20 D. 21

B. 18

Sec 10D: You are inspecting a hospital and come across a woman working on a wiring assembly near an oil burner. Which of the following certificates and licenses does this woman need in order to do this work? A. Electrician's license. B. Oil burner technician certificate. C. Both an electrician's license and an oil burner technician certificate. D. Neither an electrician's license nor and oil burner technicians certificate.

A. Electrician's license. (Sec 10D: Any person licensed as an electrician may do any electrical work in connection with the alteration, repair or installation of oil burning equipment without being certified as an oil burner technician.)

Sec 25: A person comes to your office to inquire how to set up a salamander for drying construction material. You advise him the salamander must be set _____ inches above the floor. A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 24

B. 4 | 4-2-2

Sec 9A: Of the following, which section does not carry a fine or penalty? A. Explosive golf ball. B. Unvented liquid fired space heater. C. Model rocket engine. D. Stove polish.

C. Model rocket engine.

Sec 10C: Mr. Jones has just purchased a building in Kilsburrow, Massachusetts where you are Fire Chief. He come see you and states he wants to clean the nozzle of his oil burner, and that he knows how to do the job. He wants to know what he must do in order to get the nozzle cleaned. According to chapter 148 you advise him to: A. Have the work done by a person holds a valid certificate as an oil burner technician. B. Have the work done by either himself or one of his regular employees, since no permit is required under law. C. Have the work done by either himself or one of his regular employees, after first obtaining proper permit from the Fire Chief. D. First obtain a permit from the local police chief.

B. Have the work done by either himself or one of his regular employees, since no permit is required under law.

Sec 20A: Mr. Boom from Acme blasting company advises you that he intends to conduct blasting operations in your town as well as six other nearby communities in the near future. Since the process of filing bonds in each of the towns involved is time-consuming and expensive, He asks you if there is another way to comply with the law. You advise him that he may file a bond with _____ in the penal sum of $20,000, or other additional some as determined by the marshal to cover the losses, that might ensue to persons or property. A. The mass fisheries and wildlife division. B. The state treasurer. C. File a bond with the inspections Bureau of the Department of Public Safety. D. The county treasurer.

B. The state treasurer.

Sec 27B: Consider the following statements regarding the piling of snow on or against a fire hydrant. According to LAW, the most correct statement is: A. A homeowner may pile snow against a fire hydrant if the hydrant is within 10 feet of the end of his driveway. B. The owner of a jewelry store may pile snow against a fire hydrant if the hydrant is within 10 feet of the store's driveway. C. A contractor hired by a jewelry store make pile snow against a fire hydrant if the hydrant is within 10 feet of the stores parking lot. D. A contractor hired by the Commonwealth of any political subdivision may pile snow against a fire hydrant.

D. A contractor hired by the Commonwealth of any political subdivision may pile snow against a fire hydrant.

Sec 28B: Any person having control of a mercantile, commercial, or industrial establishment wherein canine guards are maintained shall notify the head of the fire department. According to LAW, the person having control of said canines shall: A. Provide an adequate means of emergency egress for the canines. B. Notify the Fire Chief of the location of a supply of special canine tranquilizers. C. Notify the chief of the name, address and telephone number of the person who supplies or controls such canines. D. Provide the Fire Chief with the secret commands which are used to control the canines.

C. Notify the chief of the name, address and telephone number of the person who supplies or controls such canines.

C. 10 days.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the Public Safety as a fire menace. A. 50 feet. B. 60 feet. C. 70 feet. D. 80 feet.

A. 50 feet.

B. 2 feet. | Sec 25: 4-2-2

B. 25 hundredths grain.

C. 10 days.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the Public Safety as a fire menace. A. 50 feet. B. 60 feet. C. 70 feet. D. 80 feet.

A. 50 feet.

B. 2 feet. | Sec 25: 4-2-2

B. 25 hundredths grain.

Sec 9: You, as a fire prevention officer, are in contact with a person who wants to know as to where he can obtain a record of the quantities and locations of high explosive storage. You would direct him to which of the following: ``` A. The head of the fire department. B. The state fire marshal. C. The department of fire services. D. The local licensing authority. E. The Department of Public Safety. ```

C. The department of fire services. | Answer use to be "Department of Public Safety" but has changed to "Department of fire services" in recent years

Sec 26I: In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, any building hereafter constructed or hereafter substantially rehabilitated so as to constitute the equivalent of new construction and occupied in whole or in part of residential purposes and containing not less than four dwelling units including, but not limited to, lodging houses, boarding houses, etc. shall be equipped with an improved system of automatic sprinklers. In the event that adequate water supply is not available, _____ shall permit the installation of such other fire suppression systems as are prescribed by the State building code. A. State building commissioner. B. Head of the fire department. C. Fire Marshal. D. Local licensing authority.

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 4: The marshal or head of the fire department must make an inspection of all motels every: A. Month. B. Three months. C. Six months. D. Year.

B. Three months.

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above the mean grade, erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with a minimum of: A. An approved fire warning system. B. An approved sprinkler system. C. A Class 2 standpipe system. D. A public telephone on each floor which enables the occupants to call in an emergency at no cost.

A. An approved fire warning system.

C. 25%-2.

Sec 4: A citizen visited a local nursing home to see his mother. When he was leaving he took a shortcut through the basement. As he went by the fuel oil tank he saw what he thought were some fire-code violations. He went to the local fire station and made a report of what he saw. The next day the chief of the local fire department visited the nursing home but was refused entry by the person in charge of the nursing home. What is the strongest and most timely action that the chief may take? A. He should get a court order. B. He should enter and conduct his inspection. C. He should get a search warrant. D. He should get the local chief to help him enter.

A. He should get a court order.

Sec 2: The head of the fire department in a city or town, wherein a fire or explosion has destroyed or damaged property shall investigate the cause of the circumstances, and shall begin such investigation: A. Forthwith. B. Within 24 hours. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within 72 hours.

A. Forthwith.

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities accept such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a firework manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ of any church, theater, hall, place of assembly, factory or any inhabited building. A. 1 mile. B. 3/4 mile. C. 1/4 mile. D. 1/2 mile.

C. 1/4 mile. (1,000 feet)

Sec 58: The person who would need a certificate for installing and servicing fire extinguishers would be which of the following? A. An employee of a firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers. B. A specially trained employee of a company servicing its own portable fire extinguishers. C. A specially trained employee of a public fire department recharging portable fire extinguishers as a public service at no charge. D. An employee of a company selling but not servicing portable fire extinguishers.

A. An employee of a firm engaged in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers.

Sec 50: A homeowner came to the fire station and complains to the shift officer that she saw her next-door neighbor, Mr. Jones, carry three cases of dynamite into the basement of his private home. The best action to take is: A. The Fire Chief may go to the site, enter, to investigate and confiscate the dynamite is found. B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant. C. There is nothing that she can do because such is illegal. D. The chief can arrest Mr. Jones.

B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant.

Sec 23: The largest approved safety can allowed to be used for the storage of volatile inflammable fluid is: A. 30 gallons. B. 10 gallons. C. 1 quart. D. 1 gallon.

D. 1 gallon. (1 gallon if located 50 feet from a dwelling, 1 quart if located in a dwelling)

Sec 24: Who shall prescribed in writing the conditions under which any building used for habitation or any lot within 50 feet of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the Public Safety as a fire menace, and no part of any building shall be used as a carpenter shop or paint shop, nor for the storage, keeping or handling of excelsior, shavings, sawdust, cotton, paper stock, feathers of rags. A. Fire marshal. B. Commissioner. C. Head of the fire department. D. Local licensing authority.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 38A: No underground tank which has been used for the keeping or storage of flammable or combustible fluids shall be removed or relocated unless a permit for such removal or relocation has been first obtained from: A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town. B. Commissioner. C. Local licensing authority. D. City/town clerk.

A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town.

Sec 3: The marshal may investigate or cause to be investigated the circumstances of: A. Any explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. B. Any fire occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. D. Any fire with a loss greater than $10,000.

C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth.

Sec 4: The head of the fire department shall inspect a nursing home how many times a year? A. One time. B. Two times. C. Three times. D. Four times.

D. Four times. (Every 90 days or 3 months)

A. 4

C. Owner alone.

Sec 29: No rule or order shall be made or enforced which requires and expenditure: A. Not to exceed $10,000. B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and buildings to which such rule or order relates. C. Not to exceed $5000. D. Not to exceed more than 1% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and buildings to which such rule or order relates.

B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and buildings to which such rule or order relates.

Sec 30A: Notice of violation posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected may be removed: A. While the owner contests the charges in court. B. Under no circumstances whatsoever. C. After a period of 30 days. D. Only if the owner claims it is having a negative effect on his business.

B. Under no circumstances whatsoever.

Sec 2: The head of the fire department in a city or town, wherein an explosion has destroyed or damaged property, and if it appears to the official making such investigation that the fire explosion is of suspicious origin, or if he is unable to determine the cause, he shall _____ notify the marshal. A. Immediately. B. Within 24 hours. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within 72 hours.

A. Immediately.

Sec 5: You are inspecting a property and discovered a blocked exit. You order in writing that the condition be remedied. How long does the owner have to comply with the order? A. 24 hours. B. 48 hours. C. 72 hours. D. Three weeks.

A. 24 hours.

Sec 10D: Any person who has attained _____ years of age may make application to the department for certificate as an oil burner technician. A. 16 B. 18 C. 20 D. 21

B. 18

Sec 10D: You are inspecting a hospital and come across a woman working on a wiring assembly near an oil burner. Which of the following certificates and licenses does this woman need in order to do this work? A. Electricians license. B. Oil burner technician certificate. C. Both an electricians license and an oil burner technicians certificate. D. Neither an electricians license nor an oil burner technicians certificate.

A. Electricians license.

Sec 25: A person comes to your office to inquire how to setup a salamander for drying construction material. You advise him the salamander must be set ___ inches above the floor. A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 24

``` B. 4 _____________________________ 4 inches above the floor 2 inches thick of sand 2 feet in all direction larger than the area of the salamander. ```

Sec 9A: Of the following, which section does not carry a fine or penalty? A. Explosive golf ball. B. unvented liquid fired space heater. C. Model rocket engine. D. Stove polish.

C. Model rocket engine.

Sec 10: The board of fire prevention regulations shall make, and from time to time may alter, amend in a deal, rules and regulations relative to fire prevention which said board is authorized or required under any provision of this chapter or of section 4 of chapter 22D to adopt or make. The board shall hold public hearings on the first Thursday in _____ in each year, and at such other times as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules and regulations formulated by it. A. March and September. B. January and July. C. May and October. D. February and September.

C. May and October. ----------------------------------------- Sec 10: the first Thursday in May and October in each year.

Sec 23: No non-volatile fluid in quantity exceeding _____ shall be kept, used or stored, except in the tank of an automobile, motorboat or stationary engine, within 50 feet of any building used for habitation, unless they permit has first obtained therefore from the head of the fire department. A. 10 gallons. B. 1 gallon. C. 30 gallons. D. 1 quart.

C. 30 gallons.

Sec 25E: Gas appliance, ____ or other such devices, which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof, And which is manufactured after June 1, 1988 and is automatically ignited by a means other than an intermittent ignition device. A. A space heater. B. A cloths dryer. C. A domestic water heater. D. A kitchen heating range.

B. A cloths dryer. ________________________________ Sec 25E - NOT including a water heater, kitchen heating range, or a space heater.

Sec 26A: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above the mean grade shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code, except that sprinkler shall not be required to be installed in _____ . A. Warehouses. B. Hotel room. C. Patient rooms in hospitals. D. Assembly areas.

C. Patient rooms in hospitals.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than _____ capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefor from the Marshal. A. 4000 gallons. B. 6000 gallons. C. 8000 gallons. D. 10,000 gallons.

D. 10,000 gallons.

Sec 25E: Gas appliance, _____ or other such device, which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof, and which is manufactured after June 1, 1988 and is automatically ignited by means other than intermittent ignition device. A. A space heater. B. A clothes dryer. C. A domestic water heater. D. A kitchen heating range.

B. A clothes dryer.

Sec 2: As head of the fire department, you have responded to an explosion at a local company. You determined that the explosion was caused by an act of carelessness, and not by design. Several thousand dollars in damage has occurred as a result of this explosion. According to Mass General law chapter 148 this incident shall be reported to the marshal: A. In 12 hours or less (excluding Sundays and holidays). B. Within 24 hours (excluding Sundays and holidays). C. Within 48 hours (excluding Sundays and holidays). D. Within 72 hours (excluding Sundays and holidays).

C. Within 48 hours (excluding Sundays and holidays).

Sec 25E: A "residence" is any building or structure in the state used primarily for dwelling purposes, including, but not limited to single and multifamily dwellings or residences of any nature. According to LAW, all of the following choices are examples of residences... the exception is: A. Apartment projects. B. Manufactured homes. C. Condominiums. D. Hotels.

D. Hotels. (and Motels)

Sec 13: Any person aggrieved by the granting of a license hereunder on the ground that the exercise thereof would constitute a fire or explosion hazard may, within 10 days after the granting therefore, appeal to the_____ who, after notice and hearing, shall finally determine whether such a hazard would result. A. Fire Chief. B. Marshal. C. Board. D. Local licensing authority.

B. Marshal.

Sec 20A: You are the Fire Chief in a community where a blasting contractor wants to conduct blasting operations. The contractor also wants to conduct blasting operations in several towns. He asks you where he should file a bond, to cover himself in all of these communities. A. With a Fire Chief in any of the towns he wants to blast. B. With the local treasurer in any if the towns where he wants to blast. C. With the State Fire Marshal. D. With the state treasurer.

D. With the state treasurer.

Sec 27A: The owner of a building may temporarily shut off, disconnect, or partially remove, any part of any sprinkler system, water main, hydrant or other device for the purpose of making necessary repairs or prevent freezing or other property damage; provided, however, that the head of the fire department is notified _____ of such emergency action. The head of the fire department shall also be notified when the system, main, hydrant, or other devices placed back in service. A. Immediately. B. Within 24 hours. C. Within 48 hours. D. Within 72 hours.

A. Immediately.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain, or use any tank or container without first obtaining a permit from the head of the fire department... the exception is: A. Above ground tank for storage of 15,000 gallons of water. B. Above ground tank for storage of 20,000 gallons of crude oil. C. Below ground tank for storage of 15,000 gallons of motor oil. D. Below ground tank for storage of 20,000 gallons of gasoline.

A. Above ground tank for storage of 15,000 gallons of water.

Sec 10D: Any person who has attained 18 year of age may make application to the department for certificate as an oil burner technician. Application for such certification shall not be made more often than once in _____ . A. 10 days. B. 20 days. C. 30 days. D. 60 days.

C. 30 days.

Sec 10G: Any applicant for an oil burner technician certificate or holder of such certificate aggrieved by the action of an examiner in refusing to issue or in revoking or suspended such certificate may, within _____ appeal therefrom to the chief of inspections of the department. A. 10 days. B. 20 days. C. 30 days. D. 45 days.

A. 10 days.

Sec 26C: Apartment houses containing _____ or more dwelling units, hotels, boarding or lodging houses, or family hotels which are not regulated by sections 26A or 26B shall be equipped with automatic smoke or heat detectors as provided by the rules and regulations of the board of fire prevention regulations. A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

B. 6

Sec 30A: Whoever unlawfully tampers with, changes, mutilates, destroys, or otherwise removes, from a building or structure, any notice of violation affixed under the provisions of section 30, shall be punished by a maximum of: A. $50 fine. B. $500 fine. C. Imprisonment of one month in jail. D. $50 fine and one month in jail.

D. $50 fine and one month in jail.

Sec 38C: Each owner of an underground tank first put into operation on or after January 1, 1991 shall, within 30 days after the tank is put into operation, notify the department of the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location, and it uses of such tank. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any underground storage tank that is a farm or residential tank of _____ gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes, or a tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive purposes where storage. A. 1,100. B. 1,200. C. 1,300. D. 1,400.

A. 1,100.

Sec 25E: As used in this section, the term "gas appliance" is a device which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof and is automatically ignited by means other than an intermittent ignition device. All of the following devices are gas appliances... the exception is: A. Refrigerator. B. Space heater. C. Dishwasher. D. Clothes dryer.

B. Space heater. | Not including water heaters, kitchen ranges, and space heaters

Sec 39: The term fireworks as used herein shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper plastic caps containing 25 hundredths grains or less of explosive compound are used. If they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, or toy pistol paper caps or plastic caps which contain less than _____ of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times. A. 20 hundredths grain. B. 22 hundredths grain. C. 23 hundredths grain. D. 25 hundredths grain

A. 20 hundredths grain.

Sec 1: The local licensing authority and cities with a board of alderman, or the licensing board or commission in cities where in such board or commission is authorized by statute or ordinance to grant licenses under this chapter: provided, that in any town having over _____ inhabitants, an unpaid licensing board of three members maybe appointed or designated by the board of selectmen to act as the licensing authority in issuing licenses for garages for not more than two automobiles or motor vehicles. A. 3000. B. 10,000. C. 15,000. D. 20,000.

D. 20,000.

Sec 14: Gasoline or any other volatile inflammable fluid which emits a vapor at a temperature below 100°F when tested in open air shall, when in any motor vehicle which is in a building or other structure, be deemed to be kept in such building or other structure within the meaning of the preceding section: Provided, that this section shall not apply to any building in existence on 7/1/1911, in which not more than two automobiles or motor vehicles are kept, if such building or part thereof is not used for human habitation or for holding gatherings of _____ . A. 5 or more persons. B. 10 or more persons. C. 15 or more persons. D. 20 or more persons.

D. 20 or more persons.

Sec 39A: The board shall make rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised displays of fireworks by municipalities. Such rules and regulations shall provide in part that every such display shall be handled by a competent operator to be approved by the chief of the fire department. Application for permits shall be made in writing at least _____ in advance of the date of the display. A. 7 days. B. 15 days. C. 21 days. D. 30 days.

B. 15 days.

Sec 26: Which of the following occupancies can the marshal order the installation of automatic sprinklers in accordance with this section? A. A one-story building which houses a cabinet making shop and employees two people. B. A building which houses a doctors office on the first floor which employees two people, and two people live in an apartment on the second floor. C. A building which houses a basket shop on the first floor and five people live on the fourth floor. D. A building which houses a seamstress on the second floor and employs one person.

C. A building which houses a basket shop on the first floor and five people live on the fourth floor. ________________________________ Sec 26: ...be equipped with automatic sprinklers, provided, that no such order shall apply to any building unless 4 or more persons live or are usually employed therein above the 2nd floor.

Sec 38C: Each owner of an underground tank first put into operation on or after January 1, 1991 shall, within 30 days after the tank is first put into operation, notify the Department of the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location, and uses of such tank. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any underground storage tank that is a farm or residential tank of _____ gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel or noncommercial purposes, or a tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive purposes where stored. A. 1100 gallons. B. 1250 gallons. C. 1500 gallons. D. 2000 gallons.

A. 1100 gallons.

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities accept such as maybe permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a fireworks manufactory in a building or other structure located within: A. 1200 feet of a gas station. B. 1000 feet of a hall. C. 500 feet of a place of assembly. D. 750 feet of a school building.

B. 1000 feet of a hall.

Sec 9: The board shall make rules and regulations for the keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of explosives and inflammable materials. Cities and towns may also make and enforce ordinance and bylaws, not inconsistent with said rules and regulations, relative to the subject matter of this section. Each city or town shall submit a copy of each such ordinance or bylaw to the board within _____ days after the passage therefore. A. 7. B. 10. C. 21. D. 14.

B. 10.

Sec 26G: In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, certain buildings and additions shall be protected throughout with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. The following are not required to have automatic sprinklers in accordance with this section... of the exception is: A. In rooms or areas of a telephone central office equipment building when such rooms or areas are protected with an automatic fire alarm system. B. In a one-story building having a fire resistant ratings as prescribed in the State building code that is used solely for offices provided the building is protected by an automatic fire alarm system. C. In open air parking structures used for parking motor vehicles and having not more than 15% of the total wall area open to the atmosphere at each level on one side of the structure. B. In a 7500 gross square-foot addition to a residence, used for recreational purposes by the occupants.

C. In open air parking structures used for parking motor vehicles and having not more than "15%" of the total wall area open to the atmosphere at each level on "one" side of the structure. (REQUIRED TO HAVE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS) ________________________________ Sec 26G: Sprinkler systems shall not be required in open air parking structures, defined as: buildings, structures, or portions thereof, used for parking motor vehicles and having not less than 25% of the total wall area opened to the atmosphere at each level, utilizing at least two sides of the structure.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than _____ gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefore from the Marshal. A. 2000 gallons. B. 5000 gallons. C. 7000 gallons. D. 10,000 gallons.

D. 10,000 gallons.

Sec 14: Gasoline or any other inflammable fluid which emits a vapor at a temperature below 100°F, when in any motor vehicle which is in a building or other structure, be deemed to be kept in such building or other structure within the meaning of the proceeding section; provided, that this section shall not apply to any building in existence on July 1, 1911, in which not more than 2 automobiles or motor vehicles are kept, if such building or part thereof is not used either for human habitation or for holding gatherings of more than _____ persons, or to any private garage not in existence on said July 1 which is an appurtenance to a dwelling and in which not more than 3 automobiles or motor vehicles are kept. A. 5. B. 10. C. 15. D. 20.

D. 20.

Sec 26G: Certain buildings are required to be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. Which of the following examples is required to be protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with this section? A. Rooms or areas of a telephone central office equipment building equipped with an automatic fire alarm system. B. An addition of more than 7500 ft.² to a one-story building having a fire resistance rating as prescribed in the State building code. C. An open air parking structure having not less than 25% of the total wall area open to the atmosphere at each level, utilizing at least two sides of the structure. D. A one-story building having a fire resistance rating as prescribed in the State building code that is used solely for offices provided the building is protected by an automatic fire alarm system.

B. An addition of more than 7500 ft.² to a one-story building having a fire resistance rating as prescribed in the State building code. (Sec 26G: More than 7500 gross square feet in floor area shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers)

Sec 26H: In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, every lodging house or boardinghouse shall be protected throughout with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. For the purposes of this section, "lodging house" or "boardinghouse" shall mean a house where lodgings are let to _____ or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting it. A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. D. 8.

C. 6. ________________________________ Sec 26I = 4 dwelling units Sec 26H = 6 or more persons

Sec 26I: In a city, town or district which accepts the provisions of this section, any building hereafter constructed or hereafter substantially rehabilitated so as to constitute the equivalent of new construction and occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes and containing not less than _____ dwelling units, including, but not limited to lodging houses, boarding houses, fraternity houses, dormitories, apartments, townhouses, condominiums, hotels, motels, and group residences, shall be equipped with an improved system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. D. 8.

B. 4. ________________________________ Sec 26I = 4 dwelling units Sec 26H = 6 or more persons

Sec 1: The local licensing authority in cities with a board of alderman, or the licensing board or commission in cities where in such board or commission is authorized by statute or ordinance to grant licenses under this chapter: provided, that in any town having over _____ inhabitants, an unpaid licensing board of three members may be appointed or designated by the board of selectmen to act as the licensing authority in issuing licenses for garages for not more than two automobiles or motor vehicles. A. 3,000. B. 10,000. C. 15,000. D. 20,000.

D. 20,000.

B. 15 days.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than 10,000 gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefore from the marshal. The Marshal shall cause such tanks to be inspected _____ . A. Quarterly. B. Annually. C. Every three months. D. Semi-annually.

B. Annually.

Sec 2: The chief responded to a restaurant fire at 10 AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2012. His investigation determined this fire was the result of accumulation of grease on a stovetop and not a violation of law or by design. The chief must report this fire to the Marshall no later than: A. 10 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2012. B. 10 AM on Thursday, January 1, 2013. C. 10 AM on Friday, January 2, 2013. D. 10 AM on Saturday, January 3, 2013.

C. 10 AM on Friday, January 2, 2013. ________________________________ * 48 hours not including Sundays or holidays; Trick question bc January 1 is a holiday :)

Sec 25E: Which of the following answer choices is an example of an automatic gas appliance which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation therefore? A. A clothes dryer that is manufactured after June 1, 1988, and automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device. B. A water heater that is manufactured after June 1, 1988, and automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device. C. A dishwasher that is manufactured after June 1, 1988, and automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device. D. A kitchen heating range that is manufactured after June 1, 1988, and automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device.

A. A clothes dryer that is manufactured after June 1, 1988, and automatically ignited by an intermittent ignition device.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than 10,000 gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground without first securing a permit therefore from the marshal. The Marshal shall cause such tanks to be inspected annually. If the owner or user of the tank, and the local fire department shall be notified of the date of the intended inspection not less than ____ prior to the inspection date. A. 10 days. B. 14 days. C. 7 days. D. 30 days.

B. 14 days.

Sec 19: Before the issue of a permit to use an explosive in the blasting of rock or any other substance has prescribed by the department, the application for the permit shall file with the clerk of the city or town where the blasting is to be done, a bond running to the city or town with sureties approved by the treasurer there of, for such penal sum not exceeding _____ . A. $5000. B. $10,000. C. $15,000. D. $20,000.

B. $10,000.

Sec 20B: No person shall conduct blasting operations unless he holds a certificate of competency issued by the _____ . Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of competency to conduct blasting operations so make application to the _____ . A. Head of the fire department. B. Local licensing board. C. Department of fire services. D. Building department.

C. Department of fire services. ***Probable test question***

Sec 21: The _____ shall have jurisdiction in equality upon the petition of the Commonwealth or of a city or town, to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth in the regulations of the board relative to the blasting of rock, stone or other substance with any explosive. A. District Court. B. Superior Court. C. Municipal Court. D. Supreme Court.

B. Superior Court.

Sec 25D: The board shall make rules and regulations relating to the manufacture and sale of sleepwear and clothing for children up to and including size _____ , which rules and regulations may specifically prohibit the sales or manufacture of any such clothing or sleepwear which it deems to be a fire hazard. A. 5. B. 7. C. 10. D. 14.

D. 14.

Sec 26: Any basement of a mercantile establishment, any building used in whole or in part for a business of woodworking, or for the business of manufacturing or working upon wooden, basket, rattan or cane goods, etc., shall be equipped with automatic sprinklers; provided that no such order shall apply to any building unless _____ live or are usually employed there in. A. Five persons on the third floor. B. Three persons on the fifth floor. C. Four persons on the second floor. D. 20 persons on the second floor.

A. Five persons on the third floor. (Best answer bc Sec 26 - No such order shall apply to any building unless "four or more persons" live or are usually employed there in "above the second floor".)

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above mean grade erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with an approved automatic fire warning system. The _____ as defined in Section 1 shall enforce the provisions of this section. A. State fire Marshal. B. Head of the fire department. C. Department of Public Safety. D. Board the fire prevention.

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 27: Any owner of a building who within _____ after having received an order from the marshal under section 26 fails to comply with the requirement of such order shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1000. A. 30 days. B. 3 months. C. 6 months. D. 1 year.

C. 6 months.

Sec 26H: Any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, every lodging or boardinghouse shall be protected throughout with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers. 1. ) For the purposes of this section "lodging" shall mean a house where lodgings are let 5 or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting it. 2. ) It shall not include fraternity houses, dormitories, rest homes or group occupancies licensed or regulated by agencies of the Commonwealth. A. 1 is true. B. 2 is true. C. 1 & 2 are true. D. 1 & 2 are false.

B. 2 is true.

Sec 30: Violation of any lawful rule, order or regulation of the board or of any lawful order of the marshal or lawful rule or order of the head of the fire department, punishment whereof is not otherwise provided for, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for each day during which such violation continues after actual notice of the regulation. The _____ court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the section. A. Supreme. B. Municipal. C. District. D. Superior.

D. Superior.

Sec 38: _____ shall make rules and regulations governing the construction, use, and maintenance of tanks to which section 37 applies, governing the removal and relocation of text to which section 38A applies, and governing the allocation of grants to cities and towns to what section 37A applies. A. Chief of the fire department. B. The board. C. The state fire marshal. D. The commissioner.

B. The board. ? Not The Marshal ?

Sec 38A: No underground tank which has been used for the keeping or storage of flammable or combustible fluid shall be removed or relocated unless a permit for such removal or relocation has first been obtained from: A. The board of health. B. The commissioner. C. The board. D. The state fire marshal.

D. The state fire marshal.

Sec 39: No person shall sell, or keep or offer for sale or have in his possession or under his control, or use, or explode, or cause to explode, any combustible or explosive composition or substance, or any combination of such compositions or substances, or any other article which has prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible affected by combustion, or explosion, deflagration or detonation. This section shall not apply to.... the exception is: A. The sale of any fireworks to be shipped within the Commonwealth. B. The sale of lanterns, flares, etc. C. Experiments at a factory for explosives. D. Teach the use of firearms by experts.

A. The sale of any fireworks to be shipped within the Commonwealth.

Sec 9: The _____ shall make rules and regulations for the keeping, storing, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of gunpowder, dynamite, petroleum or any of its products, or explosives or inflammable fluids or compounds, tablets, torpedoes or any explosives of a like nature. A. Board. B. Licensing board. C. Head the fire department. D. Fire Marshal.

A. Board.

Sec 12: No building shall be used for the manufacture of fireworks or firecrackers without a: A. License from the local licensing authority and a permit from the marshal. B. License from the state fire marshal and a permit from the local licensing authority. C. Permit from the local licensing authority. D. License from the state fire marshal.

A. License from the local licensing authority and a permit from the marshal.

Sec 13: Every license granted under section 13 and every certificate of registration filed under this section shall be deemed to be granted or filed upon condition that if the land described in the license ceased to be used for the aforementioned uses, the holder of this license shall within _____ after such cessation eliminate, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, all hazardous conditions incident to such cessation. A. 1 week. B. 3 weeks. C. 3 months. D. 6 months.

B. 3 weeks. (21 days)

Sec 13: Any license granted hereunder between July 1, 1936 and August 17, 1951, both dates inclusive, not exercise for a period of at least _____ maybe revoked by the localizing authority after notice and hearing given to the owner-occupied of the land license. A. Three days. B. Three weeks. C. Three months. D. Three years.

D. Three years.

Sec 4: The Marshall, an inspector, the head of the fire department, or any person to whom the marshal or the head of the fire department may delegate the authority, may, enter _____ any building or other premises, or any ship or vessel, to make inspection or investigation, without being held or deemed to be guilty of trespass. A. During business hours. B. Between 9 AM to 5 AM. C. Any reasonable hour. D. Any time.

C. Any reasonable hour.

Sec 2: A fire department in a city, town or district wherein a fire or explosion has destroyed or damaged property shall investigate the cause and circumstances thereof in order to determine if such fire or explosion was caused by carelessness or design or shall cause such an investigation to be made by a member of the fire department of such city, town or district. They shall begin such investigation _____ after such fire or explosion and if it appears to the official making such investigation that the fire or explosion is of suspicious origin or is the result of a violation of law or if he is unable to determine the cause, he shall immediately notify the marshal. A. Within 24 hours. B. Within 48 hours. C. Forthwith. D. Within 72 hours.

C. Forthwith.

Sec 4: The marshal or the head of the fire department to whom he may delegate authority so make an inspection every three months of institutions as defined by the State building code licensed by _____ and shall make a report of such inspection on forms submitted to the marshal by such department for this purpose. A. The department of public health but not the department of public welfare. B. The department of public welfare but not the department of public health. C. The department of public health and the department of public welfare. D. Neither the department of public welfare nor the department of public health.

C. The department of public health and the department of public welfare.

Sec 1: The word "department" refers to the: A. Head of the fire department. B. Department of Public Safety. C. Department of fire services. D. Local fire department.

C. Department of fire services.

Sec 1: The word "division" refers to the: A. Fire prevention division of the Department of Public Safety. B. Fire prevention division of the Department of fire services. C. Division of fire safety of the Department of Public Safety. D. Division of fire safety of the department of fire services.

D. Division of fire safety of the department of fire services.

Sec 20A: If the applicant for a permit to use an explosive in the blasting of rock or any other substance desires to conduct blasting operations in more than one city or town in the Commonwealth, he may, instead of filing a bond with the clerk of each city or town in which such operations are to be conducted, file a bond with the State Treasurer in the penal sum of _____ . A. $1000. B. $10,000. C. $15,000. D. $20,000.

D. $20,000.

Sec 26C: Apartment houses containing _____ or more dwelling units, hotels, boarding or lodging houses, or family hotels which are not regulated by section 26A or 26B shall be equipped with automatic smoke detectors or heat detectors as provided by the rules and regulations of the board. A. 4. B. 6. C. 12. D. 20.

B. 6.

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above mean grade corrected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with an approved automatic fire warning system. The _____ as defined in section 1 shall enforce the provisions of this section. A. State fire Marshal. B. Head of the fire department. C. Department of Public Safety. D. Board of fire prevention.

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 26G: Any city or town which except the provisions of this section, every building of more than _____ gross square feet in floor area or every addition of more than _____ gross square feet in floor area shall be protected with automatic sprinklers. A. 15,000. B. 7500. C. 5000. D. 6500.

B. 7500.

Sec. 7: The marshal shall submit annually, before _____ , a detailed report of all official action in relation to fires to the commissioner of insurance, who shall embody the material portions thereof in his annual report. A. February 15. B. Bi-Annually C. October 15. D. Quarterly.

A. February 15.

Sec. 10D: An applicant for an oil burner technician certificate was born on March 30, 1985. He was first issued a certificate on April 20, 2009. This certificate is due for renewal on: A. March 30, 2011. B. March 30, 2012. C. April 20, 2011. D. April 20, 2012.

A. March 30, 2011. _______________________________ "Said certificate shall be valid throughout the Commonwealth until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than 12 months but not more than 24 months after the effective date of such license and may be renewed within two years after its expiration without examination upon the payment of a renewal fee."

Sec 26D: Every building or structure of more than 70 feet in height above the mean grade shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code. Whoever is aggrieved by the head of the fire departments interpretation, order, requirement, direction or failure to act under the provisions of this section, may, within _____ after the service of notice there of, appeal from such interpretation, order, requirement, direction, or failure to act, to the board of appeals as provided in the State building code. A. 10 days. B. 30 days. C. 45 days. D. Six months.

C. 45 days.

Sec 26G: Which of the following occupancies is required to be protected by automatic sprinklers: A. A discotheque with an occupancy limits of 80 persons. B. A seven-story building, 65 feet tall. C. A 9,000 square-foot single-story building. D. A 10,000 square-foot open air parking structure.

C. A 9,000 square-foot single-story building. (more than 7,500 square feet)

Sec. 26A: The following building or structure examples shall be protected with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers in accordance with the provisions of the State building code... the exception is: A. Less than 65 feet in height above mean grade. B. More than 70 feet in height above mean grade. C. Greater than 75 feet in height above mean grade. D. 80 feet in height above mean great.

A. Less than 65 feet in height above mean grade. (FALSE) ________________________________ Sprinklers shall not be required to be installed in patient rooms in hospitals.

Sec 28A: If, in the performance of your official duties, you observe any condition what you believe to be a violation of any code, you shall: A. Notify the state fire marshal with a letter within 30 days of violation. B. Notify the appropriate local enforcement officer of the violation. C. Evacuate the building immediately. D. Notify the owner of the building.

B. Notify the appropriate local enforcement officer of the violation.

Sec 9: You, as a fire prevention officer, are contact with a person who wants to know as to where he can obtain a record of the quantities and location of high explosive storage. You would direct him to which of the following: ``` A. The head of the fire department. B. The state fire marshal. C. The department of fire services. D. The Department of Public Safety. E. The local licensing authority. ```

C. The department of fire services. ________________________________ TAKE NOTE New! ^^^ was changed from "The Department of Public Safety".

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above the mean grade, erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with a minimum of: A. An approved fire warning system. B. An approved sprinkler system. C. A Class II standpipe system. D. A public telephone on each floor which enables the occupants to call in an emergency at no cost.

A. An approved fire warning system.

C. 25% - 2.

Sec 4: A citizen reported what he believed were fire code violations to an oil furnace at a local nursing home. The next day the chief of the local fire department visited the nursing home. He was refused entry by the person in charge of the nursing home. This person told the chief that he was coming onto his turf. What is the strongest and most timely action at the chief may take? A. He should get a court order. B. He should enter and conduct his inspection. C. He should get a search warrant. D. He should get the local police chief to help him enter.

A. He should get a court order.

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities except such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a firework manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ of any church, theater, hall, place of assembly, factory or any inhabited building. A. 1 mile. B. 3/4 mile. C. 1/4 mile. D. 1/2 mile.

C. 1/4 mile. (or 1,000 feet) ________________________________ Question protested: just know that: 1,000 feet = 1/4 mile

The term "fireworks" as used herein shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, play guns or other devices in which paper caps or plastic caps containing _____ or less of explosive compound are used, if they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, or toy pistol paper caps or plastic caps which contain less than _____ of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times; and provided, further, that this section shall not apply... A. 25 hundredths grains - 20 hundredths grains. B. 20 hundredths grains - 10 hundredths grains. C. 50 hundredths grains - 25 hundredths grains. D. 30 hundredths grains - 20 hundredths grains.

A. 25 hundredths grains - 20 hundredths grains.

Sec 39: For the purpose of this section the word _____ shall include compositions, substances or other articles and shall also include blank cartridges or toy cannons in which explosives are used, the type of play balloon which requires fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, cherry bombs, silver salutes, M-80s, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, sparklers, rockets, wheels, colored fires, fountains, mines, serpents, or other fireworks of light construction or any fireworks containing any explosives or flammable compound, or any tablets or other devices containing any explosive substance. A. Explosive substances. B. Combustibles. C. Fireworks. D. Highly flammable products.

C. Fireworks. ("Fireworks" Do not refer to devices in which paper or plastic caps containing 25 hundredths grains or less of explosive compound, if they are constructed so that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion; Or paper or plastic caps which contain less than 20 hundredths grains of explosive mixture.)

Sec 50: A homeowner came to the fire station and complains to the shift officer that she saw her next-door neighbor, Mr. Jones, carry three cases of dynamite into the basement of his private home. The best action to take is: A. The Fire Chief may go to the site, enter, to investigate and confiscate the dynamite found. B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant. C. There is nothing that you can do because such storage is legal. D. The chief can arrest Mr. Jones.

B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant.

Sec 23: The largest approved safety can allowed to be used for the storage of volatile inflammable fluid is: A. 1/2 pint. B. 1 pint. C. 1 quart. D. 1 gallon.

D. 1 gallon. ________________________________ - 1 quart for inside building storage. - 1 gallon for outside building (within 50 feet) storage.

Sec 23: The largest approved safety can allowed to be used for the storage of non-volatile inflammable fluid is: A. 1 quart. B. 1 gallon. C. 10 gallons. D. 30 gallons.

D. 30 gallons. ________________________________ Unless a permit has first been obtained therefor from "the head of fire department" under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe.

Sec 24: Who shall prescribe in writing the conditions under which any building used for habitation or any lots within 50 feet of any building so used shall, except as permitted by sec 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the Public Safety has a fire menace, and no part of any such building so be used as a carpenter shop or paint shop, nor for the storage, keeping or handling of excelsior, Shavings, sawdust, cotton, paperstock, feathers or rags. A. Fire marshal. B. Commissioner. C. Head of the fire department. D. Local licensing authority.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 38A: No underground tank which has been used for the keeping or storage of flammable or combustible fluid shall be removed or relocated unless a permit for such removal or relocation has first obtained from: A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town. B. Commissioner. C. Local licensing authority. D. City/town clerk.

A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town.

Sec 3: The Marshal may investigate or caused to be investigated the circumstances of: A. Any explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. B. Any fire occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth. D. Any fire with a loss greater than $10,000 occurring in the Commonwealth.

C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth.

A. 4.

Sec 29: No rule or order shall be made or enforce which requires an expenditure: A. Not to exceed $10,000. B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and building to which such rule or order relates. C. Not to exceed $5000. D. Not to exceed more than 1% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and building to which such rule or order relates.

B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and building to which such rule or order relates.

B. Under no circumstances whatsoever.

Sec 10D: Any person who has attained _____ years of age may make application to the department for a certificate as an oil burner technician. A. 16. B. 18. C. 20. D. 21.

B. 18.

Sec 10D: You are expecting a hospital and come across a woman working on a wiring assembly near an oil burner. Which of the following certificates and licenses does this woman need in order to do this work: A. An electrician's license. B. An oil burner technician certificate. C. Both an electrician's license and an oil burner technician certificate. D. Neither an electrician's license nor an oil burner technician certificate.

A. An electrician's license.

Sec 9A: Of the following, which section does not carry a fine or penalty? A. Explosive golf ball. B. Unvented liquid fired space heater. C. Model rocket engine. D. Stove polish.

C. Model rocket engine.

Sec 20A: Mr. boom from Acme blasting company advises you that he intends to conduct blasting operations in your town as well as six other nearby communities in the near future. The process of filing bonds in each of the towns involved is a time-consuming and expensive process, he asks you if there is any other way to comply with the law. You advise him that he may file a bond with _____ in the penal sum of $20,000, or other additional some as determined by the Marshal to cover the losses, that might ensue to persons or property. A. The mass fisheries and wildlife division. B. The State Treasurer. C. Inspections Bureau of the Department of Public Safety. D. The county treasurer.

B. The State Treasurer.

Sec 4: The marshal or to whom he may delegate authority, shall make an inspection every _____ of institutions as defined by the State building code, licensed by or under the supervision of the department of public health, or licensed by the department of public welfare, and shall make a report of such inspection to each such department on forms submitted to the marshal by such departments for this purpose. A. 3 months. B. 6 months. C. 9 months. D. 12 months.

A. 3 months.

Sec 25E: A "residence" is any building or structure in the state used primarily for dwelling purposes, including, but not limited to single and multifamily dwellings or residences of any nature. All of the following choices are examples of residences... the exception is: A. Apartment projects. B. Manufactured homes. C. Condominiums. D. Hotels.

D. Hotels.

Sec 13: Any person aggrieved by the granting of a license hereunder on the ground that the exercise thereof would constitute a fire or explosion hazard may, within 10 days after the granting therefor, appeal to the _____ who, after notice and hearing, shall finally determine whether such a hazard would result. A. Fire Chief. B. Marshal. C. Board. D. Local licensing authority.

B. Marshal.

Sec 10D: Any person who has attained 18 years of age may make application to department for a certificate as an oil burner technician. Application for such certification shall not be made more often than once in _____ . A. 10 days. B. 20 days. C. 30 days. D. 60 days.

C. 30 days.

A. 10 days.

B. Six.

D. $50 fine and one month in jail.

Sec 25E: As used in this section, the term "gas appliance" is a device which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof and is automatically ignited by means other than intermittent ignition device. All the following devices are gas appliances... the exception is: ``` A. Refrigerator. B. Space heater. C. Dishwasher. D. Close dryer. E. Furnace. F. Air-conditioner. G. Heater. H. Stove. I. Range. J. Cloths washer. ```

``` B. Space heater. ________________________________ Exceptions include: 1) Water heater which heats water for domestic use. 2) A kitchen heating range. 3) Space heater. ```

Sec 38C: Each owner of an underground tank first put into operation on or after January 1, 1991 shall, within 30 days after the tank is put into operation, notify the department of the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location, and uses of such tank. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any underground storage tank that is a farm or residential tank of _____ or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes, or a tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive purposes where stored. A. 1,100 gallons. B. 1,250 gallons. C. 1,500 gallons. D. 2,000 gallons.

A. 1,100 gallons.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than 10,000 gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefor from the marshal. The Marshal shall cause such tanks to be inspected _____ . A. Quarterly. B. Annually. C. Every three months. D. Semi annually.

B. Annually.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than 10,000 gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefor from the marshal. The Marshal shall cause such tanks to be inspected annually. The owner or user of the tank, and the local fire department shall be notified of the date of the intended inspection not less than _____ prior to the inspection date. A. 10 days. B. 14 days. C. 7 days. D. 30 days.

B. 14 days.

Sec 20B: No person shall conduct blasting operations unless he holds a certificate of competency issued by the department. Within _____ after the date of receipt of his application, the applicant shall be examined as to his experience and ability to conduct blasting operations, and if found by the examiner to be qualified, he shall forthwith be issued a certificate of competency. A. Three months. B. Four months. C. Five months. D. Six months.

A. Three months.

Sec 26G-1/2: Every building or structure, or portions thereof, of public assembly which is existing, or for which an improved building permit was issued before December 1, 2004, shall be protected throughout with an adequate system of automatic sprinklers, in accordance with the State building code. This shall apply to which of the following occupancies? A. A building or structure designed or used for occupancy as a nightclub with a capacity of 50 persons. B. A building a structure designed or used for occupancy as a nightclub with a capacity of 100 persons. C. A building or structure designed for use for occupancy as a church with a capacity of 50 persons. D. A building or structure designed or used for occupancy as a church with a capacity of 100 persons.

B. A building a structure designed or used for occupancy as a nightclub with a capacity of 100 persons.

Sec 1: The word "department" refers to the: A. Head of the fire department. B. Department of Public Safety. C. Department of fire services. D. Local fire department.

C. Department of fire services.

D. Division of fire safety of the department of fire services.

Sec 9: The _____ shall make rules and regulations for the keeping, storing, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of gunpowder, dynamite, crude petroleum or any of its products, or explosive or inflammable fluids or compounds, tablets, torpedoes or any explosive of a like nature. A. Board. B. Licensing board. C. Head of the fire Department. D. Fire Marshal.

A. Board.

A. License from the local licensing authority and a permit from the marshal.

Sec 20B: No person shall conduct blasting operations unless he holds a certificate of competency issued by the _____ . Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of competency to conduct blasting operations shall make application to the _____ . A. Head of the fire department. B. Local licensing board. C. Department of fire services. D. Building department.

C. Department of fire services.

Sec 13: No building or other structure shall, except as provided in section 14, be used for the keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of any of the articles named section 9, unless the local licensing authority shall have granted a license to use the land on which such building or other structure is or is to be situated for the after mentioned uses, after a public hearing, notice of the time and place which hearing shall have been given at the expense of the applicant, by the clerk of the city or of the local licensing authority, by publication, not less than _____ days prior thereto, any newspaper published in the English language in the city or town wherein such land is situated. A. 3 days. B. 5 days. C. 7 days. D. 15 days.

B. 5 days.

Sec 19: Before the issue of a permit to use an explosive in the blasting of rock or any other substance as prescribed by the department, the applicant for the permit so filed with the clerk of the city or town where the blasting is to be done, a bond running to the city or town which securities approved by the treasurer thereof, for such penal sum not exceeding _____ . A. $5000. B. $10,000. C. $15,000 D. $20,000.

B. $10,000.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling, of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace. A. 50 feet. B. 100 feet. C. 500 feet. D. 1000 feet.

A. 50 feet.

Sec 25D: The board shall make the rules and regulations relating to the manufacture and sale of sleepwear and clothing for children up to and including size _____ , which rules and regulations may specifically prohibit the sale or manufacture of any such clothing or sleepwear which it deems to be a fire hazard. A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 D. 14

D. 14

Sec 26H: Any city or town which except the provisions of this section, every lodging or boarding house shall be protected throughout with an adequate system automatic sprinklers. 1) For the purpose of this section "lodging house or "boarding house" shall mean a house where lodgings are let to six or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting. 2) It shall not include fraternity houses or dormitories, rest homes or group residences licensed or regulated by agencies of the Commonwealth. A. #1 is true. B. #2 is true. C. #1 & #2 are true. D. #1 & #2 are false.

C. #1 & #2 are true.

Sec 27: Any owner of a building who within _____ after receiving an order from the marshal under section 26 fails to comply with the requirement of such order shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1000. A. 30 days. B. 3 months. C. 6 months. D. 1 year.

C. 6 months.

Sec 38: _____ shall make rules and regulations governing the construction, use, and maintenance of tanks to which section 37 applies, governing the removal and relocation of tanks to which section 38A applies, and governing the allocation of grants to cities and towns to which section 37A applies. A. Chief of the fire department. B. The board. C. The State Fire Marshal. D. The commissioner.

B. The board.

Sec 13: Every license granted under section 13 and every certificate of registration filed under this section shall be deemed to be granted or filed upon condition that if the land described in the license ceased to be used for the aforementioned uses, the holder of the license shall within _____ after such cessation eliminate, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, all hazardous conditions incident to such cessation. A. 1 week. B. 3 weeks. C. 3 months. D. 6 months.

B. 3 weeks.

Sec 26C: Apartment houses containing _____ or more dwelling units, hotels, boarding or lodging houses, or family hotels which are not regulated by section 26A or 26B should be equipped with automatic smoke detectors or heat detectors as provided by the rules and regulations of the board. A. 4 B. 6 C. 12 D. 20

B. 6

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above mean grade erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with an improved automatic fire warning system. The _____ as defined in section 1 shall enforce the provisions of this section. A. State fire Marshal. B. Head of the fire department. C. Department of Public Safety. D. Board of fire prevention.

B. Head of the fire department.

A. February 15.

C. 45 days.

C. A 9,000 square-foot single-story building. (more than 7,500 square feet)

A. Less than 65 feet in height above mean grade. (FALSE) ________________________________ Sprinklers shall not be required to be installed in patient rooms in hospitals.

B. Notify the appropriate local enforcement officer of the violation.

C. The department of fire services. ________________________________ TAKE NOTE New! ^^^ was changed from "The Department of Public Safety".

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above the mean grade, erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with a minimum of: A. An approved fire warning system. B. An approved sprinkler system. C. A Class II standpipe system. D. A public telephone on each floor which enables the occupants to call in an emergency at no cost.

A. An approved fire warning system.

C. 25% - 2.

A. He should get a court order.

Sec 40: No person shall store fireworks in quantities except such as may be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board outside the premises of a firework manufactory in any building or other structure located within _____ of any church, theater, hall, place of assembly, factory or any inhabited building. A. 1 mile. B. 3/4 mile. C. 1/4 mile. D. 1/2 mile.

C. 1/4 mile. (or 1,000 feet) ________________________________ Question protested: just know that: 1,000 feet = 1/4 mile

A. 25 hundredths grains - 20 hundredths grains.

Sec 50: A homeowner came to the fire station and complains to the shift officer that she saw her next-door neighbor, Mr. Jones, carry three cases of dynamite into the basement of his private home. The best action to take is: A. The Fire Chief may go to the site, enter, to investigate and confiscate the dynamite found. B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant. C. There is nothing that you can do because such storage is legal. D. The chief can arrest Mr. Jones.

B. The Fire Chief may go to the court and ask for a search warrant.

Sec 23: The largest approved safety can allowed to be used for the storage of volatile inflammable fluid is: A. 1/2 pint. B. 1 pint. C. 1 quart. D. 1 gallon.

D. 1 gallon. ________________________________ - 1 quart for inside building storage. - 1 gallon for outside building (within 50 feet) storage.

Sec 23: The largest approved safety can allowed to be used for the storage of non-volatile inflammable fluid is: A. 1 quart. B. 1 gallon. C. 10 gallons. D. 30 gallons.

D. 30 gallons. ________________________________ Unless a permit has first been obtained therefor from "the head of fire department" under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe.

C. Head of the fire department.

Sec 38A: No underground tank which has been used for the keeping or storage of flammable or combustible fluid shall be removed or relocated unless a permit for such removal or relocation has first obtained from: A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town. B. Commissioner. C. Local licensing authority. D. City/town clerk.

A. State fire marshal or the official designated by him to grant permits in the city or town.

C. Any fire or explosion occurring anywhere within the Commonwealth.

A. 4.

B. Not to exceed more than 5% of the last annual assessed valuation of the land and building to which such rule or order relates.

B. Under no circumstances whatsoever.

Sec 10D: Any person who has attained _____ years of age may make application to the department for a certificate as an oil burner technician. A. 16. B. 18. C. 20. D. 21.

B. 18.

A. An electrician's license.

Sec 9A: Of the following, which section does not carry a fine or penalty? A. Explosive golf ball. B. Unvented liquid fired space heater. C. Model rocket engine. D. Stove polish.

C. Model rocket engine.

B. The State Treasurer.

A. 3 months.

Sec 25E: A "residence" is any building or structure in the state used primarily for dwelling purposes, including, but not limited to single and multifamily dwellings or residences of any nature. All of the following choices are examples of residences... the exception is: A. Apartment projects. B. Manufactured homes. C. Condominiums. D. Hotels.

D. Hotels.

Sec 13: Any person aggrieved by the granting of a license hereunder on the ground that the exercise thereof would constitute a fire or explosion hazard may, within 10 days after the granting therefor, appeal to the _____ who, after notice and hearing, shall finally determine whether such a hazard would result. A. Fire Chief. B. Marshal. C. Board. D. Local licensing authority.

B. Marshal.

C. 30 days.

A. 10 days.

B. Six.

D. $50 fine and one month in jail.

Sec 25E: As used in this section, the term "gas appliance" is a device which uses a gaseous fuel other than propane for the operation thereof and is automatically ignited by means other than intermittent ignition device. All the following devices are gas appliances... the exception is: ``` A. Refrigerator. B. Space heater. C. Dishwasher. D. Close dryer. E. Furnace. F. Air-conditioner. G. Heater. H. Stove. I. Range. J. Cloths washer. ```

``` B. Space heater. ________________________________ Exceptions include: 1) Water heater which heats water for domestic use. 2) A kitchen heating range. 3) Space heater. ```

Sec 38C: Each owner of an underground tank first put into operation on or after January 1, 1991 shall, within 30 days after the tank is put into operation, notify the department of the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location, and uses of such tank. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any underground storage tank that is a farm or residential tank of _____ or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes, or a tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive purposes where stored. A. 1,100 gallons. B. 1,250 gallons. C. 1,500 gallons. D. 2,000 gallons.

A. 1,100 gallons.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than 10,000 gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefor from the marshal. The Marshal shall cause such tanks to be inspected _____ . A. Quarterly. B. Annually. C. Every three months. D. Semi annually.

B. Annually.

Sec 37: No person shall construct, maintain or use any tank or container of more than 10,000 gallons capacity, for the storage of any fluid other than water, unless the same is located underground, without first securing a permit therefor from the marshal. The Marshal shall cause such tanks to be inspected annually. The owner or user of the tank, and the local fire department shall be notified of the date of the intended inspection not less than _____ prior to the inspection date. A. 10 days. B. 14 days. C. 7 days. D. 30 days.

B. 14 days.

A. Three months.

B. A building a structure designed or used for occupancy as a nightclub with a capacity of 100 persons.

Sec 1: The word "department" refers to the: A. Head of the fire department. B. Department of Public Safety. C. Department of fire services. D. Local fire department.

C. Department of fire services.

D. Division of fire safety of the department of fire services.

A. Board.

A. License from the local licensing authority and a permit from the marshal.

Sec 20B: No person shall conduct blasting operations unless he holds a certificate of competency issued by the _____ . Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of competency to conduct blasting operations shall make application to the _____ . A. Head of the fire department. B. Local licensing board. C. Department of fire services. D. Building department.

C. Department of fire services.

B. 5 days.

B. $10,000.

Sec 24: No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within _____ of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section 23, be used for the storage, keeping or handling, of any article or material that is or may become dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace. A. 50 feet. B. 100 feet. C. 500 feet. D. 1000 feet.

A. 50 feet.

D. 14

C. #1 & #2 are true.

C. 6 months.

B. The board.

Sec 13: Every license granted under section 13 and every certificate of registration filed under this section shall be deemed to be granted or filed upon condition that if the land described in the license ceased to be used for the aforementioned uses, the holder of the license shall within _____ after such cessation eliminate, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, all hazardous conditions incident to such cessation. A. 1 week. B. 3 weeks. C. 3 months. D. 6 months.

B. 3 weeks.

B. 6

Sec 26B: Every building or structure not exceeding 70 feet in height above mean grade erected or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall be protected with an improved automatic fire warning system. The _____ as defined in section 1 shall enforce the provisions of this section. A. State fire Marshal. B. Head of the fire department. C. Department of Public Safety. D. Board of fire prevention.

B. Head of the fire department.

Sec 60: Whoever manufactures, offers for sale, sales, exchanges, gives away, stores or transports any "novelty lighter" shall be punished by fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1000 or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. For the purpose of this section, "novelty lighter" shall mean a mechanical or electrical device manufactured for the purpose of producing a flame to light cigarettes, cigars or pipes and which, due to the physical or audio features of the device, excluding its capacity of producing a flame, would reasonably be expected to cause the lighter to be appealing or attractive to a child under the age of _____ . A. 3. B. 10. C. 14. D. 18.

B. 10.

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