Fire Prevention Codes & Standards Flashcards
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NFPA 1 defines a 'target hazard' as:
Answer: A facility that poses a greater-than-normal risk to life or property due to its occupancy or contents
A target hazard is an occupancy identified by the AHJ as presenting above-average risk, warranting priority inspection and pre-incident planning.
Which NFPA standard provides requirements for emergency and standby power systems used in fire protection?
Answer: NFPA 110
NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, covers the performance requirements for systems that supply power when normal utility power fails.
An inspector finds that fire doors in a corridor are routinely wedged open by staff. Which code provision is being violated?
Answer: NFPA 80 — fire door assembly requirements
NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, requires fire doors to be self-closing and to remain closed or automatically close upon alarm.
The maximum allowable quantity (MAQ) concept in the IFC is used to:
Answer: Establish the threshold amount of hazardous materials permitted in a control area without requiring additional safeguards
MAQ defines how much of a hazardous material can be stored in a single control area before additional fire protection, construction, or operational requirements are triggered.
A 'retroactive' code requirement means:
Answer: The requirement must be met by existing buildings even though it was not in effect when the building was constructed
Retroactive (or retroactivity) provisions require existing buildings to be upgraded to meet new code requirements, regardless of when they were built.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of a 'control area' under the IFC?
Answer: A building space where hazardous materials quantities are managed to stay within MAQ limits
A control area is a defined space within a building used to limit hazardous materials to the MAQ, allowing a non-H occupancy classification to be maintained.
Under NFPA 1 and the IFC, the fire inspector's primary authority to condemn an immediately dangerous structure is based on:
Answer: Imminent danger provisions that allow the AHJ to order immediate evacuation or closure
Both NFPA 1 and the IFC contain imminent danger provisions granting the AHJ authority to order immediate evacuation or closure of any structure that poses an immediate threat to life.