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Fire Inspection & Code Enforcement
(6th Edition)
Chapter 1 Definitions Test
20 questions
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1) A law enacted for the purpose of enforcing fire prevention and safety regulations.
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2) (Abbreviation)
A building standard designed to protect lives in the event of a fire.
Also called Life Safety Code.
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3) The willful and malicious burning of property.
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4) (Abbreviation)
Center which provides immediate information on how to handle hazardous materials incidents.
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5) The rights set forth by the administrative powers that allow the inspector to inspect buildings to ensure compliance with applicable codes.
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6) Freedom from legal liability for an act or physical condition.
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A document containing requirements and specifications outlining minimum levels of performance, protection, or construction.
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Rules or laws used to enforce requirements for fire protection, life safety, or building construction.
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9) (Abbreviation)
A United States federal agency that develops and enforces standards and regulations for Occupational health and safety in the workplace.
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An act or duty for which someone is clearly accountable.
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11) (Abbreviation)
Division of the U.S. Department of Treasury; regulates the storage, handling, and transportation of explosives.
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Alternative practices that are acceptable for meeting a minimum level of fire protection.
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Relates to the empowered duties of an official, in this case the fire inspector.
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To be legally obligated or responsible for an act or physical condition.
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A group of five to seven people with experience in fire prevention and code enforcement who arbitrate differences in opinion between fire inspectors and property owners or occupants.
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16) (Abbreviation)
A federal organization charged with coordinating the response of numerous
agencies to emergency incidents involving the release of significant amounts
of hazardous materials.
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17) (Abbreviation)
Fire research and testing laboratory that provides loss control information.
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A wrongful act (except for breach of contract) for which a civil action will lie.
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The authority that may be given to an inspector to arrest, issue summons, or issue citations for fire code violations.
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A notice or punishment attached to a violation for the purpose of enforcing a law or regulation.
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