EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Rate-of-rise detectors should NOT be used where temperatures might rise faster than a minimum of:

Question2: The minimum cover requirements for the direct burial of cable or conductors under oneand two-family dwelling driveways is:

Question3: Manufactured homes must be constructed in accordance with which of the following codes?

Question4: An oxygen enriched atmosphere is defined as any atmosphere in which the concentration of oxygen exceeds 21% by volume or the partial pressure of the oxygen exceeds what pressure?

Question5: In reviewing a submittal for a new horizontal centrifugal fire pump, which of the following conditions would conditions would warrant rejection of the submittal?

Question6: Spiking trees and vandalizing research laboratories are examples of:

Question7: How many anthrax spores are needed to cause an anthrax infection?

Question8: The purpose of the fire suppression rating schedule published by ISO Commercial Risk Services is to:

Question9: while not the only factor used to evaluate the hazard, which of the following is commonly accepted as the most important criterion of the relative hazard of flammable and combustible liquids?

Question10: What kind of agent is anthrax?

Question11: What condition can occur when a pressure tank and a gravity tank are connected to a sprinkler system through a common riser?

Question12: The life safety code included the term "Exit" in an overall definition of means of egress. A means of egress is a continuous path of travel from any point in a building or structure to the open air outside at ground level. Egress consists of which three separate and distinct parts?

Question13: When designing water spray nozzles and piping, what must be determined before selecting a nozzle for the system?

Question14: In a detention or correctional facility, the following would be what type of restraint or locking system?
Free movement is restricted from a occupied space. Remote control release is provided to permit movement from all sleeping rooms, activity spaces, and other occupied area within the smoke compartment to other smoke compartments.

Question15: A building with sleeping rooms rented to 16 or fewer people on either a transient or permanent basis, with or without meals, but without separate cooking facilities for individual occupants is what type of occupancy?

Question16: Pressurized stairwell designs are intended to keep the interior of the stairwell.

Question17: John Freeman developed a rule for fire hydrant spacing in compact mercantile and manufacturing districts of:

Question18: In Type II, (111) construction, columns supporting more than one floor are required to have a fire resistance rating of:

Question19: When conducting a needs assessment for a fire department, what term describes the level of harm associated with exposure to a fire or its effluent?

Question20: Part of the definition of terrorism requires that such activity:

Question21: Which of the following is a device constructed of a pair of wires of different metals or alloys welded together at a point to form a junction and calibrated to give the temperature in degree?

Question22: Which classification would indicate that a refrigerant has a low toxicity, but is highly flammable?

Question23: How often should an electric fire pump be inspected and tested, and for how long should it run during testing?

Question24: Which system communicates information of interest to U.S. critical infrastructures that does not meet the timeliness, specificity, or significance thresholds?

Question25: To be effective, liquid nerve agents must be in ________ form.

Question26: Between 1980-1998, the largest number of church structure fires in the U.S. was caused by which of the following?

Question27: When can the presence of chemical, biological, or radiological agents be ruled out?

Question28: The way in which an individual is alerted to the presence of a fire

Question29: What part of the body does bubonic plague attack?

Question30: Attacks on agriculture or the food supply are examples of:

Question31: Compressed gas cylinders for breathing air are regulated in the United States by:

Question32: What special storage precautions are required for zirconium castings?

Question33: For fire and life safety educators, the learning process includes all of the following EXCEPT.

Question34: Which of the following was the greatest means of awareness of a fire incident by people in the United States?

Question35: In what year between 1980 and 2002, did the worst civilian injuries in industrial and manufacturing property structural fires occur?

Question36: Central heating appliances are divided into four broad categories; central furnaces, floor furnaces, and:

Question37: For the purpose of measuring standard temperature and pressure, the standard temperature value is:

Question38: In designing a duct system for commercial cooking equipment, what is the minimum air velocity required to minimize grease accumulation?

Question39: Which of the following can be used to create explosives?

Question40: The systems approach to fire safety:

Question41: Which chemical is classified as a pulmonary agent?

Question42: Components in an exhaust system for commercial cooking installation include the ductwork, the exhaust fan, and the:

Question43: The means of escape in lodging or rooming houses is defines as:

Question44: When designing deflectors, the minimum water flow pressure needed to develop a reasonable spray pattern is:

Question45: What is the term for the time period between infection and when a person first begins to show symptoms?

Question46: Water supply, power distribution, and transportation are examples of ________ targets.

Question47: Which system is used to communicate with public officials and the public so protective measures can be implemented?

Question48: Which is an example of a symbolic terrorist target?

Question49: Which concept can be described as a strategy used when fire control is achieved before it becomes necessary to order evacuation from spaces that are remote from a fire incident within a building?

Question50: NFPA 220 identifies which of the following as a construction type in which the structural elements are entirely of noncombustible or limited combustible materials permitted by the code and protected to have some degree of fire resistance for one hour?

Question51: Under what circumstances are alpha particles the most harmful to the human body?

Question52: The shape of the standard head discharge curve of a fire pump is determined by which of the following three limiting points?

Question53: Radiative energy released during a fire that is the visible range is transmitted in which of the following wavelengths?

Question54: The NBS smoke chamber was developed specifically to measure.

Question55: What is one potential means for dispersing a chemical agent over a wide area?

Question56: Clean agents should be designed in accordance with which one of the following NFPA codes?

Question57: The walls dividing mall building stores from each other should extend to the extent practicable from the floor.

Question58: Which spacing multiplier is used for heat detectors installed in a building with a ceiling that is 15 ft (5 m) high?

Question59: What is the lead agency for crisis management during a terrorist incident?

Question60: As a liquid leaves a pipe, conduit, or container through an orifice and discharges to the atmosphere, the normal pressure is converted to:

Question61: What is another term for a joint command structure?

Question62: Which NFPA standard addresses industrial fire brigades fire-fighting capabilities?

Question63: Factors influencing the explosibility of dusts include moisture, inert material, particle size, and:

Question64: Which is a sign of exposure to cyanide gas?

Question65: In order to design the appropriate exit system for an industrial occupancy, the life safety hazard classification per the NFPA Life Safety Code establishes three basic classifications.
Occupancies involving low- and ordinary-hazard manufacturing operations occurring in any type of building and normally having a higher density of employees than the other classfications are classified as:

Question66: Heat transfer through a solid is referred to as:

Question67: Which of the following is NOT a basic method for heating gravity tank water?

Question68: How long after the completion of a welding or cutting operation should a final area check be conducted?

Question69: Which of the following detectors are required to initiate recall of elevators?

Question70: Which of the following noble gases is suitable for fighting a magnesium fire?

Question71: Which of the following conditions may exist within the ductwork during sanding operations in woodworking facilities when the dust concentration in the duct exceeds the minimum explosive concentration (MEC) levels?

Question72: Which of the following is classified as a choking agent?

Question73: Where is the bacterium that causes plague commonly found?

Question74: The minimum residual pressure for a municipal water supply, according to the American Water Works Association (AWWA), defines the required fire flow at:

Question75: Notifying __________ will ensure a quick response by state and federal resources to a major incident.

Question76: Which of the following is the correct UL classification of roof covering that include criteria for resistance to ignition?

Question77: Which blister agent causes immediate pain upon contact with skin?

Question78: Which of the following is defined as a measurement of a fluid is resistance to flow and is usually measured in lb sec/ft2 N sec/ m2?

Question79: When storing Class IB flammable liquids outdoors in portable containers, what is the maximum quantity and height allowed for composite Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) per pile?

Question80: The use of multiple agencies for the delivery of EMS is commonly referred to as a:

Question81: Pressurized stairwell designs are intended to keep the interior of the stairwell.

Question82: What is the first priority following an explosion?

Question83: Which Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation addresses dip tanks containing flammable or combustible liquids?

Question84: The dynamics of compartment fire growth are characterized by type of combustion process, growth rate, ventilation, and:

Question85: What three items are considered when determining the domestic supply requirements on public water systems?

Question86: What kit did the U.S. military develop as an antidote to nerve agent exposure?

Question87: A public supply system with a required fire flow of 4,500 gpm (17,033 lpm) should be able to maintain that flow for a duration of:

Question88: How infectious is smallpox?

Question89: Which of the following is contagious?

Question90: Pressure readings at the inlet flange of a pump operating under lift are:

Question91: Fire alarm audibility for public operating mode fire alarm systems must be a minimum of how many dB above ambient noise that lasts 60 seconds or more?

Question92: Which type of radiation is the most harmful to the human body?

Question93: Air atomizing nozzles which combine compressed gas with a water stream are also known as:

Question94: The type of smoke detector that operates with a small radioactive source is

Question95: Which system contains actionable information about an incident involving, or a threat targeting, critical national networks or infrastructures?

Question96: How do the pupils present in victims of nerve agent exposure?

Question97: Existing Board and Care Facilities classify the residents based on all of the following evacuation capabilities EXCEPT.

Question98: Which of the following is a characteristic of pyrophoric gases?

Question99: In compliance enforcement procedures, a permit authorizes the performance of a specify activity, while which of the following grants permission to conduct or engage in any operation or act for which a level of approval is required?

Question100: Fixed temperature heat detectors operate on all of the following principles EXCEPT:

Question101: A building containing three or more dwelling units, with separate cooking facilities for individual occupants is what type of occupancy?

Question102: Irritant effects from exposure to fire atmospheres are normally considered by combustion as being of which two types?

Question103: Which is the lead federal agency for consequence management during a terrorist incident?

Question104: Combustion explosions of conventional structure typically occur with less than what percent of the enclosure occupied by a flammable mixture?

Question105: Requirements for the installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical emergency system circuits and equipment are given in the National Electrical Code (NEC).

Question106: Which system is designed to guide protective measures?

Question107: Which of the following heat transfer values is relevant to fire protection because it defines the quantity of heat must be removed to cool a burning solid below its firepoint?