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WorksheetsNFPA Best Practices for Fire Protection System 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What are the correct types of firewater extinguishing systems?
Fixed extinguishing system & Pre-action
Deluge System & Pre-action
Total flooding extinguishing system & Fixed extinguishing system
Pre-action & Total flooding extinguishing system
Which is not a main component of a fire pump package?
Controller
Shaft
Pump
Driver
Detection systems can work by themselves with protection system to extinguish fires.
All sprinkler systems are the same.
A K160 K-factor can be used in a warehouse application.
Electrical motor driven fire pump can be tested monthly if there is a redundant/standby pump.
Fire pump is selected using which criteria, choose the best answer.
Hose requirement
Sprinkler requirement
Hose and sprinkler requirement
The hazards with largest fire water demand
12 mm/min @ 185 sq m sprinkler demand what is the flow rate thru each sprinkler head?
2.22 m3 per minute
37 L/s
108 L/min
None of the above
Horizontal split case fire pump can be used in negative suction configuration per NFPA.
Vertical turbine pumps must have right angle gears.
Public supple is not more reliable that on site fire water tank.
Deluge sprinklers is better than sprinklers in an office type occupancy as it makes sure the fire is fully extinguished.
Using high temperature bulb rated sprinkler is better and safer as we will not get false alarms.
Foam system should be used in environments where water supply is a problem.
NFPA 12 is of the NFPA standard that should be used for rotating machinery type protection.
A full discharge test should be done per NFPA 2001 for all clean agent systems.
After overhaul a turbine enclosure carbon dioxide system should have a full discharge test or a room integrity test conducted.
All pumps are suitable for fire protection systems.
For electrical motor driven pump the breaker should be upstream stream of the main circuit breaker.
Sprinklers color coded per their K-factor.
