Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 101
1996 Kentucky Fire Prevention Code
LFD Lore
Potpourri
100

A cartridge-type extinguisher is considered to be obsolete and shall be?  

Removed from service 

100

Stages over how many square feet in area shall be equipped with 1 1/2" hose lines at each side of the stage?  

1000 feet 

100

In a restaurant, flaming dishes may be approved provided what steps are taken? 

Adequate safety precautions 

100

This legendary Louisville firefighter lurked in the shadows and would nearly get run over by the Truck Co in the middle of the night?  

Beano 

100

How many fatalities were there in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire?  

165 

200

A fire extinguisher having a gross weight not exceeding 40lb shall be installed so that the top of the extinguisher is not more than how many feet above the floor?  

5 feet 

200

Interior wall and ceiling finish shall have what rating throughout a Special Amusement building? 

Class A 

200

Lodging or rooming houses which accommodate a maximum of how many persons shall have a primary means of egress available to every sleeping room and a secondary means of egress. 

16 persons 

200

This infamous occupancy in Louisville was reported to have "Naked Olympics" in an adjacent warehouse portion that eventually burned down in a massive blaze?  

Bluegrass Secrets 

200

A "Quint" company performs what functions?  

Pump, water tank, hose, ground ladders, aerial ladder

300

In a Class A ordinary hazard occupancy, the maximum travel distance to an extinguisher is? 

75 feet

300

What is the minimum width of fire escape stairs serving 10 or fewer occupants?  

18 inches 

300

A building is considered to be occupied at any time it is open to the public if occupied by more than how many persons?  

10 persons 

300

In 1965, a fire broke out in the old clubhouse and grandstands of Churchill Downs on Derby Day.  An off-duty LFD Fire Inspector may have saved the day by doing what?  

Knocking off sprinkler heads ahead of the fire with a metal chair

300

What did the Great Chicago Fire take place?  

1871 

400

The maximum travel distance to a Class K extinguisher shall not exceed how many feet from the hazard?   

30 feet 

400

When computing occupant load factor, how many square feet per person is allowed for a commercial kitchen? 

100 square feet 

400

Per the 1996 Kentucky Fire Prevention Code, a maximum of one exit access through a kitchen in an existing and unchanged restaurant is allowed IF?  

It is not the only means of access to an exit.  

400

This legendary crew at Engine 10/Truck 8 had mail delivered to their goat at the station?  

The Ha-Ha Boys 

400

The deadliest building fire in US History killed 602 people in 1903.  Name the fire?  

Iroquois Theater - Chicago 

500

What is the minimum rating of an extinguisher in a low Class B hazard?    

5-B

500

Transoms, louvers, or transfer grilles shall be prohibited in walls or doors of what? 

Exit access corridors 

500

All fire department connections shall be inspected how often? 

Every 12 months

500

This mysterious individual who has been playing (or played) jokes within the FPB for many years goes by what name?     

The Bandit 

500

What agency uses NIST for short?  

National Institute of Safety and Standards 

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