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"Standards to Success: Your NFPA Exam Roadmap"/NFPA 10 Portable Fire Extinguishers revisio, Exams of Hydraulics

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)Hydraulics

Unlock your potential and rise above the rest with this all-in-one NFPA exam prep guide! Whether you're aiming to become a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) or just mastering the codes that keep people safe, this resource gives you everything you need to succeed. Dive deep into NFPA standards, fire safety principles, and real-world applications — explained in clear, simple terms. Packed with smart strategies, practice questions, and expert tips, you'll be ready to pass with confidence and fuel your career in safety, engineering, or inspection.

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NFPA 10 PortAble Fire extiNguishers
revisioN mAteriAl
Dry Chemical / Definition - ANS A powder composed of very small particles, usually
sodium bicarbonate-, potassium bicarbonate
What is the Definition of Wet Chemical? - ANS Normally an aqueous solution of organic
or inorganic salt.
What are the two Extinguisher Chemicals - ANS Wet and Dry
What are the two Closed Recovery System - ANS Dry and Halogenated
A System that is constructed in a manner that does not introduce foreign material into the
agent being recovered and has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent for
contaminants. - ANS Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System
A system that provides for the transfer of halogenated agents between fire extinguishers,
supply containers, and recharge and recovery containers so that none of the halogenated
agent escapes to the atmosphere - ANS Halogenated Closed Recovery System
What are the two types of Cylinders - ANS High & Low Pressure Cylinders
Cylinders or Cartridges containing nitrogen, compress air, carbon dioxide, or other gases at a
presser higher than 500 psi at 70 Degrees - ANS High-Pressure Cylinder
A Cylinder containing fire extinguishing agent (medium) , nitrogen compressed air,or other
compressed gases at a service pressure of 500 psi or at70 degrees - ANS Low-Pressure
Cylinder
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NFPA 10 PortAble Fire extiNguishers

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Dry Chemical / Definition - ANS A powder composed of very small particles, usually sodium bicarbonate-, potassium bicarbonate What is the Definition of Wet Chemical? - ANS Normally an aqueous solution of organic or inorganic salt. What are the two Extinguisher Chemicals - ANS Wet and Dry What are the two Closed Recovery System - ANS Dry and Halogenated A System that is constructed in a manner that does not introduce foreign material into the agent being recovered and has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent for contaminants. - ANS Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System A system that provides for the transfer of halogenated agents between fire extinguishers, supply containers, and recharge and recovery containers so that none of the halogenated agent escapes to the atmosphere - ANS Halogenated Closed Recovery System What are the two types of Cylinders - ANS High & Low Pressure Cylinders Cylinders or Cartridges containing nitrogen, compress air, carbon dioxide, or other gases at a presser higher than 500 psi at 70 Degrees - ANS High-Pressure Cylinder A Cylinder containing fire extinguishing agent (medium) , nitrogen compressed air,or other compressed gases at a service pressure of 500 psi or at70 degrees - ANS Low-Pressure Cylinder

What is a Ordinary combustibles extinguisher - ANS Class "A" extinguisher Flammable and combustible liquids and gases extinguisher? - ANS Class "B" extinguisher Electrical extinguisher? - ANS Class "C" extinguisher Combustible metals extinguisher? - ANS Class "D" extinguisher Kitchen extinguisher? - ANS Class "K" extinguisher What is the color rating of a D Class fire extinguisher? - ANS Yellow Aqueous film foaming foam extinguishers are suitable for use on Class ___ and Class ___ fires. - ANS A;B CO2 extinguishers are effective in extinguishing Class ___ and Class___ fires - ANS B;C A Sodium Bicarbonate extinguisher is a ____ type of fire extinguisher - ANS Dry Chemical Class ___ agents cannot be given multi-purpose rating for use on other classes. - ANS D Dry powder agents are for Class ____ fires only - ANS D NFPA ___, Standard for portable fire extinguishers, provides information on rating, placement, and use of portable extinguishers - ANS 10 The mixing of ____ and water results in a vapor seal by creating a film foam on the surface of the water. The vapor seal extinguishes the flame and prevents reignition - ANS AFFF

What is AFFF? - ANS Aqueous Forming Foam Agent What is FFFP? - ANS Film-Forming Fluoroprotein Foam What are the two Halogenated Agents? - ANS Halocarbons, Halons What is Halocarbon Agents? - ANS Halocarbon agents include hydro-chloroflurocarbon (HCFC), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), perfluorocarbon (PFC) and fluoroiodocarbon (FIC) types of agents. What is Halon? - ANS Halons include bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301), and mixtures of Halon 1211 and Halon 1301. What is Hydrostatic Testing? - ANS Pressure testing of the extinguisher to verify its strength against unwanted rupture. What is the ICC? - ANS The Interstate Commerce Commission, which had jurisdication over high-pressure cylinders and cartridges prior to1967. What are the 5 classifications of fire? - ANS Class A, B, C, D, K What class of foam will reduce surface tension of water? - ANS Class A foam What class of fires are dry powder extinguishers rated for? - ANS Class D only How do carbon dioxide extinguishers work? - ANS By displacing oxygen

How is the effectiveness of a class D extinguisher expressed? - ANS There is no numerical rating of a class D system Multipurpose rated extinguishers are used for what class fires? - ANS Class A, B, & C What label types do NFPA require on extinguishers? - ANS Pictographs Expansion rate of Medium Expansion foam - ANS 200: If halon extinguishers weigh less than 9lbs, what class of fire is it used for? - ANS Class B & C Dry chemical extinguishers are rated for what class fire? - ANS Class B & C Examples of obsolete extinguishers - ANS Internal cartridge, water type,Carbon tetrachloride What type of cartridge should an extinguisher have where freezing is possible? - ANS Nitrogen Cartridge What metals are class D extinguishers effective on? - ANS Only effective on a few types of metals What does a rating of 20B mean? - ANS it extinguishers 20 sq ft of a class B fire What class of fire is a carbon dioxide extinguisher used for? - ANS Class B & C

How often should extinguishers be serviced? - ANS Annually or after each use When should an extinguisher be removed from service? - ANS if it is 10% weight deficient What is the numerical range of rating for class A extinguishers? - ANS 1A to 40A What classes of extinguishers use numerical ratings? - ANS Class A and B only