CSLB Fire Protection (C-16): Study Guide and Online Practice Exam + Law and Business Study Guide and Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: Fire Protection Engineering (C-16) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: Fire Protection Engineering (C-16) Practice Exam
• Required for all California contractor applicants: Law & Business Study Guide Book and Law & Business Practice Exam

What this covers

Per the state's classification, a C-16 contractor installs, repairs, and services fire protection systems including sprinkler systems, standpipes, fire pumps, and underground mains. This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C-16 classification.

Sample questions — Try our free practice test

1. At what temperature do in-rack sprinklers activate?
   ✓ A. 130 to 170 degrees F · B. 130 to 190 degrees F · C. 140 to 170 degrees F · D. 140 to 190 degrees F
2. How often are fire pumps turned on and tested?
   A. Daily · ✓ B. Once a week · C. Monthly · D. Once every 3 months
3. PIV stands for:
   A. Preaction intake valve · ✓ B. Post indicator valve · C. Pipe in view · D. Pipe in valve
4. What chemical can be used to stop a small leak in a sprinkler system during a hydrostatic test?
   A. Sodium silicate · B. Sodium derivatives · C. Brine · ✓ D. You should not use anything
5. For what is the Hazen-Williams Formula used?
   A. Fire pump efficiency · B. Flow · ✓ C. Pressure loss · D. Velocity
6. An electrical contractor uses the underground mains and sprinkler mains as an electrical ground. He has proceeded:
   A. correctly · B. incorrectly; only above-ground mains may be used for grounding · C. incorrectly; only sprinkler mains may be used · ✓ D. incorrectly; such mains must never be used as a ground because it may cause electrolysis
7. [Law & Business] A construction contract was written containing the following time estimates to complete the job. It would take 2 days to ready the construction site and then the job itself would be done in 2 phases. The first phase would take 10 days and the second would take 7 days, but these 2 phases could be at the same time. It would take one additional day at the end to clean up. How many days would it take to complete this project?
   A. 15 days · ✓ B. 13 days · C. 11 days · D. 7 days
8. [Law & Business] A contractor receives a notice from the Employment Development Department (EDD) that one of his former employees has filed a claim for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits against his reserve account. He/she may:
   A. call EDD within 5 days and protest · ✓ B. protest, in writing, within 10 days of the mailing date of the notice · C. protest, in writing, within 30 days of the mailing date · D. protest, in writing, within 45 days of the mailing date