Revision 01-10-2014
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program Areas of Study For Written, Oral & Field Test Requirements The Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Unit administers the testing process for the Division 6 “Certificate of Fitness” for testing of fire protection systems and equipment. The testing process consists of the following: Written Tests: 1.
Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program Test: Tests applicants’ knowledge of the Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program policies and procedures. System Specific Test: Tests the applicant’s knowledge of specific fire protection installation, testing and maintenance requirements as well as systems operating procedures and system concepts. A passing score of 80% is required on both tests to advance to the Oral Interview and Exam Study material and information for these tests are located in the Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program Manual and on Chief’s Regulation No 4 webpage at: www.lafd.org/prevention/reg4.html
2. Oral Interview and Exam: Applicants must demonstrate a good working knowledge and experience testing the fire protection system and equipment for which they are applying. Major study areas are outlined in Table 1 below 3. Field Test: The applicant will demonstrate his/her proficiency while performing testing procedures of a specific system and /or equipment and its components. The applicant is responsible for obtaining the building/location to perform the Field Test. Applicant shall have all required equipment and qualified personnel needed to perform the test. Minimum requirements for acceptable buildings for testing are listed in Table 2 of this document. The testing process is formulated to examine an applicants’ ability to test a particular system, to determine their overall system knowledge, and to verify that they understand the individual components of a system and how they relate to the complete system. The applicant is responsible for knowing the changes in resource information pertinent to the year of installation for each system. Table 1 below states only the “Areas of Study”, it does not reflect the specific years for the reference. Any of the system references that contain “definitions” are part of the required knowledge. Report writing requires the proper use of terms. The Annexes for each of the references in Table 1 are used to provide a better understanding of the intent of the code; and will assist the applicant with a better understanding of concepts and theory. Some system specific questions are taken from the annexes of publications such as the NFPA. Where testing in accordance with equipment manufacture recommendations is required, the applicant will be tested on those specific procedures (example: Won Door)
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