Saskatchewan Fire Watch Course 2026

1. Pregunta 1 de 25

   Which Saskatchewan law covers fire safety, fire prevention and emergency response services?

   • AThe Trespass to Property Act
   • BThe Traffic Safety Act
   • CThe Workers' Compensation Act, 2013
   • DThe Fire Safety Act
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: D. The Fire Safety Act

   The Fire Safety Act (S.S. 2015, c. F-15.11) is Saskatchewan's law respecting fire safety, fire prevention and emergency response services.

2. Pregunta 2 de 25

   Which edition of the National Fire Code of Canada do The Fire Safety Regulations adopt in Saskatchewan?

   • AThe 2010 edition, with no amendments
   • BNo edition, because Saskatchewan has no fire code of its own
   • CThe 2020 edition, with Saskatchewan amendments
   • DThe 1995 edition, with no changes
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: C. The 2020 edition, with Saskatchewan amendments

   Section 3 of The Fire Safety Regulations adopts the 2020 National Fire Code of Canada, subject to the amendments in Appendix A.

3. Pregunta 3 de 25

   Under The Fire Safety Act, the minister may appoint an employee of which agency as fire commissioner?

   • AThe Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)
   • BThe Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
   • CSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
   • DThe RCMP
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: A. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)

   The Act lets the minister appoint an SPSA employee as fire commissioner.

4. Pregunta 4 de 25

   In a Saskatchewan municipality that has a fire department, who is the "local assistant" under The Fire Safety Act?

   • AThe fire chief or acting fire chief
   • BThe local police chief or RCMP
   • CThe owner of each building
   • DThe mayor or the reeve
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: A. The fire chief or acting fire chief

   Section 2 defines the local assistant, for a municipality with a fire department, as the fire chief or acting fire chief.

5. Pregunta 5 de 25

   What must every local assistant do under section 15 of The Fire Safety Act?

   • AInstall sprinklers in every building in the area
   • BAdminister and enforce the Act in their area
   • CPatrol every building in the area each night
   • DApprove security guard licences in the area
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: B. Administer and enforce the Act in their area

   Section 15(1) says every local assistant administers and enforces the Act within their jurisdiction.

6. Pregunta 6 de 25

   Under The Fire Safety Regulations, which of these can be the "authority having jurisdiction" for the fire code?

   • AA local assistant
   • BThe tenant of the unit
   • CThe building's insurer
   • DA licensed security guard
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: D. A licensed security guard

   The regulations read "authority having jurisdiction" as the fire commissioner, a provincial inspector or a local assistant, depending on the case.

7. Pregunta 7 de 25

   Under section 42 of The Fire Safety Act, which of these is an offence?

   • ACalling 911 to report smoke coming from a hallway
   • BWalking a patrol route through stairwells
   • CTampering with smoke detectors or sprinklers
   • DWriting your rounds in a fire watch log
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: C. Tampering with smoke detectors or sprinklers

   Section 42(1)(a) bans tampering with exits, exit signs, emergency lighting, extinguishers, sprinklers, detection devices and fire alarm systems.

8. Pregunta 8 de 25

   What is the highest fine for an individual who commits an offence under The Fire Safety Act?

   • A$5,000, with no extra fine for each day
   • B$10,000, plus up to $1,000 for each day an offence continues
   • C$500, plus up to $50 a day for a continuing offence
   • D$25,000, plus up to $5,000 a day for a continuing offence
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: D. $25,000, plus up to $5,000 a day for a continuing offence

   Section 42(3) sets a fine of up to $25,000 for an individual, plus up to $5,000 for each day an offence continues.

9. Pregunta 9 de 25

   A fire inspector arrives during your fire watch. What does The Fire Safety Act say you must not do?

   • ATell the inspector which system is out
   • BWalk the inspector to the alarm panel
   • CObstruct or hinder the inspector
   • DShow the inspector the log
   Ver respuesta

   Respuesta: C. Obstruct or hinder the inspector

   Section 42(1)(c) makes it an offence to obstruct or hinder a fire inspector or a member of a fire department acting under the Act.

10. Pregunta 10 de 25

    Under The Fire Safety Act, what is it an offence to tell a fire inspector or firefighter?

    • AThe time and place of your last round
    • BWhere the exits and stairwells are
    • CA knowingly false or misleading statement
    • DYour full name and the name of your employer
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. A knowingly false or misleading statement

    Section 42(1)(e) makes it an offence to knowingly make a false or misleading statement to a fire inspector or fire department member.

11. Pregunta 11 de 25

    What does section 29(1) of The Fire Safety Act require of every owner of a premises?

    • ATo hire a security guard to patrol every night
    • BTo test the fire alarm system every hour
    • CTo make sure the premises meets fire safety law
    • DTo post the owner's phone number on every outside door
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. To make sure the premises meets fire safety law

    Section 29(1) makes the owner responsible for having the premises built, altered and maintained under the Act, the regulations, any orders and local bylaws.

12. Pregunta 12 de 25

    Regina Fire & Protective Services' fire safety plan bulletin covers what happens when a fire alarm system is out of service. What does it require?

    • ANo action until the system is repaired
    • BHourly fire watch patrols, started immediately
    • CPatrols every four hours, started within a day
    • DOne fire watch patrol a day, started the next day
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: B. Hourly fire watch patrols, started immediately

    Regina's bulletin says that whenever a fire alarm system is out of service, hourly fire watch patrols must start immediately.

13. Pregunta 13 de 25

    According to Regina's fire safety plan bulletin, who must be told when fire protection systems go out of service and when they return?

    • AThe occupants and the fire department
    • BOnly the insurance company
    • COnly the building's cleaner
    • DNobody, as long as the outage is short
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. The occupants and the fire department

    Regina's bulletin says occupants and the fire department must be told when systems go out of service and when they are back.

14. Pregunta 14 de 25

    A monitored fire alarm sounds in a Regina building. What does Regina's bulletin say staff should still do?

    • AWait for the monitoring company to call you back
    • BWait 15 minutes to see if it stops
    • CReset the panel first
    • DCall 911, even if the alarm is monitored
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. Call 911, even if the alarm is monitored

    Regina's bulletin tells staff to call 911 even if the fire alarm system is monitored.

15. Pregunta 15 de 25

    During a partial shutdown of a fire protection system, what does Regina's bulletin advise?

    • AShut down the whole system until it is fixed
    • BProp open the fire doors to help air flow
    • CKeep the remaining parts working where possible
    • DRemove the smoke detectors in the affected area
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. Keep the remaining parts working where possible

    Regina's bulletin says that in a partial impairment, the parts still working should stay in service where possible.

16. Pregunta 16 de 25

    Under the fire safety plan rules in Regina's bulletin, where must the fire emergency procedures be posted?

    • AOnly at the main entrance
    • BOnly inside the building owner's office
    • CProminently, on each floor area
    • DOnly on the roof
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. Prominently, on each floor area

    At least one copy of the fire emergency procedures must be prominently posted on each floor area.

17. Pregunta 17 de 25

    How often must a fire safety plan be reviewed, according to Regina's bulletin?

    • ANever again, once it has been approved
    • BOnly after a fire
    • CAt least every 12 months
    • DEvery 10 years
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. At least every 12 months

    Regina's bulletin says the fire safety plan must be reviewed at least every 12 months.

18. Pregunta 18 de 25

    How long must records of fire protection tests and corrective measures be kept, according to Regina's bulletin?

    • AThey do not need to be kept
    • BOne month
    • CTwo years
    • DOne week
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. Two years

    Regina's bulletin says test and corrective-measure records must be kept for two years under the National Fire Code.

19. Pregunta 19 de 25

    Saskatchewan amended the fire code for day-care centres, alternative family care homes and Group B buildings. How often must fire drills be held there?

    • AOnly when the fire department asks
    • BOnce every five years
    • CAt intervals of not more than one month
    • DOnce every two years
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. At intervals of not more than one month

    The Fire Safety Regulations amend the code so these buildings hold drills at intervals not greater than one month.

20. Pregunta 20 de 25

    After a fire in a Saskatchewan municipality, the local assistant must investigate. When must the investigation start?

    • AWithin one year
    • BWithin three business days
    • COnly if someone was hurt
    • DOnly if the owner asks
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: B. Within three business days

    Section 20 of The Fire Safety Act requires the local assistant to investigate every fire and start within three business days.

21. Pregunta 21 de 25

    How does Regina's fire safety plan bulletin describe hot work?

    • ACooking food on a stove in a staff kitchen or lunch room
    • BUsing a portable space heater in an office
    • CAny work done in a boiler or furnace room
    • DWork with open flames, or that makes heat or sparks
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. Work with open flames, or that makes heat or sparks

    Regina's bulletin defines hot works as activities that involve open flames or the production of heat or sparks, such as welding and cutting.

22. Pregunta 22 de 25

    Which Saskatchewan regulations contain workplace hot work rules in their fire safety part?

    • AThe Trespass to Property Act
    • BThe Private Investigators and Security Guards Regulations, 2000
    • CThe Traffic Safety Act
    • DThe Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020

    The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 include a hot work section (25-12) in the fire safety part.

23. Pregunta 23 de 25

    Before supervisory staff take on fire safety duties, what does Regina's bulletin require?

    • ANothing, because they learn on the job
    • BTraining in the plan's fire emergency procedures
    • CA university degree in fire science
    • DA firefighter licence from the province's fire commissioner
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: B. Training in the plan's fire emergency procedures

    Regina's bulletin says supervisory staff must be trained in the fire emergency procedures before taking on fire safety responsibility.

24. Pregunta 24 de 25

    You cannot get into a storage room on your fire watch route. What should you do?

    • AReport it right away so you can get access
    • BSkip it and say nothing in the log
    • CForce the lock open with a tool
    • DMark it as "all clear" in the log and keep walking
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. Report it right away so you can get access

    An area you cannot check is an area nobody is watching. Report it so the owner can give you access.

25. Pregunta 25 de 25

    When should you write each entry in the fire watch log?

    • AAt the end of the shift, from memory
    • BOnce a week
    • COnly if you find a fire
    • DRight after each round
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. Right after each round

    Write each entry as soon as the round ends. Fire protection records may be reviewed by the fire department, so they must be accurate.

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