Quebec Fire Watch Course 2026

1. Tanong 1 ng 25

   Which Quebec law sets out the roles of the province, municipalities and others in fire prevention and firefighting?

   • AThe Fire Safety Act
   • BThe Highway Safety Code
   • CThe Private Security Act
   • DThe Civil Code of Québec
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   Sagot: A. The Fire Safety Act

   The roles of the different actors in fire prevention, planning and firefighting are set out in the Fire Safety Act, chapter S-3.4.

2. Tanong 2 ng 25

   Which provincial body adopts Quebec's Safety Code, including Chapter VIII – Building?

   • AThe Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)
   • BThe SAAQ
   • CThe Bureau de la sécurité privée
   • DThe Sûreté du Québec
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   Sagot: A. The Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)

   Section 31 of the Building Act says the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) adopts a safety code. Chapter VIII – Building holds the fire safety rules for many existing buildings.

3. Tanong 3 ng 25

   According to the RBQ, what does Chapter VIII – Building of the Safety Code now consist of?

   • AMontreal's fire bylaw, applied across the whole province
   • BThe Ontario Fire Code, exactly as written for Ontario
   • CThe National Building Code of 1995, with no changes
   • DThe National Fire Code of Canada 2020, with Quebec amendments
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   Sagot: D. The National Fire Code of Canada 2020, with Quebec amendments

   The RBQ says Chapter VIII consists of the National Fire Code of Canada 2020 with Quebec amendments, after a change on April 17, 2025.

4. Tanong 4 ng 25

   Since when has Chapter VIII – Building of Quebec's Safety Code been in force?

   • AOctober 6, 2021
   • BJanuary 1, 1990
   • CJuly 1, 2000
   • DMarch 18, 2013
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   Sagot: D. March 18, 2013

   The RBQ says Chapter VIII – Building has been in force since March 18, 2013, and was modified on April 17, 2025.

5. Tanong 5 ng 25

   Can a Quebec municipality adopt fire safety rules stricter than the Safety Code?

   • AOnly if every owner in the city agrees
   • BNo, only the federal government can
   • CNo, municipalities have no fire role
   • DYes, for buildings in its own territory
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   Sagot: D. Yes, for buildings in its own territory

   The RBQ says a municipality may adopt more stringent standards for buildings in its territory, so always check the local bylaw.

6. Tanong 6 ng 25

   Montreal's By-law concerning fire safety, adopted in 2012, was made to conform to which code?

   • AThe Ontario Fire Code of 2007
   • BThe US Life Safety Code of 2015
   • CThe National Fire Code of Canada 2010
   • DThe National Building Code of Canada 1995
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   Sagot: C. The National Fire Code of Canada 2010

   The Montreal fire department says the by-law, adopted on January 24, 2012, was amended to conform to the National Fire Code – Canada 2010.

7. Tanong 7 ng 25

   Who runs the fire safety service (service de sécurité incendie) in a Quebec community?

   • AThe building's security company
   • BThe CNESST
   • CThe municipality
   • DThe Bureau de la sécurité privée
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   Sagot: C. The municipality

   Municipalities manage their fire safety service, which assesses risks, does prevention, fights fires and investigates their causes.

8. Tanong 8 ng 25

   Under the Safety Code, which of these must a building owner keep in good and safe working order?

   • AVending machines and coffee makers
   • BParking meters and bike racks
   • CSprinklers and fire alarm systems
   • DLobby music and decorative lights
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   Sagot: C. Sprinklers and fire alarm systems

   The RBQ lists keeping sprinklers, fire alarms, door closers and emergency equipment in good and safe operating condition as an owner duty.

9. Tanong 9 ng 25

   How often does the RBQ say fire evacuation drills must be held under the Safety Code?

   • ANever; drills are optional
   • BEvery 10 years
   • COnly after a real fire
   • DAt least once a year
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   Sagot: D. At least once a year

   The RBQ says owners must make sure appropriate fire evacuation and rescue drills are held at least once a year.

10. Tanong 10 ng 25

    Where does the RBQ say inspection results and repair records for fire safety systems must be kept?

    • AIn the guard's personal notebook
    • BNowhere; they can be thrown away
    • CAt the nearest police station
    • DIn the building's register
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    Sagot: D. In the building's register

    The RBQ says inspection, verification, maintenance and repair records for fire safety systems must be kept in the building's register.

11. Tanong 11 ng 25

    Under Quebec's modified fire code, how often must a fire safety plan be reviewed?

    • AAt least every 5 years
    • BOnly when the fire department asks
    • COnly when the building is sold
    • DAt least every 12 months
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    Sagot: D. At least every 12 months

    The modified code, reproduced in bylaws such as Beaconsfield's and Baie-D'Urfé's, says the plan is reviewed at intervals of at most 12 months.

12. Tanong 12 ng 25

    Besides when needed, when must a fire safety plan be updated under Quebec's modified fire code?

    • AOnly when the owner changes
    • BOnly after a fire
    • CAfter every fire drill
    • DEvery time a guard changes shifts
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    Sagot: C. After every fire drill

    The modified code says the fire safety plan must be updated as needed and following every fire drill.

13. Tanong 13 ng 25

    According to Quebec's modified fire code, when must firefighters be called?

    • AIn all cases, as soon as the alert signal starts
    • BOnly after the guard has searched the whole building
    • COnly during business hours on weekdays
    • DOnly if the fire is still burning after 30 minutes
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    Sagot: A. In all cases, as soon as the alert signal starts

    A note in the modified code says that in all cases firefighters must be called at the onset of the alert signal.

14. Tanong 14 ng 25

    Under Saguenay's fire prevention bylaw, which of these must happen before anyone resets or silences a fire alarm system?

    • AThe guard on duty has decided it is a false alarm
    • BTen minutes have passed since the alarm started
    • CThe fire safety service has confirmed the cause
    • DThe occupants have complained about the noise
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    Sagot: C. The fire safety service has confirmed the cause

    Saguenay's bylaw (article 49) forbids resetting or silencing the alarm until the cause is found, occupants are safe and the fire safety service has confirmed the cause.

15. Tanong 15 ng 25

    Under Saguenay's bylaw, what must happen before a sprinkler (water-based) system is shut off after it activates?

    • AThe insurance company must be called first
    • BNothing; anyone may shut it off at any time
    • CThe cause is found and the fire department is told
    • DThe guard must wait 24 hours before acting
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    Sagot: C. The cause is found and the fire department is told

    Saguenay's bylaw says no one may shut off a water-based system until the exact cause is found and the fire department is told the probable cause.

16. Tanong 16 ng 25

    Under Saguenay's bylaw, whose names and phone numbers must be posted on or near the fire alarm panel?

    • AOnly the security guard on duty that night
    • BEvery tenant who lives in the building
    • CThe mayor and the city's fire chief
    • DTwo responsible persons reachable at all times
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    Sagot: D. Two responsible persons reachable at all times

    Saguenay's bylaw requires owners to post the names and numbers of two responsible persons, reachable at all times, on or near the alarm panel.

17. Tanong 17 ng 25

    Montreal has a bylaw on unfounded fire alarms. What is an unfounded alarm?

    • AA fire drill that was announced in advance
    • BAn alarm set off by a real fire in the building
    • CAn alarm set off with no need, such as by a fault
    • DAn alarm in a building that has no sprinklers
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    Sagot: C. An alarm set off with no need, such as by a fault

    Montreal's fire department defines an unfounded alarm as one triggered without need, such as from poor installation, malfunction, poor maintenance or wrong handling.

18. Tanong 18 ng 25

    Under the fire code and the city bylaws in this course, what sets how often you patrol on a Quebec fire watch?

    • AThe Private Security Act, which says every hour
    • BThe guard on duty, who decides alone
    • CThe Safety Code, which says every 5 minutes
    • DThe site's arrangements and the local fire service
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    Sagot: D. The site's arrangements and the local fire service

    The texts reviewed set no single patrol frequency. Get the frequency in writing from your site and follow the local fire safety service.

19. Tanong 19 ng 25

    Under section 6 of the Fire Safety Act, what must an owner do after a formal notice from the municipality about fire hazards that threaten public safety?

    • ATake the measures needed to protect people and property
    • BSell the building within one year of the notice
    • CPost a warning sign and take no other action
    • DWait until a fire actually happens in the building
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    Sagot: A. Take the measures needed to protect people and property

    Section 6 says the owner must, on receiving a formal notice, take the measures necessary to protect persons and property.

20. Tanong 20 ng 25

    Under section 5 of the Fire Safety Act, a person whose activities or property are a high or particular fire hazard must report it to the local municipality. How long do they have after becoming subject to the regulation?

    • AThree months
    • B24 hours
    • C7 days
    • DFive years
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    Sagot: A. Three months

    Section 5 says the hazard must be reported to the local municipality within three months of becoming subject to the regulation.

21. Tanong 21 ng 25

    Under section 40 of the Fire Safety Act, which of these may firefighters do during a fire?

    • AArrest the guard who reported the fire
    • BSeize the building's insurance papers
    • CRequire help from any person able to assist
    • DFine the owner on the spot for the fire
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    Sagot: C. Require help from any person able to assist

    Section 40 lets firefighters enter premises, prohibit access, order evacuation, order energy shut off and require the help of any capable person.

22. Tanong 22 ng 25

    Under section 43 of the Fire Safety Act, who must find the point of origin and probable causes of a fire?

    • AThe fire chief or a qualified person they name
    • BThe building owner's insurance company
    • CThe security guard who found the fire
    • DThe tenant of the unit where it started
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    Sagot: A. The fire chief or a qualified person they name

    Section 43 makes the fire chief, or a qualified person the chief designates, responsible for finding the origin, probable causes and circumstances.

23. Tanong 23 ng 25

    Quebec's modified fire code requires a fire risk management program on construction sites for wood-frame residential buildings of more than four storeys. Which activity do its notes list for the program to cover?

    • AParking for workers' vehicles
    • BHot work such as welding and cutting
    • CSnow removal from the sidewalks
    • DPainting the site office walls
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    Sagot: B. Hot work such as welding and cutting

    The code (article 5.6.1.2 and its note, as reproduced in bylaws such as Beaconsfield's) lists hot work, including welding, cutting and hot roofing or tar work.

24. Tanong 24 ng 25

    You find smoke coming from a storage room during a fire watch in Montreal. Which number do you call?

    • A514 872-3800, the by-law information line
    • BNo one until the end of your shift
    • C9-1-1
    • DThe building manager's office line
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    Sagot: C. 9-1-1

    For a fire, always call 9-1-1. Montreal lists 514 872-3800 for questions about its fire safety by-law, not for emergencies.

25. Tanong 25 ng 25

    Which of these buildings does the RBQ list as covered by the Buildings chapter of the Safety Code?

    • AA private car in a driveway
    • BA single-family home with one storey
    • CA store (mercantile occupancy) over 300 m²
    • DA garden shed behind a house
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    Sagot: C. A store (mercantile occupancy) over 300 m²

    The RBQ lists mercantile occupancies over 300 m² among the buildings covered, along with hotels, schools, hospitals and larger apartment buildings.

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