Fire Alarm and Detection Practice Test

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• If your certification is suspended you may still work on fire alarm systems.
• Annunciation for multiple buildings in a single fire alarm system must be separate.
• Which statement about listed equipment is correct?
• Live voice instruction shall override all previously initiated signals on that channel and shall have priority over any subsequent auto-initiated signals on that channel.
• What type of detectors are installed in rated smoke compartments and in the duct system to help control smoke spread?
• What device is used to terminate a supervised circuit?
• An alarm switch shall be permitted only if which of the following conditions are met?
• A device that responds when the temperature rises at a rate exceeding a predetermined value is a which detector?
• A wall-mounted spot-type heat detector shall be within 12 inches of the ceiling.
• Detectors outside the visible range are infrared and ultraviolet detectors.
• On a smooth ceiling, the recommended spacing for detectors is 30 feet.
• Pre-signals shall take precedence over any other signal. Which option is correct?
• Cable used in ducts, plenums, and other air-handling spaces for environmental air must be of what type?
• Coded alarm systems must repeat the code signal at least ____ times.
• Backup power duration for household fire alarm equipment should be four minutes.
• According to NFPA guidance, testing heat detectors is commonly done with which method?
• When shall smoke detector sensitivity be tested?
• Power limited fire alarm cable shall have a voltage rating of how many volts?
• Which device is an example of a supervisory device?
• Central stations may be located off-site and provide monitoring.
• One or more restorable heat detectors on each signal initiating circuit shall be tested at least ____ and different detectors shall be selected for each test.
• Which of the following is the minimum number of times the code signal must be repeated in a coded alarm system?
• A bimetallic heat detector is an example of which type of detector?
• Central stations are offices which provide alarm and supervisory service and are located on the protected premises.
• Within how many seconds shall a trouble signal be returned to normal?
• Which signaling method is described as the reception of multiple signals on a signaling line circuit with positive identification of each signal?
• Restoration to normal after each test or alarm must be done
• Which type of detector uses a light source and a photosensitive sensor?
• Visible notification appliances shall be installed within 15 feet of the end of the corridor.
• Non-restorable detectors do not have to be tested until 15 years of operation.
• Which organization approves provisional certifications?
• A connection to the municipal fire alarm system to transmit an alarm to the municipal communications center is called which signaling system?
• To avoid nuisance alarms, the location of the smoke detector shall take into consideration the normal sources of which influences?
• A fire alarm system may utilize listed speakers as alarm notification appliances. Which statement is true?
• Smoke detectors shall not be installed until the final cleanup of the jobsite has occurred.
• The location of all detectors in air duct systems shall be permanently and clearly identified and recorded.
• Are both audible and visual alarm indications required to be supervised?
• Regarding conductor materials, which statement is true for fire alarm systems?
• Manual fire alarm boxes shall be _____ in color?
• A municipal fire alarm box that may also be operated by remote means is called what?
• A device that responds to heat by a bimetallic element is categorized as which detector type?
• When a device, system, or procedure is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction, it is said to be:
• Manual pull stations shall be red in color.
• An individual possessing a provisional certification may engage in the certified activity if supervised by certified individuals at all times.
• Which type of smoke detector uses radioactive material?
• A listed relay must be located within how many feet of the controlled circuit appliance?
• What is the maximum sound pressure level in any location?
• Which signaling method is described as simultaneous or sequential transmission or both, and reception of multiple signals on a signaling line circuit?
• Manual fire alarm boxes shall be mounted within a height range of 3 1/2 feet to 6 feet.
• Smoke detectors which use a light source and a photosensitive sensor can be:
• Fire pumps shall be supervised for which conditions?
• A fire alarm system may utilize listed speakers as alarm notification appliances.
• True or False: Smoke detectors may be supported by their current carrying conductors.
• Where shall fire protective signaling circuits be identified?
• Smoke detectors for door release services shall be of which types?
• It is not mandatory, unless required by the AHJ, to supervise supplementary circuits.
• The statement "The negative conductor of a two-wire supply shall be bonded to a good ground source" is true.
• A device which detects the visible particle of combustion is a ____ detector.
• Power-limited fire-protective signaling cable for use in plenums bears the marking.
• Is it permissible to connect six waterflow initiating devices to a single initiating device circuit?
• If No. 16 stranded wire is used on a power-limited system, what is the maximum number of strands permissible?
• Which statement about Class A circuits is true?
• Sensitivity testing for smoke detectors should be conducted in accordance with which standard?
• Pre-signal systems require approval from the fire marshal prior to activation.
• Partitions which do not extend to the ceiling and are within less than 18 inches from the ceiling are not considered to affect smoke travel and therefore do not warrant a reduction of smoke detection spacing.
• Voice messages shall have precedence over other signals.
• A fire alarm system is required to have how many sources of power?
• If smoke detectors are subject to mechanical damage, which statement about guards is correct?
• An alarm that produces a signal at the protected premises is called which signaling system?
• Substitution of open area protection by smoke detectors in environmental air handling areas is allowed.
• Lenses on alarms are used to differentiate alarm types when signals may share the same tone.
• What is the required time frame to initiate and restore an alarm signal?
• The term describing equipment or operation not required by standards or AHJ is which of the following?
• Which type of smoke detector uses a preset temperature and triggers the alarm when the room temperature exceeds that preset?
• Provisional FA licenses must be accompanied by an annual license at all times.
• A low air pressure switch on a dry sprinkler system serving a parking garage is what type of alarm initiating device?
• Are optical cables permitted in fire alarm wiring?
• The mounting height of a manual pull station shall be between which two feet above finished floor?
• In general, how often shall all smoke detectors be tested?
• Which type of fire alarm system transmits alarms to the public fire service?
• A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than ____ inches from the ceiling.
• Generally, all devices are subject to 100% acceptance according to NFPA 70.
• The fire alarm system shall be supplied by a ____ branch circuit.
• Fire alarm systems monitored by a central station are required to be connected to how many telephone lines?
• What label must the circuit disconnect for a fire alarm system be clearly marked as?
• Which standard governs wiring and installations for fire alarm systems?
• The Ohio Basic Building Code requires installations to conform to the requirements outlined in NFPA 7, chapter 35.
• Non-restorable spot-type heat detectors do not have to be tested until ____ years of operation.
• If the distance between the ceiling and the top of a door is greater than 24 inches, NFPA 72 states that you should have two smoke detectors, one on each side of the door.
• A system that transmits an alarm from the premises to a central monitoring point is classified as which signaling system?
• The fire marshal must approve a pre-signal system.
• Air duct detectors shall be installed to obtain a representative sample of the air stream. Which statement is true?
• When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not exceed how many feet?
• What is the name of a municipal master box that uses energy from the municipal fire alarm system to energize its electromagnetic tipping mechanism?
• On peaked ceilings, detectors must be located within how many feet of the peak along the horizontal axis?
• Pre-signals shall take precedence over other signals. Which statement is correct?
• Wall mounted audible notification appliances shall have their tops above finished floor at not less than how many inches and below the finished ceilings at distances not to exceed how many inches?
• Live voice on secondary power must be 24 hours normal rather than 15 minutes of full power.
• A sprinkler valve tamper switch is an example of a
• Mirrors are allowed to be installed in projected beam detectors.
• Smoke detectors shall not be installed in unsprinklered hoistways unless they are installed to activate the elevator hoistway smoke relief equipment.
• The phrase 'Authority Having Jurisdiction' refers to the Fire Marshal in all cases.
• Which type of system is described as having circuits actuated by automatic devices such as detectors?
• For smooth ceilings, all points on the ceiling shall have a detector within a distance equal to _____ times the selected spacing.
• Installation of wiring, conduit, equipment must be in accordance with NFPA 760.
• Live voice messages have precedence over other signals on that channel.
• In a system serving multiple buildings, which statement about the origin zones is correct?
• When partitions extend to within 15% of the ceiling height, rooms separated by the partitions are not considered as separate rooms.
• In corridors where more than 2 visible notification appliances are in any field of view, they shall flash in synchronization.
• The Ohio Building Code requires that wire conform to the requirements of chapter 27 of the NFPA 76.
• A fire alarm system that has a feature that allows initial fire alarm signals to sound only in department offices, control rooms, fire brigade stations, or other constantly attended central locations is called a
• Which term describes a municipal master box energized by the municipal fire alarm system to energize its electromagnetic tipping mechanism?
• An alarm system that produces a signal at the premises protected is called which signaling system?
• For spot type smoke detectors, what distance shall be permitted to be used as a guide?
• Initiation of the alarm signal shall occur within how many seconds of waterflow at the alarm initiating device?
• Which of the following values represents the maximum sound pressure level in any location?
• Central stations being located on the protected premises is a statement that is
• Which standard governs the installation of wiring, conduit, and equipment for fire alarm systems according to the material?
• The voltage rating for power-limited fire alarm cable is what value?
• Smoke detectors shall not be put in place until the job site is 100% cleaned up.
• Primary, secondary, and trouble supplies are required for fire alarm systems, although the secondary power may be used for the trouble supply.
• The location of all detectors in air duct systems shall be permanently and clearly identified and recorded.
• What is the maximum number of supervisory devices allowed on a single initiating device circuit?
• The secondary power source for a fire alarm shall have capacity to support the fire alarm panel for how many hours and to sound the notification appliances for at least how many minutes?
• Which statement about coded alarm signal repetition is true?
• Are smoke detectors permitted to be located in air streams?
• Smoke detectors for door release services shall be:
• A level ceiling is considered to have a slope of ____ per foot.
• The alert tone preceding any message may be a part of the voice message, but cannot be transmitted automatically from a separate tone generator.
• If smoke detectors are wall mounted, what are the minimum distances from the wall and from the ceiling?
• A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action is called which of the following?
• If heat detectors are used to shut down elevator power prior to sprinkler operation, they shall be placed within how many feet of each sprinkler head?
• What is the maximum distance allowed for a pull station from the means of egress?
• In a fixed temperature heat detector, which component is used as the sensing element?
• Secondary power supply must turn on in ____ seconds on loss of primary power.
• Where fire alarm system serves more than one building, each building shall be annunciated separated.
• Which statement about the relationship between live voice instructions and auto-initiated signals is correct?
• In fire alarm wiring, are optical cables permitted?
• The factors determining the number and location of smoke detectors used for door release service are depth of wall section above the door and the numbers of doors.
• Provisional certification is approved by:
• In Class A circuits, may the outgoing and return conductors be installed in the same raceway?
• Which testing method does NFPA standard 72E suggest for heat detectors?
• Smoke detectors are not to be installed until construction is complete. Which option correctly states this requirement?
• Detectors which respond to radiant energy outside the range of human vision are
• Spacing of detectors on a smooth ceiling shall be 30 feet.
• True or False: If two buildings share a fire alarm system, they must be assigned to the same zone of origin.
• Actuation of alarm notification appliances or emergency voice communications, fire alarm safety functions, and annunciation at the protected premises shall occur within which seconds after the activation of the initiating device?
• Which term describes equipment or materials that have been evaluated by a recognized organization and found suitable for a specified purpose?
• What is the primary purpose of supervising interconnecting wiring and connections in fire alarm system installations?
• All styles of class A circuits using physical conductors shall be installed such that the outgoing and return conductors exiting from and returning to the control unit, respectively, are routed separately. The outgoing and return circuit conductors may be installed in the same raceway.
• What term is used to describe the simultaneous operation of audible alarm signals to indicate evacuation?
• Aerosol spray (canned smoke) is considered a suitable method to test smoke detector sensitivity?
• Generally, all devices are subject to 100% acceptance under NFPA 70.
• You must be certified by the state of Ohio fire marshal if you are:
• Pneumatic line-type detectors shall be tested for leaks and proper operation at 6 month intervals.
• During testing of restorable heat detectors on a signal initiating circuit, should different detectors be selected for each test?
• The Ohio Basic Building Code requires wiring for automatic fire alarm systems to conform to Appendix A of NFPA standards 72A through 72E.
• Which statement is true about fire alarm power sources?
• If a fire alarm system serves more than one building, what must be done regarding origin zones?
• When spacing smoke detectors on peaked ceilings, the distance to the peak is measured along which axis?
• All required annunciation means shall be readily accessible to responding personnel and shall be located as required by the AHJ to facilitate an efficient response to the fire situation. Is this statement true?
• All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they are intended.
• What is the term used for a fire alarm system that sends initial alarm signals only to department offices, control rooms, or other continuously attended locations?
• What is the practical implication of requiring two power sources for a fire alarm system?
• If a building is fully sprinklered, is a pull station required?
• Which statement correctly describes pull station placement relative to the means of egress?
• Which statement about trouble signals is accurate?
• Which statement about provisional FA licenses is accurate?
• What is the minimum decibel level for a fire alarm signal?
• NFPA standards for fire alarm systems mandate conformance with NFPA 70 and the National Electric Code.
• Certification by the state fire marshal in Ohio is required for which activities?
• The word SHOULD indicates a mandatory requirement.
• Which statement about smoke detector installation in environmental air spaces is correct?
• A system in which all or some of the circuits are actuated by automatic devices, such as fire detectors, is called what?
• Required manual pull stations shall be located not more than ____ feet from the entrance to exit?
• Which environmental conditions would require a smoke detector to be rated for installation?
• Recessed mounting of smoke detectors is permitted by NFPA 72.
• In a multi-building system, which requirement is correct?
• A smoke detector receiving the required operational test may be removed from the installed location for testing purposes.
• Smoke detectors in unsprinklered hoistways must be installed to activate elevator hoistway smoke relief equipment.
• The phrase 'Authority Having Jurisdiction' refers to the Fire Marshal.
• What is the maximum number of waterflow initiating devices allowed on a single initiating device circuit?
• If a fire alarm system serves more than one building, each building shall be indicated a separate zone of origin.
• Which mounting option is explicitly allowed by NFPA 72 for smoke detectors?
• A smoke detector cannot be installed in the following conditions unless rated for that application: below 32 deg F, above 100 deg F, humidity above 93%, and air velocity above 300 ft/min.
• All household fire alarm equipment should have backup power to sound an alarm for how many minutes?
• A listed relay or other listed appliances connected to the fire alarm system used to initiate control of protected premises fire safety functions shall be located within how many feet of the controlled circuit appliance?
• Which statement about installation timing of smoke detectors is correct?
• Initiating device circuits and signaling line circuits that transmit an alarm or supervisory signal, or notification appliance circuit that allow all connected devices to operate during a single open or non-simultaneous single ground fault on any circuit conductor shall be designated as
• Fire alarm signals and trouble alarms may share the same tone and characteristics if the lenses are painted different colors.
• In a wall-mounted smoke detector installation, what are the minimum distances from the wall and from the ceiling?
• In one- and two-family dwelling units, smoke detectors shall be placed on every level, including the basement. Which option describes this requirement as true or false?
• Which statement about provisional FA licenses is accurate?
• Which marking indicates a power-limited fire-protective signaling cable used in plenums?
• Smoke detectors shall not be supported by their current carrying conductors.
• Which term describes equipment or operation not required by NFPA standards or required by the AHJ?
• An individual possessing a provisional certification issued by the state fire marshal may engage in the certified activity if:
• In multi-building fire alarm installations, each building must be assigned its own origin zone.
• Which statement about provisional FA licenses is accurate?
• A type of smoke detector which used a small amount of radioactive material is the
• Which material is used as the sensing element in fixed temperature heat detectors?
• Visible notification appliances shall be installed within 15 feet of the end of the corridor with a separation of no greater than 100 feet.
• In fire alarm systems, speakers are permitted for voice communication only.
• Annunciation to the fire command center shall be:
• Which statement about the secondary power source is true?
• This phenomenon, where air containing smoke and combustion products is heated, becomes less dense, rises, and forms a distinct layer until the surrounding air is at the same temperature, is called
• In a supervised circuit, which device terminates the circuit?
• Pneumatic line-type detectors shall be tested for leaks and proper operation at 6 month intervals.
• Which standard governs the number of smoke detectors selected for sensitivity testing?
• Wiring and installations shall conform to NFPA 70, art. 760, 770, 800.
• The number and location of smoke detectors used for door release service are determined by which factors?
• The maximum spacing between visible notification appliances along a corridor is 100 feet.
• The major point of distinction between the installation of a fire alarm system and the installation of the more general wiring in a building is:
• If two buildings are covered by the same fire alarm system, they must be covered by the same zone of origin.
• Is it permissible for the fire alarm system to share a circuit with the extra lights?
• A coded alarm signal shall consist of not less than how many rounds of the number transmitted?
• Smoke detectors placed in environmental air handling areas are allowed to substitute for open area protection.
• What value represents the maximum allowable sound pressure level in any location?
• Which term indicates that a fire detection device is approved for its intended purpose?
• Which statement describes the required characteristics of trouble signals?
• A projected beam smoke detector is an example of which type of detector?
• Detectors installed in the duct system are designed to monitor smoke in which area?
• The listing or approval of fire detection devices is intended to ensure
• Installation of wiring, conduit, and equipment must be in accordance with NFPA 70 article 760.
• Audible public mode signals shall have a level at least how many dB above the average ambient sound level or above the maximum sound level with a duration of at least 60 seconds?