Fire Alarms 2

Front 1

What are the three sides of the fire triangle?

Back 1

Oxygen, Fuel, Ignition Source

Front 2

Heat is produced when materials react how to form simpler compound?

Back 2

Exothermically

Front 3

This is the most appropriate type of detection for a computer room

Back 3

Air-Sampling smoke detection

Front 4

A condition where a burning fuel produces smoke without flames is known as what?

Back 4

Pyrolosis

Front 5

What kind of detector is most appropriate for an elevator lobby in an apartment building

Back 5

Spot-type smoke detector

Front 6

During UL tests, system-powered smoke detectors must respond to a polystyrene fire within how much time?

Back 6

2 minutes

Front 7

The horizontal spacing for a detector in a room with five minutes per air change is how many feet?

Back 7

25'

Front 8

Rooms or spaces with high ceilings may be subject to what condition during a fire

Back 8

Stratification

Front 9

What kind of detector is most appropriate for an unenclosed, unheated parking garage?

Back 9

Heat detector

Front 10

Concealed duct smoke detectors mounted more than 10' above the floor must be provided with what?

Back 10

Remote indicator

Front 11

Temperatures lower than 32℉ and higher than 100℉ are not suitable for these types of detectors?

Back 11

Smoke detectors

Front 12

Due to humidity and chlorine corrosion, smoke detectors are not suitable for rooms containing what?

Back 12

Swimming pools

Front 13

These detectors must cause a supervisory signal where the signal in annunciated at a constantly attended location

Back 13

Duct smoke detectors

Front 14

What kind of detector is most appropriate for an atrium?

Back 14

Projected-beam smoke detector

Front 15

When these are used for for releasing service, they must be installed on both sides of the protected door

Back 15

System smoke detectors

Front 16

Stair pressurization is an example of what?

Back 16

Smoke control function

Front 17

Duct smoke detectors are required when the minimum air flow exceeds what?

Back 17

2000 cfm

Front 18

Air-sampling smoke detector sampling pipes must be labeled every how many feet?

Back 18

20'

Front 19

Fan shutdown, smoke exhaust and stair pressurization are all examples of what?

Back 19

Smoke mitigation prevention

Front 20

Cigar smoke, diesel exhaust, and humidity in excess of 93% can cause what in smoke detectors?

Back 20

Nuisance alarms

Front 21

A type-A public emergency reporting system recorded more than how many alarms per year?

Back 21

2500

Front 22

Before testing a protected premises system connected to a master box, what must be accomplished?

Back 22

Plug out the box.

Front 23

A public emergency alarm reporting system operates on what?

Back 23

100mA DC loop

Front 24

Central station service contract have what six elements?

Back 24

-Installation of the transmitters

-Alarm, guards tour, supervisory and trouble signal monitoring

-Re-transmission

-Associated record keeping

-Testing and maintenance

-Runner service

Front 25

For a central service station, the prime contractor is in compliance if the system is what?

Back 25

Placarded and Certificated

Front 26

Central station operators must RE-transmit an alarm signal to the public fire dispatcher how quickly?

Back 26

Within 90 second

Front 27

What type of signal do public emergency alarm reporting systems provide?

Back 27

Alarm

Front 28

Proprietary supervising stations must retain records for not less than how long?

Back 28

12 months

Front 29

Runners must communicate with the supervising station at intervals not exceeding how long?

Back 29

15 minutes

Front 30

A chain of hardware stores under one ownership, a college campus under one ownership, and a military base are all examples of properties that are permitted to be monitored by what?

Back 30

Proprietary supervising station

Front 31

Single station smoke alarms for dwelling use became available in what decade?

Back 31

1970's

Front 32

The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment is what?

Back 32

Life safety

Front 33

Areas of a dwelling more than how many square feet require additional smoke alarms or detectors?

Back 33

1000 ft

Front 34

The actuation of these is not allowed to cause the actuation of the following: a) alarms in other dwellings, b) other alarms within the same building, c) the building fire alarm system

Back 34

Multiple-station smoke alarms

Front 35

This is the most appropriate type of detection in dwelling garages, unfinished attics or crawl spaces?

Back 35

Heat detection

Front 36

Wall mounted heart detectors must be mounted so the top of the detector is between 4in and how many inches from the ceiling?

Back 36

12in

Front 37

Heat detectors mounted on the ceiling must be at least how many inches from the wall?

Back 37

4in

Front 38

What is the maximum number of unmonitored smoke alarms that can be interconnected?

Back 38

12

Front 39

The NEC requires smoke alarms within how many feet of a range or cooktop to be either of the photoelectric type or to have a silence feature?

Back 39

21ft

Front 40

Dwelling heat detectors must be selected to operate at a temperature not less than how many degrees above the maximum expected ambient temperature in these protected space?

Back 40

25℉

Front 41

Household fire alarm system must be provided with how many sources of power?

Back 41

2

Front 42

Household fire alarm systems must have a secondary power source capable of providing not less than 24 hours of standby power followed by how many minutes of alarm?

Back 42

4 minutes

Front 43

A DACT on a dwelling fire alarm system must send a test signal to the supervising station how often?

Back 43

Monthly

Front 44

For alarm system controls in a one family home must conform to UL what?

Back 44

UL 985

Front 45

Verification calls to a dwelling may be placed prior to re-transmitting the alarm, provided the delay caused by the call does not exceed how long?

Back 45

90 seconds

Front 46

Who is responsible for ensuring fire alarm systems are properly tested?

Back 46

The owner

Front 47

This must be provided to the owner or the owners representative upon completion of testing a fire alarm system?

Back 47

Site-specific software

Front 48

The owner must retain the record of inspection and test for how long?

Back 48

The life of the system

Front 49

The audibility of horns are tested using what?

Back 49

Sound pressure level meter

Front 50

How often do non-restorable, fixed temperature heat detectors need to be tested?

Back 50

Every 15 years

Front 51

NFPA 72 requires service personnel to be qualified and what?

Back 51

Experienced

Front 52

Control functions of control equipment not monitored by a supervising station must be tested how often?

Back 52

Annually

Front 53

This test is conducted upon completion of the initial installation of a fire alarm system?

Back 53

Acceptance test

Front 54

This test is required after any change is made to the fire alarm system?

Back 54

RE-acceptance test

Front 55

This test is conducted periodically to ensure system operability and reliability?

Back 55

Periodic

Front 56

Aerosol smoke, incense sticks, punk sticks, and so on are used on smoke detectors in this type of test

Back 56

Functional test

Front 57

Technicians who are factory trained for certain products are only qualified to work on what?

Back 57

Those certain products

Front 58

A single open circuit on this type of fire alarm circuit will cause a trouble alarm but will not affect the operation of appliances?

Back 58

Class A fire alarm circuit

Front 59

The minimum sound pressure level (SPL) required for a sleeping room which has an average SPL of 50dBA is what?

Back 59

75 dBA

Front 60

Heat detectors installed on a packed ceiling of a dwelling must be installed so they are how far from the peak?

Back 60

3'