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Answers
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| Smoke detectors listed exclusively
for door release service shall or shall not be used for open area
protection? |
Shall not |
| Detectors shall have a temperature rating at
least how many degrees above the expected temp of the ceiling? |
20 degrees |
| Can a fire alarm system share components,
equipment, circuits, and installation, wiring with non fire alarm
systems? |
yes |
| How many hours are allowed to re-charge
batteries after a single discharge? |
48 hours |
| No more than how many smoke alarms shall be
interconnected in a multiple station connection? |
12 |
| All heat detectors shall be listed for not less
than how many foot spacing? |
50 feet |
| A high low switch should send a signal when the
pressure cluctuates how many PSI? |
10 PSI |
| What is a pitched roof? |
A ceiling that has a slope of more than 1 to 8
ratio |
| How do you test a dry pre-action or deluge
system? |
Alarm test bypass |
| What decibal should an audible notification
device be in a bedroom? |
70 DB's |
| For peaked ceilings & sheds, within how many
feet of the peak should the first smoke detector be? |
within 3 feet |
| What is a sloped ceiling? |
A ceiling that has a slope of more than 1-1/2"
per ft |
| A waterflow signal should show up at the panel
no less than how many seconds? |
90 seconds (if 90s up into bldg.) |
| Smoke detectors in rooms with ceiling slopes
greater than _____ft. in ____ft. horizontally shall be located at the
high side of the room. |
1 ft in 8 ft. |
| On a control valve within how many revolutions
should a signal occur? |
2 revolutions or 1/5 the travel distance of its
normal position |
| In sleeping areas visible notification devices
shall be located within how many feet of the pillow? |
16 ft |
| Batteries shall be protected against excessive
load current by overcurrent devices having a rating of not less than
____ percent and not more than ____percent of the maximum operating
load? |
not less than 150% and not more than 250% |
| A supervisory device for a water storage
container exposed to freezing conditions shall initiate two separate
signals. One shall indicate a decrease in water temp. to what temp. ^
another to indicate its' restoration to above what temp? |
40 degrees & 40 degrees |
| Every system shall include the following
documentation delivered to the owner upon final acceptance of the
system. |
1) Owners manual 2) Installation instructions 3)
Record drawings |
| How many waterflow switches can be on a single
initiating circuit? |
5 |
| How do you test a wet system? |
Inspectors test |
| The secondary supply shall be capable of
operating all notification appliances used for evac. Or to direct aid
to the location of an emergency for how many minutes |
5 minutes |
| What is a trouble signal |
A signal initiated by the fire alarm system
indicitive of a fault in a monitored circuit or component. |
| How often should a system be tested? |
Annually |
| What is the maximum a fire alarm panel can be in
test |
8 hours |
| Detectors placed in environmental air ducts or
plenums shall or shall not be used for open area protection? |
Shall not |
| When do FA-1 certificates expire? |
Every 3 years |
| How long should fire alarm testing records be
held? |
Until the next test and the year after |
| If speakers are used to produce audible fire
alarm signals, what would have to fail to produce a trouble signal? |
The failure of audio amplifier. The failure of
any tone generating equipment. |
| What does D. A. C. R. stand for? |
Digital Alarm Communicator Receiver |
| Can primary power to an alarm control panel be
on an unswitched branch circuit also being used for lighting or power? |
yes |
| What type of smoke detector uses a small amount
of radioactive material to ionize the air to sense the presence of
smoke particles. |
Ionization smoke detector |
| What is the proper way of testing smoke
detectors? |
Smoke, listed aerosol or other means acceptable
to the manufacturer |
| A heat sensing fire detector shall be located on
the ceiling not less than how many inches from a sidewall and if
mounted on the wall, what distance from the floor & ceiling? |
4" from the side wall if on the ceiling. Between
4" and 12" from the ceiling if wall mounted. |
| How tall is a high rise? |
75 ft above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access. |
| What is a supervisory signal? |
A signal indicating the need for action in
connection with the supervision of the fire suppression system of
equipment or the maintenance feature of related systems. |
| During a guards tour, how long can a guard spend
in a sleeping area & how long anywhere else? |
15 and 30 |
| A battery backup shall have enough juice to last
how long and sound the bells for how long? |
24 hours and 5 minutes |
| Audible notification appliances shall have a
sound level of not less than how many DB's at 10 ft & not more than
how many DB's? |
15 DB's and 120 DB's |
| All fire related equipment should work between
what temperatures? |
32 degrees - 120 degrees |
| In an elevator hoistway, when should there be a
smoke or heat? |
only if sprinkled |
| For flat ceiling with beam depths exceeding 12"
& ceiling heights exceeding 12 ft., smoke detectors shall be
mounted on what part of the ceiling? |
The ceiling in every beam pocket |
| All penatrations of a return air duct in the
vicinity of a detector shall be sealed to prevent what? |
The entrance of outside air and possible
dilution or redirection of smoke within the duct. |
| To prevent re-circulation of smoke a detector
shall be mounted on what side of an air handling system? |
The supply side |
| The location of all detectors in air duct
systems shall be what? |
Permanently & clearly identified &
recorded. |
| How may DB's above the average ambient sould
level should a horn/strobe be? |
15 DB's |
| Where interconnected wiring is unsupervised, no
more than how many multiple station alarms shall be interconnected? |
16 |
| Where the wiring is supervised, the number of
detectors shall be limited to how many? |
64 |
| Trouble signals and their restoration to normal
shall be indicated within how many seconds at the proper location? |
200 seconds |
| A signal from an automatic fire detection device
selected for positive alarm sequence shall be acknowledged at the
control unit within how many seconds? |
15 seconds |
| Fire alarm boxes shall be provided so that
travel distance to the nearest shall not exceed how many feet measured
horizontally? |
200 ft or 1 per floor |
| One single open or ground fault condition and
their restoration shall be indicated at the panel in how many seconds? |
200 seconds |
| A visible notification device shall be located
no more than how many feet from the end of a corridor? With a
separation no greater than how many feet between appliances? |
15 and 100 |
| In a handicapped persons bedroom, the visible
notification device shall have a minimum of how many candella? |
177 cd |
| The installation of all wiring, cabling, and
equipment shall be in accordance with NFPA what? And what articles of
the NEC? |
NFPAA 70 and NEC articles 760, 770, & 800 |
| The secondary power supply shall automatially
supply energy to the system within how many seconds and without loss of
what? |
10 seconds without loss of amperage |
| With a water level switch at what point on a
pressurized tank should a signal be sent? What about a non-pressurized
tank? |
1.) The rise or lowering of 3 inches. 2.) The
rise or lowering of 12 inches. |
| If smoke detectors are used to release a door,
how far away from the door should it be? |
5th on the centerline of the door |
| All power supplies shall have sufficient
capacity to operate the alarm signals for at lease how many continuous
minutes? |
4 |
The following
questions have been added to this list and are under
construction. We don't have the answers posted yet, but these
questions were on the test. 8-9-08
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How many CFMs must an air
handling system be to require shut down?
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Residential systems' power
supply is required to ring appliances for how long?
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What is the lowest ambient
temperature a fire alarm system should be rated to operate in?
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| What is the lowest ambient
temperature a smoke detector should be rated to operate in? |
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In a residence, non-restoring
spot heat detectors should be rated for what spacing?
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Fire alarm wiring is regulated
by what NEC code?
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Visual appliance spacing
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What is the height to the bottom
of a pull station?
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Slope ceiling - the question at
the top of this list says a slope ceiling is defined as 1 1/2" per
foot. The choices on my test were 1 in 8, 1 in 10, 1 in 12, 1 in
20. I'm assuming they meant feet.
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Battery backup should go into
trouble at ____% and not more than _____%.
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How often should a voice evac
system be tested?
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Certificates given under 9.01.04
should be renewed in what period of time?
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What is required for a fire
alarm system to be silencable? Choices were something like / with a key
provided / secured door / tampered door.
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With beam construction, what
beam depth requires altered spacing of heat detectors? 4 / 10 / 12 /20
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Who should be notified if a fire
alarm system is inoperative?
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Seattle Fire Dept.
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A fire alarm with minor
deficiencies but operable should be tagged with what color?
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Yellow
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