Fire Alarm Systems Quiz

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1: What is meant by the term Alarm Verification.: A signal indicating an emergency.
A feature of manual alarm systems to reduce unwanted alarms.
A feature of automatic alarm systems to reduce unwanted alarms.
d. Response of personnel in the facility being protected.
2: Fire alarm systems must have two independent, reliable power supplies.: TRUE
FALSE
3: In the home, smoke detectors are required outside each separate sleeping area and on each level of the living unit, including basements. In new construction, NFPA 72 requires a smoke detector in each sleeping room. Additionally, in new construction, all detectors must be interconnected so that when one detector activates, all detectors sound the alarm.: TRUE
FALSE
4: What is a listed fire alarm device according to NFPA #72?: A device listed in the bill of materials of the system.
Equipment or materials included in a list published by an organization acceptable to the 'authority having jurisdiction,' such as UL or FM laboratories.
Any device so indicated by UL. or FM laboratories only.
Equipment or materials included in a list published by the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA).
5: Fire alarm systems must produce an alarm signal that is different from all other signals. This signal may not be used for other purposes.: TRUE
FALSE
6: A record of installed software and firmware version numbers for a fire alarm system shall be located at the premises.: TRUE
FALSE
7: Actual waterflow must be used to test sprinkler waterflow devices in a fire alarm system.: TRUE
FALSE
8: The minimum visual signal appliance rating for daytime (non sleeping) areas is:: 12 candela
15 candela
18 candela
25 candela
35 candela
9: NFPA #72 defines an annunciator as:: A unit containing one or more indicator lamps, alpha numeric displays, or other equivalent means in which each indication identifies the circuit, condition, or location to be annunciated.
A unit containing two or more indicator lamps, alpha numeric displays, or other equivalent means in which each indication identifies the circuit, condition, or location to be annunciated.
Any remote means of visually transferring an alarm signal.
None of the above.
10: What kind of documentation and support shall be delivered to the owner or his representative upon final acceptance of a new fire alarm system?: An owner's manual and installation instructions.
Record drawings.
A Service Agreement.
All of the above.
A and B.
A and C.
11: All new fire alarm systems shall be tested after installation. This is known as acceptance testing. The records of such installation tests shall be maintained for how many years.: 1 year
2 years
3 years
Life of the system
12: Testing and maintenance of fire alarm systems is the responsibility of the property owner.: TRUE
FALSE
13: Smoke detectors require an annual functional test and periodic sensitivity testing.: TRUE
FALSE
14: A combination alarm system is an alarm system which:: Is connected to a fire suppression system
Is both a manual and an automatic system
Is connected in part with a nonfire signaling system such as a burglar alarm
Is none of the above
15: Which of the following best defines an Auxiliary Fire Alarm System.: A fire alarm system providing protection and which utilizes the municipal fire alarm facilities to transmit an alarm to the public fire service communication center.
A fire alarm system which utilizes a digital alarm communicator or supervised dedicated circuits to transmit alarm, supervisory and trouble signals from a protected premise to another location.
A fire alarm system featuring a central supervising station located at the protected property, where trained, competent personnel are in constant attendance.
A fire alarm system which produces an alarm signal only at the protected premises.
16: What is the best definition of a local fire alarm system?: A system which produces an alarm signal at the protected premises as well as one through a listed Central Station.
A system which produces an alarm signal only at the protected premises.
A system connected to the Municipal Fire Department as well as one sounding an alarm at the protected premises.
Any system meeting the local requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.