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To ensure that audible public mode signals are clearly heard, they shall have a sound level at least ____ db above the average ambient sound level or ____ db above the max sound level having a duration of at least 60 seconds.

15, 5

A low air pressure switch on a dry sprinkler system, serving a parking garage is a _____ alarm initiating device.

Supervisory

The number of supervisory devices permitted to be connected to a single initiating device circuit shall not exceed ____.

20

What class are smoke detectors installed and used to prevent the control of smoke spread by initiation controls of doors, fans, or dampers?

Area smoke detectors that are installed in the rated smoke compartments, detectors installed in the duct system.

Alarm annunciation to the fire command center shall be...

Line type device, photoelectric light obstruction smoke detector.

A projected beam smoke detector is an example of a

Line type and photoelectric light obstruction smoke detector

Fire pumps shall be supervised for ____

Loss, phase reversal, pump run

Wall mounted audible notification appliances shall have their tops above finished floor heights of not less than ____ inches and below the finished ceilings at distances not to exceed ____ inches.

90, 6

To avoid nuisance alarms the location of the smoke detector shall take into consideration the normal sources of ___

Smoke, moisture, dust or times, electrical or mechanical influences

A device that responds when the temp rises at a rate exceeding a predetermined value is a ____ detector.

Rate of rise heat detector

Smoke detector which use a light source and a photosensitive sensor can be:

Photoelectric light obscuration smoke detectors and photoelectric light scattering

Initiation of the alarm signal shall occur within ____ seconds of waterflow at the alarm initiating device.

90

If heat detectors are used to shut down elevator power prior to sprinkler operation, they shall be placed within ____ feet of each sprinkler head.

2

The minimum decibel level for a fire alarm signal is:

75 db

The secondary power source for a fire alarm may be a better with enough capacity to support the fire alarm panel with enough power to last for ____ hours, after which it shall have enough capacity to sound the notification appliances for at least ____ minutes

24, 5

The maximum distance of a pull station from the means of egress is;

5 ft

When the distance between the ceiling and the top of the door is greater than ____ inches NFPA 72 states that you should have two smoke detectors, one on each side of the door.

24

Initiating device circuits and signaling line circuits that transmit an alarm or sup signal, or notification appliances 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 ____.

Class A

A fire alarm system that has a feature that allows initial fire alarm signals to sound only in dept offices, control rooms, fire brigade stations, or other constantly attended central locations is called a _____.

Personal Feature

For smooth ceilings, all points on the ceiling shall have a detector within a distance equal to ____ times the selected spacing.

.7

The number of waterflow initiating devices permitted to be connected to a single initiating device circuit shall not exceed ____.

5

A smoke detector cannot be installed in the following condition unless rated for the application.

Temp below 32, temp above 100, humidity above 93%, air velocity above 300 ft/min

For spot type smoke detectors ___ ft shall be permitted to be used as a guide.

30

Actuation of alarm notification appliances or emergency voice communications, fire alarm safety functions, and annunciation at the protected premises shall occur within ____ seconds after the activation of the initiating device.

10

For smoke detector spacing on peaked ceilings, detectors shall be spaced and located within ____ feet of the peak measured along the horizontal axis.

3

A fire alarm system is required to have ____ sources of power.

Two

The mounting heights of a manual pull station shall be between ___ and ____ feet above finished floor.

3.5, 4.5

Fire alarm systems that are monitored by a central station are required to be connected to ____ telephone lines.

2

*A signaling method characterized by simultaneous or sequential transmission or both, and reception of multiple signals in a signaling line circuit, a transmission channel, or a communications channel, including means for positively identifying each signal.

Multiplexing

Smoke detector may be well mounted. If so, the min distance from the ceiling is ____.

4,12

You must be certified by the state of Ohio if you are:

Installing fire pumps, installing, testing and inspecting fire alarm systems

What type of fire alarm system transmits alarms to a public fire service communications center?

Municipal fire alarm system

A sprinkler valve tamper switch is an example of ____?

Supervisory device

Visible notification appliances shall be installed within ____ feet of the end of the corridor with a separation of no greater than _____ feet

15, 100