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Fire Alarm MidtermThe primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment is ? . - answer life safety
Single-station smoke alarms for dwelling use became available in the ? . - answer1970s
Which of the following areas is covered under the requirements of NFPA 72, Chapter
29? - answer an apartment
Heat alarms or detectors installed on ceilings that consist of beams or joists must be
installed? . - answer on the bottoms of the beams or joints
Areas of a dwelling over ? require additional smoke alarms or detectors. - answer1000
square feet
Which device, when actuated and interconnected to another similar device, will cause
the other device to actuate? - answer Ulti-station alarm
Actuation of multiple-station smoke alarms cannot cause actuation of ? . - answer all of
the above
Single-station and multiple-station smoke alarms can be used in an office building to
provide occupant warning. - answerfalse
Dwelling smoke alarms can be installed in ambient temperatures between ? and ? . -
answer40 degrees F/ 100 degrees F
The most appropriate type of detection in dwelling garages, unfinished attics, or crawl
spaces is ? . - answerheat detector
Wall-mounted heat detectors must be mounted so the top of the detector is between ?
and 12 inches from the ceiling. - answer4"
What is the maximum number of unmonitored smoke alarms that can be
interconnected? - answer12
Smoke alarms or detectors on peaked ceilings must be within ? of the peak. - answer3'
Heat detectors and alarms mounted on a ceiling must be mounted at least ? from a wall.
- answer4"
, For the purposes of life safety, Chapter 29 of NFPA 72 requires the primary means of
fire detection in dwellings to be which of the following types of detection? -
answersmoke detector
The fire alarm signal in a dwelling sleeping room must be not less than ? at the pillow. -
answer75 dBA
A 110-candela visible notification appliance used to awaken a sleeping person must be
mounted more than ? from the ceiling. - answer24"
A new two-story single-family dwelling with a basement and three bedrooms on the
second floor requires a minimum of ? smoke alarms. - answer6
Heat detectors used in dwellings must have a listed spacing of not less than ? . -
answer50'
Dwelling heat detectors must be selected to operate at a temperature not less than ?
above the maximum expected ambient temperature in the protected space. - answer25
degrees F
The Code requires smoke alarms or detectors within ? to ? of a range or cooktop to be
either of the photoelectric type or to have a silence feature. - answer10'/20'
Smoke detectors or alarms must be located at least ? from a supply diffuser or tips of a
paddle fan. - answer3'
Smoke alarms or detectors in a basement must be ? . - answermounted on the
basement ceiling near the stairs
Where AC is the primary supply for dwelling fire alarm or carbon monoxide systems, the
supply must be fed from a(n) ? . - answereither a or c is acceptable
A primary power source for smoke detector equipment may consist of ? . - answerany of
the above
Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms or detectors must be ? . - answerlocated in all rooms
containing a fossil fuel burning appliance
Which of the following is not one of the three primary fire protection elements for
providing fire protection in a building? - answerreporting
Which of the following are considered primary functions of a fire alarm system? I.
Actuation of emergency control functions II. Early detection of fires III. Notification of the
fire department IV. Occupant notification V. Supervision of other systems - answerall of
the above
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