FAL TFM12 BFAT0 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
If exit doors are unlocked by the fire alarm system, the unlocking function shall occur -
Answer before activation of the public notification appliances in the area
at the same time as the activation of the public notification appliances in that area
Fire Alarm system wiring, equipment and circuits controlled and powered by the fire
alarm system shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of - Answer NFPA
70 National Electrical Code Article 760
NFPA 72 in the 2013 edition is also known as - Answer National Fire Alarm and Signaling
Code
Which of the following document classifies occupancy addresses the minimum
acceptable attributes of a fire alarm system based on the occupancy classification -
Answer NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
The gas cooking equipment extinguisher system in a commercial restaurant is most
commonly regulated by what standard? - Answer 17A
Which code or standard covers the application, installation, performance, and
maintenance of fire alarm systems and their components? - Answer NFPA 72, National
Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
Foams also are defined by expansion and are arbitrarily subdivided into three ranges of
expansion low, medium, and high. High expansion foam exhibits - Answer expansion up
to 1000 x original volume
A circuit breaker used to provide the primary power source disconnect means for a Fire
, Alarm Control Unit shall- Answer Have its location permanently identified at the Fire
Alarm Control Unit
Supply no other loads other than those dedicated to the fire alarm or ECS
Have a permanent red marking that does not obscure the manufacturers marking
Which of the following characteristics is part of a system with the capability to allow the
operator to acknowledge an alarm signal, and investigate for up to 180 seconds prior to
automatically evacuating the building? Answer Positive Alarm Sequence
An audible or visible signal that conveys more than one discrete bit of information
Answer Coded
How many waterflow detection devices may be connected to one Initiating Device
Circuit in a Protected Premises System? Maximum - Answer 5
"When it operates, the temperature of the surrounding air will always be higher than the
rated temperature of the device itself"; which one of the following devices does that
statement describe? Answer Fixed Temperature
A single element spot-type detector which may; inhibit contact closure until the total
device has been heated to its rated temperature or; close its contacts on a fast
rate-of-temperature rise even if the device has not yet reached the rated temperature -
Answer Rate of Rise
Spot type Heat Sensing Fire Detectors mounted on the ceiling shall be - Answer Not less
than 4 inches form the sidewall
For Fire Alarm systems "Cu" is the standard abbreviation used for - Answer Copper as
in copper wire
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