FAL TFM12 BFAT0 Exam Questions And
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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 document below 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 which 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 that serves as the primary power source disconnect means for a Fire Alarm Control
Unit is required to, - 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
A system that permits the operator to acknowledge an alarm signal, and investigate for up to 180
seconds before automatically evacuating the building, is equipped with which feature below? -
answer✔Positive Alarm Sequence
An audible or visible signal conveying more than one discrete bit of information - answer✔Coded
The maximum number of waterflow detection devices permitted to be connected to a single Initiating
Device Circuit in a Protected Premises System? - answer✔5
"When it operates, the temperature of the surrounding air will always be higher than the rated
temperature of the device itself"; describes which device below - 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
True or False: The purpose of NFPA 70 is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from
hazards arising from the use of electricity and does NOT regulate the neatness of an installation -
answer✔False
A device that senses visible or invisible particles of combustion - answer✔Smoke Detector
Select the detector and operating principle most appropriate to detect thin gaseous products of
combustion and nearly invisible particulate matter .01 micron to .3 micron in size - answer✔Ionization
Smoke Detector
A fire alarm system component with discrete identification that can have its status individually identified
or that is used to individually control other functions - answer✔Addressable device
A system component that originates transmission of a change-of-state condition associated with
detection of fire or other emergency - answer✔Initiating Device
A laminated sensing element having two metals of different coefficients of thermal expansion, arranged
so that flexing occurs according to the rise and fall of temperature is called a - answer✔bi-metallic
element
The most appropriate definition of a Horn/Strobe combination unit. - answer✔An audible and visual
device which operates as a horn, but also as a strobe light that flashes at a predetermined rate for visual
alarm output
A manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal - answer✔Auxiliary Alarm box
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