Ohio fire alarm

Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________ above average ambient sound level

15dba

Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the average ambient sound level is

85dba

An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a visible notification appliance

105dba

T/F: All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they are intended

True

A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been _______________ for such a mounting

listed and tested

How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted

5'

Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm

90 sec

smoke detectors must be tested every

1 year

Sensitivity in smoke detectors and single & multiple-station smoke alarms in other than 1&2 family dwellings shall be checked within _____ year or years after installation

1

A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches from the ceiling

12''

With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the peak, measured horizontally

36'' (3 ft)

smoke detectors shall not be located near

Air supply diffusers

When beams project more than _____ inches below the ceiling and are more than 8' on center, each bay formed by the beams shall be treated as a separate area for heat detectors

18''

When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in excess of

200'

A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no more than _____ seconds

90 seconds

smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of

supply registers

Detectors shall not be installed until after

Final clean up of all trades

a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector shall be listed and approved for not less than

50'

Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or behind openings

12''

A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across the area to be protected

projected beam smoke detector

A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector

Smoke

Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than ______ inches above the floor level

42" (3.5 ft) /48" (4 ft)

single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested after the initial installation test every ____

1 year

smoke detectors installed within _______ feet of cooktop or range must be of the _____ type

20 /photoelectric

Dwelling smoke alarms must produce an audible _____ signal for at least _____ minutes

evacuation/ 4 minutes

Rechargeable power supplies for smoke alarms must recharge in _____ hours or less when connected to a _____ portion of branch circuit

4/switched

smoke detectors must be installed within ______ feet of a door to a sleeping room

21 feet

Wall mounted heat detectors must be mounted between _____ and _____ inches from a ceiling

4''/12''

a fire alarm system must operate on standby for a period of not less than ______ days followed by at least ______ minutes of alarm

7/4

For spot type smoke detectors _____ feet 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 seconds

the secondary power source for a fire alarm may be a battery 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 hours/ 5 minutes

a fire alarm system is required to have _____ sources of power

2

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

2 feet

what type of fire alarm system transmits alarm to a public emergency fire service communications center

Municipal fire alarm system

The minimum decibel level for a fire alarm signal for a sleeping area is

75dBA

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

24 inches

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

90'' (7' 6") / 6''

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

3 1-2/ 4 feet

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

15'/100'

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

Multiplexing

the number of water flow initiating devices permitted to be connected to a single initiating device circuit shall not exceed ________

5

you must be certified by the of Ohio if you are ___

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

T/F: If your building is fully sprinklered, a pull station is not required

True

Circuit disconnecting means shall have a red marking, shall be accessible only to authorized personnel, and shall be identified as ________________________

"fire alarm circuit"

In corridors where _________________ visible notification appliances are in any field of view, they shall flash in sync.

more than 2

Installation of wiring, conduit, and equipment must be in accordance with NFPA 70 article _______________

760

Smoke detectors shall not be installed in ______________________ hoistways unless they are installed to activate the elevator hoistway smoke relief equipment

unsprinklered

T/F: Fire alarm signals and trouble alarms may have the same tone and characteristics as long as the lenses are painted different colors

False

T/F: The word "should" indicates a mandatory requirement

False

T/F: Central stations are offices which provide alarm and supervisory service and are located on the protected premises

False

A coded alarm signal shall consist of not less than _____ rounds of the number transmitted

3

Water flow in a sprinkler system shall be indicated by an alarm within

90 seconds

Are smoke detectors permitted to be in air stream

No

T/F: Fire alarm signals shall take precedence over any other signal even if a non-fire signal is activated first

True

T/F: Smoke detectors installed beneath raised floors or above suspended ceilings or both including raised floors and suspended ceilings used for environmental air may be used in lieu of providing detection within the room

False

T/F: Area smoke detectors within smoke compartments shall be used to control the spread of smoke by initiating operating controls and other equipment

True

Manual fire alarm boxes shall be ___ in color

Red

Initiating devices shall be supported independently from ___________________________

the circuit carrying conductors

When partitions extend to within ________ of the ceiling height, rooms separated by the partitions are not considered as separate rooms

15%

The name of photoelectric light obscuration where the beam spans the protected area is ___

Projected beam smoke detector

The _____________ of all detectors in air duct systems shall be permanently and clearly identiied and recorded

location

Audible alarm notification devices shall provide a sound level of _____ dBa above the average ambient sound level or ___ dBa above the maximum sound level having a duration of at least 60 seconds, whichever is greater, in every occupied space

15 dBa /5 dBa

Where a fire alarm serves more than one building each building shall be ___________________________

annunciated separately

___________________ refers to equipment or operation not required by NFPA standards or required by the AHJ

Supplementary

Smoke detector sensitivity shall be tested____

within one year of installation and every other year after

T/F: If your certification is suspended you can still work on a fire alarm systems, if the company for which you are employed is certfied

False

Spacing of detectors on a smooth ceiling shall be ___

30'

within how many seconds shall a trouble signal be returned to normal

200 seconds

T/F: All pneumatic line type heat detectors shall be tested for leak and proper operations at six month intervals

False

All household fire alarm equipment should have enough back up power to sound an alarm for _____ minutes

4 minutes

A __________________ installer is qualified and experienced under the requirements NFPA 72

State Licensed

T/F: Visible notification appliances designed to be wall mounted can be ceiling mounted, if the color is differentiated by a color other than red

False

Drawings that are used to install a job rae called

Shop drawings

Fire alarm specifications are usually developed by a(n) _________________, who is also responsible for designing the system

Engineer

Which signal indicates an off normal condition

Supervisory

Horns, bells, and chimes are ___ appliances

Notification

Transmission trouble signals by a supervising stations system must occur between ____ and ____ minutes

1/3

Secondary power supplies for fire alarm systems must operate that system in standby for a period of at least

24 hours

where required, survivability means that fire alarm circuits must operate for not less than ___

two hours

The most commonly used scale in drawings is

1/8" = 1 ft

A _____ is an unwanted activation of signaling or an alarm initiating device in response to a stimulus or condition that is not the result of potentially hazardous condition

Nuisance Alarm

A ______ is an unwanted activation of an alarm initiating or system output function where the cause is not been identified

Unknown alarm

A ____ is an unwanted alarm that occurred when there is no hazard condition present

Unwanted alarm

Smoke detectors found to have a sensitivity outside of the listed and marked sensitivity range shall be ____

cleaned and recalibrated or replaced

These detectors are tested after 15 years and every 5 years after by being removed and sent to a testing lab

non restorable spot type detectors

Photoelectric smoke detectors shall be no more than ____ feet away from an oven measured horizontally

6'

T/F: Water level supervisory signal initiating devices send out two signals, one when the water level has been raised or lowed, and one when it returns back to normal

True

For water level supervisory signal initiating devices in pressurized tanks, the signal will be initiated when the water falls or rises ______ inches

3 inches

For water level supervisory signal initiating devices in non-pressurized tanks, the signal will be initiated when the water falls ______ inches, but will not initiate if the water rises

12 inches

A secondary power supply shall have sufficient capacity to operate the system under a non alarm condition for a minimum of ___ hours and ____ minutes under a full load

24/5

Individuals who conduct a visual examination of the system to verify it is in operating condition, proper location, and free of physical damage

Inspection personnel

Individuals who perform those procedures, adjustments, replacements of components, system programming, and maintenance, as described, in the manufacturer service instructions that can affect any aspect of the performance of the system

service personnel

Carbon monoxide signals shall be permitted to take precedence over ___

supervisory and trouble signals

Ionization smoke alarms with an alarm silencing switch are not to be installed less than ____ horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance

10'

Smoke alarms shall be installed not less than ____ from the door or opening of a bathroom that contains a bathtub or shower unless this would prevent placement of a smoke alarm

3'

each floor shall be zoned___ and shall not exceed 22,500 sq ft

separately

where fire alarm systems are not monitored by supervising station and approve permanent sign shall be installed adjacent to each manual fire alarm box that reads

when alarm sounds contact fire department

In a corridor, visible appliances shall be rated not less than _____

15 candela

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

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