NICET Prep : Fire Alarms

Assembly Occupancy's are buildings used for gathering of _____ or more people for deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, awaiting transportation or similar.

50 people

Class 3 wiring installed under roof decking is required to be at least __ inches below the roof decking

1.5 Inches

The minimum length of free conductors at outlet boxes is

6 Inches

A ________ ___ is required for each splice or termination point.

Junction Box

Wiring inside ducts is not permitted unless

the wiring applies to the direct functioning of the duct system.

Wiring or raceway installed in environmental air return spaces is required to be ______

Plenum rated.

The installation of wiring cannot impede the removal of

ceiling tiles

The Minimum size for EMT is

1/2 Inches

The Maximum size of E.M.T is

4 Inches

E.M.T is required to have a maximum of ___ degrees of bends between pull points

360

EMT is required to be secured ever __ feet

10

E.M.T is required to be secured withing _ feet of a box

3

E.M.T is _________ to be used as an equipment grounding donductor

permitted.

Class 1 wiring is limited to ___ volts

600

Class 2 wiring is limited to ___ volts

150

Class 3 wiring is limited to __ volts

30

When located within _ feet of the floor FPL wire is required to be protected

7

FPL circuit cable can be as small as __ gauge when using multi-conductor cable.

26

If an individual conductor is used as part of a FPL circuit, the minimum conductor size is __ gauge

18

FPL Fire alarm cable

This type of cable is suitable for horizontal wire runs on a single floor. The plastic coating which provides the insulation for the cable is flammable and produces a toxic gas when burned.

FPLR Fire alarm cable (Riser)

This type of cable is suitable for vertical wiring between floors. It is resistant to burning. It produces a toxic gas when burned.

FPLP Fire alarm cable (Plenum)

This type of cable is highest rated. FPLP cable is suitable for use in spaces used for environmental air return. It does not produce toxic gas when burned.

What are permitted substitutions for FPL

CM, CMG, FLPR, CMR, FPLP, CMP

What are permitted substitutions for FPLR

CMR, FPLP, CMP

What are permitted substitutions for FPLP

CMP

The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in which year?

1990

On a given floor of a building, manual pull boxes shall be located such that no horizontal travel distance between pull boxes exceeds _____________.

200 Feet

Where specifically permitted, which occupancy type is exempt from audible notification requirements?

Health Care

Which of the following terms are you not likely to come across, as it pertains to Building Rehabilitation?

Removal

To be considered a Residential Occupancy, an apartment building must contain ______ or more dwelling units.

Three

Automatic detection is required in Assembly Occupancies with loads greater than ____.

300

With a delayed egress locking system, the door must be immediately unlocked upon _____________.

loss of power

What kind of Assembly Occupancy has its own subclassification and set of requirements?

Carnival Funhouses

Which of the following is a component of Means of Egress?

Exit discharge

An occupancy does not fall into the DayCare classification under which of the following conditions?

It is a daycare located in a church, which operates during Sunday morning services

Which of the following is a requirement that a school building must meet to be exempt from having a fire alarm system?

The building area does not exceed 1000 sq. ft

In both new and existing DayCare Occupancies, ____________ locking systems are permitted.

both delayed and accesscontrolled egress

LSC, Chapters ___ and ___ cover the provisions for DayCare Occupancies.

16,17

In both new and existing occupancies, Fire Department notification shall be _________ with both alarm and waterflow signals sent to _______________.

automatic; an off-site monitoring station

Which of the following is not considered to be an Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy?

Children's Hospital

With a singular exception, neither new nor existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies are required to have ____________.

A spinkler system

A dialysis Treatment Center is considered what type of occupancy?

Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy

In a new Hotel and Motel Occupancy, a corridor smoke detection system is not required if the occupancy has a/an ____________________________.

supervised, automatic sprinkler system

Which of the following is NOT an exception to exterior locking door arrangements from the egress side as required by LSC 7.2.1.5 ['09]?

If there is signage adjacent to the door that reads, "Push to Exit".

A DayCare occupancy is one which _________ clients receive care, maintenance, and supervision, by other than their relatives or legal guardians, for less than 24 hours per day.

four or more

Which of the following statements is true regarding an Educational Occupancy?

An Educational Occupancy is defined by a building with 6 or more people, 4 or more hours a day, or 12 hours per week.

According to LSC 7.2.1.6.2 (3) ['09], the egress manual release device of an accesscontrolled lock shall be located ____________ of the door.

Within 5 feet

According to NFPA LSC 9.6.2.3, 9.6.2.4 ['09], a manual fire alarm box shall be provided as follows, unless modified by another section of the code: For new alarm system installations, the manual fire alarm box shall be located within _________ of exit doorways

5 feet

What are the circumstances under which a new or existing Ambulatory Health care occupancy is required to have a limited area sprinkler system?

If the facility has any isolated hazardous areas.

Does a new nightclub require a sprinkler system with signals sent offsite?

Yes but only if it has an occupant load of greater than 300.

A fire alarm system's wiring (circuit pathways) to supervisory devices must be __________________.

Monitored for integrity.

Which of the following would fit this description, as defined by NFPA Life Safety Code? "A way of passage from one building to an area of refuge in another building"

A Tunnel

According to LSC 9.6.7 ['09], which refers to annunciation, no single zone shall exceed ____________ in any direction (unless directed by another section of this code)?

300 Feet

According to LSC 9.6.3, audible and visible appliances shall ________.

only be used for fire and other emergency purposes, except voice communications systems with the AHJ's approval

Which of the following statements is true regarding Educational Occupancies and occupant notification?

In New Educational Occupancies, the fire alarm can also be used to signal class changes, and be used for other emergency signaling (i.e. mass notification, weather emergencies, etc.) provided the fire alarm system is installed and operates according to NFPA 72.

According to LSC 9.6.1.6 ['09], if a required fire system is going to be out of service for more than __________, the AHJ shall be notified, and the building shall be evacuated or an approved fire watch shall be provided for all parties left unprotected by the shutdown, until the fire alarm system is back in service.

4 hours in a 24 hour period

Which of the following best describes the concept of granting equivalency as permitted by NFPA 101?

The AHJ may approve the use of systems, methods, or devices that provide protection that is equal or superior to the requirements of the code.

Providing an existing Assembly Occupancy supports automatic or live announcements via an approved voice communication or public address system, and meeting the requirements defined by LSC 13.3.4.1.3 and 4 ['09], which of the following statements is true?

No fire alarm system is required.

A training room with an occupant capacity of 480 people, has 8 doors leading directly to the outside of the building, and 4 doors leading to a common hallway also used by people exiting from the offices throughout the building. The 4 doors are firerated doors and the wall between the training room and the hallway is also firerated. The 8 doors to the outside are marked exits but the 4 doors to the hallway are not. Given this information, which of the following is true concerning the occupancy classification of the training room?

It is a separated occupancy.

Which of the following exceptions are true regarding manual initiation in Assembly Occupancies?

The building will require one manual pull box if the building is fully sprinkled.

Does a new single screen movie theatre with occupancy of 350 people require off-premise emergency forces notification?

Yes

Select the item that correctly completes the sentence. Existing Daycare facilities housing clients that are capable of selfrescue where no sleeping facilities are provided

are not required to have automatic smoke detection just a manual fire alarm system.

Does a new rural grade school with an occupant load of 45 require a fire alarm system?

No

Manual fire alarm boxes may be used for, or combined with, which of the following purposes in addition to activating the fire alarm system's evacuation signal?

Manual fire alarm boxes listed for guard tour supervision.

A new doctor's office that provides outpatient surgical treatment requiring general anesthesia for up to 6 patients at the same time requires what type of fire alarm system initiation?

Manual means and water flow detection of three or more sprinkler heads.

For a new or existing health care occupancy, including ambulatory health care, is it permitted to have either delayed egress locks and/or access controlled locking arrangements?

Yes

Often,_______ will act as an additional AHJ and request protection that exceeds the code's minimum requirements.

The building owner

IBC

What is an assembly building with an occupant load of less than 50 persons?

Group B

IBC

What is an assembly area such as a theater designated as?

Group A-1

IBC

What is an assembly area such as a nightclub designated as?

Group A-2

IBC

What is an assembly area such as a library designated as?

Group A-3

IBC

What is an assembly area such as a swimming pool designated as?

Group A-4

IBC

What is an assembly area such as a stadium designated as?

Group A-5

IBC

What is a business building designated as?

Group B

IBC

What is a factory group designated as?

Group F

IBC

What is a low hazard factory designated as?

Group F-2

IBC

What is a high hazard group designated as?

Group H

IBC

How are institutional groups designated?

Group I

IBC

What is an institutional example?

Nursing Home

IBC

What is a Group I-2 Example?

Detoxification facilities

IBC

What is an example of Group I-3?

Jails

IBC

What is a residential group designated as?

Group R

IBC

What is an example of Group R-2?

Apartments

IBC

What is an example of Group R-3?

Care facilities that house less than five

IBC

What is storage classified as?

Group S

IBC

What is an example of moderate hazard storage S-1?

Furniture

IBC

What is an example of low hazard storage S-2?

Asbestos

IBC

What is an example of utility Group U?

Towers

IBC

What classification is used for Semiconductor fabrication facilities?

Group H-5

IBC

What classification is used for buildings and structures that contain materials that readily support combustion?

Group H-3

IBC

What classification is used for buildings and structures that contain materials that pose a deflagration hazard?

Group H-2

IBC

What classification is used for buildings and structures that contain explosive materials?

Group H-1

Public fire reporting systems transmit which of the following signals?

Alarm

Proprietary fire alarm supervising stations only monitor accounts __________.

Under the same ownership

Central station service has __________ elements.

6

A DACT requires a minimum of __________ means of communication between the protocol premises and the fire alarm supervising station.

2

The National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted tests on smoke alarms in _________ in the 1970's.

Indiana Dunes

Multiple-station smoke alarms for dwelling use cannot be __________.

Interconnected between individual dwelling units

Smoke alarms or detectors must be installed within _________ feet of a door to a sleeping room.

21

Smoke alarms or smoke detectors installed within __________ feet of a cooktop or range must be of the photoelectric type.

21