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What is the purpose of fire warning equipment? - correct answers ✅To
provide a reliable means of notifying occupants of the presence of fire and
of the need to escape.
What are the 3 basic requirements for all devices? - correct answers ✅1.
They must be approved and listed for the purposes for which they are
intended
2. All devices will be installed according to manufacturers recommendations
3. The required minimum and location of detectors shall be satisfied.
What is the emergency evacuation signal that shall be used? - correct
answers ✅ANSI S3.41, or American National Standard Emergency
Evacuation Signal
Can the emergency evacuation signal be used for other devices? - correct
answers ✅Yes, so long as those devices are used to indicate the need for
evacuation
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When can fire warning equipment incorporate voice notification? - correct
answers ✅When the voice message is completely contained within the 1.5
second pause of the emergency evacuation signal.
When the voice message is first preceded by a minimum of 8 cycles of the
emergency evacuation signal
When the voice message interrupts the emergency evacuation signal for no
longer than 10 seconds, and is followed by 2 cycles of the emergency
evacuation signal.
Whose responsibility is it to inform a technician of occupants with hearing
disabilities? - correct answers ✅The hearing impaired party
In what 6 places must detectors be installed to meet the requirements? -
correct answers ✅1. In all sleeping and guest rooms
2. Outside of all sleeping rooms, within 21ft of the door
3. On every level, including basements
4. On every level of a residential board and care occupancy, including
basements
5. In the living areas of a guest suite
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6. In the living areas of a residential board and care occupancy
All points on a ceiling shall have a smoke alarm within a distance of
_________ travel distance or shall have the equivalent of ___________
smoke alarm per _________ meter squared - correct answers ✅• 9.1m
(30ft)
• One
• 46.5m2 (500ft2)
In what 4 ways are smoke and heat alarms permitted to be powered? -
correct answers ✅1. Commercial light and power supply capable of
operating the device for at least 24 hours in normal condition and 4 minutes
of alarm
2. A noncommercial AC source with secondary power source capable of
operating the device for at least 7 days in the normal condition and 4
minutes of alarm.
3. A non rechargeable, non replaceable primary battery capable of operating
the device for at least 10 years and 4 minutes of alarm, followed by 7 days of
trouble.
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