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Fire alarm systems Questions and Answers 2024
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Exam of 6 pages for the course Fire Alarm at Fire Alarm (Fire alarm systems)
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Fire alarm systemsMaintenance of a fire alarm system is carried out by a person
A) certified by the chief electrical inspector
B) certified by the chief building inspector
C) qualified in accordance with the alberta fire code – answer C)
Maintenance of a fire alarm system can be carried out by
A) electricians certified in 1990 with no other recognized training
B) personnel qualified by the building inspector
C) qualified personnel such as a fire alarm tech - answerC)
A non sprinklered three story office complex with an occupant load of 100 persons on
floor 1, 100 persons on floor 2, and 90 persons on floor 3 shall require a fire alarm
system. True or false - answerTrue
The standard for installation and maintenance of fire alarm systems is enforced by
A) an electrical safety codes officer
B) building safety officer
C) a fire safety codes officer - answerA)
Most fixed temperature detectors would be
A) available in the 105 degree cel range
B) available in the 57 degree cel range
C) equipped with an air chamber - answerB)
True or false, smoke detectors have to be installed in every sleeping room of a one
storey hospital - answerTrue
A single stage manual pull station consists of a single pole switch operated by a pull
mechanism that will initiate an alert signal, true or false - answerFalse
True or false, a two stage system has 4 conductors in and four out - answerTrue
What signals will occur at the control panel for a conventional fire alarm system if an
open occurs in an initiating circuit? - answerTrouble
What signals will occur at the control panel for a conventional fire alarm system if there
is a short in the signal circuit? - answerTrouble
What signals will occur at the control panel for a conventional fire alarm system if there
is a short in the initiating circuit? - answerAlarm
, What signals will occur at the control panel for a conventional fire alarm system if there
is a ground fault in a water flow zone circuit? - answerGround fault and trouble
An automatic fire detector that uses a small radiation source to ionize the nearby air is a
______ - answerIonization smoke detector
An automatic flame detector that can be installed outdoors is a _____ - answerInfrared
flame detector
A sprinkler system that is typically installed in cold areas is a ______ - answerDry pipe
system
A sprinkler system that is controlled by the panel that will fill with water but will be
delayed from EACH sprinkler head until the fusible link melts is a ______ - answerPre
action system
Part of the sprinkler system that if activated will cause a supervisory condition at the
panel is a _____ - answerGate valve
An automatic fire detector that uses air pressure to detect a change in temperature is a
____ - answerRate of rise detector
A fixed temperature heat detector that is reusable is a ________ - answerBimetal heat
detector
A fixed temperature heat detector that is non reusable is a ______ - answerFusible link
heat detector
The part of the fire alarm system that provides electrical supervision, houses the CPU,
receives signals from detection devices and transmits signals to devices is a ______ -
answerControl panel
A visual indicator that displays a signal from the fire alarm system, often located at a
buildings principle entrance, seperate from the control panel is a _____ -
answerAnnunciator
A type of automatic flame detector that is sensitive to burning gasoline that cannot he
installed outside is a _____ - answerUV flame detector
A device installed in the sprinkler system that will initiate an alarm when activated is a
______ - answerWater flow
An automatic fire detector that uses a light scattering principle to detect the earliest
stages of a fire is a ______ - answerPhoto electric smoke detector
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