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OHIO FIRE ALARM EXAM REVIEW — BRAND NEW
2026 UPDATED | A+ GRADED, GUARANTEED PASS
(LATEST EDITION) COMPLETE VERIFIED OHIO FIRE
ALARM CERTIFICATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS & CODE-BASED
RATIONALES | EXPERT-REVIEWED FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS & LIFE SAFETY EXAM MASTERY GUIDE
Where Public Mode audible appliances are
installed they shall be ____________ above
average ambient sound level - ANSWER-15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in
mechanical equipment rooms, the average
ambient sound level is - ANSWER-85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than
______ shall require the use of a visible
notification appliance - ANSWER-105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or
approved for the purpose for which they are
intended - ANSWER-True
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A detector should not be recessed in any way
unless they have been tested for such a
mounting - ANSWER-True
How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire
alarm station be mounted - ANSWER-5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than
_____ to initiate alarm - ANSWER-90 sec
Smoke detectors must be tested every -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-1
year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall
not be more than _____ inches from the ceiling
- ANSWER-12''
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With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors
shall be located within _____ of the peak,
measured horizontally - ANSWER-36''
Smoke detectors shall not be located near -
ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER-18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the
distance between boxes will not be in excess of
- ANSWER-200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so
that an alarm is initiated in no more than _____
seconds - ANSWER-90 seconds
Smoke detectors shall not be located directly in
the air stream of - ANSWER-supply registers
OHIO FIRE ALARM EXAM REVIEW — BRAND NEW
2026 UPDATED | A+ GRADED, GUARANTEED PASS
(LATEST EDITION) COMPLETE VERIFIED OHIO FIRE
ALARM CERTIFICATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS & CODE-BASED
RATIONALES | EXPERT-REVIEWED FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS & LIFE SAFETY EXAM MASTERY GUIDE
Where Public Mode audible appliances are
installed they shall be ____________ above
average ambient sound level - ANSWER-15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in
mechanical equipment rooms, the average
ambient sound level is - ANSWER-85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than
______ shall require the use of a visible
notification appliance - ANSWER-105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or
approved for the purpose for which they are
intended - ANSWER-True
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A detector should not be recessed in any way
unless they have been tested for such a
mounting - ANSWER-True
How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire
alarm station be mounted - ANSWER-5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than
_____ to initiate alarm - ANSWER-90 sec
Smoke detectors must be tested every -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-1
year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall
not be more than _____ inches from the ceiling
- ANSWER-12''
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With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors
shall be located within _____ of the peak,
measured horizontally - ANSWER-36''
Smoke detectors shall not be located near -
ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER-18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the
distance between boxes will not be in excess of
- ANSWER-200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so
that an alarm is initiated in no more than _____
seconds - ANSWER-90 seconds
Smoke detectors shall not be located directly in
the air stream of - ANSWER-supply registers
