S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
THE FIRE ALARM PRIMARY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE GENERATED ELECTRIC
POWER NOT EXCEEDING VOLTS. - ANS-277/480
SHALL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONNECTION TO A SECONDARY
POWER SOURCE. - ANS-BATTERIES
THE NFPA DEFINES ACCESSIBILITY AS . - ANS-"ADMITTING
CLOSE APPROACH: NOT GUARDED BY LOCKED DOORS, ELEVATION, AND
OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS."
WHEN SMOKE DETECTORS REPORT THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE
FACP, IT MUST BE CLEANED WITHIN . - ANS-1 WEEK
IONIZATION DETECTORS USE AN AND A SOURCE OF
IONIZING - ANS-IONIZATION CHAMBER
IONIZATION SMOKE DETECTORS MONITOR , OR ELECTRICALLY
CHARGED PARTICLES IN THE AIR. - ANS-IONS
DETECTORS ARE BETTER AT SENSING SMOKY FIRES, SUCH AS
THOSE CAUSED BY A SMOLDERING MATTRESS. - ANS-PHOTOELECTRIC
PROJECTED BEAM-TYPE DETECTORS SHALL BE KEPT CLEAR OF
OBSTACLES. - ANS-OPAQUE
PROJECTED BEAMS SHALL BE DESIGNED SO THAT SMALL ANGULAR
MOVEMENTS DO NOT CAUSE . - ANS-NUISANCE ALARMS
THE TWO TYPES OF PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE DETECTORS: LIGHT-
AND LIGHT- . - ANS-OBSCURATION, SCATTERING
DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS THAT RESPOND
SEPERATELY BUT PROVIDE ONLY ONE ALARM SIGNAL. - ANS-MULTI-CRITERIA
, DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS AND ARE CAPABLE
OF GENERATING MULTIPLE ALARMS. - ANS-MULTI-SENSOR
DETECTORS EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE OPERATING PRINCIPLE
AND OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. - ANS-COMBINATION
DETECTORS ARE USED TO PROTECT LARGE AREAS. IT IS A
LIGHT BEAM BROKEN BY COMBUSTIBLE PARTICLES. - ANS-BEAM
DETECTORS SHUT DOWN A BUILDINGS HVAC SYSTEM AND RE-
DIRECT AIRFLOW. - ANS-DUST SMOKE
FIRE ALARM DEVICES SHALL BE PROTECTED, ESPECIALLY DURING
. - ANS-INSTALLATION
FOR AIR SAMPLING TYPE DETECTORS, THE MAXIMUM AIR SAMPLING
TRANSPORT TIME FROM THE FARTHES POINT SHALL NOT EXCEED
. - ANS-120 SECONDS
AIR-SAMPLING DETECTORS SHALL GIVE A SIGNAL IF THE
AIRFLOW IS OUTSIDE THE MANUFACURERS SPECIFIED RANGE. - ANS-
TROUBLE
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME FOR FIRE ALARM OUTPUT FUNCTIONS TO
OPERATE ONCE A SMOKE DETECTOR HAS BEEN ACTIVATED IS
SECONDS. - ANS-10
HEAT DETECTORS DO NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER IT HAS
ACTIVATED THE FIRE ALARM. - ANS-RATE OF RISE
HEAT DETECTORS ACTIVATE THE ALARM WHEN THE DETECTOR
COMPONENTS MELT AT A PRESET TEMPERATURE. - ANS-FIXED-
TEMPERATURE HEAT DETECTORS
HEAT DETECTORS ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED. - ANS-FIXED-
TEMPERATURE
DETECTORS ARE REQUIRED IN ANY BUILDING THAT HAS FOSSIL
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT. - ANS-CARBON MONOXIDE
THE SHALL ONLY BE RESET AT THE DIRECTION OF A FIRE
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE. - ANS-FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
SINGLE ACTION STATIONS ARE USUALLY FOUND . - ANS-INDOORS
2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
THE FIRE ALARM PRIMARY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE GENERATED ELECTRIC
POWER NOT EXCEEDING VOLTS. - ANS-277/480
SHALL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONNECTION TO A SECONDARY
POWER SOURCE. - ANS-BATTERIES
THE NFPA DEFINES ACCESSIBILITY AS . - ANS-"ADMITTING
CLOSE APPROACH: NOT GUARDED BY LOCKED DOORS, ELEVATION, AND
OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS."
WHEN SMOKE DETECTORS REPORT THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE
FACP, IT MUST BE CLEANED WITHIN . - ANS-1 WEEK
IONIZATION DETECTORS USE AN AND A SOURCE OF
IONIZING - ANS-IONIZATION CHAMBER
IONIZATION SMOKE DETECTORS MONITOR , OR ELECTRICALLY
CHARGED PARTICLES IN THE AIR. - ANS-IONS
DETECTORS ARE BETTER AT SENSING SMOKY FIRES, SUCH AS
THOSE CAUSED BY A SMOLDERING MATTRESS. - ANS-PHOTOELECTRIC
PROJECTED BEAM-TYPE DETECTORS SHALL BE KEPT CLEAR OF
OBSTACLES. - ANS-OPAQUE
PROJECTED BEAMS SHALL BE DESIGNED SO THAT SMALL ANGULAR
MOVEMENTS DO NOT CAUSE . - ANS-NUISANCE ALARMS
THE TWO TYPES OF PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE DETECTORS: LIGHT-
AND LIGHT- . - ANS-OBSCURATION, SCATTERING
DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS THAT RESPOND
SEPERATELY BUT PROVIDE ONLY ONE ALARM SIGNAL. - ANS-MULTI-CRITERIA
, DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS AND ARE CAPABLE
OF GENERATING MULTIPLE ALARMS. - ANS-MULTI-SENSOR
DETECTORS EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE OPERATING PRINCIPLE
AND OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. - ANS-COMBINATION
DETECTORS ARE USED TO PROTECT LARGE AREAS. IT IS A
LIGHT BEAM BROKEN BY COMBUSTIBLE PARTICLES. - ANS-BEAM
DETECTORS SHUT DOWN A BUILDINGS HVAC SYSTEM AND RE-
DIRECT AIRFLOW. - ANS-DUST SMOKE
FIRE ALARM DEVICES SHALL BE PROTECTED, ESPECIALLY DURING
. - ANS-INSTALLATION
FOR AIR SAMPLING TYPE DETECTORS, THE MAXIMUM AIR SAMPLING
TRANSPORT TIME FROM THE FARTHES POINT SHALL NOT EXCEED
. - ANS-120 SECONDS
AIR-SAMPLING DETECTORS SHALL GIVE A SIGNAL IF THE
AIRFLOW IS OUTSIDE THE MANUFACURERS SPECIFIED RANGE. - ANS-
TROUBLE
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME FOR FIRE ALARM OUTPUT FUNCTIONS TO
OPERATE ONCE A SMOKE DETECTOR HAS BEEN ACTIVATED IS
SECONDS. - ANS-10
HEAT DETECTORS DO NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER IT HAS
ACTIVATED THE FIRE ALARM. - ANS-RATE OF RISE
HEAT DETECTORS ACTIVATE THE ALARM WHEN THE DETECTOR
COMPONENTS MELT AT A PRESET TEMPERATURE. - ANS-FIXED-
TEMPERATURE HEAT DETECTORS
HEAT DETECTORS ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED. - ANS-FIXED-
TEMPERATURE
DETECTORS ARE REQUIRED IN ANY BUILDING THAT HAS FOSSIL
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT. - ANS-CARBON MONOXIDE
THE SHALL ONLY BE RESET AT THE DIRECTION OF A FIRE
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE. - ANS-FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
SINGLE ACTION STATIONS ARE USUALLY FOUND . - ANS-INDOORS
