FLORIDA Burglar Alarm License EXAM
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1. FASA - ANSWER ✔ Fire Alarm System Agent
2. BASA - ANSWER ✔ Burglar Alarm System Agent
3. Florida Statute 489, Part II - ANSWER ✔ Regulates alarm system
contracting in Florida
4. Minimum age for FASA/BASA license - ANSWER ✔ 18 years old
5. DBPR - ANSWER ✔ Department of Business and Professional Regulation
6. Purpose of the DBPR - ANSWER ✔ To license and regulate professionals
and businesses in Florida
7. Validity of FASA/BASA ID - ANSWER ✔ 2 years
8. Requirements before working on an alarm system - ANSWER ✔ Required
training and a background check
9. Legal work on alarm systems in Florida - ANSWER ✔ False
10.Penalty for working without proper licensing in Florida - ANSWER ✔ It
can result in fines, license suspension, or criminal charges
,11.Two main types of alarm systems - ANSWER ✔ Fire and Burglar
12.Primary function of a fire alarm system - ANSWER ✔ To detect and alert
occupants of fire or smoke
13.Main purpose of a burglar alarm system - ANSWER ✔ To detect
unauthorized entry and alert occupants or authorities
14.Control panel in an alarm system - ANSWER ✔ Manages system signals
and communication between devices
15.Common type of sensor used in burglar alarms - ANSWER ✔ Motion
detector
16.Common sensor in fire alarm systems - ANSWER ✔ Smoke detector
17.Component that alerts during an alarm event - ANSWER ✔ Audible/visual
notification devices (e.g. sirens, strobes)
18.Purpose of a backup battery in an alarm system - ANSWER ✔ To keep the
system functioning during a power outage
19.Connection of all alarm systems to a central monitoring station - ANSWER
✔ False
20.AHJ - ANSWER ✔ Authority Having Jurisdiction
21.CFPS - ANSWER ✔ Certified Fire Protection Specialist
22.FACU - ANSWER ✔ Fire Alarm Control Unit (also called a Fire Alarm
Control Panel (FACP))
23.FAS - ANSWER ✔ Fire Alarm System
24.IBC - ANSWER ✔ International Building Code
,25.IDC - ANSWER ✔ Initiating Device Circuit
26.IFC - ANSWER ✔ International Fire Code
27.NAC - ANSWER ✔ Notification Appliance Circuit
28.NEC - ANSWER ✔ National Electrical Code
29.NFPA - ANSWER ✔ National Fire Protection Association
30.NICET - ANSWER ✔ National Institute for Certification in Engineering
Technologies
31.SLC - ANSWER ✔ Signaling Line Circuit
32.Addressable Fire Alarm System - ANSWER ✔ A system in which the fire
alarm control unit and its associated devices are connected and communicate
digitally. Each device is separately addressed.
33.Alarm Signal - ANSWER ✔ A signal that results from the manual or
automatic detection of an alarm condition. (NFPA 72 2016, Section
3.3.253.1)
34.Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - ANSWER ✔ An organization,
office, or individual responsible for enforcing requirements of a code or
standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a
procedure. (NFPA 72 2016, Section 3.2.2)
35.Beam Construction - ANSWER ✔ Ceilings that have solid structural or
solid nonstructural members projecting down from the ceiling surface more
than 4 in. (100 mm) and spaced more than 36 in. (910 mm), center to center.
(NFPA 72 2016, Section 3.3.38.1)
36.Which of the following is NOT an approved method of mounting a smoke
detector in a duct? - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: Cutting a hole in
the duct and outside rigid mounting. This is not one of the four approved
methods per NFPA 72 2016, Section 17.7.5.5.2.
, 37.A smoke detector installed in an air duct system is permitted to be used as a
substitute for open area protection. - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is:
False per NFPA 72 2016, Sections 17.7.4.3 and 17.7.5.2.1.
38.Smoke detectors installed in air duct systems are normally used to control
spreading smoke. - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: True per NFPA 72
2016, Section 17.7.5.1(2).
39.Spot type heat detectors are not required to be spaced closer than ____ times
the ____. - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: 0.4 and ceiling height per
NFPA 72 2016, Section 17.6.3.5.2.
40.When installing a smoke detector for door release service and the depth of
the wall above the door is greater than 24 inches on one side only, we must
install _____ ceiling-mounted detector(s) on the higher side or ____ wall-
mounted detector(s) (one on each side of the doorway). - ANSWER ✔ The
correct answer is: 1, 2 per NFPA 72 2016, Section 17.7.5.6.5.1(B) and
Figure 17.7.5.6.5.1(A).
41.What is the maximum permitted spacing between two heat detectors when
the detectors have a listed spacing of 50 ft. and the ceiling height the
detectors will be mounted on has a height of 28 ft, 4 inches? - ANSWER ✔
The correct answer is: 17 ft. per NFPA 72 2016, Table 17.6.3.5.1. Using
Table 17.6.3.5.1 we see that a ceiling height above 28 ft. and up to and
including 30 ft., we must multiply the detector's listed spacing by 0.34. 50-
ft. spacing x 0.34 = 17 ft.
42.For an irregularly shaped area, what is the maximum permitted distance a
heat detector may be from the farthest point of a sidewall or corner within its
zone of protection when the ceiling height is 10 ft. and the detector's listed
spacing is 40 ft? - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: 28 ft. per NFPA 72
2016, Section 17.6.3.1.2. The farthest point to a sidewall or corner to the
detectors is 0.7 x the listed spacing. In this case, the ceiling height is 10 ft. or
less so we do not have to reduce heat detector spacing due to ceiling height.
The listed spacing is 40 ft. x 0.7 which equals 28 ft.
43.For a ceiling height of 16 ft, we must multiply a heat detector's listed
spacing by what factor? - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: 0.77 per
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. FASA - ANSWER ✔ Fire Alarm System Agent
2. BASA - ANSWER ✔ Burglar Alarm System Agent
3. Florida Statute 489, Part II - ANSWER ✔ Regulates alarm system
contracting in Florida
4. Minimum age for FASA/BASA license - ANSWER ✔ 18 years old
5. DBPR - ANSWER ✔ Department of Business and Professional Regulation
6. Purpose of the DBPR - ANSWER ✔ To license and regulate professionals
and businesses in Florida
7. Validity of FASA/BASA ID - ANSWER ✔ 2 years
8. Requirements before working on an alarm system - ANSWER ✔ Required
training and a background check
9. Legal work on alarm systems in Florida - ANSWER ✔ False
10.Penalty for working without proper licensing in Florida - ANSWER ✔ It
can result in fines, license suspension, or criminal charges
,11.Two main types of alarm systems - ANSWER ✔ Fire and Burglar
12.Primary function of a fire alarm system - ANSWER ✔ To detect and alert
occupants of fire or smoke
13.Main purpose of a burglar alarm system - ANSWER ✔ To detect
unauthorized entry and alert occupants or authorities
14.Control panel in an alarm system - ANSWER ✔ Manages system signals
and communication between devices
15.Common type of sensor used in burglar alarms - ANSWER ✔ Motion
detector
16.Common sensor in fire alarm systems - ANSWER ✔ Smoke detector
17.Component that alerts during an alarm event - ANSWER ✔ Audible/visual
notification devices (e.g. sirens, strobes)
18.Purpose of a backup battery in an alarm system - ANSWER ✔ To keep the
system functioning during a power outage
19.Connection of all alarm systems to a central monitoring station - ANSWER
✔ False
20.AHJ - ANSWER ✔ Authority Having Jurisdiction
21.CFPS - ANSWER ✔ Certified Fire Protection Specialist
22.FACU - ANSWER ✔ Fire Alarm Control Unit (also called a Fire Alarm
Control Panel (FACP))
23.FAS - ANSWER ✔ Fire Alarm System
24.IBC - ANSWER ✔ International Building Code
,25.IDC - ANSWER ✔ Initiating Device Circuit
26.IFC - ANSWER ✔ International Fire Code
27.NAC - ANSWER ✔ Notification Appliance Circuit
28.NEC - ANSWER ✔ National Electrical Code
29.NFPA - ANSWER ✔ National Fire Protection Association
30.NICET - ANSWER ✔ National Institute for Certification in Engineering
Technologies
31.SLC - ANSWER ✔ Signaling Line Circuit
32.Addressable Fire Alarm System - ANSWER ✔ A system in which the fire
alarm control unit and its associated devices are connected and communicate
digitally. Each device is separately addressed.
33.Alarm Signal - ANSWER ✔ A signal that results from the manual or
automatic detection of an alarm condition. (NFPA 72 2016, Section
3.3.253.1)
34.Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - ANSWER ✔ An organization,
office, or individual responsible for enforcing requirements of a code or
standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a
procedure. (NFPA 72 2016, Section 3.2.2)
35.Beam Construction - ANSWER ✔ Ceilings that have solid structural or
solid nonstructural members projecting down from the ceiling surface more
than 4 in. (100 mm) and spaced more than 36 in. (910 mm), center to center.
(NFPA 72 2016, Section 3.3.38.1)
36.Which of the following is NOT an approved method of mounting a smoke
detector in a duct? - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: Cutting a hole in
the duct and outside rigid mounting. This is not one of the four approved
methods per NFPA 72 2016, Section 17.7.5.5.2.
, 37.A smoke detector installed in an air duct system is permitted to be used as a
substitute for open area protection. - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is:
False per NFPA 72 2016, Sections 17.7.4.3 and 17.7.5.2.1.
38.Smoke detectors installed in air duct systems are normally used to control
spreading smoke. - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: True per NFPA 72
2016, Section 17.7.5.1(2).
39.Spot type heat detectors are not required to be spaced closer than ____ times
the ____. - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: 0.4 and ceiling height per
NFPA 72 2016, Section 17.6.3.5.2.
40.When installing a smoke detector for door release service and the depth of
the wall above the door is greater than 24 inches on one side only, we must
install _____ ceiling-mounted detector(s) on the higher side or ____ wall-
mounted detector(s) (one on each side of the doorway). - ANSWER ✔ The
correct answer is: 1, 2 per NFPA 72 2016, Section 17.7.5.6.5.1(B) and
Figure 17.7.5.6.5.1(A).
41.What is the maximum permitted spacing between two heat detectors when
the detectors have a listed spacing of 50 ft. and the ceiling height the
detectors will be mounted on has a height of 28 ft, 4 inches? - ANSWER ✔
The correct answer is: 17 ft. per NFPA 72 2016, Table 17.6.3.5.1. Using
Table 17.6.3.5.1 we see that a ceiling height above 28 ft. and up to and
including 30 ft., we must multiply the detector's listed spacing by 0.34. 50-
ft. spacing x 0.34 = 17 ft.
42.For an irregularly shaped area, what is the maximum permitted distance a
heat detector may be from the farthest point of a sidewall or corner within its
zone of protection when the ceiling height is 10 ft. and the detector's listed
spacing is 40 ft? - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: 28 ft. per NFPA 72
2016, Section 17.6.3.1.2. The farthest point to a sidewall or corner to the
detectors is 0.7 x the listed spacing. In this case, the ceiling height is 10 ft. or
less so we do not have to reduce heat detector spacing due to ceiling height.
The listed spacing is 40 ft. x 0.7 which equals 28 ft.
43.For a ceiling height of 16 ft, we must multiply a heat detector's listed
spacing by what factor? - ANSWER ✔ The correct answer is: 0.77 per
