PAPER 2026 DETAILED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ At minimum, how long shall a supervising station maintain records on
signals received from maintenance, inspections and testing?
Answer: 36 months
⩥ According to NFPA 72, how often shall manual fire alarm pull stations
be tested?
Answer: Every 12 months
⩥ According to NFPA 72, How often should water flow switches be
tested?
Answer: Quarterly
⩥ What standard covers the installation of audible and visible
notifications appliances?
Answer: NFPA 72 2007, Ch. 7
⩥ How many smoke detectors are required for a room with a level
ceiling of a 900 square feet or less?
Answer: 1 (72-101)
,⩥ Fire alarm system providing general emergency voice alarm
communication must provide for _________ hours of stand by power
followed by ___________ minutes of alarm.
Answer: 24; 15
⩥ A fire alarm system in which components are used in whole or in part,
in common with a non-fire signaling system.
Answer: A combination system
⩥ A system component that generates transmission of a change of state
condition is called an ___________.
Answer: Initiating device
⩥ Indicates the need for action in relation to the equipment or
maintenance features to related systems
Answer: Supervisory Signal
⩥ An individual that is designated by the building owner can be an
___________.
Answer: Impairment coordinator
⩥ Trouble signals and their restoration to normal shall be indicated
within _________.
, Answer: 200 seconds
⩥ A fire alarm control panel shall recharge batteries within _________
after fully charged batteries have been subject to a single discharge.
Answer: 48 hours
⩥ Fire alarm systems providing general evacuation need to provide
________ of standby power, followed by a _________ of alarm power.
Answer: 24 hours; 15 minutes
⩥ If an engine driven generator dedicated to the fire alarm is used as a
power source shall comply with __________
Answer: NFPA 110
⩥ A Self-restoring supervisory signal shall be visually and audibly
indicated within
Answer: 90 seconds
⩥ A coded alarm consists of not less that complete three rounds of the
number transmitted, each round shall consist of not less than
___________
Answer: Three Impulses