OHIO STATE FIRE ALARM EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________
above average ambient sound level
15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the
average ambient sound level is
85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a
visible notification appliance
105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they
are intended
True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been tested for such
a mounting
True
,How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted
5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm
90 sec
smoke detectors must be tested every
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
1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches
from the ceiling
12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the
peak, measured horizontally
36''
,smoke detectors shall not be located near
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
18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in
excess of
200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no
more than _____ seconds
90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of
supply registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after
, Final clean up of all trades
a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector shall be listed and approved
for not less than
50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or
behind openings
12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across
the area to be protected
projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector
Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than
______ inches above the floor level
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________
above average ambient sound level
15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the
average ambient sound level is
85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a
visible notification appliance
105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they
are intended
True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been tested for such
a mounting
True
,How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted
5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm
90 sec
smoke detectors must be tested every
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
1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches
from the ceiling
12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the
peak, measured horizontally
36''
,smoke detectors shall not be located near
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
18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in
excess of
200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no
more than _____ seconds
90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of
supply registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after
, Final clean up of all trades
a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector shall be listed and approved
for not less than
50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or
behind openings
12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across
the area to be protected
projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector
Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than
______ inches above the floor level
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