Fire Alarm Installation Methods – CFAT Practice Exam
2025 with 200 Questions and Correct Answers/ Certified
Fire Alarm Technician Test 2025-2026 Practice Qs and As
In the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, batteries used for fire alarm systems are required
to be replaced ____________.
A. Within two years
B. Within three years
C. Within five years
D. According to the manufactures instructions - ANSWER-D. According to the
manufactures instructions
What is the minimum capability that a commercial fire alarm system connected to
a remote supervising station must provide for a secondary power supply?
A. 24 hours normal load and 4 minutes alarm load
B. 24 hours normal load and 5 minutes of alarm load
C. 60 hours normal load and 4 minutes alarm load
D. 60 hours normal load and 5 minutes alarm load - ANSWER-B. 24 hours
normal load and 5 minutes alarm load
Wireless systems are preferable in areas with high levels of radio frequency
interference
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
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,Of the Standards listed below, which ARE NFPA 72 requirements? (Choose all
that apply)
A. NFPA 13: Fire Sprinklers
B. NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
C. NFPA 92A: Smoke-Control Systems
D. NFPA 110: Emergency Generators - ANSWER-A. NFPA 13: Fire Sprinklers
B. NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
D. NFPA 110: Emergency Generators
The AHJ is typically the building inspector of Code enforcement official m, but
could also be the _____________. (Choose all that apply)
A. Building owner
B. Alarm Technician
C. Owners architect
D. Insurance company - ANSWER-A. Building owner
C. Owners architect
D. Insurance company
__________ is the default listing for all Fire Alarm Control Units.
A. UL 217
B. UL 268
C. UL 864
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,D. UL 985 - ANSWER-C. UL 864
Which statement is TRUE for the International Building Code? (Choose all that
apply)
A. The IBC was initiated by five drafting committees in 1997
B. The IBC publishes the ICC, IRC, and NFPA
C. The IBC defines minimum regulations
D. The IBC is designed to be fully compatible with all of the Codes within the ICC
family of codes - ANSWER-A. The IBC was initiated by five drafting committees
in 1997
C. The IBC defines minimum regulations
D. The IBC is designed to be fully compatible with all of the Codes within the ICC
family of codes
A component of a fire alarm system, having primary and secondary power, which
received then processes signals from initiating devices or other fire alarm control
units, to determine the required fire alarm system output functions.
A. Master Fire Alarm Control Unit
B. Fire Alarm Control Unit
C. Releasing Service Fire Alarm Control Unit
D. Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit - ANSWER-B. Fire Alarm
Control Unit C
Sounders/sirens/voice drivers that are listed to ____________ are suitable for use
by any listed household control unit
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, A. UL 217
B. UL 464
C. UL 1635
D. UL 1480 - ANSWER-B. UL 464
If an asterisk * appears after the code number, the Standard may have some
additional explanatory material in ___________
A. The LSC
B. Annex A
C. The IBC
D. Annex B - ANSWER-B. Annex A
__________ indicates a recommendation or something that is advised but not
required
A. Shall
B. Should
C. Must
D. Suggested - ANSWER-B. Should
IBC and LSC tells you ___________ and NFPA 72 tell you ________ to do it
properly.
A. When and where, how
B. How, when and where
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2025 with 200 Questions and Correct Answers/ Certified
Fire Alarm Technician Test 2025-2026 Practice Qs and As
In the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, batteries used for fire alarm systems are required
to be replaced ____________.
A. Within two years
B. Within three years
C. Within five years
D. According to the manufactures instructions - ANSWER-D. According to the
manufactures instructions
What is the minimum capability that a commercial fire alarm system connected to
a remote supervising station must provide for a secondary power supply?
A. 24 hours normal load and 4 minutes alarm load
B. 24 hours normal load and 5 minutes of alarm load
C. 60 hours normal load and 4 minutes alarm load
D. 60 hours normal load and 5 minutes alarm load - ANSWER-B. 24 hours
normal load and 5 minutes alarm load
Wireless systems are preferable in areas with high levels of radio frequency
interference
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
pg. 1
,Of the Standards listed below, which ARE NFPA 72 requirements? (Choose all
that apply)
A. NFPA 13: Fire Sprinklers
B. NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
C. NFPA 92A: Smoke-Control Systems
D. NFPA 110: Emergency Generators - ANSWER-A. NFPA 13: Fire Sprinklers
B. NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
D. NFPA 110: Emergency Generators
The AHJ is typically the building inspector of Code enforcement official m, but
could also be the _____________. (Choose all that apply)
A. Building owner
B. Alarm Technician
C. Owners architect
D. Insurance company - ANSWER-A. Building owner
C. Owners architect
D. Insurance company
__________ is the default listing for all Fire Alarm Control Units.
A. UL 217
B. UL 268
C. UL 864
pg. 2
,D. UL 985 - ANSWER-C. UL 864
Which statement is TRUE for the International Building Code? (Choose all that
apply)
A. The IBC was initiated by five drafting committees in 1997
B. The IBC publishes the ICC, IRC, and NFPA
C. The IBC defines minimum regulations
D. The IBC is designed to be fully compatible with all of the Codes within the ICC
family of codes - ANSWER-A. The IBC was initiated by five drafting committees
in 1997
C. The IBC defines minimum regulations
D. The IBC is designed to be fully compatible with all of the Codes within the ICC
family of codes
A component of a fire alarm system, having primary and secondary power, which
received then processes signals from initiating devices or other fire alarm control
units, to determine the required fire alarm system output functions.
A. Master Fire Alarm Control Unit
B. Fire Alarm Control Unit
C. Releasing Service Fire Alarm Control Unit
D. Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit - ANSWER-B. Fire Alarm
Control Unit C
Sounders/sirens/voice drivers that are listed to ____________ are suitable for use
by any listed household control unit
pg. 3
, A. UL 217
B. UL 464
C. UL 1635
D. UL 1480 - ANSWER-B. UL 464
If an asterisk * appears after the code number, the Standard may have some
additional explanatory material in ___________
A. The LSC
B. Annex A
C. The IBC
D. Annex B - ANSWER-B. Annex A
__________ indicates a recommendation or something that is advised but not
required
A. Shall
B. Should
C. Must
D. Suggested - ANSWER-B. Should
IBC and LSC tells you ___________ and NFPA 72 tell you ________ to do it
properly.
A. When and where, how
B. How, when and where
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