Ohio Fire Alarm Exam Prep questions
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with answers |\
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they
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shall be ______________ above average ambient sound
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level
15dBA
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical
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equipment rooms, the average ambient sound level is
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_______________
85dBA
An average ambient sound leve greater than __________
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shall require the use of visible notification appliance
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105 dBA |\
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be mounted less than 3-
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1/2' and not more than 5' above the finished floor (true or
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false)
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,false
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for
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the purpose for which they are intended (true or false)
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true
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless it
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has been tested for such a mounting (true or false)
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ture
Smoke detectors listed or approved exclsively for door
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release service shall not be used for open area protection
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(true or false) |\ |\
True
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be mounted less than 3-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1/2' and not more than 4' above the finished floor (true or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
false)
|\
true
,How far from the doorway shall a manal fire alarm station
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be mounted?|\
5' or as close as the AHJ dictates
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What kind of detectors are used for door closer operation?
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Photoelectric, ionization, or other listed types |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When there is more than a(n) ___________ inch depth
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partition over a door or double-doors two detectors must
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be installed
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24"
A bimetallic heat detector is an example of
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a(n)___________
spot-type detector |\
Vane-type flow switches have no longer than _________ to
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initiate an alarm |\ |\
, 1-1/2 minutes or 90 seconds
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Smoke detectors must be tested every_______
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1 year (annually)
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Sensitivity in smoke detectors and single & multiple-
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station smoke alarms in other than 1&2 family dwellings
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shall be checked within _____ year or years after
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installation
1 year (annually)
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Type of detector that should be installed six feet away
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from a florescent fixture?
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Photoelectric
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall, shall not be
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more than _______ inches from the ceiling
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12" (between 4in-12 in)
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with answers |\
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 leve greater than __________
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
shall require the use of visible notification appliance
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
105 dBA |\
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be mounted less than 3-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1/2' and not more than 5' above the finished floor (true or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
false)
|\
,false
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the purpose for which they are intended (true or false)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
true
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless it
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
has been tested for such a mounting (true or false)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ture
Smoke detectors listed or approved exclsively for door
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
release service shall not be used for open area protection
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(true or false) |\ |\
True
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be mounted less than 3-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1/2' and not more than 4' above the finished floor (true or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
false)
|\
true
,How far from the doorway shall a manal fire alarm station
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
be mounted?|\
5' or as close as the AHJ dictates
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What kind of detectors are used for door closer operation?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Photoelectric, ionization, or other listed types |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When there is more than a(n) ___________ inch depth
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
partition over a door or double-doors two detectors must
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
be installed
|\
24"
A bimetallic heat detector is an example of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a(n)___________
spot-type detector |\
Vane-type flow switches have no longer than _________ to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
initiate an alarm |\ |\
, 1-1/2 minutes or 90 seconds
|\ |\ |\ |\
Smoke detectors must be tested every_______
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1 year (annually)
|\ |\
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 (annually)
|\ |\
Type of detector that should be installed six feet away
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
from a florescent fixture?
|\ |\ |\
Photoelectric
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall, shall not be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
more than _______ inches from the ceiling
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
12" (between 4in-12 in)
|\ |\ |\
