Ch 2: Fire Detection and Alarm
Systems Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Modern detection and signaling systems with advanced detection
and signaling equipment are installed by: -
correct answer ✅qualified individuals determined by the AHJ
Which testing laboratories test components of a system? -
correct answer ✅Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), FM Global,
or Intertek (ETL Listed Mark
New systems need to conform to which NFPA? -
correct answer ✅NFPA 70 and NFPA 72
-National Electrical Code®; NFPA® 72, National Fire Alarm and
Signaling Code, and local codes and ordinances
FACU (fire alarm control unit) does what? -
correct answer ✅contains the electronics that supervise and
monitor the integrity of the wiring and components of the fire
alarm system
(basically the brain of the alarm system)
,Ch 2: Fire Detection and Alarm
Systems Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Primary power supply -
correct answer ✅usually is obtained from the building's main
power connection to the local utility provider
secondary power supply -
correct answer ✅-A secondary power supply must be provided for
all fire alarm systems. This requirement is done to ensure that the
system will be operational even if the main power supply fails
Initiating devices -
correct answer ✅-Initiating devices are the manual and automatic
devices that are activated or sense the presence of the products of
combustion or other hazardous conditions and then send a signal
to the FACU
examples: pull stations, heat detectors, smoke detectors, tamper
switches
What is the most common signal for notification of an alarm? -
correct answer ✅-Audible notification signaling appliances are the
most common types of alarm-signaling systems used for signaling a
fire alarm in a structure.
, Ch 2: Fire Detection and Alarm
Systems Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
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Notification appliances -
correct answer ✅Audible — Approved sounding devices, such as
horns, bells, or speakers, that indicate a fire or emergency
condition
• Visual—Approved lighting
devices, such as strobes or flashing lights, that indicate a fire or
emergency condition
• Textual — Visual text or symbols indicating a fire or emergency
condition •
-Tactile—Indication of a fire or emergency condition through sense
of touch or vibration
Offsite reporting methods -
correct answer ✅DACT (digital alarm communicator transmitter)-
Systems Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Modern detection and signaling systems with advanced detection
and signaling equipment are installed by: -
correct answer ✅qualified individuals determined by the AHJ
Which testing laboratories test components of a system? -
correct answer ✅Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), FM Global,
or Intertek (ETL Listed Mark
New systems need to conform to which NFPA? -
correct answer ✅NFPA 70 and NFPA 72
-National Electrical Code®; NFPA® 72, National Fire Alarm and
Signaling Code, and local codes and ordinances
FACU (fire alarm control unit) does what? -
correct answer ✅contains the electronics that supervise and
monitor the integrity of the wiring and components of the fire
alarm system
(basically the brain of the alarm system)
,Ch 2: Fire Detection and Alarm
Systems Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Primary power supply -
correct answer ✅usually is obtained from the building's main
power connection to the local utility provider
secondary power supply -
correct answer ✅-A secondary power supply must be provided for
all fire alarm systems. This requirement is done to ensure that the
system will be operational even if the main power supply fails
Initiating devices -
correct answer ✅-Initiating devices are the manual and automatic
devices that are activated or sense the presence of the products of
combustion or other hazardous conditions and then send a signal
to the FACU
examples: pull stations, heat detectors, smoke detectors, tamper
switches
What is the most common signal for notification of an alarm? -
correct answer ✅-Audible notification signaling appliances are the
most common types of alarm-signaling systems used for signaling a
fire alarm in a structure.
, Ch 2: Fire Detection and Alarm
Systems Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
-
Notification appliances -
correct answer ✅Audible — Approved sounding devices, such as
horns, bells, or speakers, that indicate a fire or emergency
condition
• Visual—Approved lighting
devices, such as strobes or flashing lights, that indicate a fire or
emergency condition
• Textual — Visual text or symbols indicating a fire or emergency
condition •
-Tactile—Indication of a fire or emergency condition through sense
of touch or vibration
Offsite reporting methods -
correct answer ✅DACT (digital alarm communicator transmitter)-
