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life safety fire protection is concerned with - answer protecting and preserving human
life
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) - answer Establishes standards for fire equipment and
systems
NFPA 70 - answer covers all of the necessary requirements for all electrical work
performed in a building
NFPA 72 - answer The recommend requirements for installation of fire alarm systems
and equipment in residential and commercial facilities
NFPA 5000 - answer Building construction and safety code
page 3 conventional hardwired systems - answer
A circuits and styles are regarded as more reliable than - answer Class B circuits and
styles
Class A circuit are run in what kind of paths - answer on-redundant paths
Active multiplexing systems allows - answer multiple signals from several sources to be
sent and received over a signal communication line
In four-wire initiating circuits, the operating power is supplied to the devices - answer
separately from the signal or alarm circuits
Addressable systems - answer can identify alarms at the detector level
detectors with bimetallic elements automatically do what? - answer reset when the
temperature returns to normal
rate compensation detector - answer A device that responds when the temperature of
the air surrounding the device reaches a predetermined level, regardless of the rate of
temperature rise.
and compensate for thermal lag
NAC - answerNotification Appliance Circuit
, NFPA does not permit - answerremote resetting of fire alarm systems
UL 985 - answerhouse hold fire warning system
UL 864 - answercommercial fire alarm system
ADA Requirements dictate - answerclear or white strobe lights
DACT (Digital alarm communicator transmitters) is connected to standard, voice grade
telephone line through - answerRJ-31X
the minimum spacing between an exterior wall and the equipment or conduit must be -
answer1/4 "
Building control circuit are normally governed by - answerNEC 725
Wiring that is both powered and controlled by the fire alarm system is governed by -
answerNEC 760
power-limited fire alarm circuit conductors must be separated at least - answer2" from
electrical light, power, class1, or non-power-limited fire alarm circuit conductors
secondary power duration requirements for household system - answer
Life safety fire protection is concerned with protecting and preserving _____ -
answerhuman life
The organization that is responsible for setting the national standards and codes for the
fire alarm industry is the _____ - answerNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code® is also known as _____ - answerNFPA
72
The Life Safety Code® is also known as _____ - answerNFPA 101
All of the following are types of fire alarm systems except _____ - answerinteractive
The circuit integrity of a Class B circuit is monitored via _____ - answerthe end of line
device
Automatic detectors or sensors are available that sense all of the following except
_____ - answerodor
All of the following are considered spot detectors except _____ detectors - answerline
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life safety fire protection is concerned with - answer protecting and preserving human
life
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) - answer Establishes standards for fire equipment and
systems
NFPA 70 - answer covers all of the necessary requirements for all electrical work
performed in a building
NFPA 72 - answer The recommend requirements for installation of fire alarm systems
and equipment in residential and commercial facilities
NFPA 5000 - answer Building construction and safety code
page 3 conventional hardwired systems - answer
A circuits and styles are regarded as more reliable than - answer Class B circuits and
styles
Class A circuit are run in what kind of paths - answer on-redundant paths
Active multiplexing systems allows - answer multiple signals from several sources to be
sent and received over a signal communication line
In four-wire initiating circuits, the operating power is supplied to the devices - answer
separately from the signal or alarm circuits
Addressable systems - answer can identify alarms at the detector level
detectors with bimetallic elements automatically do what? - answer reset when the
temperature returns to normal
rate compensation detector - answer A device that responds when the temperature of
the air surrounding the device reaches a predetermined level, regardless of the rate of
temperature rise.
and compensate for thermal lag
NAC - answerNotification Appliance Circuit
, NFPA does not permit - answerremote resetting of fire alarm systems
UL 985 - answerhouse hold fire warning system
UL 864 - answercommercial fire alarm system
ADA Requirements dictate - answerclear or white strobe lights
DACT (Digital alarm communicator transmitters) is connected to standard, voice grade
telephone line through - answerRJ-31X
the minimum spacing between an exterior wall and the equipment or conduit must be -
answer1/4 "
Building control circuit are normally governed by - answerNEC 725
Wiring that is both powered and controlled by the fire alarm system is governed by -
answerNEC 760
power-limited fire alarm circuit conductors must be separated at least - answer2" from
electrical light, power, class1, or non-power-limited fire alarm circuit conductors
secondary power duration requirements for household system - answer
Life safety fire protection is concerned with protecting and preserving _____ -
answerhuman life
The organization that is responsible for setting the national standards and codes for the
fire alarm industry is the _____ - answerNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code® is also known as _____ - answerNFPA
72
The Life Safety Code® is also known as _____ - answerNFPA 101
All of the following are types of fire alarm systems except _____ - answerinteractive
The circuit integrity of a Class B circuit is monitored via _____ - answerthe end of line
device
Automatic detectors or sensors are available that sense all of the following except
_____ - answerodor
All of the following are considered spot detectors except _____ detectors - answerline
