VA FAS FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS EXAM 2026
COMPLETE PRACTICE GUIDE
◉ Specifications are an opportunity for the designer to ? Answer:
add requirements for site-specific fire protection goals Incorrect
add requirements for the type of equipment used Incorrect
add requirements of the owner
◉ Which of the following are the three primary fire protection
elements for providing fire protection in a building? Answer:
Containment
Detection
Suppression
◉ What are considered as primary functions of a fire alarm system?
Answer: I. Actuation of emergency control functions
II. Building system management
III. Early detection of fires
IV. Notification of the fire department
V. Occupant notification
,◉ Fusible link technology was first used for ? . Answer: heat
detectors
◉ Single-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for ? .
Answer: life safety
◉ What type of detection was developed to protect large open
areas? Answer: Projected beam smoke detectors
◉ Central, Proprietary, and Remote are all examples of ? systems.
Answer: supervising station
◉ Supervising stations that only monitor property owned by the
supervising station operator are called ? Answer: proprietary
supervising stations
◉ An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications
system is usually found in a ? .EVACS Answer: high-rise building
◉ The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment or
systems is ? Answer: life safety
◉ A(n) ? usually provides signal information in a floor plan format
Answer: graphic annunciator
, ◉ A fire alarm control unit performs which of the following
functions? Answer: Provides graphical user interface Incorrect
Provides monitoring of circuits Incorrect
Provides power to initiating devices Incorrect
◉ An addressable fire alarm system control unit monitors the status
of initiating devices ? . Answer: by periodically polling the device
◉ Which type of sprinkler is most commonly used to protect
buildings? Answer: Wet-pipe sprinklers
◉ What are considered emergency safety control function? Answer:
Door unlocking Incorrect
Elevator recall Incorrect
Elevator shutdown
◉ A ? system usually requires the actuation of ? detector(s) to open
the charging valve, which floods the sprinkler piping in the
protected space. Answer: pre-action / 2
◉ what are the types of notification appliances are frequently used
to alert occupants? Answer: Horns
Speakers
COMPLETE PRACTICE GUIDE
◉ Specifications are an opportunity for the designer to ? Answer:
add requirements for site-specific fire protection goals Incorrect
add requirements for the type of equipment used Incorrect
add requirements of the owner
◉ Which of the following are the three primary fire protection
elements for providing fire protection in a building? Answer:
Containment
Detection
Suppression
◉ What are considered as primary functions of a fire alarm system?
Answer: I. Actuation of emergency control functions
II. Building system management
III. Early detection of fires
IV. Notification of the fire department
V. Occupant notification
,◉ Fusible link technology was first used for ? . Answer: heat
detectors
◉ Single-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for ? .
Answer: life safety
◉ What type of detection was developed to protect large open
areas? Answer: Projected beam smoke detectors
◉ Central, Proprietary, and Remote are all examples of ? systems.
Answer: supervising station
◉ Supervising stations that only monitor property owned by the
supervising station operator are called ? Answer: proprietary
supervising stations
◉ An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications
system is usually found in a ? .EVACS Answer: high-rise building
◉ The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment or
systems is ? Answer: life safety
◉ A(n) ? usually provides signal information in a floor plan format
Answer: graphic annunciator
, ◉ A fire alarm control unit performs which of the following
functions? Answer: Provides graphical user interface Incorrect
Provides monitoring of circuits Incorrect
Provides power to initiating devices Incorrect
◉ An addressable fire alarm system control unit monitors the status
of initiating devices ? . Answer: by periodically polling the device
◉ Which type of sprinkler is most commonly used to protect
buildings? Answer: Wet-pipe sprinklers
◉ What are considered emergency safety control function? Answer:
Door unlocking Incorrect
Elevator recall Incorrect
Elevator shutdown
◉ A ? system usually requires the actuation of ? detector(s) to open
the charging valve, which floods the sprinkler piping in the
protected space. Answer: pre-action / 2
◉ what are the types of notification appliances are frequently used
to alert occupants? Answer: Horns
Speakers
