NM MS-12 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS EXAM
2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Access-controlled egress door. Answer: An entrance door
equipped with automatic and manual unlocking devices on the
egress side; installed with automatic or manual overrides.
◉ Active design approach. Answer: A design approach that uses
mechanical systems to prevent smoke and gas movement by
exhausting, pressurizing, and, in particular situations, opposing the
smoke with forced air.
◉ Addressable notification appliance. Answer: A notification device
that is identified by an electronic address and interfaces with a fire
alarm control panel to provide programming capabilities and
information concerning the device's status, integrity, condition, and
location.
◉ Addressable technology. Answer: The technology used in fire
alarm and detection systems that provides devices and system
components an assigned data address, two-way communication
capabilities, and the ability to perform certain activities based on
signal output.
,◉ Adopt. Answer: The process of officially accepting and putting
something into action.
◉ Aerosol fire extinguishing system. Answer: A type of fire
suppression system that delivers small chemical particles through a
gas medium to create an aerosol agent.
◉ Aerosol generator. Answer: A device that produces and delivers an
aerosol agent either directly from the generator or through a piping
network and nozzles.
◉ Air sampling smoke detector. Answer: A type of smoke detector
designed to draw air from the protected area into a detection
chamber for analysis.
◉ Air-to-water differential. Answer: The ratio of air pressure
required to hold back a given amount of water pressure based on the
surface area of a clapper for which the air side of the clapper is
larger than the water side.
◉ Alarm check valve. Answer: A valve that uses a clapper to prevent
backflow of water from the sprinkler system and initiates an alarm
when water flows through the system.
,◉ Alarm signal. Answer: A warning signal that alerts occupants of a
fire emergency.
◉ Annunciation panel. Answer: A device that uses indicating lamps,
alphanumeric displays, or other means to provide first responders
with status, condition, and location information concerning fire
alarm system components and devices.
◉ Approving authority. Answer: An entity, organization, group, or
individual with the inherent authority to review designs and
conduct investigations, inspections, and tests.
◉ Autoignition temperature. Answer: The minimum temperature at
which ignition of a mixture of a vapor and air occurs without the
application of an external heat source such as a spark or flame.
◉ Automatic air release valve. Answer: A valve installed at the top of
the fire pump casing that is designed to relieve air trapped around
the pump impeller.
◉ Automatic dry standpipe system. Answer: A type of standpipe
where the piping network is typically filled with pressurized air and,
upon opening of a hose valve, the air pressure drops to a level that
permits a device, such as a dry pipe valve, to activate and allow the
water to flow into the piping network.
, ◉ Automatic fire detection system. Answer: A form of fire alarm
system that uses smoke, heat, flame, duct, or other types of detectors
to automatically initiate an alarm signal.
◉ Automatic fire detector. Answer: A type of detection device that
automatically initiates an alarm signal once it detects the presence
of the fire signature element (smoke, heat, flame, or gas) it was
designed to detect.
◉ Automatic fire sprinkler system. Answer: A network of
underground and overhead piping with fire sprinkler heads
connected to the overhead piping at specific intervals; upon
activation of the sprinkler heads, the system applies water over the
fire area.
◉ Automatic wet standpipe system. Answer: A type of standpipe
with an established water supply that feeds the piping network to
ensure that water is available at all times for immediate use by fire
fighters.
◉ Auxiliary fire alarm system. Answer: A fire alarm system that
directly connects to the municipal communications via the same
transmitting equipment as the municipal fire alarm boxes.
2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Access-controlled egress door. Answer: An entrance door
equipped with automatic and manual unlocking devices on the
egress side; installed with automatic or manual overrides.
◉ Active design approach. Answer: A design approach that uses
mechanical systems to prevent smoke and gas movement by
exhausting, pressurizing, and, in particular situations, opposing the
smoke with forced air.
◉ Addressable notification appliance. Answer: A notification device
that is identified by an electronic address and interfaces with a fire
alarm control panel to provide programming capabilities and
information concerning the device's status, integrity, condition, and
location.
◉ Addressable technology. Answer: The technology used in fire
alarm and detection systems that provides devices and system
components an assigned data address, two-way communication
capabilities, and the ability to perform certain activities based on
signal output.
,◉ Adopt. Answer: The process of officially accepting and putting
something into action.
◉ Aerosol fire extinguishing system. Answer: A type of fire
suppression system that delivers small chemical particles through a
gas medium to create an aerosol agent.
◉ Aerosol generator. Answer: A device that produces and delivers an
aerosol agent either directly from the generator or through a piping
network and nozzles.
◉ Air sampling smoke detector. Answer: A type of smoke detector
designed to draw air from the protected area into a detection
chamber for analysis.
◉ Air-to-water differential. Answer: The ratio of air pressure
required to hold back a given amount of water pressure based on the
surface area of a clapper for which the air side of the clapper is
larger than the water side.
◉ Alarm check valve. Answer: A valve that uses a clapper to prevent
backflow of water from the sprinkler system and initiates an alarm
when water flows through the system.
,◉ Alarm signal. Answer: A warning signal that alerts occupants of a
fire emergency.
◉ Annunciation panel. Answer: A device that uses indicating lamps,
alphanumeric displays, or other means to provide first responders
with status, condition, and location information concerning fire
alarm system components and devices.
◉ Approving authority. Answer: An entity, organization, group, or
individual with the inherent authority to review designs and
conduct investigations, inspections, and tests.
◉ Autoignition temperature. Answer: The minimum temperature at
which ignition of a mixture of a vapor and air occurs without the
application of an external heat source such as a spark or flame.
◉ Automatic air release valve. Answer: A valve installed at the top of
the fire pump casing that is designed to relieve air trapped around
the pump impeller.
◉ Automatic dry standpipe system. Answer: A type of standpipe
where the piping network is typically filled with pressurized air and,
upon opening of a hose valve, the air pressure drops to a level that
permits a device, such as a dry pipe valve, to activate and allow the
water to flow into the piping network.
, ◉ Automatic fire detection system. Answer: A form of fire alarm
system that uses smoke, heat, flame, duct, or other types of detectors
to automatically initiate an alarm signal.
◉ Automatic fire detector. Answer: A type of detection device that
automatically initiates an alarm signal once it detects the presence
of the fire signature element (smoke, heat, flame, or gas) it was
designed to detect.
◉ Automatic fire sprinkler system. Answer: A network of
underground and overhead piping with fire sprinkler heads
connected to the overhead piping at specific intervals; upon
activation of the sprinkler heads, the system applies water over the
fire area.
◉ Automatic wet standpipe system. Answer: A type of standpipe
with an established water supply that feeds the piping network to
ensure that water is available at all times for immediate use by fire
fighters.
◉ Auxiliary fire alarm system. Answer: A fire alarm system that
directly connects to the municipal communications via the same
transmitting equipment as the municipal fire alarm boxes.
