NFPA 72 |87 questions |with correct answers

What does PFLA stand for? CORRECT ANSWER Power Limited Fire Alarm. What does NPFLA stand for? CORRECT ANSWER Non-Power Limited Fire Alarm. What material must NPFLA circuit conductors be made from? CORRECT ANSWER Only solid or stranded copper is permitted. What is a single station detector? CORRECT ANSWER Battery powered smoke detectors that do not communicate off premises. What is a multiple station detector? CORRECT ANSWER Mains powered smoke detectors with battery backup that are linked together, so that if one unit initiates, alarms in all detectors will sound. They do not communicate off premises. How frequently must household single and multiple station detectors be inspected and tested? CORRECT ANSWER In accordance with the manufacturers recommendations, at least monthly. How frequently must household fire alarm systems be inspected and tested? CORRECT ANSWER At least every 3 years, by a qualified service technician. How frequently must heat detectors be tested? CORRECT ANSWER Two or more annually different detectors must be tested each year though and within 5 years all detectors must have been tested. What does "restorable" mean? CORRECT ANSWER The detector can be "restored" or "reused" after it has initiated an alarm. What does "non-restorable" mean? CORRECT ANSWER The detector cannot be "reused" after it has initiated an alarm. (Think of a heat detector, which self-destructs