Ohio fire alarm questions with complete
solutions 2025.
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________ above
average ambient sound level - ANSWER: 15 dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the average
ambient sound level is - ANSWER: 85 dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a visible
notification appliance - ANSWER: 105 dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they are
intended - ANSWER: True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been tested for such a
mounting - ANSWER: True
How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted - ANSWER: 5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm - ANSWER: 90 sec
smoke detectors must be tested every - ANSWER: 1 year
Sensitivity in smoke detectors and single & multiple-station smoke alarms in other than
1&2 family dwellings shall be checked within _____ year or years after installation -
ANSWER: 1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches from
the ceiling - ANSWER: 12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the
peak, measured horizontally - ANSWER: 36''
, smoke detectors shall not be located near - ANSWER: Air supply diffusers
When beams project more than _____ inches below the ceiling and are more than 8' on
center, each bay formed by the beams shall be treated as a separate area for heat
detectors - ANSWER: 18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in
excess of - ANSWER: 200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no more than
_____ seconds - ANSWER: 90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of - ANSWER: supply
registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after - ANSWER: Final clean up of all trades
a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector shall be listed and approved for
not less than - ANSWER: 50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or
behind openings - ANSWER: 12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across the
area to be protected - ANSWER: projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector -
ANSWER: Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than
______ inches above the floor level - ANSWER: 42/48
single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested after the initial installation test
every ____ - ANSWER: 1 year
smoke detectors installed within _______ feet of cooktop or range must be of the _____
type - ANSWER: 20 feet/photo
Dwelling smoke alarms must produce an audible _____ signal for at least _____
minutes - ANSWER: evacuation/ 4 minutes
solutions 2025.
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________ above
average ambient sound level - ANSWER: 15 dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the average
ambient sound level is - ANSWER: 85 dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a visible
notification appliance - ANSWER: 105 dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they are
intended - ANSWER: True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been tested for such a
mounting - ANSWER: True
How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted - ANSWER: 5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm - ANSWER: 90 sec
smoke detectors must be tested every - ANSWER: 1 year
Sensitivity in smoke detectors and single & multiple-station smoke alarms in other than
1&2 family dwellings shall be checked within _____ year or years after installation -
ANSWER: 1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches from
the ceiling - ANSWER: 12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the
peak, measured horizontally - ANSWER: 36''
, smoke detectors shall not be located near - ANSWER: Air supply diffusers
When beams project more than _____ inches below the ceiling and are more than 8' on
center, each bay formed by the beams shall be treated as a separate area for heat
detectors - ANSWER: 18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in
excess of - ANSWER: 200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no more than
_____ seconds - ANSWER: 90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of - ANSWER: supply
registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after - ANSWER: Final clean up of all trades
a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector shall be listed and approved for
not less than - ANSWER: 50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or
behind openings - ANSWER: 12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across the
area to be protected - ANSWER: projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector -
ANSWER: Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than
______ inches above the floor level - ANSWER: 42/48
single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested after the initial installation test
every ____ - ANSWER: 1 year
smoke detectors installed within _______ feet of cooktop or range must be of the _____
type - ANSWER: 20 feet/photo
Dwelling smoke alarms must produce an audible _____ signal for at least _____
minutes - ANSWER: evacuation/ 4 minutes
