FIRE ALARM LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which of the following is not one of the three primary fire protection elements for
providing fire protection in a building? - ANSWER Reporting
Which of the following are considered primary functions of a fire alarm system? -
ANSWER Actuation of Emergency control functions
Early detection of fires
Notification of the fire department
Occupant notification
Supervision of other systems
The world's first public fire alarm reporting system was used in ? . - ANSWER Boston
Fusible link technology was first used for ? . - ANSWER heat detectors
The first ? detector was made commercially available in the 1960s. - ANSWER smoke
Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for ? . - ANSWER
life safety
Air-sampling smoke detectors were developed in ? . - ANSWER Australia
? were developed to protect large open areas. - ANSWER Projected beam smoke
detectors
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in the ? . - ANSWER 1990s
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 ? . - ANSWER large hospital building
? is/are most commonly used to protect buildings. - ANSWER Wet-pipe sprinklers
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which of the following is not one of the three primary fire protection elements for
providing fire protection in a building? - ANSWER Reporting
Which of the following are considered primary functions of a fire alarm system? -
ANSWER Actuation of Emergency control functions
Early detection of fires
Notification of the fire department
Occupant notification
Supervision of other systems
The world's first public fire alarm reporting system was used in ? . - ANSWER Boston
Fusible link technology was first used for ? . - ANSWER heat detectors
The first ? detector was made commercially available in the 1960s. - ANSWER smoke
Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for ? . - ANSWER
life safety
Air-sampling smoke detectors were developed in ? . - ANSWER Australia
? were developed to protect large open areas. - ANSWER Projected beam smoke
detectors
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in the ? . - ANSWER 1990s
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 ? . - ANSWER large hospital building
? is/are most commonly used to protect buildings. - ANSWER Wet-pipe sprinklers
