Fire Alarm Installation Methods- State
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Life Safety Code (LSC) -
correct answer ✅provides measures to ensure the safety of
building occupants
applies to existing structures as well as new structures: deals with
hazards in buildings, public conveyances and occupations, and are
coordinated with other Codes and Standards such as electrical ,
fuel-gas, mechanical, plumbing, energy, and residential
NFPA code -
correct answer ✅(standards don't become part of a code until
adopted by reference into a Building Code)
Once a document is adopted by reference in a state statute or local
ordinance, the applicable sections of that standard have the same
force/effect as if the standard had been printed therein in its
entirety
**contains rules for how to install, inspect, and maintain fire alarm
systems and equipment specified by the IBC
,Fire Alarm Installation Methods- State
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Section 907.2 in IBC -
correct answer ✅NFPA 72 is adopted to govern how commercial
fire alarm systems will be installed
"an approved fire alarm system installed in accordance with the
provisions of this code and NFPA 72..."
WHEN
Section 9.6.1.3 in LSC -
correct answer ✅"any fire alarm system required for life safety
SHALL be installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the
applicable requirements... of NFPA 72"
WHERE
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) -
correct answer ✅an independent product safety certification
organization that has been testing products and writing standards
for safety for over a century
, Fire Alarm Installation Methods- State
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
UL 864 -
correct answer ✅Fire Control Panel
UL 480 -
correct answer ✅Speaker for Fire Alarm EVAC systems
Control Panels/Units -
correct answer ✅referred to as the Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU)
"brains" of any fire alarm system
Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU) -
correct answer ✅a component of a fire alarm system, having
PRIMARY and SECONDARY power
receives then processes signals from initiating devices or other fire
alarm control units to determine the required fire alarm system
output functions
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Life Safety Code (LSC) -
correct answer ✅provides measures to ensure the safety of
building occupants
applies to existing structures as well as new structures: deals with
hazards in buildings, public conveyances and occupations, and are
coordinated with other Codes and Standards such as electrical ,
fuel-gas, mechanical, plumbing, energy, and residential
NFPA code -
correct answer ✅(standards don't become part of a code until
adopted by reference into a Building Code)
Once a document is adopted by reference in a state statute or local
ordinance, the applicable sections of that standard have the same
force/effect as if the standard had been printed therein in its
entirety
**contains rules for how to install, inspect, and maintain fire alarm
systems and equipment specified by the IBC
,Fire Alarm Installation Methods- State
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Section 907.2 in IBC -
correct answer ✅NFPA 72 is adopted to govern how commercial
fire alarm systems will be installed
"an approved fire alarm system installed in accordance with the
provisions of this code and NFPA 72..."
WHEN
Section 9.6.1.3 in LSC -
correct answer ✅"any fire alarm system required for life safety
SHALL be installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the
applicable requirements... of NFPA 72"
WHERE
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) -
correct answer ✅an independent product safety certification
organization that has been testing products and writing standards
for safety for over a century
, Fire Alarm Installation Methods- State
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
UL 864 -
correct answer ✅Fire Control Panel
UL 480 -
correct answer ✅Speaker for Fire Alarm EVAC systems
Control Panels/Units -
correct answer ✅referred to as the Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU)
"brains" of any fire alarm system
Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU) -
correct answer ✅a component of a fire alarm system, having
PRIMARY and SECONDARY power
receives then processes signals from initiating devices or other fire
alarm control units to determine the required fire alarm system
output functions
