Fire Alarm Exam Practice Questions with Definitive
Solutions
The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment is?. - Answer life safety
Single-station smoke alarms for dwelling use became available in the?. - Answer 1970s
Which of the following areas is covered under the requirements of NFPA 72, Chapter 29? - Answer an
apartment
Heat alarms or detectors installed on ceilings that consist of beams or joists must be installed? . -
Answer on the bottoms of the beams or joints
Areas of a dwelling over? require additional smoke alarms or detectors. - Answer 1000 square feet
Which device, when actuated and interconnected to another similar device, will cause the other device
to actuate? - Answer multi-station alarm
Actuation of multiple-station smoke alarms cannot cause actuation of ? . - Answer all of the above
Single-station and multiple-station smoke alarms can be used in an office building to provide occupant
warning. - Answer false
Dwelling smoke alarms can be installed in ambient temperatures between ? and ? . - Answer 40 degrees
F/ 100 degrees F
The most appropriate type of detection in dwelling garages, unfinished attics, or crawl spaces is ? . -
Answer heat detector
Wall-mounted heat detectors must be mounted so the top of the detector is between ? and 12 inches
from the ceiling. - Answer 4"
, What is the maximum number of unmonitored smoke alarms that can be interconnected? - Answer 12
Smoke alarms or detectors on peaked ceilings must be within ? of the peak. - Answer 3'
Heat detectors and alarms mounted on a ceiling must be mounted at least ? from a wall. - Answer 4"
For the purposes of life safety, Chapter 29 of NFPA 72 requires the primary means of fire detection in
dwellings to be which of the following types of detection? - Answer smoke detector
The fire alarm signal in a dwelling sleeping room must be not less than ? at the pillow. - Answer 75 dBA
A 110-candela visible notification appliance used to awaken a sleeping person must be mounted more
than ? from the ceiling. - Answer 24"
A new two-story single-family dwelling with a basement and three bedrooms on the second floor
requires a minimum of ? smoke alarms. - Answer 6
Heat detectors used in dwellings must have a listed spacing of not less than ? . - Answer 50'
Dwelling heat detectors must be selected to operate at a temperature not less than ? above the
maximum expected ambient temperature in the protected space. - Answer 25 degrees F
The Code requires smoke alarms or detectors within ? to ? of a range or cooktop to be either of the
photoelectric type or to have a silence feature. - Answer 10'/20'
Smoke detectors or alarms must be located at least ? from a supply diffuser or tips of a paddle fan. -
Answer 3'
Smoke alarms or detectors in a basement must be ? . - Answer mounted on the basement ceiling near
the stairs
Solutions
The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment is?. - Answer life safety
Single-station smoke alarms for dwelling use became available in the?. - Answer 1970s
Which of the following areas is covered under the requirements of NFPA 72, Chapter 29? - Answer an
apartment
Heat alarms or detectors installed on ceilings that consist of beams or joists must be installed? . -
Answer on the bottoms of the beams or joints
Areas of a dwelling over? require additional smoke alarms or detectors. - Answer 1000 square feet
Which device, when actuated and interconnected to another similar device, will cause the other device
to actuate? - Answer multi-station alarm
Actuation of multiple-station smoke alarms cannot cause actuation of ? . - Answer all of the above
Single-station and multiple-station smoke alarms can be used in an office building to provide occupant
warning. - Answer false
Dwelling smoke alarms can be installed in ambient temperatures between ? and ? . - Answer 40 degrees
F/ 100 degrees F
The most appropriate type of detection in dwelling garages, unfinished attics, or crawl spaces is ? . -
Answer heat detector
Wall-mounted heat detectors must be mounted so the top of the detector is between ? and 12 inches
from the ceiling. - Answer 4"
, What is the maximum number of unmonitored smoke alarms that can be interconnected? - Answer 12
Smoke alarms or detectors on peaked ceilings must be within ? of the peak. - Answer 3'
Heat detectors and alarms mounted on a ceiling must be mounted at least ? from a wall. - Answer 4"
For the purposes of life safety, Chapter 29 of NFPA 72 requires the primary means of fire detection in
dwellings to be which of the following types of detection? - Answer smoke detector
The fire alarm signal in a dwelling sleeping room must be not less than ? at the pillow. - Answer 75 dBA
A 110-candela visible notification appliance used to awaken a sleeping person must be mounted more
than ? from the ceiling. - Answer 24"
A new two-story single-family dwelling with a basement and three bedrooms on the second floor
requires a minimum of ? smoke alarms. - Answer 6
Heat detectors used in dwellings must have a listed spacing of not less than ? . - Answer 50'
Dwelling heat detectors must be selected to operate at a temperature not less than ? above the
maximum expected ambient temperature in the protected space. - Answer 25 degrees F
The Code requires smoke alarms or detectors within ? to ? of a range or cooktop to be either of the
photoelectric type or to have a silence feature. - Answer 10'/20'
Smoke detectors or alarms must be located at least ? from a supply diffuser or tips of a paddle fan. -
Answer 3'
Smoke alarms or detectors in a basement must be ? . - Answer mounted on the basement ceiling near
the stairs
