Ohio fire Alarm Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________ above
average ambient sound level Correct Answer 15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the average
ambient sound level is Correct Answer 85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a visible
notification appliance Correct Answer 105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they are
intended Correct Answer True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been tested for such a
mounting Correct Answer True
How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted Correct Answer
5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm Correct Answer 90
sec
smoke detectors must be tested every Correct 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
Correct Answer 1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches from
the ceiling Correct Answer 12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the
peak, measured horizontally Correct Answer 36''
smoke detectors shall not be located near Correct 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 Correct Answer 18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in
excess of Correct Answer 200'
, A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no more than
_____ seconds Correct Answer 90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of Correct Answer supply
registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after Correct 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 Correct Answer 50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or
behind openings Correct Answer 12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across the
area to be protected Correct Answer projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector Correct
Answer Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than
______ inches above the floor level Correct Answer 42/48
single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested after the initial installation test
every ____ Correct Answer 1 year
smoke detectors installed within _______ feet of cooktop or range must be of the _____
type Correct Answer 20 feet/photo
Dwelling smoke alarms must produce an audible _____ signal for at least _____
minutes Correct Answer evacuation/ 4 minutes
Rechargeable power supplies for smoke alarms must recharge in _____ hours or less
when connected to a _____ portion of branch circuit Correct Answer 4/switched
smoke detectors must be installed within ______ feet of a door to a sleeping room
Correct Answer 21 feet
Wall mounted heat detectors must be mounted between _____ and _____ inches from
a ceiling Correct Answer 4''/12''
a fire alarm system must operate on standby for a period of not less than ______ days
followed by at least ______ minutes of alarm Correct Answer 7/4
Correct Answers
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed they shall be ____________ above
average ambient sound level Correct Answer 15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical equipment rooms, the average
ambient sound level is Correct Answer 85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______ shall require the use of a visible
notification appliance Correct Answer 105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for the purpose for which they are
intended Correct Answer True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless they have been tested for such a
mounting Correct Answer True
How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm station be mounted Correct Answer
5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to initiate alarm Correct Answer 90
sec
smoke detectors must be tested every Correct 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
Correct Answer 1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be more than _____ inches from
the ceiling Correct Answer 12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be located within _____ of the
peak, measured horizontally Correct Answer 36''
smoke detectors shall not be located near Correct 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 Correct Answer 18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance between boxes will not be in
excess of Correct Answer 200'
, A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an alarm is initiated in no more than
_____ seconds Correct Answer 90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air stream of Correct Answer supply
registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after Correct 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 Correct Answer 50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed up to ______ in front or
behind openings Correct Answer 12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light beam is projected across the
area to be protected Correct Answer projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion is a ____ detector Correct
Answer Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______ inches and not more than
______ inches above the floor level Correct Answer 42/48
single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested after the initial installation test
every ____ Correct Answer 1 year
smoke detectors installed within _______ feet of cooktop or range must be of the _____
type Correct Answer 20 feet/photo
Dwelling smoke alarms must produce an audible _____ signal for at least _____
minutes Correct Answer evacuation/ 4 minutes
Rechargeable power supplies for smoke alarms must recharge in _____ hours or less
when connected to a _____ portion of branch circuit Correct Answer 4/switched
smoke detectors must be installed within ______ feet of a door to a sleeping room
Correct Answer 21 feet
Wall mounted heat detectors must be mounted between _____ and _____ inches from
a ceiling Correct Answer 4''/12''
a fire alarm system must operate on standby for a period of not less than ______ days
followed by at least ______ minutes of alarm Correct Answer 7/4
