Fire Test Study Prep Question questions
with complete solutions 2025.
A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action is a(n)
A) Trouble Signal
B) Alarm Signal
C) Indicating Appliance
D) Adverse Condition - ANSWER: B) Alarm Signal
When a device, system, or procedure is acceptable to the "authority having jurisdiction"
it is said to be
A) Approved
B) Listed
C) Labeled
D) Supervised - ANSWER: A) Approved
An alarm system which produces a signal at the premises protected is a
A) Central station signaling system
B) Auxiliary protective signaling system
C) Remote station protective signaling system
D) Local protective signaling system - ANSWER: D) Local protective signaling system
Supplementary refers to equipment or operation not required by NFPA Standards or
required by the authority having jurisdiction
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
Central stations are offices which provide alarm and supervisory service and are located
on the protected premises
A) True
,B) False - ANSWER: B) False
A signaling method characterized by the simultaneous or sequential transmission, or
both and reception of multiple signals in a communications channel including means for
positively identifying
A) Dual Control
B) A public switched telephone network
C) Multiplexing
D) Runner Service - ANSWER: C) Multiplexing
Generally, according to NFPA Standards, _________________ source(s) of power shall
be provided for fire alarm systems
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four - ANSWER: B) Two
NFPA Standards for fire alarm systems mandate comformance with NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
Auxiliary protective signaling systems are
A) Used to operate fire doors, fire dampers, and to shut down fans
B) Types of equipment or operation not required by the particular NFPA Standard
involved
C) Tied into the municipal communications center
D) Used only for non essential protection - ANSWER: A) Used to operate fire doors, fire
dampers and to shut down fans
The word "should" indicates a mandatory requirement of an NFPA standard
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
A coded alarm signal shall consist of not less than _______ rounds of the number
transmitted
,A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten - ANSWER: B) Three
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be mounted less that 3 1/2 feet (1.1M) and not more
than 6 feet (1.8M)
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
The phrase "authority having jurisdiction" refers only to the Fire Marshal
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
Both audible and visual alarm indication shall be supervised
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
It is not mandatory, unless required by the authority having jurisdiction, to supervise
A) Connections of installation-wiring
B) Supplementary circuits
C) Signal initiating circuits
D) Power supplies - ANSWER: B) Supplementary circuits
Trouble signals shall
A) Be distinctive from alarm signals
B) If an intermittent signal sound at least once every 10 seconds
C) Be located in an area where it is likely to be heard
D) All of the above - ANSWER: D) All of the above
Speakers are permitted for voice communication only
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
, An alarm silencing switch
A) Can be a push button on the cabinet exterior
B) Shall be permitted only if it is key-operated or located within a locked cabinet
C) Will give a trouble signal if left in the "silence" position when no alarm exists
D) Transfers indication of an alarm to a visual indicator
E) B, C, and D above - ANSWER: E) B, C, and D above
A municipal fire alarm box that may also be operated by remote means
A) Manual Station
B) Coded Station
C) Municipal Transmitter
D) Master Box - ANSWER: D) Master Box
Restoration to normal after each test or alarm must be done
A) Promptly as possible
B) Within thirty minutes
C) Within Six hours
D) Within Twenty-Four Hours - ANSWER: A) Promptly as possible
Water flow in a sprinkler system shall be indicated by an alarm within
A) 10 seconds
B) 30 seconds
C) 60 seconds
D) 90 seconds - ANSWER: D) 90 seconds
A bimetallic heat detector is an example of a(n)
A) Line-type detector
B) Spot-type detector
C) Air sampling-type detector - ANSWER: B) Spot-type detector
A level ceiling is considered to have a slope of ________________ or less per foot
A) 1 1/2 inches
B) 2 inches
C) 2 1/2 inches
D) 3 inches - ANSWER: A) 1 1/2 inches
with complete solutions 2025.
A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action is a(n)
A) Trouble Signal
B) Alarm Signal
C) Indicating Appliance
D) Adverse Condition - ANSWER: B) Alarm Signal
When a device, system, or procedure is acceptable to the "authority having jurisdiction"
it is said to be
A) Approved
B) Listed
C) Labeled
D) Supervised - ANSWER: A) Approved
An alarm system which produces a signal at the premises protected is a
A) Central station signaling system
B) Auxiliary protective signaling system
C) Remote station protective signaling system
D) Local protective signaling system - ANSWER: D) Local protective signaling system
Supplementary refers to equipment or operation not required by NFPA Standards or
required by the authority having jurisdiction
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
Central stations are offices which provide alarm and supervisory service and are located
on the protected premises
A) True
,B) False - ANSWER: B) False
A signaling method characterized by the simultaneous or sequential transmission, or
both and reception of multiple signals in a communications channel including means for
positively identifying
A) Dual Control
B) A public switched telephone network
C) Multiplexing
D) Runner Service - ANSWER: C) Multiplexing
Generally, according to NFPA Standards, _________________ source(s) of power shall
be provided for fire alarm systems
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four - ANSWER: B) Two
NFPA Standards for fire alarm systems mandate comformance with NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
Auxiliary protective signaling systems are
A) Used to operate fire doors, fire dampers, and to shut down fans
B) Types of equipment or operation not required by the particular NFPA Standard
involved
C) Tied into the municipal communications center
D) Used only for non essential protection - ANSWER: A) Used to operate fire doors, fire
dampers and to shut down fans
The word "should" indicates a mandatory requirement of an NFPA standard
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
A coded alarm signal shall consist of not less than _______ rounds of the number
transmitted
,A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten - ANSWER: B) Three
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be mounted less that 3 1/2 feet (1.1M) and not more
than 6 feet (1.8M)
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
The phrase "authority having jurisdiction" refers only to the Fire Marshal
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
Both audible and visual alarm indication shall be supervised
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
It is not mandatory, unless required by the authority having jurisdiction, to supervise
A) Connections of installation-wiring
B) Supplementary circuits
C) Signal initiating circuits
D) Power supplies - ANSWER: B) Supplementary circuits
Trouble signals shall
A) Be distinctive from alarm signals
B) If an intermittent signal sound at least once every 10 seconds
C) Be located in an area where it is likely to be heard
D) All of the above - ANSWER: D) All of the above
Speakers are permitted for voice communication only
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
, An alarm silencing switch
A) Can be a push button on the cabinet exterior
B) Shall be permitted only if it is key-operated or located within a locked cabinet
C) Will give a trouble signal if left in the "silence" position when no alarm exists
D) Transfers indication of an alarm to a visual indicator
E) B, C, and D above - ANSWER: E) B, C, and D above
A municipal fire alarm box that may also be operated by remote means
A) Manual Station
B) Coded Station
C) Municipal Transmitter
D) Master Box - ANSWER: D) Master Box
Restoration to normal after each test or alarm must be done
A) Promptly as possible
B) Within thirty minutes
C) Within Six hours
D) Within Twenty-Four Hours - ANSWER: A) Promptly as possible
Water flow in a sprinkler system shall be indicated by an alarm within
A) 10 seconds
B) 30 seconds
C) 60 seconds
D) 90 seconds - ANSWER: D) 90 seconds
A bimetallic heat detector is an example of a(n)
A) Line-type detector
B) Spot-type detector
C) Air sampling-type detector - ANSWER: B) Spot-type detector
A level ceiling is considered to have a slope of ________________ or less per foot
A) 1 1/2 inches
B) 2 inches
C) 2 1/2 inches
D) 3 inches - ANSWER: A) 1 1/2 inches
