1. FIRE ALARM DRILL 26
© Ted Smith 2017

2. They will let you use your code book on the test and it can have highlights in it.
BE SURE TO TAKE YOUR NEC, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code with you when you take the NICET or the Denver Fire Alarm test. They will not supply a code book for you.
If you are taking the Denver Fire Alarm Installers Test, you can use your own code books and you will need your International Fire Code and your Denver Building Amendments in addition to the items above.
AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH THE QUIZ. GO THROUGH AND FIND ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS AND THEN HIGHLIGHT THEM IN YOUR CODE BOOK. YOU WILL FIND THEM FASTER ON THE TEST THAT WAY.
I BELIEVE YOU WILL HAVE MANY QUESTIONS ON THE TEST WHERE THE ANSWER COMES FROM A PLACE YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED.

3. Click on the slide to start the timer and begin the test
Instructions
Be sure to place this presentation in Slide Show Mode if it is not already in that mode before proceeding
The purpose of this drill is to help you improve your skill at finding answers to questions using the applicable fire codes and also to help increase your knowledge of the Fire Alarm codes.
Each slide will contain a question. The question will remain in the screen for a period of 2 minutes. At the end of the two minutes, a notification will sound and the slide will transition to the next slide which will have the correct answer to the question. After 15 seconds the next question will appear and the process will continue.
During the test do not worry about the correct answers when those slide appear. You will be given an opportunity to review the answers with out the time at the end of the test.
Click on the slide to start the timer and begin the test

4. Strobe lights are to be installed in a 25-foot wide hallway
Strobe lights are to be installed in a 25-foot wide hallway. According to NFPA 72, what are the requirements for spacing the strobe lights in the hallway?
Use the spacing requirements for rooms
Use the spacing requirements for hallways
Use the spacing requirements according to the contractor
The NFPA does not allow strobes of this size in a hallway
NFPA 72

5. A. Use the spacing requirements for rooms
Section , NFPA 72

6. 2. When connecting a supervising station, fire alarm systems installed on the protected premises employing automatic fire detectors or waterflow detectors shall include a (an) ______. A. Annunciator panel B. Strobe light located at the entrance of the building C. Manual fire alarm pull box D. Disconnect switch
NFPA 72

7. C. Manual fire alarm pull box. Section 23.8.5.1.2 NFPA 72

8. 3. Trouble signals and their restoration to normal shall be indicated within _____ at the fire alarm control panel for protected premises alarm systems.
10 seconds
60 seconds
90 seconds
200 seconds
NFPA 72

9. D. 200 seconds
Section NFPA 72

10. NFPA 72 4. Which of the following is true about a DC series circuit?
Current only flows in one direction
Voltage across each element in the circuit is equal
The total current flow of the circuit is equal to the sum of the current flow through each element.
None of the above
NFPA 72

11. A. Current only flows in one direction

12. 5. Fire alarm cables were installed using RMC
5. Fire alarm cables were installed using RMC. What must be installed/provided when the conduit is terminated at boxes, fitting, and/or other enclosures?
Conduit support straps within 1 foot of where the conduit terminates
Expansion fittings for the conduit
Bushings to protect the fire alarm cable/conductors only if the conduit is 1” or greater
Bushings to protect the fire alarm cable/conductors regardless of the RMC trade size.
NFPA 72

13. D. Bushings to protect the fire alarm cable/conductors regardless of the RMC trade size. Consult Article 344 part II, Article – Bushings for the answer

14. 6. Monitoring for integrity shall not be required for the interconnection between enclosures containing control equipment located within ____ of each other when the conductors are installed in conduit or equivalently protected against mechanical injury
15 feet
20 feet
22 feet
25 feet
NFPA 72

15. B. 20 feet
Consult section NFPA 72

16. 7. A series circuit has two resistors with values of R1 = 300 ohms and R2 = 200 ohms. What is the total current of the circuit when 24VDC is applied?
0.048A
.48A
4.8A
48A
NFPA 72

17. 0.048A
*When resistors are connected in a series, their total resistance can be calculated by adding the ohms.
R1 + R2 = 200 ohms ohms = 500 ohms.
Then, use Ohms Law to calculate current flow.
I = E/R = 24V/500 Ohms = 0.048A

18. 8.The fire alarm service provider shall report to the AHJ any fire alarm system that is out of service for more than _____.
1 hour
5 hours
8 hours
24 hours
NFPA 72

19. C. 8 hours
Consult section NFPA 72

20. 9. PLFA cables shall be permitted to be installed together with Class 1, NPLFA, and medium-power network broadband communications circuits where _____.
The cables are separated by a barrier
The cables are labeled with at least 600V
The cables are for fire alarm system use only
None of the above
NFPA 72

21. A. The cables are separated by a barrier Consult section 760
A. The cables are separated by a barrier Consult section (B) NEC 2014

22. NFPA 72 10. Which characteristic is true about a parallel circuit?
The sum of the voltages across each branch is equal to the total voltage
The total resistance of the circuit id the sum of the individual resistors of the circuit
The sum of the currents in each branch is equal to the total circuit current
None of the above
NFPA 72

23. D. None of the above

24. END of QUIz. THE TIME WILL STOP NOW
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25. Strobe lights are to be installed in a 25-foot wide hallway
Strobe lights are to be installed in a 25-foot wide hallway. According to NFPA 72, what are the requirements for spacing the strobe lights in the hallway?
Use the spacing requirements for rooms
Use the spacing requirements for hallways
Use the spacing requirements according to the contractor
The NFPA does not allow strobes of this size in a hallway
NFPA 72

26. A. Use the spacing requirements for rooms
Section , NFPA 72

27. 2. When connecting a supervising station, fire alarm systems installed on the protected premises employing automatic fire detectors or waterflow detectors shall include a (an) ______. A. Annunciator panel B. Strobe light located at the entrance of the building C. Manual fire alarm pull box D. Disconnect switch
NFPA 72

28. C. Manual fire alarm pull box. Section 23.8.5.1.2 NFPA 72

29. 3. Trouble signals and their restoration to normal shall be indicated within _____ at the fire alarm control panel for protected premises alarm systems.
10 seconds
60 seconds
90 seconds
200 seconds
NFPA 72

30. D. 200 seconds
Section NFPA 72

31. NFPA 72 4. Which of the following is true about a DC series circuit?
Current only flows in one direction
Voltage across each element in the circuit is equal
The total current flow of the circuit is equal to the sum of the current flow through each element.
None of the above
NFPA 72

32. A. Current only flows in one direction

33. 5. Fire alarm cables were installed using RMC
5. Fire alarm cables were installed using RMC. What must be installed/provided when the conduit is terminated at boxes, fitting, and/or other enclosures?
Conduit support straps within 1 foot of where the conduit terminates
Expansion fittings for the conduit
Bushings to protect the fire alarm cable/conductors only if the conduit is 1” or greater
Bushings to protect the fire alarm cable/conductors regardless of the RMC trade size.
NFPA 72

34. D. Bushings to protect the fire alarm cable/conductors regardless of the RMC trade size. Consult Article 344 part II, Article – Bushings for the answer

35. 6. Monitoring for integrity shall not be required for the interconnection between enclosures containing control equipment located within ____ of each other when the conductors are installed in conduit or equivalently protected against mechanical injury
15 feet
20 feet
22 feet
25 feet
NFPA 72

36. B. 20 feet
Consult section NFPA 72

37. 7. A series circuit has two resistors with values of R1 = 300 ohms and R2 = 200 ohms. What is the total current of the circuit when 24VDC is applied?
0.048A
.48A
4.8A
48A
NFPA 72

38. 0.048A
*When resistors are connected in a series, their total resistance can be calculated by adding the ohms.
R1 + R2 = 200 ohms ohms = 500 ohms.
Then, use Ohms Law to calculate current flow.
I = E/R = 24V/500 Ohms = 0.048A

39. 8.The fire alarm service provider shall report to the AHJ any fire alarm system that is out of service for more than _____.
1 hour
5 hours
8 hours
24 hours
NFPA 72

40. C. 8 hours
Consult section NFPA 72

41. 9. PLFA cables shall be permitted to be installed together with Class 1, NPLFA, and medium-power network broadband communications circuits where _____.
The cables are separated by a barrier
The cables are labeled with at least 600V
The cables are for fire alarm system use only
None of the above
NFPA 72

42. A. The cables are separated by a barrier Consult section 760
A. The cables are separated by a barrier Consult section (B) NEC 2014

43. NFPA 72 10. Which characteristic is true about a parallel circuit?
The sum of the voltages across each branch is equal to the total voltage
The total resistance of the circuit id the sum of the individual resistors of the circuit
The sum of the currents in each branch is equal to the total circuit current
None of the above
NFPA 72

44. D. None of the above