FA8

Question 1

Which of the following locations is least likely to require an in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication system?

a. Assembly b. Health Care
c. High-rise d. Mercantile

Answer 1

d. Mercantile

Question 2

An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication system is required for systems using total evacuation plans. True or False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Systems that require ___ of occupants are NOT required to meet survivability requirements.

a. defend in place b. partial evacuation
c. relocation d. total evacuation

Answer 3

d. total evacuation

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a distributed recipient mass notification system (DRMNS)?

a. in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication system
b. in-building mass notification system
c. reverse 9-1-1
d. two-way, in-building, wired emergency communications system

Answer 4

c. reverse 9-1-1

Question 5

Mass notification systems are used to warn of ___

a. bomb threats b. fires
c. terror alerts d. all of the above

Answer 5

d. all of the above

Question 6

Two-way, in-building emergency communications systems are also called ___

a. DRMNS
b. EVACS
c. firefighter’s telephones
d. radio enhancement systems

Answer 6

c. firefighter’s telephones

Question 7

Emergency voice/alarm communications systems utilize ____

a. bells b. chimes
c. horns d. speakers

Answer 7

d. speakers

Question 8

An emergency voice/alarm communications system uses ____ communications.

a. multi-party b. one-way
c. two-way d. all of the above

Answer 8

b. one-way

Question 9

Emergency communication systems must operate at standby for ___ followed by ___ of full operation.

a. 24 hours / 1 hour b. 24 hours / 2 hours
c. 24 hours / 4 hours d. 24 hours / 8 hours

Answer 9

b. 24 hours / 2 hours

Question 10

Batteries used as secondary power supplies for emergency communications systems must have a minimum safety factor of ____

a. 0% b. 10%
c. 20% d. 30%

Answer 10

c. 20%

Question 11

In-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications systems are required to have what secondary power supply capacity?

a. 24 hours standby plus 5 minutes of alarm
b. 24 hours standby plus 15 minutes of all connected load.
c. 24 hours standby plus 1 hour of alarm operation
d. 24 hours standby plus 4 hours of alarm operation

Answer 11

b. 24 hours standby plus 15 minutes of all connected load.

Question 12

Outgoing and return conductors of Class A circuits __ be separated by a distance of ___.

a. shall / 4’ vertically and 1’ horizontally
b. shall / 1’ vertically and 4’ horizontally
c. should / 4’ vertically and 1’ horizontally
d. should / 1’ vertically and 4’ horizontally

Answer 12

b. should/ 1’ vertically and 4’ horizontally

Question 13

Where a fire command center (FCC is required, Section __ of the International Building Code requires an FCC to have a minimum fire rating of __.

a. 907 / 1 hour b. 909 / 1 hour
c. 909 / 2 hours d. 911 / 1 hour

Answer 13

d. 911 / 1 hour

Question 14

Systems that provide for a partial evacuation or relocation of occupants must be _____

a. Class A b. coded
c. non-coded d. survivable

Answer 14

d. survivable

Question 15

Level 3 survivability requires which of the following?

a. A fully sprinklered building
b. Critical circuits protected for 1 hour
c. No additional protection
d. Performance alternatives approved by the AHJ

Answer 15

a. a fully sprinklered building

Question 16

Additional survivability requirements exist when the ____

a. FCC and the central controls are co-located.
b. FCC and the central controls are separated.
c. FCC and the paging zones are distant.
d. FCC is not two-hour rated.

Answer 16

b. FCC and the central controls are separated.

Question 17

Which of the following is a two-hour rated wiring method?

a. THHN conductors in electrical metallic conduit
b. THHN conductors in rigid metallic conduit.
c. Type FPLP Cable
d. Type FPLP-CI Cable

Answer 17

d. Type FPLP-CI Cable

Question 18

When survivability is required for an emergency voice/alarm communications system, which of the following circuits are required to meet the survivability requirements?

a. initiating device circuits
b. Notification appliance circuits
c. Secondary power circuits
d. All of the above

Answer 18

b. notification appliance circuits

Question 19

Which of the following factors will affect speech intelligibility?

a. Distortion b. Reverberation
c. Sound pressure level d. All of the above

Answer 19

d. All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a permitted exception to Class A separation requirements?

a. An unlimited cable drop to a single appliance.
b. An unlimited conduit or raceway drop to a single device or appliance.
c. An unlimited conduit or raceway drop to multiple devices or appliances in a room not exceeding 1,000 sq ft.
d. For a distance not exceeding 10’ where conductors enter or exit an initiating device, notification appliance or control equipment.

Answer 20

a. unlimited cable drop to a single appliance

Question 21

NFPA 72 requires firefighter telephone systems to support no fewer than ___ handsets under simultaneous use.

a. 2 b. 3
c. 4 d. 5

Answer 21

d. 5

Question 22

The 2013 edition of NFPA 72 has ___ levels of survivability.

a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 4

Answer 22

d. 4

Question 23

A minimum Speech Transmission Index (STI) of ___ is considered as intelligible.

a. 0.5 b. 0.6
c. 0.7 d. 0.8

Answer 23

a. 0.5

Question 24

Intranet alerts and reverse 9-1-1 are examples of which of the following

a. DRMNS b. DRSMN
c. RMNSD d. SMDRN

Answer 24

a. DRMNS

Question 25

A Temporal ___ signal is used to signal total evacuation.

a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 3

Answer 25

c. 3