TFM 12 FIRE ALARM TECHNICAL
UPDATED EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Circuits for transmission of supervisory signals shall ____ alarm circuits. - Correct
Answer -Ran separate from
Household smoke alarm and smoke detectors installed within a _______
horizontal path of a cooking appliance shall be equipped with an alarm-silencing
means or be of the photo electric type. - Correct Answer -20 feet
Each household heat detector, including a heat detector integrally mounted on a
smoke detector, shall detect abnormally high temperature or rate-of-temperature
rise and all detector shall be listed or approved for not less than ______ feet
between detectors. - Correct Answer -50 feet
In a combination system, a _____ signal shall take precedence or bo clearly
recognizable over any other signal. - Correct Answer -Fire alarm
,One of the most critical factors of any fire alarm system is the _____ the fire
detecting devices. - Correct Answer -Location of
A circuit or path connecting a subsidiary station to a supervising station over
which signals are carried is called a _______. - Correct Answer -Communications
channel
If batteries are used a source of energy, they shall be replaced ________. - Correct
Answer -As recommended
The total sound pressure level produced by combining the ambient sound
pressure level with all audible notification appliances operating shall not exceed
________ in the occupiable area. - Correct Answer -110 dBA
Permanent records (such as As-Built installation drawings, operation and
maintenance manuals, a written sequence of operation and site specific software)
shall be retained by the system owner or the owners representative for how long?
- Correct Answer -Life of the system
Spot-type smoke detectors mounted on the side wall should have the top of the
detector between _____ inches from the ceiling. - Correct Answer -4 and 12
, Smoke detectors shall be installed (3) _______. - Correct Answer -Outside each
separate sleeping area
In basements
On each additional story of the family living unit.
Household fire alarm systems shall have two independent power sources
consisting of a primary source that uses commercial light and power, and a
secondary source consisting of _______. - Correct Answer -Rechargeable batteries
May an audible trouble signal be permitted to be common to several supervised
circuits? - Correct Answer -Yes!
The maximum allowable time lapse from the initiation of a single fire alarm signal
until it is recorded at the supervising station shall not exceed 90 seconds. When
any number of subsequent fire alarm occur at any rate, they shall be recorded at a
rate no slower than one every additional ________ seconds. - Correct Answer -10
When the runner is not in attendance at the proprietary supervising station, the
runner shall establish two way communications with the station at intervals not
exceeding ________ minutes. - Correct Answer -15
UPDATED EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Circuits for transmission of supervisory signals shall ____ alarm circuits. - Correct
Answer -Ran separate from
Household smoke alarm and smoke detectors installed within a _______
horizontal path of a cooking appliance shall be equipped with an alarm-silencing
means or be of the photo electric type. - Correct Answer -20 feet
Each household heat detector, including a heat detector integrally mounted on a
smoke detector, shall detect abnormally high temperature or rate-of-temperature
rise and all detector shall be listed or approved for not less than ______ feet
between detectors. - Correct Answer -50 feet
In a combination system, a _____ signal shall take precedence or bo clearly
recognizable over any other signal. - Correct Answer -Fire alarm
,One of the most critical factors of any fire alarm system is the _____ the fire
detecting devices. - Correct Answer -Location of
A circuit or path connecting a subsidiary station to a supervising station over
which signals are carried is called a _______. - Correct Answer -Communications
channel
If batteries are used a source of energy, they shall be replaced ________. - Correct
Answer -As recommended
The total sound pressure level produced by combining the ambient sound
pressure level with all audible notification appliances operating shall not exceed
________ in the occupiable area. - Correct Answer -110 dBA
Permanent records (such as As-Built installation drawings, operation and
maintenance manuals, a written sequence of operation and site specific software)
shall be retained by the system owner or the owners representative for how long?
- Correct Answer -Life of the system
Spot-type smoke detectors mounted on the side wall should have the top of the
detector between _____ inches from the ceiling. - Correct Answer -4 and 12
, Smoke detectors shall be installed (3) _______. - Correct Answer -Outside each
separate sleeping area
In basements
On each additional story of the family living unit.
Household fire alarm systems shall have two independent power sources
consisting of a primary source that uses commercial light and power, and a
secondary source consisting of _______. - Correct Answer -Rechargeable batteries
May an audible trouble signal be permitted to be common to several supervised
circuits? - Correct Answer -Yes!
The maximum allowable time lapse from the initiation of a single fire alarm signal
until it is recorded at the supervising station shall not exceed 90 seconds. When
any number of subsequent fire alarm occur at any rate, they shall be recorded at a
rate no slower than one every additional ________ seconds. - Correct Answer -10
When the runner is not in attendance at the proprietary supervising station, the
runner shall establish two way communications with the station at intervals not
exceeding ________ minutes. - Correct Answer -15
