New Mexico (NM) MS-12 Fire Protection Systems
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Type of smoke detector that reacts quicker to smoldering
fires - Answer-Photoelectric
Detector that monitor the exact area of location or
process, rather than a large area - Answer-Spot
Detector that responds at a given temperature regardless
of how rapidly that temperature is reached - Answer-Fixed
Temperature
Heat, smoke, flame, and fire gas detectors - Answer-
Automatic initiating devices
Heat causes electrical current to flow between two wires of
dissimilar metals. more heat results in more current -
Answer-Thermoelectric
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Alarm system connected to the dispatch center through a
leased telephone line or a radio signal over a dedicated
fire department frequencies - Answer-Remote station
Used to supplement other systems and can be one-way or
two-way configuration - Answer-Emergency Voice Alarm
THe national fire alarm and signaling code is - Answer-
NFPA 72
A FACU will identify a ________ for a power failure or
system malfunction - Answer-Trouble signal
A FACU will identify a ______ for an off-normal condition -
Answer-Supervisory signal
Type of detector is designed for use in areas that have
regular temperature changes and results in fewer false
activations - Answer-Rate compensated
Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are typical products
of combustion sensed by this type of detector - Answer-
Fire Gas
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Type of heat detector that responds to rapid increase in
temperature, rather than a specific temperature - Answer-
Rate of Rise
A manual initiating device - Answer-Pull station
off-site reporting is a feature of all fire alarm systems -
Answer-false
__________ is an alarm intiating device - Answer-Pull
station, smoke detector, heat detector
refractory application is a design of ______ detectors -
Answer-photoelectric smoke
_______ is the most common material sensed by a fire
gas detector - Answer-CO
a back up power supply must have sufficient capacity to
operate the alarm system for ____ - Answer-30 minutes