Fire Protection Systems - Firefighter II
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The purpose of a fire alarm system is to - ANSWER>>notify building occupants
of an emergency condition.
2. Which alarm system component serves as the "brain" for the fire alarm
system? - ANSWER>>Fire alarm control panel
3. The fire alarm control panel. - ANSWER>>contains electronics that control and
monitor the fire alarm system
4. The primary power to the alarm system is obtained from - ANSWER>>A local
utility provider.
5. Which fire alarm component sends a signal to the fire alarm control panel? -
ANSWER>>Initiating device
6. After receiving a signal from an initiating device, the control panel activates: -
ANSWER>>notification appliances.
7. Which is the most common category of notification appliances? -
ANSWER>>Audible
8. Strobe lights are an example of which notification appliance category? -
ANSWER>>Visual
9. The fire command center: - ANSWER>>Consolidates all fire protection system
controls for a structure in one room.
10. Which type of alarm signaling system is designed to provide notification to
building occupants on the immediate premises? - ANSWER>>Protected premises
, 11. The fire alarm control panel in a (an) ___ system is not capable of identifying
the initiating device that triggered the alarm - ANSWER>>noncoded alarm
12. A zoned/annunciated alarm system: - ANSWER>>enables responders to
identify the general location of alarm activation.
13. Which type of protected premises alarm system allows responders to pinpoint
the specific initiating device that was activated? - ANSWER>>Addressable alarm
14. A ___ alarm system continuously monitors a remote location. -
ANSWER>>supervising station
15. Which of the following supervising station alarm systems is connected to a
municipal fire alarm system? - ANSWER>>Auxiliary alarm system
16. Which type of supervising station alarm system is an extension of the
municipal alarm circuit into protected property? - ANSWER>>Shunt system
17. How are remote receiving systems connected to the emergency services
telecommunications center? - ANSWER>>A telephone line or dedicated radio
frequency
18. Which of the following is a manually-activated alarm-initiating device -
ANSWER>>Pull station
19. Which of the following statements about fixed temperature heat detectors is
MOST accurate? - ANSWER>>Fixed temperature heat detectors can be the
slowest to activate, depending on installation location.
20. Fixed-temperature heat detectors are activated by expansion of heated
material, changes in resistance of heated material, and - ANSWER>>Melting of
heated material.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The purpose of a fire alarm system is to - ANSWER>>notify building occupants
of an emergency condition.
2. Which alarm system component serves as the "brain" for the fire alarm
system? - ANSWER>>Fire alarm control panel
3. The fire alarm control panel. - ANSWER>>contains electronics that control and
monitor the fire alarm system
4. The primary power to the alarm system is obtained from - ANSWER>>A local
utility provider.
5. Which fire alarm component sends a signal to the fire alarm control panel? -
ANSWER>>Initiating device
6. After receiving a signal from an initiating device, the control panel activates: -
ANSWER>>notification appliances.
7. Which is the most common category of notification appliances? -
ANSWER>>Audible
8. Strobe lights are an example of which notification appliance category? -
ANSWER>>Visual
9. The fire command center: - ANSWER>>Consolidates all fire protection system
controls for a structure in one room.
10. Which type of alarm signaling system is designed to provide notification to
building occupants on the immediate premises? - ANSWER>>Protected premises
, 11. The fire alarm control panel in a (an) ___ system is not capable of identifying
the initiating device that triggered the alarm - ANSWER>>noncoded alarm
12. A zoned/annunciated alarm system: - ANSWER>>enables responders to
identify the general location of alarm activation.
13. Which type of protected premises alarm system allows responders to pinpoint
the specific initiating device that was activated? - ANSWER>>Addressable alarm
14. A ___ alarm system continuously monitors a remote location. -
ANSWER>>supervising station
15. Which of the following supervising station alarm systems is connected to a
municipal fire alarm system? - ANSWER>>Auxiliary alarm system
16. Which type of supervising station alarm system is an extension of the
municipal alarm circuit into protected property? - ANSWER>>Shunt system
17. How are remote receiving systems connected to the emergency services
telecommunications center? - ANSWER>>A telephone line or dedicated radio
frequency
18. Which of the following is a manually-activated alarm-initiating device -
ANSWER>>Pull station
19. Which of the following statements about fixed temperature heat detectors is
MOST accurate? - ANSWER>>Fixed temperature heat detectors can be the
slowest to activate, depending on installation location.
20. Fixed-temperature heat detectors are activated by expansion of heated
material, changes in resistance of heated material, and - ANSWER>>Melting of
heated material.
