F CARD EXAM EVALUATION TEST 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Within a protected premise, areas to be covered by the audible fire alarm system
must achieve _____ level of decibels at any location within property covered.
A- 75db
B- 80db
C- 85db
D- 90db - ✔✔B- 80db
✔✔Work on the installation of any fire alarm system cannot commence until?
A- Plans approved by local city/county building department
B- Plans approved by the building owner
C- Plans approved by the authority having jurisdiction
D- Plans approved by a state certified architect/designer - ✔✔C- Plans approved by the
authority having jurisdiction
✔✔A contractor licensed with the State Fire Marshals office must employ a qualified
individual to perform installation and service work on protective signaling systems for
their license valid?
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔According to the regulations set forth by the State Fire Marshal office, the design
and placement of all audio notification appliances integral to the operation of a
protective signaling system and required standards is responsible by who?
A- The property owners
B- The installation contractor
C- The alarm manufacturers
D- The building architect/engineer - ✔✔D- The building architect/engineer
✔✔What is the time requirement by the State Fire Marshals office for a distributor or
installer of protective signaling systems to responds for any needed service or
restoration after being notified by the local fire department?
A- 6 hours
B- 12 hours
C- 24 hours
D- 48 hours - ✔✔C- 24 hours
✔✔Circuits for transmission of supervisory signals shall be _______________ alarm
circuits.
A- Ran together with
B- Ran separate from
C- Either A or B
D- Neither A or B - ✔✔B- Ran separate from
, ✔✔Homeowners shall test their systems in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions and shall have every residential fire alarm system tested by a qualified
technician at least every _________ years.
A- One
B- Two
C- Three
D- Five - ✔✔A- One
✔✔Connections to the light and power service shall be on a _______ branch circuit.
A- Multiple
B- Dedicated
C- General Purpose
D- Appliance - ✔✔B. Dedicated
✔✔A trouble signal shall be transmitted within a predetermined schedule after the guard
completes the last tour of the premises.
True or False - ✔✔False
✔✔All alarm sounding devices shall have a minimum rating of?
A- 95 dbA at 15'
B- 85 dbA at 15'
C- 80 dbA at 10'
D- 85 dbA at 10' - ✔✔D- 85 dbA at 10'
✔✔Each household detection device shall cause the operation of an alarm which shall
be clearly audible in all _______ over background noise levels such as windows air
conditioners and room humidifiers with all intervening door closed.
A- Bedrooms
B- Hallways
C- Garages
D- Basements - ✔✔A- Bedrooms
✔✔The secondary power supply shall automatically supply the energy to the system
within ______ seconds whenever the primary power supply is incapable.
A- 10
B- 15
C- 30
D- 50 - ✔✔A- 10
✔✔The maximum allowable time lapse from the initiation of a signal fire alarm signal
until it is recorded at the supervising station shall not exceed 90 seconds. When any
number of subsequent fire alarm signals occur at any rate, they shall be recorded at a
rate no slower than one every additional _______ seconds.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Within a protected premise, areas to be covered by the audible fire alarm system
must achieve _____ level of decibels at any location within property covered.
A- 75db
B- 80db
C- 85db
D- 90db - ✔✔B- 80db
✔✔Work on the installation of any fire alarm system cannot commence until?
A- Plans approved by local city/county building department
B- Plans approved by the building owner
C- Plans approved by the authority having jurisdiction
D- Plans approved by a state certified architect/designer - ✔✔C- Plans approved by the
authority having jurisdiction
✔✔A contractor licensed with the State Fire Marshals office must employ a qualified
individual to perform installation and service work on protective signaling systems for
their license valid?
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔According to the regulations set forth by the State Fire Marshal office, the design
and placement of all audio notification appliances integral to the operation of a
protective signaling system and required standards is responsible by who?
A- The property owners
B- The installation contractor
C- The alarm manufacturers
D- The building architect/engineer - ✔✔D- The building architect/engineer
✔✔What is the time requirement by the State Fire Marshals office for a distributor or
installer of protective signaling systems to responds for any needed service or
restoration after being notified by the local fire department?
A- 6 hours
B- 12 hours
C- 24 hours
D- 48 hours - ✔✔C- 24 hours
✔✔Circuits for transmission of supervisory signals shall be _______________ alarm
circuits.
A- Ran together with
B- Ran separate from
C- Either A or B
D- Neither A or B - ✔✔B- Ran separate from
, ✔✔Homeowners shall test their systems in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions and shall have every residential fire alarm system tested by a qualified
technician at least every _________ years.
A- One
B- Two
C- Three
D- Five - ✔✔A- One
✔✔Connections to the light and power service shall be on a _______ branch circuit.
A- Multiple
B- Dedicated
C- General Purpose
D- Appliance - ✔✔B. Dedicated
✔✔A trouble signal shall be transmitted within a predetermined schedule after the guard
completes the last tour of the premises.
True or False - ✔✔False
✔✔All alarm sounding devices shall have a minimum rating of?
A- 95 dbA at 15'
B- 85 dbA at 15'
C- 80 dbA at 10'
D- 85 dbA at 10' - ✔✔D- 85 dbA at 10'
✔✔Each household detection device shall cause the operation of an alarm which shall
be clearly audible in all _______ over background noise levels such as windows air
conditioners and room humidifiers with all intervening door closed.
A- Bedrooms
B- Hallways
C- Garages
D- Basements - ✔✔A- Bedrooms
✔✔The secondary power supply shall automatically supply the energy to the system
within ______ seconds whenever the primary power supply is incapable.
A- 10
B- 15
C- 30
D- 50 - ✔✔A- 10
✔✔The maximum allowable time lapse from the initiation of a signal fire alarm signal
until it is recorded at the supervising station shall not exceed 90 seconds. When any
number of subsequent fire alarm signals occur at any rate, they shall be recorded at a
rate no slower than one every additional _______ seconds.
