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STATE OF OHIO FIRE ALARM TEST PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed
they shall be ____________ above average ambient
sound level - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical
equipment rooms, the average ambient sound level is -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______
shall require the use of a visible notification appliance -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for
the purpose for which they are intended - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless
they have been tested for such a mounting -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔True
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How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm
station be mounted - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to
initiate alarm - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔90 sec
smoke detectors must be tested every - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔1 year
Sensitivity in smoke detectors and single & multiple-
station smoke alarms in other than 1&2 family dwellings
shall be checked within _____ year or years after
installation - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be
more than _____ inches from the ceiling - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be
located within _____ of the peak, measured horizontally
- ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔36''
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smoke detectors shall not be located near - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔Air supply diffusers
When beams project more than _____ inches below the
ceiling and are more than 8' on center, each bay
formed by the beams shall be treated as a separate
area for heat detectors - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance
between boxes will not be in excess of - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an
alarm is initiated in no more than _____ seconds -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air
stream of - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔supply registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔Final clean up of all trades
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a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector
shall be listed and approved for not less than -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed
up to ______ in front or behind openings - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light
beam is projected across the area to be protected -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion
is a ____ detector - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______
inches and not more than ______ inches above the floor
level - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔42/48
single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested
after the initial installation test every ____ -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1 year
STATE OF OHIO FIRE ALARM TEST PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Where Public Mode audible appliances are installed
they shall be ____________ above average ambient
sound level - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔15dba
Where audible appliances are installed in mechanical
equipment rooms, the average ambient sound level is -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔85dba
An average ambient sound level greater than ______
shall require the use of a visible notification appliance -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔105dba
All fire detection devices shall be listed or approved for
the purpose for which they are intended - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔True
A detector should not be recessed in any way unless
they have been tested for such a mounting -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔True
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How far from the doorway shall a Manual fire alarm
station be mounted - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔5'
Vane type flow switch have no longer than _____ to
initiate alarm - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔90 sec
smoke detectors must be tested every - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔1 year
Sensitivity in smoke detectors and single & multiple-
station smoke alarms in other than 1&2 family dwellings
shall be checked within _____ year or years after
installation - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1 year
A spot-type heat detector located on a wall shall not be
more than _____ inches from the ceiling - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔12''
With a peak ceiling, heat and smoke detectors shall be
located within _____ of the peak, measured horizontally
- ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔36''
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smoke detectors shall not be located near - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔Air supply diffusers
When beams project more than _____ inches below the
ceiling and are more than 8' on center, each bay
formed by the beams shall be treated as a separate
area for heat detectors - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔18''
When manual fire alarm boxes are used, the distance
between boxes will not be in excess of - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔200'
A water flow device should be field adjusted so that an
alarm is initiated in no more than _____ seconds -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔90 seconds
smoke detectors shall not be located directly in the air
stream of - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔supply registers
Detectors shall not be installed until after - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔Final clean up of all trades
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a heat detector integrally mounted on a smoke detector
shall be listed and approved for not less than -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔50'
Detectors for common return systems should be installed
up to ______ in front or behind openings - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔12''
A line-type obsucration smoke detector, where the light
beam is projected across the area to be protected -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔projected beam smoke detector
A device which detects the visible particles of combustion
is a ____ detector - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Smoke
Manual Fire alarm boxes shall not be less than _______
inches and not more than ______ inches above the floor
level - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔42/48
single and multiple stations smoke alarms shall be tested
after the initial installation test every ____ -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1 year
