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Alarm Systems and Devices I

These quizzes have been designed to assist individuals in becoming a well rounded Fire and Life Safety Director. Croker’s quiz training module may be used in conjunction with Croker’s FDNY accredited course (and distributed course material) to aid in the learning process.
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Question 1.
All fire alarm pull stations must be painted red, and must be securely mounted to the wall at what distance above the floor level?

A. Between 5 and 6 Feet

B. 4.5 Feet

C. Between 3.5 and 5 Feet

D. 5 Feet

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Question 2.
Supervisory devices provide signals which indicate that a system or device being monitored is in an abnormal state. All of the following will send a supervisory signal to the Fire Command Center EXCEPT?

A. Failure of Electric Power to Fire Pumps

B. Low Water Level in Gravity Tanks

C. Low Water Pressure in Pressure Tanks

D. High Water Pressure in Gravity Tanks

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Question 3.
There are occasions when a Fire and Life Safety Director (FLSD) has to put the building’s fire alarm system off-line. In which of the following scenarios would the FLSD be LEAST LIKELY to do so?

A. When a New Tenant’s Office Furniture is Being Delivered

B. When Fire Drills are Being Conducted

C. When Construction is Taking Place on a Tenant’s Floor

D. When a Section of Pipe in the Standpipe System Needs to be Replaced

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Question 4.
How many kinds of fire alarm pull stations are there?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 2

D. 1

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Question 5.
Specific entries must be made in an Alarm Logbook when an Alarm is activated. Each of following choices represents a required entry, EXCEPT:

A. The Date and Time the Alarm Activated

B. Type and Location of the Device

C. The Probable Cause of the Alarm

D. The Identity of the Building Personnel who Responded

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Question 6.
Which one of the following signals is initiated by the fire alarm system and indicates that there is a fault in a monitored circuit or component?

A. Trouble Signal

B. Supervisory Signal

C. Alarm Signal

D. Secondary Signal

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Question 7.
Which statement is correct if a security company wants to install a hidden camera in a fake smoke detector?

A. This is Illegal

B. It must be listed in the FDNY Plan

C. It must be limited to the lobby area only

D. It can only be installed in public areas

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Question 8.
An alarm transmitted to the Fire Department for which the detector system functioned for other than its intended purpose. Causes may be: lack of maintenance, improper detector placement, improper system installation, induced electrical currents, improper detector setting for installed location, computer console malfunction, etc. This type of alarm is called …

A. An Improper Alarm

B. An Unnecessary Alarm

C. An Unwarranted Alarm

D. An Unintended Alarm

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Question 9.
Which term best describes an engineered system that uses mechanical fans to produce pressure differences across smoke barriers or that establishes airflow to limit smoke movement?

A. Automatic Smoke Purge System

B. Pressurized System

C. Mechanical Smoke Control System

D. Post-Fire Smoke Purge System

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Question 10.
All of the following are correct statements regarding the Alarm Logbook EXCEPT?

A. Pages Do Not Need to be Consecutively Numbered

B. All Entries Shall be Made in Ink and Dated

C. Shall be a Bound Book (Other than Spiral Bound)

D. Separate Logbook Shall be Kept for Each Calendar Year

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Question 11.
What is the maximum number of unwarranted/unnecessary alarms ALLOWED by the FDNY in any three (3) month period BEFORE the FDNY will issue a summons to the building?

A. 6

B. 2

C. 4

D. 1

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Question 12.
If/when the audible fire alarm on the 15th floor is unable to function in conformance with the law, whom should the Fire and Life Safety Director (FLSD) notify?

A. The Tenants Occupying the 15th Floor

B. The Tenants Occupying the 14th and 15th Floor

C. The Tenants Occupying the 15th and 16th Floor

D. The Tenants Occupying the 15th, 16th and 17th Floor

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Question 13.
In a certain type of smoke detector, a light source and a photosensitive sensor are so arranged that the rays from the light source do not normally fall on the photosensitive sensor. When smoke particles enter the light path, some of the light is scattered by reflection and refraction onto the sensor, causing the detector to respond. What is the names of this type of smoke detector?

A. Photosensitive Light Scattering Smoke Detector

B. Reflective Light Scattering Smoke Detector

C. Photoelectric Light Scattering Smoke Detector

D. Refracted Light Scattering Smoke Detector

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Question 14.
An ionization smoke detector contains a material which ionizes the air in the sensing chamber, thus rendering it conductive and permitting a current to flow between two charged electrodes. When the conductance is less than a predetermined level, the detector responds. What material ionizes the air in the sensing chamber?

A. A small amount of Magnesium

B. A small amount of Hydrogen Gas

C. A small amount of Copper Material

D. A small amount of Radioactive Material

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Question 15.
During a fire emergency, who must control the post fire smoke systems?

A. Fire Department

B. Fire and Life Safety Director (FLSD)

C. Building Engineer

D. Building Manager

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Question 16.
Which of the following items is REQUIRED to be kept at the Fire Command Center during business hours?

A. The Sprinkler System Maintenance Record Card

B. The Post Fire Smoke Purge System Key

C. The Smoke Detector Maintenance Logbook

D. The Alarm Logbook

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Question 17.
The cover of the logbook shall bear the inscription, “ALARM LOGBOOK”, as well as the name and address of the building. All entries shall be made in ink and dated. A separate logbook shall be kept for each calendar year. How long after the date of the last entry must the logbooks be retained?

A. Three Years

B. Five Years

C. Four Years

D. Two Years

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Question 18.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a fixed-temperature heat detector?

A. They activate the alarm when the room temperature increases at a rapid rate

B. They are more sensitive than a rate of rise heat detector

C. They consist of two electrical contacts housed in a protective unit

D. They normally automatically reset themselves when the temperature returns to normal after they activate an alarm

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Question 19.
Where on the premises should the Alarm Logbook be kept?

A. In the Mechanical Equipment Room

B. In the Chief Engineer’s Office

C. At the Fire Command Center

D. In the Property Manager’s Office

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Question 20.
Which one of the following signals indicates that a system or device being monitored is in an abnormal state?

A. Tone Signal

B. Alarm Signal

C. Supervisory Signal

D. Secondary Signal

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Question 21.
It shall be unlawful to transmit unnecessary or unwarranted alarms in any three-month period if the amount of those alarms is:

A. Three or More

B. Two or More

C. Ten or More

D. Six or More

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Question 22.
In an office building, how frequently shall the name and the Certificate of Fitness number of the Fire and Life Safety Director (FLSD) on duty, and the time each tour of duty began and ended, be entered in the Alarm Logbook?

A. On a Regular Basis

B. Weekly

C. Twice a Week

D. On a Daily Basis

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Question 23.
Any premises which has a defined fire alarm system, must also maintain, on the premises, an Alarm Logbook. Which statement is NOT accurate regarding the alarm logbook?

A. Alarm logbook entries shall be made in chronological order

B. Alarm logbook entries will record the location and causes of all alarm signals transmitted by such fire alarm system

C. The alarm logbook must always be kept at the Fire Command Center

D. The alarm logbook shall be available for inspection by Fire Department personnel responding to an alarm on the premises

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