NICET Fire Alarm Tech Level 1 Practice Test

NICET Fire Alarm Tech Level 1 Practice Test # 8 © Ted Smith 2017

Instructions • Be sure to place this presentation in Slide Show Mode if it is not already in that mode before proceeding • The purpose of this drill is to help you improve your skill at finding answers to questions using the applicable fire codes and also to help increase your knowledge of the Fire Alarm codes. • Each slide will contain a question. The question will remain in the screen for a period of 2 minutes. At the end of the two minutes, a notification will sound and the slide will transition to the next slide which will have the correct answer to the question. After 15 seconds the next question will appear and the process will continue. • During the test do not worry about the correct answers when those slide appear. You will be given an opportunity to review the answers with out the time at the end of the test. • Click on the slide to start the timer and begin the test

Denver Building Amendments • When the fire code official deems any operation, interior or exterior, to be unsafe so as to create a hazard, the fire code official is authorized to serve upon the owner, contractor, or the person having control of the property, a written notice to : • A. cease all operations and evacuate the building • B. remove or repair or alter as necessary • C. bring the system in compliance with the current Denver Building Amendments • D. post a fire watch until the system is corrected.

Answer • B. 110. 1. 2. 2

Denver Building Amendments • A high rise building is any building with an occupied floor located more than ____ feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. • A. 25 • B. 50 • C. 75 • D. 150

answer • C. 75 • IFC Definitions High Rise

Denver building amendments • An _____ group occupancy Condition 1 is a building that is occupied by not more than 16 persons, excluding staff, who reside on a 24 hour basis in a supervised environment and receive custodial care and in which all persons can respond to emergency situations to complete building evacuation without any assistance. • A. H-5 • B. E • C. I-1 • D. R

answer • C. I-1 Condition 1 • Definitions IFC Occupancies

Denver Building Amendments • An optional standby generator operating off of diesel fuel that is located at other than grade level the individual fuel tank capacity shall not exceed ________ gallons. • • A. 120 B. 100 C. 50 D. 30

Answer • A. 120 gallons • DBA 604. 1. 1. 1

Denver Building Amendments • Fire alarm system control units and annunciators shall be located within _______ feet of the main building entrance. • A. 3 • B. 5 • C. 10 • D. 20

answer • C. 10 • DBA 907. 1. 5

Denver Building Amendments • The means of egress illumination level shall not be less than ______ footcandle at the walking surface under normal power. • A. 1 • B. 3 • C. 5 • D. 7

Answer • A. 1 • IFC 1008. 2. 1

Denver Building Amendments • Fire Alarm systems undergoing maintenance or modification shall not have any portion of the system out of service for more than _______ hours. • • A. 24 B. 16 C. 10 D. 8

answer • C. 10 hours • DBA 907. 1. 9

Denver Building Amendment • Fire alarm control units shall be equipped with a key or special numeric code to access the system reset and silence functions. Access to the reset and silence operator interface shall be secured behind a locked door. • A. True • B. False

Answer • B. False. Must be behind a locked door, but the fire alarm control unit can not be locked. • DBA 907. 1. 5

Denver Building Amendment • Where the total floor area exceeds __________ square feet within either a covered mall or within the perimeter line of an open mall building, an emergency voice/alarm communication system shall be provided. • • A. 10, 000 B. 25, 000 C. 50, 000 D. 75, 000

Answer • C. 50, 000 IFC 907. 2. 20

Denver Building Amendment • Manual fire alarm boxes shall be located not more than 5 feet from the entrance to each exit. In buildings not protected by an automatic sprinkler system, the maximum exit access travel distance to the nearest box does not exceed _______ feet. • A. 10 • B. 20 • C. 100 • D. 200

Answer • D. 200 • IFC 907. 4. 2. 1

Denver Building Amendment • Fire alarm system and communications wiring shall comply with the provisions of NFPA 72 and NFPA 70. Each type of initiating circuit, indicating circuit and control circuit shall be indicated by a separate color by utilizing either colored wire or by using six inches of heat shrink colored tubing at the end of each conductor at all splices, taps and terminations. • A. True • B. False

Answer • A. True • DBA 907. 6. 1

END of QUIz. THE TIME WILL STOP NOW. PLEASE CLICK ON THE SLIDE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT THE TIMER AND REVIEW EACH QUESTION.

NICET Fire Alarm Tech Level 1 Practice Test # 8 © Ted Smith 2017

Instructions • Be sure to place this presentation in Slide Show Mode if it is not already in that mode before proceeding • The purpose of this drill is to help you improve your skill at finding answers to questions using the applicable fire codes and also to help increase your knowledge of the Fire Alarm codes. • Each slide will contain a question. The question will remain in the screen for a period of 2 minutes. At the end of the two minutes, a notification will sound and the slide will transition to the next slide which will have the correct answer to the question. After 15 seconds the next question will appear and the process will continue. • During the test do not worry about the correct answers when those slide appear. You will be given an opportunity to review the answers with out the time at the end of the test. • Click on the slide to start the timer and begin the test

Denver Building Amendments • When the fire code official deems any operation, interior or exterior, to be unsafe so as to create a hazard, the fire code official is authorized to serve upon the owner, contractor, or the person having control of the property, a written notice to : • A. cease all operations and evacuate the building • B. remove or repair or alter as necessary • C. bring the system in compliance with the current Denver Building Amendments • D. post a fire watch until the system is corrected.

Answer • B. 110. 1. 2. 2

Denver Building Amendments • A high rise building is any building with an occupied floor located more than ____ feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. • A. 25 • B. 50 • C. 75 • D. 150

answer • C. 75 • IFC Definitions High Rise

Denver building amendments • An _____ group occupancy Condition 1 is a building that is occupied by not more than 16 persons, excluding staff, who reside on a 24 hour basis in a supervised environment and receive custodial care and in which all persons can respond to emergency situations to complete building evacuation without any assistance. • A. H-5 • B. E • C. I-1 • D. R

answer • C. I-1 Condition 1 • Definitions IFC Occupancies

Denver Building Amendments • An optional standby generator operating off of diesel fuel that is located at other than grade level the individual fuel tank capacity shall not exceed ________ gallons. • • A. 120 B. 100 C. 50 D. 30

Answer • A. 120 gallons • DBA 604. 1. 1. 1

Denver Building Amendments • Fire alarm system control units and annunciators shall be located within _______ feet of the main building entrance. • A. 3 • B. 5 • C. 10 • D. 20

answer • C. 10 • DBA 907. 1. 5

Denver Building Amendments • The means of egress illumination level shall not be less than ______ footcandle at the walking surface under normal power. • A. 1 • B. 3 • C. 5 • D. 7

Answer • A. 1 • IFC 1008. 2. 1

Denver Building Amendments • Fire Alarm systems undergoing maintenance or modification shall not have any portion of the system out of service for more than _______ hours. • • A. 24 B. 16 C. 10 D. 8

answer • C. 10 hours • DBA 907. 1. 9

Denver Building Amendment • Fire alarm control units shall be equipped with a key or special numeric code to access the system reset and silence functions. Access to the reset and silence operator interface shall be secured behind a locked door. • A. True • B. False

Answer • B. False. Must be behind a locked door, but the fire alarm control unit can not be locked. • DBA 907. 1. 5

Denver Building Amendment • Where the total floor area exceeds __________ square feet within either a covered mall or within the perimeter line of an open mall building, an emergency voice/alarm communication system shall be provided. • • A. 10, 000 B. 25, 000 C. 50, 000 D. 75, 000

Answer • C. 50, 000 IFC 907. 2. 20

Denver Building Amendment • Manual fire alarm boxes shall be located not more than 5 feet from the entrance to each exit. In buildings not protected by an automatic sprinkler system, the maximum exit access travel distance to the nearest box does not exceed _______ feet. • A. 10 • B. 20 • C. 100 • D. 200

Answer • D. 200 • IFC 907. 4. 2. 1

Denver Building Amendment • Fire alarm system and communications wiring shall comply with the provisions of NFPA 72 and NFPA 70. Each type of initiating circuit, indicating circuit and control circuit shall be indicated by a separate color by utilizing either colored wire or by using six inches of heat shrink colored tubing at the end of each conductor at all splices, taps and terminations. • A. True • B. False

Answer • A. True • DBA 907. 6. 1