FA8 Flashcards
Which of the following locations is least likely to require an in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication system?
a. Assembly b. Health Care
c. High-rise d. Mercantile
d. Mercantile
An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication system is required for systems using total evacuation plans. True or False
False
Systems that require ___ of occupants are NOT required to meet survivability requirements.
a. defend in place b. partial evacuation
c. relocation d. total evacuation
d. total evacuation
Which of the following is an example of a distributed recipient mass notification system (DRMNS)?
a. in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communication system
b. in-building mass notification system
c. reverse 9-1-1
d. two-way, in-building, wired emergency communications system
c. reverse 9-1-1
Mass notification systems are used to warn of ___
a. bomb threats b. fires
c. terror alerts d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Two-way, in-building emergency communications systems are also called ___
a. DRMNS
b. EVACS
c. firefighter’s telephones
d. radio enhancement systems
c. firefighter’s telephones
Emergency voice/alarm communications systems utilize ____
a. bells b. chimes
c. horns d. speakers
d. speakers
An emergency voice/alarm communications system uses ____ communications.
a. multi-party b. one-way
c. two-way d. all of the above
b. one-way
Emergency communication systems must operate at standby for ___ followed by ___ of full operation.
a. 24 hours / 1 hour b. 24 hours / 2 hours
c. 24 hours / 4 hours d. 24 hours / 8 hours
b. 24 hours / 2 hours
Batteries used as secondary power supplies for emergency communications systems must have a minimum safety factor of ____
a. 0% b. 10%
c. 20% d. 30%
c. 20%
In-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications systems are required to have what secondary power supply capacity?
a. 24 hours standby plus 5 minutes of alarm
b. 24 hours standby plus 15 minutes of all connected load.
c. 24 hours standby plus 1 hour of alarm operation
d. 24 hours standby plus 4 hours of alarm operation
b. 24 hours standby plus 15 minutes of all connected load.
Outgoing and return conductors of Class A circuits __ be separated by a distance of ___.
a. shall / 4’ vertically and 1’ horizontally
b. shall / 1’ vertically and 4’ horizontally
c. should / 4’ vertically and 1’ horizontally
d. should / 1’ vertically and 4’ horizontally
b. should/ 1’ vertically and 4’ horizontally
Where a fire command center (FCC is required, Section __ of the International Building Code requires an FCC to have a minimum fire rating of __.
a. 907 / 1 hour b. 909 / 1 hour
c. 909 / 2 hours d. 911 / 1 hour
d. 911 / 1 hour
Systems that provide for a partial evacuation or relocation of occupants must be _____
a. Class A b. coded
c. non-coded d. survivable
d. survivable
Level 3 survivability requires which of the following?
a. A fully sprinklered building
b. Critical circuits protected for 1 hour
c. No additional protection
d. Performance alternatives approved by the AHJ
a. a fully sprinklered building