Fire Alarm Practice Drill # 11 Denver Fire Department Journeyman Installer License Test © Ted Smith 2017

They will let you use your code book on the test and it can have highlights in it. THIS DRILL IS BASED ON THE 2016 International Fire Code and the Denver Building Am AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH THE QUIZ. GO THROUGH AND FIND ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS AND THEN HIGHLIGHT THEM IN YOUR CODE BOOK. YOU WILL FIND THEM FASTER ON THE TEST THAT WAY. I BELIEVE YOU WILL HAVE MANY QUESTIONS ON THE TEST WHERE THE ANSWER COMES FROM A PLACE YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED.

The purpose of these drills is not to help you memorize answers The purpose of these drills is not to help you memorize answers. If are able to do that, it will be a side benefit. The purpose of these drills is to help you improve your ability to find answers in the codes. No one can give you all the questions that you will see on the test or you will have as a practical application. No one has to do that for you to be successful on the test or in application. You will have a code book and all you need to be able to is find the answer in the code book, regardless of the question. Be sure to look up the answer even if you think you just know the answer while you are doing these drills. That will give the most benefit from the drills and greatly increase your success on the test. TIPS for Effective Use

Click on the slide to start the timer and begin the test 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 Instructions

General Authority and Responsibilities Fire safety inspections for the specific property/operation shall be required at intervals established by the fire code official but not to exceed 24 months. True False

B False 12 months is the correct answer 104.6.2.1

Fire Command Center 2. The fire command center is an occupancy class building requiring an FCC shall be located on the ground floor or in a basement floor not to exceed 2 floors below grade. True False

B. False Correct answer is Ground Floor 508.1.1

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 3. Two fire alarm control panels shall be allowed during a phased system upgrade. During this period, it shall be acceptable to have two points of system reset via the two fire alarm control panels. True False

A True 907.1.9(2)

NFPA 72 4. Audible and visible alarm notification shall be provided to alert occupants of the area having a fire alarm system as well as in the means of egress serving the occupancy. The fire alarm control panel shall incorporate an alarm silencing switch that shall de-activate the audible and visual notification appliances until the system is manually reset. True False

B. False Correct: Audible Only 907.5.2

Fire Command Center 5. Two way communication system required for elevator communication is required to be in the Fire Command Center. True False

B. True 508.1.6(15)

Smoke Control Systems 6. Prior to witnessed acceptance testing of the smoke control system, the design professional engineer shall confirm and advise the Fire Department in writing that the entire smoke control system has been installed, air balanced and tested in accordance with its design, plans, specifications and this code. True False

A. True 909.10.1(3)

NFPA 72 7. The smoke control system shall exhaust a minimum of 5 air change per hour for Atriums. True False

B. False Correct 6 air changes 909.14.3

General Authority and Responsibilities 8. No person shall reset or silence a system unless by direction of the fire chief, fire code official or fire department official in charge of the incident. True False

A. True 104.11.3.1

Licenses 9. Denver Fire Department license shall be required for the design, installation, modification, inspection and testing of Fire Alarm systems. True False

A True 114.2.14

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 10. Wiring color code for the fire alarm system shall be consistent throughout the entire system and permanently posted inside the fire alarm control panel. True False

A. True 907.6.1

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 11. In an atrium, area type smoke detectors, spaced in accordance with NFPA 72, shall be installed at the atrium ceiling where the ceiling is 36 feet or less from the floor of the atrium. True False

B. False Correct: 30 feet or less 907.2.14.2

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 12. A minimum of three cycles of an alert tone complying with NFPA 72 shall precede and follow required voice evacuation messages. True False

B. False Correct: A minimum of 2 907.5.2.2.6

Emergency Responder Radio Enhancement Coverage 13. In high rise buildings, installation of rise cable and amplifiers for distributed antenna systems shall be located in stacked electrical rooms or telephone rooms or shaft enclosures separated from the remainder of the floor by not less that a one hour fire resistance rated fire barrier shaft constructed in accordance with IBC section 707 and 713. True False

True 510.3.1

Permits 14. Work performed on a fire alarm system to keep equipment operable or to make repairs is considered maintenance and when performed in accordance with this code and Fire Department policy, is not considered modification and does not require a construction permit. True False

A. True 105.7.10

Electrical Theory 15. Fire alarm systems undergoing maintenance or modification shall not have any portion of the system out of service for more than 12 hours. True False

B. False Correct: 10 hours 907.1.9

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

General Authority and Responsibilities Fire safety inspections for the specific property/operation shall be required at intervals established by the fire code official but not to exceed 24 months. True False

B False 12 months is the correct answer 104.6.2.1

Fire Command Center 2. The fire command center is an occupancy class building requiring an FCC shall be located on the ground floor or in a basement floor not to exceed 2 floors below grade. True False

B. False Correct answer is Ground Floor 508.1.1

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 3. Two fire alarm control panels shall be allowed during a phased system upgrade. During this period, it shall be acceptable to have two points of system reset via the two fire alarm control panels. True False

A True 907.1.9(2)

NFPA 72 4. Audible and visible alarm notification shall be provided to alert occupants of the area having a fire alarm system as well as in the means of egress serving the occupancy. The fire alarm control panel shall incorporate an alarm silencing switch that shall de-activate the audible and visual notification appliances until the system is manually reset. True False

B. False Correct: Audible Only 907.5.2

Fire Command Center 5. Two way communication system required for elevator communication is required to be in the Fire Command Center. True False

B. True 508.1.6(15)

Smoke Control Systems 6. Prior to witnessed acceptance testing of the smoke control system, the design professional engineer shall confirm and advise the Fire Department in writing that the entire smoke control system has been installed, air balanced and tested in accordance with its design, plans, specifications and this code. True False

A. True 909.10.1(3)

NFPA 72 7. The smoke control system shall exhaust a minimum of 5 air change per hour for Atriums. True False

B. False Correct 6 air changes 909.14.3

General Authority and Responsibilities 8. No person shall reset or silence a system unless by direction of the fire chief, fire code official or fire department official in charge of the incident. True False

A. True 104.11.3.1

Licenses 9. Denver Fire Department license shall be required for the design, installation, modification, inspection and testing of Fire Alarm systems. True False

A True 114.2.14

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 10. Wiring color code for the fire alarm system shall be consistent throughout the entire system and permanently posted inside the fire alarm control panel. True False

A. True 907.6.1

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 11. In an atrium, area type smoke detectors, spaced in accordance with NFPA 72, shall be installed at the atrium ceiling where the ceiling is 36 feet or less from the floor of the atrium. True False

B. False Correct: 30 feet or less 907.2.14.2

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems 12. A minimum of three cycles of an alert tone complying with NFPA 72 shall precede and follow required voice evacuation messages. True False

B. False Correct: A minimum of 2 907.5.2.2.6

Emergency Responder Radio Enhancement Coverage 13. In high rise buildings, installation of rise cable and amplifiers for distributed antenna systems shall be located in stacked electrical rooms or telephone rooms or shaft enclosures separated from the remainder of the floor by not less that a one hour fire resistance rated fire barrier shaft constructed in accordance with IBC section 707 and 713. True False

True 510.3.1

Permits 14. Work performed on a fire alarm system to keep equipment operable or to make repairs is considered maintenance and when performed in accordance with this code and Fire Department policy, is not considered modification and does not require a construction permit. True False

A. True 105.7.10

Electrical Theory 15. Fire alarm systems undergoing maintenance or modification shall not have any portion of the system out of service for more than 12 hours. True False

B. False Correct: 10 hours 907.1.9