Ted “Smitty” Smith

 I have included in the following slides some key sections from each of the codes you will primarily encounter on the test. I recommend reading each of the key sections noted.  The Denver Building Amendments can be difficult to navigate. I recommend reading through one time the entire Chapter 5 and reading through two times the entire Chapter 9.  The majority of the second part of your test will be answered in Chapter 9 of the Denver Building Amendments.

 NEC  Article  Article (B)(1)  Article (A)  Article  Article

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    T Section 8  T Section 9 (h)  T Section 19(3)     T Section 5(a)  T Section 15(h)    

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  Exceptions 1 and 2  Exception 2  Exception 9  (6)   Also be sure to check exception   

 This slide show contains multiple timed questions. All questions can be answered using the International Fire Code, The National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code and the Denver Building Amendments.  If you put the slide show into slide show mode, the slides will transition automatically and allow you 3 minutes for each question. The answers will stay up for only 15 seconds. When you reach the end of the practice test there will be a slide that reads STOP.  You can then click on the slide and the questions will be repeated without the timer so that you can write down questions and answers and take notes.  During the timed section, do not worry about writing down the correct answer. Proceed through the timed section then review the questions and answer again without the timer.

 Conductors of ______ AWG shall be permitted only where spliced with a connector listed as suitable when used in a PLFA circuit.

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 Type ________ cable may be used in place of FPLP cable in a plenum area for PLFA circuit.

 CMP  (A)

 Conductors for NPLFA wiring methods shall be cables that are made of solid or stranded copper or aluminum only.  True or False

 False  Copper Only  (A)

 Complete records of all signals received by a supervising station shall be kept for a period of ________________.

 1 year NFPA

 A type public alarm system shall be required where the number of all alarms required to be retransmitted exceeds _____________ per year.

 2500 NFPA

 A fire alarm system installed in an occupancy that does not require a fire alarm system shall ____________________________.  A. comply with NFPA 72  B. not be required to comply with NFPA 72  C. comply with chapters 17 and 18 of NFPA 72 only  D. comply with the NEC only

 A. comply with NFPA 72 ( )

 A class A circuit in a protected premises using physical conductors shall be installed so that the outgoing and return conductors are routed separately unless for a distance not to exceed __________ feet where the conductors enter or exit the initiating device, notification appliance, or control unit enclosures.  3  6  10  15

 10 ( List item 1)

 A class B circuit in protected premises shall be designed and installed in a manner to ensure so that a _____________________ signal shall annunciate in the condition of an open or ground condition in the wiring.  Supervisory  Alarm  Trouble  None of the above

 Trouble (23.5.2)

 Actuation of alarm notification appliances or emergency voice communications, fire safety functions, and annunciation at the protected premises shall occur within ____________ after the activation of an initiating device.  5 seconds  10 seconds  30 seconds  1 minute

 10 seconds ( )

 Power limited fire alarm circuit conductors shall not be strapped, taped, or attached by any means to the exterior of any conduit or other raceway as a means of support.  True  False

 True  NEC

 Visible notification signals _______________________ be required in exit stair enclosures and exit passageways.  Shall  Shall not

 Shall not ( )

 Type NPLFP cable shall be listed for use if used in other spaces used for environmental air and shall also be listed as having adequate fire resistance and ________________characteristics.

 Low smoke producing  NEC (C)

 New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or letters, or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. Addresses are not required to be posted at the rear of the property at the alleyway.  True or False

 False  Must be at alleyway also  DBA 505.1

 High Rise buildings shall be supplied by a minimum of three independent public water mains.  True or False

 False  Two  DBA

 A fire alarm system must be supplied by a minimum of __________ independent and reliable power supplies.  One  Two  Three  Four

 Two ( )

 A coded alarm signal shall consist of not less than__________ complete rounds of the number transmitted.  One  Two  Three  Four

 Three (10.9.3)

 A coded supervisory signal shall be permitted to consist of ___________ rounds of the number transmitted to indicate a supervisory off-normal condition.  One  Two  Three  Four

 Two ( )

 In existing buildings undergoing a panel replacement, remote annunciators with silence and reset functions may be provided when approved by the dire code official. The units shall be equipped with enable/disable switches and shall be contained behind a transparent, lockable cover.  True or False

 False  Shall not be equipped with an enable/disable  DBA Exception 1

 Spot type smoke detectors shall be located on the ceiling, or if on a side wall, between the ceiling and ___________ inches down from the ceiling to the top of the detector.  6 inches  12 inches  18 inches  24 inches

 12 inches ( )

 The lamps and LED’s for the control equipment of a Mass Notification System shall be visually inspected ________________________________.  Monthly  Quarterly  Semi-annually  Annually

 Semi-Annually (Table Page 57)

 Systems undergoing maintenance or modification shall not have any portion of the system our of service for more than 8 hours.  True or False

 False  10  DBA

 Automatic smoke detection is required not less than one foot but no more than three feet on the occupied side of each door that enters a refuge area, elevator lobby and exit stairway in building types R-4.  True or False

 True  DBA (6)

 An approved automatic smoke detection system shall be installed in areas containing stationary storage battery systems having a liquid capacity of more than 75 gallons. Where the alarm is installed, provide signage indicating “Battery Room Alarm-Call 911.”  True or False

 False  50 gallons  DBA

 Where practical difficulties are associated with replacement of fire alarm systems in existing high rises two fire alarm control panels shall not be allowed during the phased upgrade. Existing and new fire alarm control panels shall be co located at a location approved by the fire code official.  True or False

 False  Two panels are allowed  DBA Exception 2

 In a nightclub means shall be provided to reduce or eliminate background noise upon activation of the fire alarm system.  True or False

 True  DBA 

 Annunciator panels shall be point lit graphic or computer graphic or a directory LED point display.  True or False

 True  DBA 

 In a group I occupancy a manual fire alarm system is allowed.  True or False

 True  DBA 

 Buildings with a floor used for human occupancy located more than 50 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be provided with a fire command center.  True or False

 False  DBA 

 In a group E occupancy a manual fire alarm system is not required if 20 or less occupants and 120V AC single or multiple station residential smoke alarms with battery back up, wired to a switched source are provided.  True or False

 False  Unswitched  DBA  Exception 2

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 Conductors of ______ AWG shall be permitted only where spliced with a connector listed as suitable when used in a PLFA circuit.

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 Type ________ cable may be used in place of FPLP cable in a plenum area for PLFA circuit.

 CMP  (A)

 Conductors for NPLFA wiring methods shall be cables that are made of solid or stranded copper or aluminum only.  True or False

 False  Copper Only  (A)

 Complete records of all signals received by a supervising station shall be kept for a period of ________________.

 1 year NFPA

 A type public alarm system shall be required where the number of all alarms required to be retransmitted exceeds _____________ per year.

 2500 NFPA

 A fire alarm system installed in an occupancy that does not require a fire alarm system shall ____________________________.  A. comply with NFPA 72  B. not be required to comply with NFPA 72  C. comply with chapters 17 and 18 of NFPA 72 only  D. comply with the NEC only

 A. comply with NFPA 72 ( )

 A class A circuit in a protected premises using physical conductors shall be installed so that the outgoing and return conductors are routed separately unless for a distance not to exceed __________ feet where the conductors enter or exit the initiating device, notification appliance, or control unit enclosures.  3  6  10  15

 10 ( List item 1)

 A class B circuit in protected premises shall be designed and installed in a manner to ensure so that a _____________________ signal shall annunciate in the condition of an open or ground condition in the wiring.  Supervisory  Alarm  Trouble  None of the above

 Trouble (23.5.2)

 Actuation of alarm notification appliances or emergency voice communications, fire safety functions, and annunciation at the protected premises shall occur within ____________ after the activation of an initiating device.  5 seconds  10 seconds  30 seconds  1 minute

 10 seconds ( )

 Power limited fire alarm circuit conductors shall not be strapped, taped, or attached by any means to the exterior of any conduit or other raceway as a means of support.  True  False

 True  NEC

 Visible notification signals _______________________ be required in exit stair enclosures and exit passageways.  Shall  Shall not

 Shall not ( )

 Type NPLFP cable shall be listed for use if used in other spaces used for environmental air and shall also be listed as having adequate fire resistance and ________________characteristics.

 Low smoke producing  NEC (C)

 New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or letters, or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. Addresses are not required to be posted at the rear of the property at the alleyway.  True or False

 False  Must be at alleyway also  DBA 505.1

 High Rise buildings shall be supplied by a minimum of three independent public water mains.  True or False

 False  Two  DBA

 A fire alarm system must be supplied by a minimum of __________ independent and reliable power supplies.  One  Two  Three  Four

 Two ( )

 A coded alarm signal shall consist of not less than__________ complete rounds of the number transmitted.  One  Two  Three  Four

 Three (10.9.3)

 A coded supervisory signal shall be permitted to consist of ___________ rounds of the number transmitted to indicate a supervisory off-normal condition.  One  Two  Three  Four

 Two ( )

 In existing buildings undergoing a panel replacement, remote annunciators with silence and reset functions may be provided when approved by the dire code official. The units shall be equipped with enable/disable switches and shall be contained behind a transparent, lockable cover.  True or False

 False  Shall not be equipped with an enable/disable  DBA Exception 1

 Spot type smoke detectors shall be located on the ceiling, or if on a side wall, between the ceiling and ___________ inches down from the ceiling to the top of the detector.  6 inches  12 inches  18 inches  24 inches

 12 inches ( )

 The lamps and LED’s for the control equipment of a Mass Notification System shall be visually inspected ________________________________.  Monthly  Quarterly  Semi-annually  Annually

 Semi-Annually (Table Page 57)

 Systems undergoing maintenance or modification shall not have any portion of the system our of service for more than 8 hours.  True or False

 False  10  DBA

 Automatic smoke detection is required not less than one foot but no more than three feet on the occupied side of each door that enters a refuge area, elevator lobby and exit stairway in building types R-4.  True or False

 True  DBA (6)

 An approved automatic smoke detection system shall be installed in areas containing stationary storage battery systems having a liquid capacity of more than 75 gallons. Where the alarm is installed, provide signage indicating “Battery Room Alarm-Call 911.”  True or False

 False  50 gallons  DBA

 Where practical difficulties are associated with replacement of fire alarm systems in existing high rises two fire alarm control panels shall not be allowed during the phased upgrade. Existing and new fire alarm control panels shall be co located at a location approved by the fire code official.  True or False

 False  Two panels are allowed  DBA Exception 2

 In a nightclub means shall be provided to reduce or eliminate background noise upon activation of the fire alarm system.  True or False

 True  DBA 

 Annunciator panels shall be point lit graphic or computer graphic or a directory LED point display.  True or False

 True  DBA 

 In a group I occupancy a manual fire alarm system is allowed.  True or False

 True  DBA 

 Buildings with a floor used for human occupancy located more than 50 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be provided with a fire command center.  True or False

 False  DBA 

 In a group E occupancy a manual fire alarm system is not required if 20 or less occupants and 120V AC single or multiple station residential smoke alarms with battery back up, wired to a switched source are provided.  True or False

 False  Unswitched  DBA  Exception 2