Fire Alarm systems, types of design, limitations, operation, regulations, siting, cables, accessories, systems and protection - 8 questions from a bank of questions
Which specific set of regulations set out the 'recommendations for the installation and servicing of fire alarms and is the accepted code of practice for these systems' ?
BS7671:2018
BS5839
BS5266
BS4343
There are many types of alarm panel. Which 'operational design' is 'intelligent' ?
closed circuit
open circuit
short circuit
loop circuit
Fire alarm systems can cover small or very large buildings. How are these buildings divided up ?
areas
zones
sections
None of the answers here
Where should a fire alarm control panel be sited ?
in the basement
in the reception
anywhere within the protected building
in a corridor
What is the function of a 'diversion switch' on the control panel ?
To divert the main sounder to a supervisory buzzer in the panel
To divert control panel power from the mains to battery
To completely reset the system after a fire
To manually activate the fire alarm sounder
A Fire Alarm Sounder is shown here. How loud (dB) should this be (minimum) in all parts of the protected building ?
75dB
65dB
85dB
55dB
How loud (dB) should this fire alarm sounder be (minimum) at the head of a bed where sleeping people may need to be woken (i.e. hotel, guest house etc) ?
65dB
75dB
85dB
55dB
A fire alarm panel installation is shown here. SWA supplies the 'mains' but what is the cable system used to connect all the ancilliary parts to the panel ?
FP200
pvc/pvc
SWA
Steel conduit system
The fire brigade recommend fitting this device into each home. What is it?
heat detector
smoke detector
flame detector
carbon dioxide detector
The fire alarm panel LED for ZONE 3 is flashing 'FIRE'. What does this mean ?
the fire is in zone 3
the fire detection was actioned in zone 3
there is a wiring fault in zone 3
none of these answers
What is shown here ?
break glass call point
fire point
manual fire switch
emergency switch
One type of 'automatic' sensor can be 'optical' or 'ionisation' . Which sensor ?
smoke
heat
fire
carbon dioxide
One type of 'automatic' sensor can have 'fixed' or 'fluctuating' detection settings . Which sensor ?