Protected premises fire alarm systems, also known as local warning systems, alert occupants the need to evacuate building and does not notify the fire department.

  True
  False

The most basic design of alarm systems:

  Is designed to be automatically initiated
  Is designed to alert occupants and fire departments
  Is designed to be initiated manually
  Is designed only to alert communication centers.

The two basic types of heat detectors are the rate-of-rise device, and the _____________.

  Fusible detector
  Fire detector
  heat rise detector
  fixed-temperature device

Heat detectors in living spaces are usually rated at:

  100-110 degrees
  115-130 degrees
  135-174 degrees
  145-190 degrees

Attics and other areas of elevated temperatures may have detectors rated at _____ degrees.

  150
  200
  220
  250

A fusible link within a heat detector is usually held in place by a ______ with a known melting (fusing) temperature.

  solder
  contact
  line
  chord

In order to restore a frangible bulb system, the entire detector must be replaced.

  True
  False

Typically, rate of rise heat detectors are designed to initiate a signal when the rise in temp exceeds______ degrees F in one minute.

  2-10
  12-15
  15-23
  20-30

Which of the following is the most commonly used rate-of-rise heat detector?

  rate-compensated detector
  thermoelctric detector
  pneumatic rate-of-rise line detector
  pneumatic rate-of-rise spot detector

The tubing in a pneumatic rate-of-rise line detector must not exceed ______ feet in length.

  10
  100
  500
  1000

smoke detectors are devices that detect smoke or other products of combustion and subsequently sound an alarm.

  True
  False

Which type of smoke alarm/detector is more sensitive to smoldering fires?

  photoelctric smoke alarms
  ionization detectors

Alarms powered by household current are usually less reliable than battery powered alarms.

  True
  False

Of the following, which alarm/detector is most sensitive, but also most prone to false activation?

  heat detectors
  flame detectors
  smoke detectors
  fire gases

Ultraviolet detectors are virtually insensitive to sunlight.

  True
  False

Automatic alarm sysytems relay a signal to an off-site location to summon organized assistance in fire fighting.

  Sure
  False

Local energy systems are only used in:

  proprietary units
  private residences
  communities with fire alarm box systems
  All of the above

Parallel telephone systems interconnect with municipal alarm circuits.

  True
  False

Local energy systems, shunt systems, and parallel telephone systems are all:

  Auxillary systems
  Remote station systems
  Proprietary systems
  Central station systems.

The Butte college campus fire alarm system would be an example of:

  Auxillary systems
  Remote station systems
  Proprietary systems
  Central station systems.

Which of the following best describes how often automatic sprinklers fail to operate?

  Almost always
  Sometimes
  Rarely
  Never