F02 Fire Prevention Quiz

1) Automatic fire detection devices help detect fire conditions early.

What does a smoke detector detect?

2) Heat detectors respond to changes in temperature caused by fire.

Which heat detector activates when the temperature rises rapidly?

3) Standpipe risers are an important part of the system.

Where are standpipe risers commonly located?

4) A sprinkler water flow detector is an important part of the fire protection system.

What does a sprinkler water flow detector indicate?

5) Sprinkler heads must operate properly during a fire.

Why should sprinkler heads never be painted over?

6) Manual fire alarm pull stations may require one or two actions to activate.

Which pull station requires only one action to activate the alarm?

7) Automatic sprinkler systems distribute water when fire is detected.

Where are sprinkler pipes usually installed?

8) Fire alarm systems may include communication systems to warn occupants.

What type of communication system is commonly used in shelters?

9) Fire alarm systems warn building occupants when a fire condition occurs.

How do fire alarm systems typically alert occupants?

10) Standpipe systems provide water throughout a building.

Where does the piping of a standpipe system usually run?

11) Manual fire alarm pull stations allow occupants to activate the alarm system during an emergency.

Where are manual fire alarm pull stations usually installed?

12) Sprinkler systems help control fires automatically.

What is the main purpose of a sprinkler system?

13) Some pull stations require two steps to activate the fire alarm.

What must usually be done first to activate a double-action pull station?

14) Fixed-temperature heat detectors activate differently than rate-of-rise detectors.

What causes a fixed-temperature heat detector to activate?

15) Standpipe systems are installed in buildings to help firefighters fight fires.

What is the purpose of a standpipe system?