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1. The Energy Formed When The Heat Source - Fuel - And Oxygen Come Together To Generate More Heat Than It Dissipates - Promoting The Uninhibited Chain Reaction Is Know As ______.

2. The Point At Which The Combustible Contents Of A Compartment Are Totally In Flame Is Know As The ______ Stage.

3. Many False Alarms Are Due To A Lack Of Or Improper Inspection - Testing - Service And Maintenance.

4. Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems Have Been In Use Since The Early _____ S To Protect Equipment And Processes Against Flammable And Combustible Liquid Fires.

5. When Operated - A _____ Manual Pull Station Immediately Initiates An Alarm Throughout The Structure.

6. Before All Discharge And Acceptance Testing Is Completed - The Contractor Or Authority Conspicuously Places A Tag With The Month And Year Of Testing On The Equipment.

7. When Activated - A _____ Manual Pull Station Simply Initiates An Alarm Until Reset.

8. _______ Space Sprinkler Heads Protect Areas Of Buildings - Such As Interstitial Spaces - That Are Constructed Of Combustible Materials.

9. A Sprinkler Contractor Must Comply With ________ Statute Before Receiving A Licensee?

10. The _____ Standpipe System Is A Type Of Standpipe System That Has No Water Source And Requires Connection To A Water Source In Order For Water To Flow Through The Piping Network.

11. _______ Is A Chemical Reaction In Which A Combustible Material And An Oxidizing Agent Produce Heat Or Energy And Other Products That Continuously Stain Or Promote The Process.

12. Any Component That Makes Up A Single Station - Multi-station Or Household Fire Alarm System Is Known As ________.

13. Dry Chemical - Halon - And Other Clean Agent Suppression Products Are Able To Break The Chain Reaction Needed To Sustain Fire Through A Chemical Reaction With The Combustion Products - Which Disrupts The Chain Reaction To Extinguish The Fire.

14. The 24-hour Air Test Requires The System Pressure To Be _____ Psi Of Air Pressure For A 24-hour Period - With A Maximum Allowable Loss Of 11/2 Psi Over That Period.

15. A(N) _____ Is A Type Of Quick Opening Device That Attaches To The Dry Pipe Valve And Upon Sensing A Loss Of System Air Pressure Opens And Internal Exhaust Valve To Redirect The Pressurized Air Into The Intermediate Chamber Of The Valve So It Will Disrupt The Differential And Force The Clapper To Open.

16. The Central Component That Holds The Other Pieces Of A Sprinkler Head In Place And Crews Into The Fittings Connected To The Sprinkler System Piping Is Know As The ______.

17. Equipment And Systems Installed To Detect - Notify - And Protect Building Occupants And Property From Fire Conditions Are Know As ______ Systems.

18. The _____ Standard Provides The Minimum Requirements For The Design - Installation - Maintenance - Inspection - And Testing Of Water Mist Systems But It Does Not Establish An Operational Measure Or Offer Specific Guidance On How The Design - Control Suppress - Or Extinguish A Fire.

19. Certain Systems Are Appropriate For Some Hazards - Conditions And Applications - But Not Other Hazards - Conditions - And Applications.

20. A Type Of Fire Detector That Responds To Predetermined Air Temperatures And Is Not Dependent On Rates Of Temperature Change Is Know As A _____ Detector.

21. Many Jurisdictions Require More Than One Fdc On Buildings Over Three Stories In Height.

22. A(N) ______ Is A Group Of Connected Components That Monitor And Annunciate The Status Of Automatic And Manual Initiating Devices That Activate Notification Appliances.

23. ______ Covers The Design - Installation - Inspection - Testing And Maintenance Of Fixed - Semi-fixed Or Portable Low- - Medium- - And High Expansion Foam Fire-extinguishing Systems For Interior Or Exterior Hazards..

24. According To Nfpa Requirements - If The Level Of Exit Discharge For The Building Is The First Floor - But The Building Has Four Or More Floor Levels - Regardless Of The Number Of Occupants - A Manual Fire Alarm Is Required.

25. Depending On The Type Of System - Nfpa 25 - Nfpa 11 And Nfpa 750 Establish Inspection And Test Intervals Based On Weather - Environmental - And Operational Conditions Ranging From Daily To Every ______ Years..