Fire Alarm Survivability Requirements

Pathway survivability requirements are an often-misunderstood area of fire alarm systems. Test your knowledge of the requirements in NFPA 72, 2016 edition.

1. In which chapter are the levels of pathway survivability described?

Correct Answer: Chapter 12

2. Does the chapter in question No. 1 require when pathway survivability must be provided?

Correct Answer: No

3. For systems employing relocation or partial evacuation, a Level _____ pathway survivability shall be required.

Correct Answer: 2 and 3

4. For systems that do not employ relocation or partial evacuation, a Level _____ pathway survivability shall be required.

Correct Answer: 0, 1, 2, or 3

5. Area of refuge emergency communications systems shall have a pathway survivability of Level _____.

Correct Answer: 2 or 3

6. Pathway survivability requirements apply to notification appliance circuit pathways only.

Correct Answer: False

7. Where another section of the code requires survivability of circuits, equal protection must be provided for power-supply circuits.

Correct Answer: True

8. All circuits necessary for the operation of the notification appliances shall be protected _____ by the protection provided by the pathway survivability level required.

Correct Answer: Until they enter the notification zone they serve

9. Pathway survivability Level _____ consists of pathways in buildings that are fully protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 with any interconnecting conductors, cables or other physical pathways installed in metal raceways.

Correct Answer: 1

10. Pathway survivability Level _____ consists of two-hour fire-rated alternatives.

Correct Answer: 2

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