33021 MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AND GUARD TOUR SERVICE
33021 is a Level II General Non-Core Work element.
33021 DESCRIPTION
Understand a manual fire alarm system, including location, mounting, and distribution of manual fire alarm boxes, and use and operation of combination manual fire alarm and guard's tour stations. Understand special requirements for guard's tour supervisory service. Lay out a combination manual fire alarm and guard's tour system based on code requirements. Know the operating principles of noncoded, coded, breakglass, nonbreakglass, pre-signal, general alarm, single action, and double action fire alarm stations, and the type of system in which each would be used. (NFPA 72, Basic/National Building Code, Standard Building Code, International Building Code)
33021 REFERENCES:
NFPA 72
Basic/National Building Code
Standard Building Code
International Building Code
NICET TEST PREPARATION HANDBOOKS are now available for this element and for every element in level 1 through level 4.
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