Fire Safety Awareness Practice Questions — All Questions

The main purpose of a smoke detector is to:

• a.Lock the doors
• b.Cool the room
• c.Give early warning so people can evacuate✓
• d.Put out the fire

Detectors provide early warning to enable evacuation.

On discovering a fire, the first action is usually to:

• a.Raise the alarm✓
• b.Finish your work
• c.Investigate alone for a long time
• d.Collect belongings

Raise the alarm immediately so others can respond and evacuate.

Fire alarm call points are typically:

• a.Decorative
• b.Locked away
• c.On escape routes and by exits for easy access✓
• d.Hidden

Manual call points are placed on escape routes and near exits.