NICET FA IV question of the day · 13 November 2026

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Complex Fire Alarm System Operations

A county jail is replacing spot smoke detectors in its housing cells, where inmates have broken the devices and pushed paper into them, including through the wire guards fitted to some of them. The owner wants smoke detection kept in every cell. Which approach best fits the senior technician's specification?

Spot smoke detectors in each cell behind heavier wire guards that make the devices harder to reach or blockHeat detectors in each cell in place of smoke detectors, fixed to the ceiling with tamper-resistant platesOne projected beam detector per tier, aimed along the walkway outside the cells, with no device in any cellAspirating detection with small sampling points in each cell and the detector unit in a secure service area

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