Smoke Guard AIA Test: SG-107D

Course Title: Fire+Smoke Protection at Fire Service Access Elevators

AIA Course Number: SG-107D

Instructions: Please enter your contact information below to begin the AIA 10-question test. To pass and receive credit, you must score at least 70%. Upon passing, you will receive a certificate of completion and, if you provided your AIA member number, we will submit your credit to the AIA.

Course Credit: This course provides one (1) AIA Learning Unit for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW). You must watch the full AIA video presentation before taking the test.

Certificate: At the completion of this test, you will receive a follow-up email that will include your AIA Certificate of Completion. If you do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam or junk folder.

Note: Certificates will be sent to the email address you provide. AIA credit can only be submitted if you include your AIA member number. For all other associations that accept AIA credit, please submit your certificate directly.

1) What is the primary purpose of Fire Service Access Elevators (FSAE)?

Provide firefighters faster, safer access to upper floors during a fire

Provide an accessible option for occupants with mobility challenges

Reduce elevator wait times

Improve energy efficiency of elevator systems

2)Fire service access elevator lobbies must be separated from each floor using what wall type?

3) Doors into Fire Service Access Elevator lobbies must meet which requirement?

20-minute fire rating with S-label

60-minute fire rating

45-minute rating, UL 1784 tested without an artificial bottom seal

Two-hour fire rating

4) Why do firefighters stage one or two floors below the fire floor when using FSAE?

To avoid entering directly into a potentially compromised floor

To access the smoke‐proof enclosure

To check elevator mechanical rooms

To conserve elevator battery power

5) What minimum size is required for a Fire Service Access Elevator lobby?

100 sq ft, minimum dimension 6 ft

150 sq ft, minimum dimension 8 ft

200 sq ft, minimum dimension 10 ft

75 sq ft, no minimum dimension

6) Elevator shaft enclosures in buildings over 120 ft must typically be constructed as what type of assembly?

Two-hour fire barriers

7) Why is a standard side-hinged door rarely acceptable at FSAE lobbies?

It usually cannot pass UL 1784 testing without an artificial bottom seal

It cannot achieve a one-hour rating

It is prohibited by the mechanical code

It blocks the firefighter control panel

8) What is the function of the “protected path” exception in FSAE lobby design?

Provide a separate enclosed route equivalent to the lobby protection

Replace the need for elevator lobby doors

Allow sprinklers inside the elevator machine room

Allow egress travel through the elevator shaft

9) What happens if a lobby door does not have UL 1784 testing without an artificial bottom seal?

It increases stair pressurization

It requires a two-hour rating

Smoke can enter the lobby and compromise firefighter operations

It may not close automatically

10) What is the best way to note a smoke-rated opening on a door schedule?

Lobbies are too small for occupant flow

Exit signs cannot be installed there

It violates ADA requirements

It keeps the lobby clear as a protected staging area for firefighters