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Fire Alarm Systems Supervision: Q&A for S-95 Certification, Exams of Engineering

A series of questions and answers related to the supervision of fire alarm systems, focusing on regulations, components, and maintenance procedures. It covers topics such as the role of approved central stations, the function of various alarm signals (fire, supervisory, trouble), and the requirements for smoke detector maintenance. The document also addresses the different types of smoke detectors, heat detectors, and alarm methods, as well as the importance of maintaining an alarm log book. It is useful for individuals studying fire safety or preparing for certification exams in fire alarm system supervision. The content is structured as a series of questions and answers, making it easy to review and test knowledge on specific topics related to fire alarm systems.

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S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest
Version | Verified
AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM
____________. - ✔✔FDNY
A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR BETWEEN THE CEILINGS AND FLOOR ABOVE. -
✔✔PLENUM
AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
IS UNNECCESSARY. - ✔✔UNNECESSARY
AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION, OR MAINTENANCE. -
✔✔UNWARRANTED
THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND VASTLY CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. - ✔✔JULY 2008
DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE ___________ ONLY. - ✔✔VISUAL
INSPECTIONS ONLY
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS
INDICATION FIRE TO THE FDNY. - ✔✔FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM INITIATING
DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS. - ✔✔FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF FIRE. - ✔✔FIRE
ALARM
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S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS

Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest

Version | Verified

AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM

____________. - ✔✔FDNY

A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR BETWEEN THE CEILINGS AND FLOOR ABOVE. -

✔✔PLENUM

AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE

IS UNNECCESSARY. - ✔✔UNNECESSARY

AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION, OR MAINTENANCE. -

✔✔UNWARRANTED

THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND VASTLY CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR

SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. - ✔✔JULY 2008

DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE ___________ ONLY. - ✔✔VISUAL

INSPECTIONS ONLY

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS

INDICATION FIRE TO THE FDNY. - ✔✔FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM INITIATING

DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS. - ✔✔FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL

A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF FIRE. - ✔✔FIRE

ALARM

A _________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT A SYSTEM OR DEVICE BEING MONITORED IS IN AN ABNORMAL

STATE. - ✔✔SUPERVISORY

A __________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, OR COMMUNICATIONS

PATH IS WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE. - ✔✔TROUBLE

ROUTINE HANDLING OF TROUBLE SIGNALS SHOULD TAKE A MAXIMUM OF ___________ MINUTES

FROM RECEIPT OF TROUBLE SIGNAL BY CENTRAL STATION UNTIL INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY TELEPHONE.

- ✔✔FOUR

THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO RESPOND TO _________ OR ________ SIGNALS. - ✔✔SUPERVISORY,

TROUBLE

DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AND ________ DEVICE UNTIL THE FIRE ALARM

CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY FDNY PERSONNEL. - ✔✔AUDIBLE, VISUAL

SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE CLEANED AT LEAST _____________ BY AN S-78, S-97, T-97, OR S-98 COF

HOLDER. - ✔✔ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS.

ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND NOTED IN THE ___________. -

✔✔LOGBOOK

THE FIRE ALARM PRIMARY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE GENERATED ELECTRIC POWER NOT EXCEEDING

____________ VOLTS. - ✔✔277/

________ SHALL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONNECTION TO A SECONDARY POWER SOURCE. -

✔✔BATTERIES

THE NFPA DEFINES ACCESSIBILITY AS __________________. - ✔✔"ADMITTING CLOSE APPROACH: NOT

GUARDED BY LOCKED DOORS, ELEVATION, AND OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS."

___________ DETECTORS SHUT DOWN A BUILDINGS HVAC SYSTEM AND RE-DIRECT AIRFLOW. - ✔✔DUST

SMOKE

FIRE ALARM DEVICES SHALL BE PROTECTED, ESPECIALLY DURING ___________. - ✔✔INSTALLATION

FOR AIR SAMPLING TYPE DETECTORS, THE MAXIMUM AIR SAMPLING TRANSPORT TIME FROM THE

FARTHES POINT SHALL NOT EXCEED ____________. - ✔✔120 SECONDS

AIR-SAMPLING DETECTORS SHALL GIVE A ____________ SIGNAL IF THE AIRFLOW IS OUTSIDE THE

MANUFACURERS SPECIFIED RANGE. - ✔✔TROUBLE

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME FOR FIRE ALARM OUTPUT FUNCTIONS TO OPERATE ONCE A SMOKE

DETECTOR HAS BEEN ACTIVATED IS __________ SECONDS. - ✔✔ 10

__________ HEAT DETECTORS DO NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER IT HAS ACTIVATED THE FIRE

ALARM. - ✔✔RATE OF RISE

________ HEAT DETECTORS ACTIVATE THE ALARM WHEN THE DETECTOR COMPONENTS MELT AT A

PRESET TEMPERATURE. - ✔✔FIXED-TEMPERATURE HEAT DETECTORS

__________ HEAT DETECTORS ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED. - ✔✔FIXED-TEMPERATURE

___________ DETECTORS ARE REQUIRED IN ANY BUILDING THAT HAS FOSSIL FUEL BURNING

EQUIPMENT. - ✔✔CARBON MONOXIDE

THE _________ SHALL ONLY BE RESET AT THE DIRECTION OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE. -

✔✔FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL

SINGLE ACTION STATIONS ARE USUALLY FOUND __________. - ✔✔INDOORS

ONCE ACTIVATED, THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM CANNOT BE RE-SET AT THE _____________. - ✔✔FIRE

ALARM MANUAL PULL STATION

A MASTER PLUMBER WITH AN S-12 COF IS ALLOWED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON SPRINKLER

SYSTEMS IN RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES WITH LESS THAN ____________ SPRINKLERS. - ✔✔ 30

WHEN A ____________ CONDITION IS INDICATED, THE COF HOLDER SHOULD CHECK THE SYSTEM IN

ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE PART OF THE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE SIGNAL. - ✔✔SUPERVISORY

ALL SUBSYSTEMS ARE SUBJECT TO FDNY INSPECTION AND TEST FOR ISSUANCE OF _______________. -

✔✔LETTER OF APPROVAL

IN LARGE BUILDINGS, THE FIRE ANNUNCIATOR MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH ____________ CONTROL AND

_____________ SYSTEMS. - ✔✔SMOKE PURGE, COMMUNICATIONS

THE _______________ ALARM METHOD ACTIVATES ALL AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE

BUILDING WHEN A FIRE IS DETECTED. - ✔✔GENERAL

THE ______________ ALARM METHOD ACTIVATES AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES ONLY ON THE FLOOR OF

ALARM AS WELL THE FLOORS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND BELOW. - ✔✔SELECTIVE

TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MUST BE TESTED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY ______________

MONTHS. - ✔✔ 6

UNMONITORED FIRE COMMAND CENTERS MUST BE INPSECTECTED AT LEAST _____________. -

✔✔WEEKLY

MONITORED FIRE COMMAND CENTERS MUST BE CONDUCTED AT LEAST ___________. - ✔✔ANNUALLY

_________ VISUAL INSPECTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE FDNY. - ✔✔DAILY