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S95 CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS EXAM 2025/ACTUAL
200 EXAM Qs&As|ANSWERED SPRING 2025|A+GRADE
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Accessibility: - ANSWER As Defined In Nfpa Admitting Close Approach: Not Guarded By Locked Doors, Elevation, And Other Effective Means. Alarm Notification Appliance: - ANSWER A Fire Alarm System Component, Such As A Bell, Horn, Speaker, Light, Text Display Or Vibration Device That Issues An Audible, Tactile, And/Or Visual Alert. Alarm Signal:Annunciator - ANSWER A Signal Indicating An Emergency Requiring Immediate Action, Such As A Signal Indicative Of Fire. Approved Central Station Company - ANSWER A Central Station Company That Has Been Issued A Valid Certificate Of Operation From Fdny. Arcs (Auxiliary Radio Communications System): - ANSWER In-Building Emergency Radio Communication Systems. Arc System Is A Wireless Two-Way Building Communication System For Fire Department Use Only Central Station : - ANSWER A Facility That Receives Alarm Signals From A Protected Premises And Retransmits Or Otherwise Reports Such Alarm Signals
To The Fire Department. Defined Fire Alarm System : - ANSWER A Fire Alarm System Or Any Sub- System Thereof That Automatically Transmits Signals To The Department Or A Central Station And That Is Installed In Premises Which Are Required To Have A Fire Alarm System. Designated Representative : - ANSWER A Person Or Entity Designated By The Subscriber Who Shall Be Responsible For Receiving Notifications From The Central Station Company Concerning The Status Of The Protective Signaling System At The Protected Premises And Who Is Authorized To Take Action With Respect To Such System. Fire Alarm Control Unit (Facp, Fcs): - ANSWER : A System Component That Receives Inputs From Automatic And Manual Fire Alarm Devices And Is Capable Of Supplying Power To Detection Devices And Transponder(S) Of Off-Premises Transmitter(S). The Control Unit Is Capable Of Providing A Transfer Of Power To The Notification Appliances And Transfer Of Condition To Relays Of Devices. Fire Alarm System: - ANSWER Any System, Including Any Interconnected Fire Alarm Sub-System, Of Components And Circuits Arranged To Monitor And Annunciate The Status Of Fire Alarm Or Supervisory Signal-Initiating
Smoke Detector Maintenance: - ANSWER Work, Including, But Not Limited To, Repair, Replacement, And Service, Performed To Ensure That Equipment Operates Properly. Shall - ANSWER Indicates A Mandatory Requirement. Nuisance Alarm: - ANSWER Any Alarm Caused By Mechanical Failure, Malfunction, Improper Installation, Or Lack Of Proper Maintenance, Or Any Alarm Activated By A Cause That Cannot Be Determined. Out Of Service System: - ANSWER : A Fire Protection System That Is Not Fully Functional; Or Whose Operation Is Impaired Or Is Otherwise Not In Good Working Order. Plenum: - ANSWER : The Open Space That Carries Air Between The Ceilings And Floor Above. Protected Premises: - ANSWER A Building, Occupancy Or Structure Located In The City That Is Equipped With A Fire Alarm System That Transmits An Alarm Signal To The Department Or A Central Station That Monitors Such System For The Purposes Of Reporting Fire Alarms To The Department,
Whether Or Not The Installation Of Such System On The Premises Is Required By Law. Single-Station Smoke Alarm: - ANSWER An Assembly Incorporating The Detector, The Control Equipment, And The Alarm-Sounding Device In One Unit, Operated From A Power Supply Either In The Unit Or Obtained At The Point Of Installation. Smoke Alarm: - ANSWER A Single-Or Multiple-Station Alarm Responsive To Smoke And Not Connected To A Fire Alarm System. Smoke Detector: - ANSWER A Listed Device That Senses Visible Or Invisible Particles Of Combustion That Is Connected To A Fire Alarm System. Smoke Detector Maintenance Company Certificate: - ANSWER A Certificate Issued By The Commissioner To A Person Engaged In The Business Of Performing Smoke Detector Cleaning And Testing, Which Authorizes Such Person To Engage In Such Business And Supervise The Performance Of Such Cleaning And Testing By Certificate Of Fitness Holders.
An Flsd/F-80/F- 53 Any Approved Fire Alarm System Without Voice Communication System Must Be Under Supervision Of An - ANSWER S-95 Certificate Of Fitness Holder. A Fire Alarm System May Include But Not Limit To One/Some Of The Following Systems: - ANSWER 1. Standpipe Fire Pump 2. Sprinkler Booster Fire Pump 3. Standpipe(Limited Service Fire Pump) This Book Is Provided To The Public For Free By The Fdny. 13 4. Other (Specify)
- Emergency Voice/Alarm Communication System 6. Fire Department Communication System 7. Carbon Monoxide Alarms And Detectors 8. Automatic Sprinkler Systems 9. Alternative Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System 10. Automatic Fire Alarm Systems 11. Manual Fire Alarm Systems 12. Manual And Automatic Fire Alarm Systems 13. Emergency Alarm Systems (Gas Detection System) 14. Smoke Control Systems 15. Fire Command Center
- Post-Fire Smoke Purge Systems 17. Sub-Systems (Range Hood, Halon And Fm200 Etc.) 18. Auxiliary Radio Communication System (Arcs) Duties Can Be Performed S95 - ANSWER Visual Inspection Of Smoke Detectors And Visual Inspection Of Other Fire Alarm System Components
Fire Alarm Systems Are Required In Many Premises As Part Of A Fire Protection System. The New Fire Code Has Expanded The Requirements For Fire Alarm Systems Which Include But Are Not Limited To The Following Buildings: - ANSWER • Office Buildings • Shelters • Hospitals • Marinas • Commercial • Hotels • Motels • Schools • Apartment Buildings Which May Be High-Rise Or Low-Rise, Or As Specified In New York City Building Code Section 309.1. The Primary Purpose Of Fire Alarm Systems Within Protected Premises Is
- ANSWER To Warn Building Occupants And Transmit Signals Indicating A Fire Condition To The Fire Department Via An Fdny Approved Central Station Company Fire Alarm Systems Are Required In Various Types Of Occupancies - ANSWER Hotels, Shelters, Hospitals, Office Buildings And Mercantile Occupancies. Three Types Of Signals Initiated By Facp - ANSWER 1 Fire Alarm Signal 2 Supervisory Signals 3 Trouble Signals
False - ANSWER True Supervisory Signals Are Generated From Initiating Devices Such As: - ANSWER
- Valve Supervisory Switch On A Sprinkler System 2. High/Low Water Level Switch On A Gravity Tank Feeding A Sprinkler System 3. Low Air Pressure Switch From A Dry Pipe Sprinkler System 4. Fire Pump Running/Pump Failure/Pump Phase Reversal The Facp Will Also Send A Supervisory Signal To An Fdny - ANSWER Approved Central Station. The Fdny Is Not Dispatched To Respond To - ANSWER Supervisory Signals Are Not Indicative Of A Fire Condition. Trouble Signals Indicate That The Alarm System, Transmitter, Or Communications Path Is - ANSWER Wholly Or Partially Out Of Service. Common Trouble Conditions Monitored By A Fire Alarm Control Panel Are - ANSWER Battery Condition, Ac Failure, Ground Fault, Open Or Short Circuit On A Wire, Phone Line Failure, Or Internal Component Failure. Upon Receipt Of Trouble Signals Or Other Signals Pertaining Solely To
Equipment Maintenance Of An Alarm System, The Central Station Shall
- ANSWER Communicate Immediately With Persons Designated By The Subscriber. Routine Handling Should This Book Is Provided To The Public For Free By The Fdny. 16 Take A Maximum Of Minutes From Receipt Of A Trouble Signal By The Central Station Until Initiation Of The Investigation By Telephone. - ANSWER Four Minutes A Central Station Will Occasionally Experience Unusual Circumstances Resulting In An Inordinate Amount Of Trouble Signals Received Simultaneously, Such As - ANSWER A Power Failure Encompassing A Large Area. The Is Not Dispatched To Respond To Trouble Signals. Trouble Signals Are Not Indicative Of A Fire Condition. - ANSWER Fdny A Will Ordinarily Annunciate Audibly And Visually At The Fire Alarm Control Panel To Indicate The Trouble Condition, Which Needs To Be Investigated And Corrected. - ANSWER Trouble Signal
All Sub-Systems Shall Be To The Base Building Fire Alarm System For And Shall Annunciate Specific Type And Location Of Such Subsystem(S). Activation Of The Sub-System Shall Activate The Base Building Audible And Visual Appliances And Notify The Fire Department Via The Base Building Central Station. - ANSWER Interconnected Alarm And Trouble Supervision Also Abbreviated As (Ack) Is Used To Acknowledge Alarm, Trouble Or Supervisory Conditions. - ANSWER An Acknowledge Button It Is Important For The C Of F Holder, When Present And Practical, To Report To The - ANSWER Facp Location Whenever The Alarm Is Activated. 4.2 Alarm Silenc Is Used To Silence The Building Audible And Visual Devices (Such As Sirens, Bells Or Gongs) After An Evacuation Is Complete While The Source Of Alarm Is Being Investigated - ANSWER The Alarm Silence Switch Never Reset The Fire Alarm System Until - ANSWER The Condition Is Verified By The Fdny Personnel
Depending On The Configuration Of The Alarm System, This Function Will Either Silence The System's Notification Appliances Completely, Or - ANSWER Will Silence Only The Audible Alarm, With Strobe Lights Continuing To Flash. The Silence Switch Does Not Prevent A Signal From - ANSWER Being Transmitted To A Fdny Approved Central Station Company. Audible Silence Allows For Easier Communication For - ANSWER Emergency Responders While Responding To An Alarm. After A Fire Alarm Is Reset, The Fan Usually Requires Restarting From A
- ANSWER From A Separate "Fan Restart" Button Or Key Switch. Is Used To Reset The Fire Alarm System After An Alarm Condition Has Been Cleared. - ANSWER System Reset Switch Or Button All Initiating Devices Should Return To Normal Condition After Manually
Pull Station There Are Other Circumstances Which Will Cause A Smoke Detector To Signal An Alarm Condition When There Is None, Creating False Alarms And Causing Unnecessary Fire Department Responses. Care Must Be Taken At All Times To Protect All Smoke Detectors From The Entrance Of Foreign Particles Which May Be Airborne. - ANSWER. Dust From Cutting Wood, Sheet Rock Or Sanding May Trigger A False Alarm. Smoke Detectors Which Have Not Been Properly Cleaned And Maintained Will Also Create False Alarms. Smoke Detectors Must Be: (1) Cleaned Not Less Than Once Every Months, Except For Smoke Detectors, Which Shall Be Cleaned No Later Than One (1) Week From Receipt Of An Indication Of The Need For Cleaning. (2) Tested For Smoke Entry Not Less Than Once A Year. - ANSWER 6 Analog Or Smart (Tested Once A Year) Buildings With Fire Alarms Are Required To Have And Power Supplies. - ANSWER
Primary Secondary The Primary Power Source Shall Be Generated Electric Power Not Exceeding Volts, Supplied By Utility Company Power Or Isolated Plant. - ANSWER 277/ An Automatic Fire Alarm System Is A System Which Sounds A Signal When - ANSWER A Fire Detection Device Indicates That There Is A Fire. Is An Initiating Device Which Detects The Presence Of A Fire Condition And Initiates Action. This Includes The Detection Of The Presence
- ANSWER An Automatic Fire Detector Smoke And/Or Heat , Such As A Smoke Detector, Shall Be Installed In A Manner That Provides For Periodic Cleaning And Testing (Fire Code). Is Defined In The Nfpa As ''Admitting Close Approach: Not Guarded By Locked Doors, Elevation, And Other Effective Means.'' - ANSWER Initiating Devices Accessibilt
Protected. A Protective Guard Used To Protect A Smoke Detector Shall Be Listed For Use With That Detector Most Smoke Detectors Work Either By Detection (Photoelectric) Or By Process (Ionization) - ANSWER Optical Physical Multi-Sensor Detectors Use Both Detection Methods To Increase Sensitivity To Smoke Modern Smoke Detectors Also May Have A Heat Sensor Built In. Ionization Smoke Detectors Monitor ' ,' Or Charged Particles In The Air - ANSWER Ions Electrically Smoke Particles Entering The Sensing Chamber Change The O f The Air - ANSWER Electrical Balance The Greater The , The Higher The Electrical
Imbalance. - ANSWER Amount Of Smoke When Combustion Particles Enter The Smoke Detector, They Obstruct The Flow Of The Current. When The Current Gets Too Low, The System Actives The Alarm. Are Better At Sensing Smoky Fires, Such As Those Caused By A Smoldering Mattress. - ANSWER Photoelectric Detectors Light From The Light Source In A Photoelectric Detector May Be Reflected Off The Walls Of The Sensing Chamber, And Be Seen By The Photosensitive Device When No Smoke Is Present Can Accumulate In The Sensing Chamber And Reflect Light From The Light Source Onto The Photosensitive Device; As A Result Detectors May Cause Nuisance Alarms. - ANSWER Insects, Dirt, Drywall Dust, And Other Forms Of Contamination The Portable Fire Extinguishers Are Required To Be Checked The Owner Of The Business Is Responsible To Select A Person To Do A Monthly Inspection. This Monthly Inspection Is Called A "Quick Check". - ANSWER Monthly The Quick Check Should Check If: - ANSWER (1) The Fire Extinguisher Is
