S12 S13 FDNY STANDPIPE AND SPRINKLER
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW RESOURCE
⩥ BUILD UP OF FOREIGN MATERIALS ON SPRINKLER HEADS
IS COMMONLY CALLED _________.
Answer: LOADING
⩥ SPARE SPRINKLERS SHALL BE KEPT AT THE FACILITY
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT EXCEED _________.
Answer: 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
⩥ FACILITIES WITH LESS THAN 300 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE
__________ SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE.
Answer: 6
⩥ FACILITIES WITH 301-1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE ________
SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE.
Answer: 12
⩥ FACILITIES WITH OVER 1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE
________ SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE.
,Answer: 24
⩥ PRESSURE TANK TEMPERATURES SHALL BE KEPT AT OR
ABOVE _________.
Answer: 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
⩥ THE MAXIMUM GROSS CAPACITY OF PRESSURE TANKS IS
_________ GALLONS.
Answer: 9000
⩥ PRIMARY WATER PRESSURE TANKS SHALL BE EQUIPPED
WITH TWO _____________.
Answer: HIGH AND LOW ALARM SYSTEMS
⩥ PRESSURE TANKS MAY BE SUPERVISED BY AN APPROVED
________ COMPANY WHICH MONITORS THE ENTIRE
SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
Answer: CENTRAL STATION
⩥ __________ TANKS ARE MADE OF WOOD, STEEL, OR
CONCRETE.
Answer: GRAVITY
, ⩥ GRAVITY TANKS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ________ FEET
ABOVE THE HIGHEST LINE OF SPRINKLER HEADS.
Answer: 25
⩥ FOR EVERY 1 FOOT THE TANK IS ABOVE THE DISCHARGE
OUTLET ___________ PSI OF PRESSURE IS GENERATED.
Answer: 0.433
⩥ AUTOMATIC FILL PUMPS FILL THE TANK AT A RATE OF
_________ GPM OR MORE.
Answer: 65
⩥ THE _______ TURN ON THE FILL PUMP WHEN THE WATER IN
THE TANK IS TOO LOW.
Answer: FLOATS
⩥ SOME METHODS TO PREVENT ICE INSIDE A GRAVITY TANK
ARE _________.
Answer: CIRCULATED HOT WATER, STEAM, STEAM COILS, AND
SUN HEAT
⩥ THE MAIN REASON A SPRINKLER SYS. SUPPLIED BY A
GRAVITY TANK FAILS IS __________.
Answer: NOT ENOUGH WATER IN THE TANK
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW RESOURCE
⩥ BUILD UP OF FOREIGN MATERIALS ON SPRINKLER HEADS
IS COMMONLY CALLED _________.
Answer: LOADING
⩥ SPARE SPRINKLERS SHALL BE KEPT AT THE FACILITY
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT EXCEED _________.
Answer: 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
⩥ FACILITIES WITH LESS THAN 300 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE
__________ SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE.
Answer: 6
⩥ FACILITIES WITH 301-1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE ________
SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE.
Answer: 12
⩥ FACILITIES WITH OVER 1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE
________ SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE.
,Answer: 24
⩥ PRESSURE TANK TEMPERATURES SHALL BE KEPT AT OR
ABOVE _________.
Answer: 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
⩥ THE MAXIMUM GROSS CAPACITY OF PRESSURE TANKS IS
_________ GALLONS.
Answer: 9000
⩥ PRIMARY WATER PRESSURE TANKS SHALL BE EQUIPPED
WITH TWO _____________.
Answer: HIGH AND LOW ALARM SYSTEMS
⩥ PRESSURE TANKS MAY BE SUPERVISED BY AN APPROVED
________ COMPANY WHICH MONITORS THE ENTIRE
SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
Answer: CENTRAL STATION
⩥ __________ TANKS ARE MADE OF WOOD, STEEL, OR
CONCRETE.
Answer: GRAVITY
, ⩥ GRAVITY TANKS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ________ FEET
ABOVE THE HIGHEST LINE OF SPRINKLER HEADS.
Answer: 25
⩥ FOR EVERY 1 FOOT THE TANK IS ABOVE THE DISCHARGE
OUTLET ___________ PSI OF PRESSURE IS GENERATED.
Answer: 0.433
⩥ AUTOMATIC FILL PUMPS FILL THE TANK AT A RATE OF
_________ GPM OR MORE.
Answer: 65
⩥ THE _______ TURN ON THE FILL PUMP WHEN THE WATER IN
THE TANK IS TOO LOW.
Answer: FLOATS
⩥ SOME METHODS TO PREVENT ICE INSIDE A GRAVITY TANK
ARE _________.
Answer: CIRCULATED HOT WATER, STEAM, STEAM COILS, AND
SUN HEAT
⩥ THE MAIN REASON A SPRINKLER SYS. SUPPLIED BY A
GRAVITY TANK FAILS IS __________.
Answer: NOT ENOUGH WATER IN THE TANK