S12 CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS SPRINKLER
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
ALREADY PASSED
◉ Sprinkler system with open heads Answer: Deluge system
◉ Freezing point of antifreeze solutions Answer: Hydrometer or
refractometer
◉ Color required for sprinkler and standpipe risers per local law
58/2009 Answer: Yellow
◉ Distance for hanger assembly to center line of an upright sprinkler
head Answer: 3 inches
◉ Location of the automatic ball drip Answer: Between lower check
valve and fire department connection
◉ Purpose of a ball drip Answer: To prevent freezing in the line
◉ Build up of foreign matter on a sprinkler head Answer: Loading
◉ When a sprinkler head opens Answer: It is said to be fused
, ◉ Minimum air pressure inside a pressure tank Answer: 75 psi
◉ Height a gravity tank should be above highest sprinkler heads it
supplies Answer: 25 feet
◉ Frequency for replacing gauges Answer: Every 5 years
◉ Number of spare sprinkler heads required when under 300 sprinklers
Answer: 6
◉ Number of spare sprinkler heads required when there are 300 to 1000
sprinklers Answer: 12
◉ Number of spare sprinkler heads required when there are over 1000
sprinklers Answer: 24
◉ Year all sprinklers prior to which shall be replaced Answer: 1920
◉ GPM at which house pumps fill the gravity tank Answer: 65 gpm
◉ Spray pattern of a sprinkler 3 feet below the sprinkler head deflector
Answer: 16 feet at 15 gpm
◉ Notification time to FDNY for an out of service condition Answer: 8
hours
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
ALREADY PASSED
◉ Sprinkler system with open heads Answer: Deluge system
◉ Freezing point of antifreeze solutions Answer: Hydrometer or
refractometer
◉ Color required for sprinkler and standpipe risers per local law
58/2009 Answer: Yellow
◉ Distance for hanger assembly to center line of an upright sprinkler
head Answer: 3 inches
◉ Location of the automatic ball drip Answer: Between lower check
valve and fire department connection
◉ Purpose of a ball drip Answer: To prevent freezing in the line
◉ Build up of foreign matter on a sprinkler head Answer: Loading
◉ When a sprinkler head opens Answer: It is said to be fused
, ◉ Minimum air pressure inside a pressure tank Answer: 75 psi
◉ Height a gravity tank should be above highest sprinkler heads it
supplies Answer: 25 feet
◉ Frequency for replacing gauges Answer: Every 5 years
◉ Number of spare sprinkler heads required when under 300 sprinklers
Answer: 6
◉ Number of spare sprinkler heads required when there are 300 to 1000
sprinklers Answer: 12
◉ Number of spare sprinkler heads required when there are over 1000
sprinklers Answer: 24
◉ Year all sprinklers prior to which shall be replaced Answer: 1920
◉ GPM at which house pumps fill the gravity tank Answer: 65 gpm
◉ Spray pattern of a sprinkler 3 feet below the sprinkler head deflector
Answer: 16 feet at 15 gpm
◉ Notification time to FDNY for an out of service condition Answer: 8
hours