FDNY S12 Questions and Answers 2025
AlarmANotificationAApplianceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAfireAalarmAsystemAcomponent,AsuchAasAaAbell,Ahorn,Aspeaker,Alight,AtextAdisplayAorA
vibrationAdeviceAthatAissuesAanAaudible,Atactile,Aand/orAvisualAalert
AlarmASignalA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAsignalAindicatingAanAemergencyArequiringAimmediateAaction,AsuchAasAaAsignalAindicative
AofAfire
AntifreezeASprinklerASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAwetApipeAsprinklerAsystemAemployingAautomaticAsprinklersAthatAareAattachedAtoAaApiping
AsystemAthatAcontainsAanAantifreezeAsolutionAandAisAconnectedAtoAaAwaterAsupply;Adischar
gedAfollowedAbyAwater,AimmediatelyAuponAoperationAofAsprinklersAopenedAbyAheatAfromAaA
fire
AutomaticABallADripA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAautomaticAdrainAvalveAhorizontallyAinstalledAatAtheAlowApointAinAtheApipingAbetweenAtheA
lowerAcheckAvalveAandAtheAFDAconnectionAofAautomaticAsprinklerAsystems.AWaterApressur
eAfromAaAFDApumperAautomaticallyAclosesAthisAvalue.AItAautomaticallyAre-
opensAwhenApressureAceases,ApermittingAthisApipingAtoAdrainAandAtherebyApreventingAfree
zing
CentralAStationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
facilityAthatAreceivesAalarmAsignalsAfromAaAprotectedApremisesAandAretransmitsAorAotherwi
seAreportsAsuchAalarmAsignalsAtoAtheAdepartment
CombinationAStandpipeAandASprinklerASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAsystemAwhereAtheAwaterApipingAservicesAbothA2.5Ain.AoutletsAforAfireAdepartmentAuseAan
dAoutletsAforAautomaticAsprinklers
ConcealedASprinklerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AArecessedAsprinklerAwithAaAcoverAplate
ControleAModeASpecificAApplicationASprinklersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ControlAmodeAsprinklerAsystemsAareAdesignedAtoAcontrolAaAfireAuntilAitsAoriginalAfuelAsourc
eAisAdepletedAorAuntilAfire-
fightingAactivitiesAcanAcommence.AAAfireAisAcontrolledAbyAcoolingAtheAceiling-
levelAairAtemperatures,AreducingAtheAfire'sArateAofAheatAreleaseAandApre-
wettingAadjacentAcombustibles
ControlAValveA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aAvalveAcontrollingAflowAtoAwater-
basedAfireAprotectionAsystems.AControlAvalvesAdoAnotAincludeAhoseAvalves,Ainspector'sAtes
tAvalves,AdrainAvalves,AtrimAvalvesAforAdryApipe,AreactionAandAdelugeAvalves,AcheckAvalves,
AorAreliefAvalves
OSA&AYAValveA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAindicatingAtypeAofAcontrolAvalveAusedAforAfireAsprinklerAsystem
CurbAValveA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-non-
indicatingAgateAvalveAequippedAwithAaAcastAironAextensionAboxAflushedAwithAaAsidewalkAwit
hAanAoperatingAnutAofA1.25Ain,AthisAvalveAisAoperatedAusingAaAspecialAcurbAkeyAwrench.AThi
sAvalveAcontrolsAtheAmunicipalAwaterAsupplyAservingAtheAfireAsprinklerAsystem
AlarmANotificationAApplianceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAfireAalarmAsystemAcomponent,AsuchAasAaAbell,Ahorn,Aspeaker,Alight,AtextAdisplayAorA
vibrationAdeviceAthatAissuesAanAaudible,Atactile,Aand/orAvisualAalert
AlarmASignalA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAsignalAindicatingAanAemergencyArequiringAimmediateAaction,AsuchAasAaAsignalAindicative
AofAfire
AntifreezeASprinklerASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAwetApipeAsprinklerAsystemAemployingAautomaticAsprinklersAthatAareAattachedAtoAaApiping
AsystemAthatAcontainsAanAantifreezeAsolutionAandAisAconnectedAtoAaAwaterAsupply;Adischar
gedAfollowedAbyAwater,AimmediatelyAuponAoperationAofAsprinklersAopenedAbyAheatAfromAaA
fire
AutomaticABallADripA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAautomaticAdrainAvalveAhorizontallyAinstalledAatAtheAlowApointAinAtheApipingAbetweenAtheA
lowerAcheckAvalveAandAtheAFDAconnectionAofAautomaticAsprinklerAsystems.AWaterApressur
eAfromAaAFDApumperAautomaticallyAclosesAthisAvalue.AItAautomaticallyAre-
opensAwhenApressureAceases,ApermittingAthisApipingAtoAdrainAandAtherebyApreventingAfree
zing
CentralAStationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
facilityAthatAreceivesAalarmAsignalsAfromAaAprotectedApremisesAandAretransmitsAorAotherwi
seAreportsAsuchAalarmAsignalsAtoAtheAdepartment
CombinationAStandpipeAandASprinklerASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAsystemAwhereAtheAwaterApipingAservicesAbothA2.5Ain.AoutletsAforAfireAdepartmentAuseAan
dAoutletsAforAautomaticAsprinklers
ConcealedASprinklerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AArecessedAsprinklerAwithAaAcoverAplate
ControleAModeASpecificAApplicationASprinklersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ControlAmodeAsprinklerAsystemsAareAdesignedAtoAcontrolAaAfireAuntilAitsAoriginalAfuelAsourc
eAisAdepletedAorAuntilAfire-
fightingAactivitiesAcanAcommence.AAAfireAisAcontrolledAbyAcoolingAtheAceiling-
levelAairAtemperatures,AreducingAtheAfire'sArateAofAheatAreleaseAandApre-
wettingAadjacentAcombustibles
ControlAValveA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aAvalveAcontrollingAflowAtoAwater-
basedAfireAprotectionAsystems.AControlAvalvesAdoAnotAincludeAhoseAvalves,Ainspector'sAtes
tAvalves,AdrainAvalves,AtrimAvalvesAforAdryApipe,AreactionAandAdelugeAvalves,AcheckAvalves,
AorAreliefAvalves
OSA&AYAValveA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAindicatingAtypeAofAcontrolAvalveAusedAforAfireAsprinklerAsystem
CurbAValveA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-non-
indicatingAgateAvalveAequippedAwithAaAcastAironAextensionAboxAflushedAwithAaAsidewalkAwit
hAanAoperatingAnutAofA1.25Ain,AthisAvalveAisAoperatedAusingAaAspecialAcurbAkeyAwrench.AThi
sAvalveAcontrolsAtheAmunicipalAwaterAsupplyAservingAtheAfireAsprinklerAsystem