S-12 S-13 STANDPIPE AND SPRINKLER PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
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1. "Fail Safe" when referred to in locks, means ANS >> that the door can be
opened if the power fails
2. Where does the on-duty Building Evacuation Supervisor report when an
alarm is activated? ANS >> To the Fire Command Station ( To act as Fire Safety
Director when the FSD or a Deputy FSD is not required to be on duty).
3. "RCNY" is the abbreviation for ANS >> Rules of the City of New York
4. A fire alarm box is painted plain red (no stripe). When it is activated, an alarm
will be sent ANS >> within the building
5. Which of the following is a member of the Fire Brigade? ANS >> -Deputy Fire
Safety, Fire Safety Director, Fire Warden
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, None of the above.
6. The function of the lower check valve is to ANS >> prevent back flow into
the water main.
7. The minimum distance of travel between fire extinguisher in a non-sprinkled
class E building is ANS >> 75 feet
8. How must elevator banks and stairways be designed? ANS >> By letters in any
order.
9. Which of the following is required to be performed every 90 days? ANS >>
Inspec- tion/Cleaning of Range Hood Ducts and Filters
10. A multipurpose fire extinguisher can be used on ANS >> Class A, B, and C
fires.
11. How long must the alarm log book be kept? ANS >> 3 years
12. One morning you are notified the roof gravity tank heater has burned out.
Which of the following are you required to notify? ANS >> Building Owner
13. The function of the upper check valve is to prevent ANS >> Back flow into the
gravity tank
14. The primary duty of a fire brigade is to ANS >> evacuate occupants of buildin
15. How often must communication to Central Station from the FSC be
checked ? ANS >> Monthly
16. If the stem extends from an OS&Y valve, it is an indication that the valve
is ANS >> open
17. What is a "blind" shaft way? ANS >> A floor where elevator cannot stop
because there are no hoist way doors.
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QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
[2025] GRADED A+.
1. "Fail Safe" when referred to in locks, means ANS >> that the door can be
opened if the power fails
2. Where does the on-duty Building Evacuation Supervisor report when an
alarm is activated? ANS >> To the Fire Command Station ( To act as Fire Safety
Director when the FSD or a Deputy FSD is not required to be on duty).
3. "RCNY" is the abbreviation for ANS >> Rules of the City of New York
4. A fire alarm box is painted plain red (no stripe). When it is activated, an alarm
will be sent ANS >> within the building
5. Which of the following is a member of the Fire Brigade? ANS >> -Deputy Fire
Safety, Fire Safety Director, Fire Warden
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, None of the above.
6. The function of the lower check valve is to ANS >> prevent back flow into
the water main.
7. The minimum distance of travel between fire extinguisher in a non-sprinkled
class E building is ANS >> 75 feet
8. How must elevator banks and stairways be designed? ANS >> By letters in any
order.
9. Which of the following is required to be performed every 90 days? ANS >>
Inspec- tion/Cleaning of Range Hood Ducts and Filters
10. A multipurpose fire extinguisher can be used on ANS >> Class A, B, and C
fires.
11. How long must the alarm log book be kept? ANS >> 3 years
12. One morning you are notified the roof gravity tank heater has burned out.
Which of the following are you required to notify? ANS >> Building Owner
13. The function of the upper check valve is to prevent ANS >> Back flow into the
gravity tank
14. The primary duty of a fire brigade is to ANS >> evacuate occupants of buildin
15. How often must communication to Central Station from the FSC be
checked ? ANS >> Monthly
16. If the stem extends from an OS&Y valve, it is an indication that the valve
is ANS >> open
17. What is a "blind" shaft way? ANS >> A floor where elevator cannot stop
because there are no hoist way doors.
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