S12 FDNY PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
◉ 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
◉ THE __________ PUMP IS THE STANDARD PUMP CURRENTLY USED
IN FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. Answer: CENTRIFUGAL
◉ THE WATER AVAILABLE TO THE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP MUST
ALWAYS BE ___________. Answer: UNDER PRESSURE
◉ CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS ARE CAPABLE OF DISCHARGING WATER
FROM ____________ TO _________ GPM. Answer: 25, 5000
◉ A VERTICAL TURBINE PUMP IS USED TO DRAW WATER FROM A
WELL TO ___________. Answer: FILL A STORAGE TANK.
◉ MUD, GRAVEL, AND LEAVES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
___________. Answer: PUMP
◉ WHEN ____________ ARE INSTALLED, THEY ARE USUALLY USED IN
COMBINATION WITH A GRAVITY TANK OR A PRESSURE TANK.
Answer: MANUALLY ACTIVATED PUMPS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
◉ 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
◉ THE __________ PUMP IS THE STANDARD PUMP CURRENTLY USED
IN FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. Answer: CENTRIFUGAL
◉ THE WATER AVAILABLE TO THE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP MUST
ALWAYS BE ___________. Answer: UNDER PRESSURE
◉ CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS ARE CAPABLE OF DISCHARGING WATER
FROM ____________ TO _________ GPM. Answer: 25, 5000
◉ A VERTICAL TURBINE PUMP IS USED TO DRAW WATER FROM A
WELL TO ___________. Answer: FILL A STORAGE TANK.
◉ MUD, GRAVEL, AND LEAVES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
___________. Answer: PUMP
◉ WHEN ____________ ARE INSTALLED, THEY ARE USUALLY USED IN
COMBINATION WITH A GRAVITY TANK OR A PRESSURE TANK.
Answer: MANUALLY ACTIVATED PUMPS
