S12 Certificate of Fitness Sprinkler Exam with all Correct
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Buildings (4.1.1.1) - Shall be inspected (how often) the building owner shall ensure that all areas
of the building containing water-filled piping shall be maintained at a minimum temperature of
40°F and not exposed to freezing conditions ✔Correct Answers-
When the pump is in operation a small water leak on the pump bearings is desirable and should
not be considered a malfunction. Additionally, water should discharge from a ---- relief valve
(electric pump) or --- exchanger (diesel pump) while the fire pump is operating under a "no-
flow" condition. ✔Correct Answers-circulation /heat
A sprinkler system is a ✔Correct Answers-fire extinguishing system, other than a water mist
system, that utilizes water as the extinguishing agent.
Inspection, testing, servicing and other maintenance of sprinkler systems must be ✔Correct
Answers-personally supervised and be performed in accordance with NFPA (National Fire
Protection Association) #25 2011 edition.
All multiple dwellings, factories, office buildings, warehouses, stores and offices, theaters and
music halls, hospitals and asylums, and all public schools and other public buildings, churches
and other places where large numbers of persons are congregated for purposes of worship,
instruction, amusement, and all piers, bulkheads, wharves, pier sheds, bulkhead sheds or other
waterfront structures shall provide ✔Correct Answers-fire extinguishers, buckets, axes, fire
hooks, fire doors and other means of preventing and extinguishing fires as the commissioner
may direct.
Required fire protection systems shall be extended or altered as necessary to maintain and
continued protection whenever ✔Correct Answers-the building or structure is altered.
Systems not complying with this section shall be considered to be impaired.
It shall be unlawful to install or maintain any fire protection system or device that has
✔Correct Answers-the physical appearance of fire protection equipment but that does not
perform a fire protection function where it may be confused with actual fire protection
equipment. An example would be a CCTV camera that is installed inside a shell that resembles a
sprinkler head
SPRINKLER AND/OR STANDPIPE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS ✔Correct
Answers-
,1. Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as
required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by a competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness
and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the system are in good
working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are ready for immediate use
by the Fire Department. A detailed record shall be kept on the premises or other approved
location, for a minimum of 3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire
Department. ✔Correct Answers-
2.A supply of at least six extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises, to replace
promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. Any head which has opened or has been damaged
shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler head of similar characteristics such as operating
temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and thermal sensitivity. ✔Correct Answers-
3. At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or connections for a sprinkler
system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire
Department use. The test shall be arranged to be conducted by a Master Fire Suppression
Piping Contractor in the presence of a Fire Department representative.
The contractor shall be hired by the owner or the owner's representative. ✔Correct Answers-
4.There shall be one or more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a
Certificate of Fitness to inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the NFPA 25 of
2011. ✔Correct Answers-
Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as
required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by ✔Correct Answers-competent person holding a S-12
Certificate of Fitness and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the
system are in good working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are ready
for immediate use by the Fire Department.
A detailed record shall be kept on the premises or other approved location, for a minimum of
✔Correct Answers-3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire Department.
A supply of at least----extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises, to replace
promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. ✔Correct Answers-6
Any head which has ----or has been----1. shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler head of
similar characteristics such as operating temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and
thermal sensitivity. ✔Correct Answers-opened/damaged
At least once every ---- years ✔Correct Answers-Fire Department connection or connections
for a sprinkler system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its
suitability for Fire Department use.
,At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or connections for a sprinkler
system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire
Department use. The test shall be arranged to be conducted by a ----by a----The contractor shall
be hired by----- ✔Correct Answers-Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor/1. a Fire
Department representative/the owner or the owner's representative.
There shall be---more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a----Certificate of
Fitness 1. inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the NFPA 25 of 2011.
✔Correct Answers-one/COF
II. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUILDING OWNER ✔Correct Answers-
It shall be the -----'s responsibility to maintain the sprinkler system and to determine the
individual qualifications and competencies of the COF holder that performs the functions
related to inspection, testing and maintenance of such system. ✔Correct Answers-owner's
The building owner shall assign an ----to comply with the requirements of study material.
✔Correct Answers-impairment coordinator
The impairment coordinator shall take the action(s) when ✔Correct Answers-a standpipe
system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system is out of service.
The impairment coordinator shall maintain records of all ✔Correct Answers-system
inspections, tests, servicing and other items of maintenance
The impairment coordinator's records of system inspections, tests, servicing and other items of
maintenance shall be kept on the premises or other approved location for a minimum of --- and
made available for inspection by any member of---- ✔Correct Answers-3 years/FDNY
In absence of a specific designee,the ---shall be considered the impairment coordinator.
✔Correct Answers-building owner
III. OUT OF SERVICE SYSTEMS (OOS) ✔Correct Answers-
Planned removal from service: When the system, or a portion of the sprinkler system, is placed
out of service for a scheduled inspection, testing, regular maintenance, minor repairs or for
construction affecting not more than 1 floor, the ---- and ----of and authorize the placing of the
system out of service. ✔Correct Answers-COF holder/impairment coordinator
Unplanned out of service condition ✔Correct Answers-A serious defect in the sprinkler
system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a break or major leak in the system's water
piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves, defective fire department connections,
construction related shut downs affecting more than one floor, or complete or partial shut
downs of the sprinkler system, other than a shut down for a planned removal from service
, When a Fire Protection system is out of service fire watch personnel must: ✔Correct Answers-
• Continuously patrol the area affected by the out-of-service fire protection system to which
such person has been assigned, keeping constant watch for fires.
• Be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the Fire Department and
emergency preparedness staff.
• Immediately report any fire to the Fire Department and notify emergency preparedness staff
on premises.
• Be trained in the used of portable fire extinguisher.
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• Be responsible for extinguishing fires limited in size and spread that can be readily
extinguished.
• Maintain a record of such fire watch on the premises during the fire watch and for a minimum
of 48 hours after the fire watch has concluded.
• Have no other duties.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUT OF SERVICE CONDITIONS: ✔Correct Answers-
NOTIFICATION THAT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS
OR WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE SHALL BE MADE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE
FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: ✔Correct Answers-1. The sprinkler system or fire alarm system
is or will be out of service on more than one floor of a building; or
2. The work or repairs cannot be completed, and the system restored to service, within 8 hours
of the time the system was placed or went out of service; or
3. With respect to a fire alarm system, the work or repairs will require the fire alarm system to
be out of service for more than 8 hours in any 24-hour period; or
4. One or more other fire protection systems in the area in which a fire protection system is out
of service are or will also be out of service at the same time.
a) The initial Fire Department notification shall include the following: ✔Correct Answers-1. A
brief description and extent of the out-of-service condition and system it affects.
2. The area of the building affected, including the floors where fire protection system is out of
service.
3. The type of occupancy.
4. The estimated time the system will be out of service.
5. The name and phone number of the person making the notification or the owner of the
premises.
6. The building address.
7. Whether the fire protection system is out of service by reason of a planned removal from
service (and if so, the reason for placing it out of service) or an unplanned out-of-service
condition.
8. Whether or not the other fire protection systems are in good working order.
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Buildings (4.1.1.1) - Shall be inspected (how often) the building owner shall ensure that all areas
of the building containing water-filled piping shall be maintained at a minimum temperature of
40°F and not exposed to freezing conditions ✔Correct Answers-
When the pump is in operation a small water leak on the pump bearings is desirable and should
not be considered a malfunction. Additionally, water should discharge from a ---- relief valve
(electric pump) or --- exchanger (diesel pump) while the fire pump is operating under a "no-
flow" condition. ✔Correct Answers-circulation /heat
A sprinkler system is a ✔Correct Answers-fire extinguishing system, other than a water mist
system, that utilizes water as the extinguishing agent.
Inspection, testing, servicing and other maintenance of sprinkler systems must be ✔Correct
Answers-personally supervised and be performed in accordance with NFPA (National Fire
Protection Association) #25 2011 edition.
All multiple dwellings, factories, office buildings, warehouses, stores and offices, theaters and
music halls, hospitals and asylums, and all public schools and other public buildings, churches
and other places where large numbers of persons are congregated for purposes of worship,
instruction, amusement, and all piers, bulkheads, wharves, pier sheds, bulkhead sheds or other
waterfront structures shall provide ✔Correct Answers-fire extinguishers, buckets, axes, fire
hooks, fire doors and other means of preventing and extinguishing fires as the commissioner
may direct.
Required fire protection systems shall be extended or altered as necessary to maintain and
continued protection whenever ✔Correct Answers-the building or structure is altered.
Systems not complying with this section shall be considered to be impaired.
It shall be unlawful to install or maintain any fire protection system or device that has
✔Correct Answers-the physical appearance of fire protection equipment but that does not
perform a fire protection function where it may be confused with actual fire protection
equipment. An example would be a CCTV camera that is installed inside a shell that resembles a
sprinkler head
SPRINKLER AND/OR STANDPIPE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS ✔Correct
Answers-
,1. Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as
required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by a competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness
and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the system are in good
working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are ready for immediate use
by the Fire Department. A detailed record shall be kept on the premises or other approved
location, for a minimum of 3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire
Department. ✔Correct Answers-
2.A supply of at least six extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises, to replace
promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. Any head which has opened or has been damaged
shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler head of similar characteristics such as operating
temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and thermal sensitivity. ✔Correct Answers-
3. At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or connections for a sprinkler
system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire
Department use. The test shall be arranged to be conducted by a Master Fire Suppression
Piping Contractor in the presence of a Fire Department representative.
The contractor shall be hired by the owner or the owner's representative. ✔Correct Answers-
4.There shall be one or more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a
Certificate of Fitness to inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the NFPA 25 of
2011. ✔Correct Answers-
Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as
required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by ✔Correct Answers-competent person holding a S-12
Certificate of Fitness and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the
system are in good working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are ready
for immediate use by the Fire Department.
A detailed record shall be kept on the premises or other approved location, for a minimum of
✔Correct Answers-3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire Department.
A supply of at least----extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises, to replace
promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. ✔Correct Answers-6
Any head which has ----or has been----1. shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler head of
similar characteristics such as operating temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and
thermal sensitivity. ✔Correct Answers-opened/damaged
At least once every ---- years ✔Correct Answers-Fire Department connection or connections
for a sprinkler system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its
suitability for Fire Department use.
,At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or connections for a sprinkler
system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire
Department use. The test shall be arranged to be conducted by a ----by a----The contractor shall
be hired by----- ✔Correct Answers-Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor/1. a Fire
Department representative/the owner or the owner's representative.
There shall be---more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a----Certificate of
Fitness 1. inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the NFPA 25 of 2011.
✔Correct Answers-one/COF
II. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUILDING OWNER ✔Correct Answers-
It shall be the -----'s responsibility to maintain the sprinkler system and to determine the
individual qualifications and competencies of the COF holder that performs the functions
related to inspection, testing and maintenance of such system. ✔Correct Answers-owner's
The building owner shall assign an ----to comply with the requirements of study material.
✔Correct Answers-impairment coordinator
The impairment coordinator shall take the action(s) when ✔Correct Answers-a standpipe
system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system is out of service.
The impairment coordinator shall maintain records of all ✔Correct Answers-system
inspections, tests, servicing and other items of maintenance
The impairment coordinator's records of system inspections, tests, servicing and other items of
maintenance shall be kept on the premises or other approved location for a minimum of --- and
made available for inspection by any member of---- ✔Correct Answers-3 years/FDNY
In absence of a specific designee,the ---shall be considered the impairment coordinator.
✔Correct Answers-building owner
III. OUT OF SERVICE SYSTEMS (OOS) ✔Correct Answers-
Planned removal from service: When the system, or a portion of the sprinkler system, is placed
out of service for a scheduled inspection, testing, regular maintenance, minor repairs or for
construction affecting not more than 1 floor, the ---- and ----of and authorize the placing of the
system out of service. ✔Correct Answers-COF holder/impairment coordinator
Unplanned out of service condition ✔Correct Answers-A serious defect in the sprinkler
system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a break or major leak in the system's water
piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves, defective fire department connections,
construction related shut downs affecting more than one floor, or complete or partial shut
downs of the sprinkler system, other than a shut down for a planned removal from service
, When a Fire Protection system is out of service fire watch personnel must: ✔Correct Answers-
• Continuously patrol the area affected by the out-of-service fire protection system to which
such person has been assigned, keeping constant watch for fires.
• Be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the Fire Department and
emergency preparedness staff.
• Immediately report any fire to the Fire Department and notify emergency preparedness staff
on premises.
• Be trained in the used of portable fire extinguisher.
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• Be responsible for extinguishing fires limited in size and spread that can be readily
extinguished.
• Maintain a record of such fire watch on the premises during the fire watch and for a minimum
of 48 hours after the fire watch has concluded.
• Have no other duties.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUT OF SERVICE CONDITIONS: ✔Correct Answers-
NOTIFICATION THAT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS
OR WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE SHALL BE MADE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE
FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: ✔Correct Answers-1. The sprinkler system or fire alarm system
is or will be out of service on more than one floor of a building; or
2. The work or repairs cannot be completed, and the system restored to service, within 8 hours
of the time the system was placed or went out of service; or
3. With respect to a fire alarm system, the work or repairs will require the fire alarm system to
be out of service for more than 8 hours in any 24-hour period; or
4. One or more other fire protection systems in the area in which a fire protection system is out
of service are or will also be out of service at the same time.
a) The initial Fire Department notification shall include the following: ✔Correct Answers-1. A
brief description and extent of the out-of-service condition and system it affects.
2. The area of the building affected, including the floors where fire protection system is out of
service.
3. The type of occupancy.
4. The estimated time the system will be out of service.
5. The name and phone number of the person making the notification or the owner of the
premises.
6. The building address.
7. Whether the fire protection system is out of service by reason of a planned removal from
service (and if so, the reason for placing it out of service) or an unplanned out-of-service
condition.
8. Whether or not the other fire protection systems are in good working order.
