S95 PERSONAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ an activating (voluntary or required) system installed in a specific
area or floor for a specific purpose in a building that has a required
(mandated) base building fire alarm system.
Answer: SUB-SYSTEM
◉ All ______________________include but are not limited to the following;
Halon, FM200, Water Mist, Pre-Action, Range Hood, Carbon Dioxide,
Foam system, Dry Chemical, Smoke Detection, Clean Air Agents or
Thermostatic Systems shall be subject to Fire Department
inspection and test for issuance of Letter of Approval for such Sub-
System(s).
Answer: Sub systems
◉ All such Sub-Systems shall be maintained in proper working
order, and a person holding a shall be in charge of the supervision
and maintenance of all such activating system.
Answer: Certificate of Fitness
,◉ All Sub-Systems shall be _______________________ to the base building
fire alarm system for ______________________________ and shall annunciate
specific type and location of such subsystem(s). Activation of the
sub-system shall activate the base building audible and visual
appliances and notify the Fire Department via the base building
Central Station.
Answer: interconnected alarm and trouble supervision
◉ also abbreviated as (ACK) is used to acknowledge alarm, trouble
or supervisory conditions.
Answer: An acknowledge button
◉ It is important for the C of F holder, when present and practical, to
report to the
Answer: FACP location whenever the alarm is activated. 4.2 ALARM
SILENC
◉ is used to silence the building audible and visual devices (such as
sirens, bells or gongs) after an evacuation is complete while the
source of alarm is being investigated
Answer: The alarm silence switch
◉ Never reset the fire alarm system until
Answer: the condition is verified by the FDNY personnel
, ◉ Depending on the configuration of the alarm system, this function
will either silence the system's notification appliances completely, or
Answer: will silence only the audible alarm, with strobe lights
continuing to flash.
◉ the silence switch does not prevent a signal from
Answer: being transmitted to a FDNY approved central station
company.
◉ Audible silence allows for easier communication for
Answer: emergency responders while responding to an alarm.
◉ After a fire alarm is reset, the fan usually requires restarting from
a
Answer: from a separate "fan restart" button or key switch.
◉ is used to reset the fire alarm system after an alarm condition has
been cleared.
Answer: SYSTEM RESET SWITCH OR BUTTON
◉ All initiating devices should return to normal condition after
manually resetting. If an initiating device is still in alarm after the
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ an activating (voluntary or required) system installed in a specific
area or floor for a specific purpose in a building that has a required
(mandated) base building fire alarm system.
Answer: SUB-SYSTEM
◉ All ______________________include but are not limited to the following;
Halon, FM200, Water Mist, Pre-Action, Range Hood, Carbon Dioxide,
Foam system, Dry Chemical, Smoke Detection, Clean Air Agents or
Thermostatic Systems shall be subject to Fire Department
inspection and test for issuance of Letter of Approval for such Sub-
System(s).
Answer: Sub systems
◉ All such Sub-Systems shall be maintained in proper working
order, and a person holding a shall be in charge of the supervision
and maintenance of all such activating system.
Answer: Certificate of Fitness
,◉ All Sub-Systems shall be _______________________ to the base building
fire alarm system for ______________________________ and shall annunciate
specific type and location of such subsystem(s). Activation of the
sub-system shall activate the base building audible and visual
appliances and notify the Fire Department via the base building
Central Station.
Answer: interconnected alarm and trouble supervision
◉ also abbreviated as (ACK) is used to acknowledge alarm, trouble
or supervisory conditions.
Answer: An acknowledge button
◉ It is important for the C of F holder, when present and practical, to
report to the
Answer: FACP location whenever the alarm is activated. 4.2 ALARM
SILENC
◉ is used to silence the building audible and visual devices (such as
sirens, bells or gongs) after an evacuation is complete while the
source of alarm is being investigated
Answer: The alarm silence switch
◉ Never reset the fire alarm system until
Answer: the condition is verified by the FDNY personnel
, ◉ Depending on the configuration of the alarm system, this function
will either silence the system's notification appliances completely, or
Answer: will silence only the audible alarm, with strobe lights
continuing to flash.
◉ the silence switch does not prevent a signal from
Answer: being transmitted to a FDNY approved central station
company.
◉ Audible silence allows for easier communication for
Answer: emergency responders while responding to an alarm.
◉ After a fire alarm is reset, the fan usually requires restarting from
a
Answer: from a separate "fan restart" button or key switch.
◉ is used to reset the fire alarm system after an alarm condition has
been cleared.
Answer: SYSTEM RESET SWITCH OR BUTTON
◉ All initiating devices should return to normal condition after
manually resetting. If an initiating device is still in alarm after the
