Coverage Areas (Most Tested)
1. S-95 scope, supervision limits, and who must hold the certificate
2. Fire alarm system purpose, FACP functions, and signal types
3. Alarm silence, acknowledge, and system reset procedures
4. Smoke detector cleaning, testing intervals, and detector technologies
5. Heat detector behavior after activation and reset limitations
6. Manual pull stations, water-flow devices, and notification appliances
7. Primary and secondary power supply requirements
8. Central station signals, trouble signals, and supervisory signals
9. Log book entries, visual inspections, and impairment procedures
10. ARCS, portable extinguishers, and practical decision-making scenarios
S-95 Certificate of Fitness Personal Exam
,1. Which responsibility is specifically authorized for a holder of an S-95
Certificate of Fitness at the premises?
☐ Programming fire alarm control panels
☐ Repairing defective notification appliances
☑ Supervising the visual inspection of the fire alarm system within the
certificate scope
☐ Replacing damaged initiating devices
Rationale: The S-95 certificate authorizes supervision of visual inspections
within its defined scope, while programming, repair, and replacement require
appropriately certified technicians . 2 8
2. What is the primary purpose of a fire alarm system installed in a
protected premises?
☐ To provide routine building security monitoring
☐ To automatically extinguish every fire without human intervention
☐ To regulate the building's electrical power consumption
,☑ To warn occupants and transmit fire-condition signals to the Fire
Department through an approved central station
Rationale: Fire alarm systems are primarily life-safety systems designed to
warn occupants and communicate fire conditions to emergency authorities
. 1 8
3. Which type of occupancy or system generally requires an S-95 holder
when no higher-level certificate is required?
☐ A high-rise building requiring an FLSD
☐ A system with required two-way voice communication and warden
phones
☑ An approved fire alarm system without voice communication that does not
require FLSD, F-80, or F-53 supervision
☐ A hotel requiring an FLSD because of its sleeping-room configuration
Rationale: The FDNY identifies S-95 as the applicable certificate for
approved fire alarm systems without voice communication when higher-level
, supervision is not required . 2 8
4. Which action would exceed the normal authority of an S-95 Certificate
of Fitness holder?
☐ Performing the daily visual inspection
☐ Recording an abnormal condition in the log book
☐ Notifying appropriate personnel about a defective component
☑ Personally repairing a failed fire alarm transmitter
Rationale: S-95 holders are not authorized to perform repairs on the central
station transmitter or other system components . 2 5
5. Which certificate holders are exempt from obtaining a separate S-95
Certificate for the same premises?
☐ S-78 and F-78 holders
☑ F-89, T-89, F-80, and F-53 holders
☐ S-97 and S-98 holders
☐ All of the above
1. S-95 scope, supervision limits, and who must hold the certificate
2. Fire alarm system purpose, FACP functions, and signal types
3. Alarm silence, acknowledge, and system reset procedures
4. Smoke detector cleaning, testing intervals, and detector technologies
5. Heat detector behavior after activation and reset limitations
6. Manual pull stations, water-flow devices, and notification appliances
7. Primary and secondary power supply requirements
8. Central station signals, trouble signals, and supervisory signals
9. Log book entries, visual inspections, and impairment procedures
10. ARCS, portable extinguishers, and practical decision-making scenarios
S-95 Certificate of Fitness Personal Exam
,1. Which responsibility is specifically authorized for a holder of an S-95
Certificate of Fitness at the premises?
☐ Programming fire alarm control panels
☐ Repairing defective notification appliances
☑ Supervising the visual inspection of the fire alarm system within the
certificate scope
☐ Replacing damaged initiating devices
Rationale: The S-95 certificate authorizes supervision of visual inspections
within its defined scope, while programming, repair, and replacement require
appropriately certified technicians . 2 8
2. What is the primary purpose of a fire alarm system installed in a
protected premises?
☐ To provide routine building security monitoring
☐ To automatically extinguish every fire without human intervention
☐ To regulate the building's electrical power consumption
,☑ To warn occupants and transmit fire-condition signals to the Fire
Department through an approved central station
Rationale: Fire alarm systems are primarily life-safety systems designed to
warn occupants and communicate fire conditions to emergency authorities
. 1 8
3. Which type of occupancy or system generally requires an S-95 holder
when no higher-level certificate is required?
☐ A high-rise building requiring an FLSD
☐ A system with required two-way voice communication and warden
phones
☑ An approved fire alarm system without voice communication that does not
require FLSD, F-80, or F-53 supervision
☐ A hotel requiring an FLSD because of its sleeping-room configuration
Rationale: The FDNY identifies S-95 as the applicable certificate for
approved fire alarm systems without voice communication when higher-level
, supervision is not required . 2 8
4. Which action would exceed the normal authority of an S-95 Certificate
of Fitness holder?
☐ Performing the daily visual inspection
☐ Recording an abnormal condition in the log book
☐ Notifying appropriate personnel about a defective component
☑ Personally repairing a failed fire alarm transmitter
Rationale: S-95 holders are not authorized to perform repairs on the central
station transmitter or other system components . 2 5
5. Which certificate holders are exempt from obtaining a separate S-95
Certificate for the same premises?
☐ S-78 and F-78 holders
☑ F-89, T-89, F-80, and F-53 holders
☐ S-97 and S-98 holders
☐ All of the above
