S95 Personal Questions and Answers with complete

Which duties can an S-95 Certificate of Fitness holder perform? - Answer-Visual Inspections Only - of fire alarm system components and smoke detectors What is the primary purpose of Fire Alarm Systems? - Answer-To warn building occupants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the Fire Department via central station. What is a Fire Alarm signal? - Answer-The signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device such as a manual fire alarm pull station, smoke detector, water-flow switch, or any device in which their activation indicates presence of fire. What is a Supervisory Signal? - Answer-A signal indicating that a system or device being monitored has been compromised or is in an abnormal state. Is the FDNY dispatched for Supervisory Signals? - Answer-No. The Facility Manager should investigate and correct the supervisory condition indicated by the FACP. What is a Trouble Signal? - Answer-A signal that indicates a fault with the fire equipment. It must have an audible signal, distinctive from alarm signals What is the maximum number of minutes that routine handling should take?-- from receipt of trouble signal by central station until initiation of the investigation by telephone. - Answer-FOUR minutes Is the FDNY dispatched for Trouble Signals? - Answer-No. Trouble Signals aren't indicative of a fire condition. What is an Acknowledge Switch (ACK) ? - Answer-This switch/button is used to acknowledge alarm, supervisory, or trouble conditions. Why is an Alarm Silence Switch helpful after an evacuation - while the source of alarm is being investigated? - Answer-This switch/button silences audible and visual devices (sirens, bells, gongs) so it's easier for Emergency Responders to communicate.Which switch/button is pushed once an alarm condition is cleared? - Answer-The System Reset Switch Smoke Detectors should be cleaned not less than - Answer-Once every six months How often should Analog Smoke Detectors be cleaned? - Answer-One week from receipt of an indication that cleaning is needed. How often should Smoke Detectors be tested for smoke entry? - Answer-Not less than once a year After activation, which type of heat detector self-restores? Which type doesn't? - Answer-FixedTemperature heat detectors: Doesn't self -restore and requires replacement. Rate of Rise heat detectors: self-restore Fire Alarm Circuits' primary power source shouldn't generate electric power exceeding which voltage? - Answer-277/480 volts All abnormal conditions be investigated and noted where? - Answer-A bound Log Book Alarm Notification Appliance - Answer-A fire alarm system component (bell, light, etc.) that issues an audible, tactile, or visual alert.