76 Terms in this set
S95 Personal Exam Questions & Answers
Latest Update
Which duties can an S-95 Certificate of Visual Inspections Only - of fire alarm system components and smoke detectors
Fitness holder perform?
What is the primary purpose of Fire Alarm To warn building occupants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the
Systems? Fire Department via central station.
The signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device such as a manual fire alarm pull
What is a Fire Alarm signal? station, smoke detector, water-flow switch, or any device in which their activation
indicates presence of fire.
A signal indicating that a system or device being monitored has been
What is a Supervisory Signal?
compromised or is in an abnormal state.
Is the FDNY dispatched for Supervisory No. The Facility Manager should investigate and correct the supervisory condition
Signals? indicated by the FACP.
A signal that indicates a fault with the fire equipment. It must have an audible
What is a Trouble Signal?
signal, distinctive from alarm signals
What is the maximum number of minutes FOUR minutes
that routine handling should take?-- from
receipt of trouble signal by central station
until initiation of the investigation by
telephone.
Is the FDNY dispatched for Trouble No. Trouble Signals aren't indicative of a fire condition.
Signals?
This switch/button is used to acknowledge alarm, supervisory, or trouble
What is an Acknowledge Switch (ACK) ?
conditions.
Why is an Alarm Silence Switch helpful This switch/button silences audible and visual devices (sirens, bells, gongs) so it's
after an evacuation - while the source of easier for Emergency Responders to communicate.
alarm is being investigated?
Which switch/button is pushed once an The System Reset Switch
alarm condition is cleared?
Smoke Detectors should be cleaned not Once every six months
less than
How often should Analog Smoke One week from receipt of an indication that cleaning is needed.
Detectors be cleaned?
, 76 Terms in this set
How often should Smoke Detectors be Not less than once a year
tested for smoke entry?
After activation, which type of heat Fixed-Temperature heat detectors: Doesn't self -restore and requires replacement.
detector self-restores? Which type Rate of Rise heat detectors: self-restore
doesn't?
Fire Alarm Circuits' primary power source 277/480 volts
shouldn't generate electric power
exceeding which voltage?
All abnormal conditions be investigated A bound Log Book
and noted where?
A fire alarm system component (bell, light, etc.) that issues an audible, tactile, or
Alarm Notification Appliance
visual alert.
A unit containing one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, etc. in
Annunciator
which each indication provides status info about a circuit, condition, or location.
ARCS (Auxiliary Radio Communication A wireless two-way building communication system for Fire Dept. use only.
System)
Accessibility Admitting close approach- not guarded by locked doors, elevation, etc.
A system component that originates transmission of a change-of-state condition,
Initiating Device
such as in a smoke detector, manual fire alarm box, or supervisory switch.
An alarm caused by mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation,
Nuisance Alarm
improper maintenance or an undetermined cause.
Plenum The open space that carries air between the ceilings and floor above.
One unit incorporating the detector, control equipment, and the alarm-sounding
Single-Station Smoke Alarm
device - operated by power supply in the unit or obtained during installation.
A single-or-multiple-station alarm responsive to smoke and not connected to a
Smoke Alarm
fire alarm system.
Trouble Signal A signal initiated by a fault in a monitored circuit or component.
Unnecessary Alarm An alarm signal for which a fire department response is not necessary.
An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which failed to function due to
Unwarranted Alarm
improper installation/maintenance, malfunction, etc.
AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION FDNY
COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN
ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM
____________.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED
FROM INITIATING DEVICES AND TO
ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS.
A ______ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE TROUBLE
ALARM SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, OR
COMMUNICATIONS PATH IS WHOLLY
OR PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE.
THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE
RESPOND TO _________ OR ______ SIGNALS.
DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AUDIBLE, VISUAL
AND _____ DEVICE UNTIL THE FIRE
ALARM CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY
FDNY PERSONNEL.
S95 Personal Exam Questions & Answers
Latest Update
Which duties can an S-95 Certificate of Visual Inspections Only - of fire alarm system components and smoke detectors
Fitness holder perform?
What is the primary purpose of Fire Alarm To warn building occupants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the
Systems? Fire Department via central station.
The signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device such as a manual fire alarm pull
What is a Fire Alarm signal? station, smoke detector, water-flow switch, or any device in which their activation
indicates presence of fire.
A signal indicating that a system or device being monitored has been
What is a Supervisory Signal?
compromised or is in an abnormal state.
Is the FDNY dispatched for Supervisory No. The Facility Manager should investigate and correct the supervisory condition
Signals? indicated by the FACP.
A signal that indicates a fault with the fire equipment. It must have an audible
What is a Trouble Signal?
signal, distinctive from alarm signals
What is the maximum number of minutes FOUR minutes
that routine handling should take?-- from
receipt of trouble signal by central station
until initiation of the investigation by
telephone.
Is the FDNY dispatched for Trouble No. Trouble Signals aren't indicative of a fire condition.
Signals?
This switch/button is used to acknowledge alarm, supervisory, or trouble
What is an Acknowledge Switch (ACK) ?
conditions.
Why is an Alarm Silence Switch helpful This switch/button silences audible and visual devices (sirens, bells, gongs) so it's
after an evacuation - while the source of easier for Emergency Responders to communicate.
alarm is being investigated?
Which switch/button is pushed once an The System Reset Switch
alarm condition is cleared?
Smoke Detectors should be cleaned not Once every six months
less than
How often should Analog Smoke One week from receipt of an indication that cleaning is needed.
Detectors be cleaned?
, 76 Terms in this set
How often should Smoke Detectors be Not less than once a year
tested for smoke entry?
After activation, which type of heat Fixed-Temperature heat detectors: Doesn't self -restore and requires replacement.
detector self-restores? Which type Rate of Rise heat detectors: self-restore
doesn't?
Fire Alarm Circuits' primary power source 277/480 volts
shouldn't generate electric power
exceeding which voltage?
All abnormal conditions be investigated A bound Log Book
and noted where?
A fire alarm system component (bell, light, etc.) that issues an audible, tactile, or
Alarm Notification Appliance
visual alert.
A unit containing one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, etc. in
Annunciator
which each indication provides status info about a circuit, condition, or location.
ARCS (Auxiliary Radio Communication A wireless two-way building communication system for Fire Dept. use only.
System)
Accessibility Admitting close approach- not guarded by locked doors, elevation, etc.
A system component that originates transmission of a change-of-state condition,
Initiating Device
such as in a smoke detector, manual fire alarm box, or supervisory switch.
An alarm caused by mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation,
Nuisance Alarm
improper maintenance or an undetermined cause.
Plenum The open space that carries air between the ceilings and floor above.
One unit incorporating the detector, control equipment, and the alarm-sounding
Single-Station Smoke Alarm
device - operated by power supply in the unit or obtained during installation.
A single-or-multiple-station alarm responsive to smoke and not connected to a
Smoke Alarm
fire alarm system.
Trouble Signal A signal initiated by a fault in a monitored circuit or component.
Unnecessary Alarm An alarm signal for which a fire department response is not necessary.
An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which failed to function due to
Unwarranted Alarm
improper installation/maintenance, malfunction, etc.
AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION FDNY
COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN
ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM
____________.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED
FROM INITIATING DEVICES AND TO
ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS.
A ______ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE TROUBLE
ALARM SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, OR
COMMUNICATIONS PATH IS WHOLLY
OR PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE.
THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE
RESPOND TO _________ OR ______ SIGNALS.
DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AUDIBLE, VISUAL
AND _____ DEVICE UNTIL THE FIRE
ALARM CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY
FDNY PERSONNEL.
