S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A
VALID CERTIFICATE FROM ____________. - ANSWER-FDNY
A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR BETWEEN THE CEILINGS
AND FLOOR ABOVE. - ANSWER-PLENUM
AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE IS UNNECCESSARY. - ANSWER-UNNECESSARY
AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION, OR
MAINTENANCE. - ANSWER-UNWARRANTED
THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND VASTLY CHANGED
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. -
ANSWER-JULY 2008
DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE
___________ ONLY. - ANSWER-VISUAL INSPECTIONS ONLY
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO
TRANSMIT SIGNALS INDICATION FIRE TO THE FDNY. - ANSWER-FIRE ALARM
SYSTEM
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS
RECEIVED FROM INITIATING DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE
SIGNALS. - ANSWER-FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE INDICATES THE
PRESENCE OF FIRE. - ANSWER-FIRE ALARM
A _________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT A SYSTEM OR DEVICE BEING
MONITORED IS IN AN ABNORMAL STATE. - ANSWER-SUPERVISORY
A __________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER,
OR COMMUNICATIONS PATH IS WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE. -
ANSWER-TROUBLE
, ROUTINE HANDLING OF TROUBLE SIGNALS SHOULD TAKE A MAXIMUM OF
___________ MINUTES FROM RECEIPT OF TROUBLE SIGNAL BY CENTRAL
STATION UNTIL INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY TELEPHONE. - ANSWER-FOUR
THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO RESPOND TO _________ OR ________
SIGNALS. - ANSWER-SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE
THE TWO TYPES OF PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE DETECTORS: LIGHT-
______________ AND LIGHT- ____________ . - ANSWER-OBSCURATION,
SCATTERING
____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS THAT RESPOND
SEPERATELY BUT PROVIDE ONLY ONE ALARM SIGNAL. - ANSWER-MULTI-
CRITERIA
____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS AND ARE CAPABLE
OF GENERATING MULTIPLE ALARMS. - ANSWER-MULTI-SENSOR
____________ DETECTORS EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE OPERATING PRINCIPLE
AND OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. - ANSWER-COMBINATION
____________ DETECTORS ARE USED TO PROTECT LARGE AREAS. IT IS A
LIGHT BEAM BROKEN BY COMBUSTIBLE PARTICLES. - ANSWER-BEAM
DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AND ________ DEVICE UNTIL THE
FIRE ALARM CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY FDNY PERSONNEL. - ANSWER-
AUDIBLE, VISUAL
SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE CLEANED AT LEAST _____________ BY AN S-78,
S-97, T-97, OR S-98 COF HOLDER. - ANSWER-ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS.
ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND NOTED IN THE
___________. - ANSWER-LOGBOOK
THE FIRE ALARM PRIMARY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE GENERATED ELECTRIC
POWER NOT EXCEEDING ____________ VOLTS. - ANSWER-277/480
________ SHALL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONNECTION TO A SECONDARY
POWER SOURCE. - ANSWER-BATTERIES
THE NFPA DEFINES ACCESSIBILITY AS __________________. -
ANSWER-"ADMITTING CLOSE APPROACH: NOT GUARDED BY LOCKED DOORS,
ELEVATION, AND OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS."
WHEN SMOKE DETECTORS REPORT THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE
FACP, IT MUST BE CLEANED WITHIN __________. - ANSWER-1 WEEK
SYSTEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A
VALID CERTIFICATE FROM ____________. - ANSWER-FDNY
A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR BETWEEN THE CEILINGS
AND FLOOR ABOVE. - ANSWER-PLENUM
AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE IS UNNECCESSARY. - ANSWER-UNNECESSARY
AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION, OR
MAINTENANCE. - ANSWER-UNWARRANTED
THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND VASTLY CHANGED
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. -
ANSWER-JULY 2008
DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE
___________ ONLY. - ANSWER-VISUAL INSPECTIONS ONLY
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO
TRANSMIT SIGNALS INDICATION FIRE TO THE FDNY. - ANSWER-FIRE ALARM
SYSTEM
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS
RECEIVED FROM INITIATING DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE
SIGNALS. - ANSWER-FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE INDICATES THE
PRESENCE OF FIRE. - ANSWER-FIRE ALARM
A _________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT A SYSTEM OR DEVICE BEING
MONITORED IS IN AN ABNORMAL STATE. - ANSWER-SUPERVISORY
A __________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER,
OR COMMUNICATIONS PATH IS WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE. -
ANSWER-TROUBLE
, ROUTINE HANDLING OF TROUBLE SIGNALS SHOULD TAKE A MAXIMUM OF
___________ MINUTES FROM RECEIPT OF TROUBLE SIGNAL BY CENTRAL
STATION UNTIL INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY TELEPHONE. - ANSWER-FOUR
THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO RESPOND TO _________ OR ________
SIGNALS. - ANSWER-SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE
THE TWO TYPES OF PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE DETECTORS: LIGHT-
______________ AND LIGHT- ____________ . - ANSWER-OBSCURATION,
SCATTERING
____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS THAT RESPOND
SEPERATELY BUT PROVIDE ONLY ONE ALARM SIGNAL. - ANSWER-MULTI-
CRITERIA
____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE SENSORS AND ARE CAPABLE
OF GENERATING MULTIPLE ALARMS. - ANSWER-MULTI-SENSOR
____________ DETECTORS EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE OPERATING PRINCIPLE
AND OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. - ANSWER-COMBINATION
____________ DETECTORS ARE USED TO PROTECT LARGE AREAS. IT IS A
LIGHT BEAM BROKEN BY COMBUSTIBLE PARTICLES. - ANSWER-BEAM
DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AND ________ DEVICE UNTIL THE
FIRE ALARM CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY FDNY PERSONNEL. - ANSWER-
AUDIBLE, VISUAL
SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE CLEANED AT LEAST _____________ BY AN S-78,
S-97, T-97, OR S-98 COF HOLDER. - ANSWER-ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS.
ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND NOTED IN THE
___________. - ANSWER-LOGBOOK
THE FIRE ALARM PRIMARY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE GENERATED ELECTRIC
POWER NOT EXCEEDING ____________ VOLTS. - ANSWER-277/480
________ SHALL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONNECTION TO A SECONDARY
POWER SOURCE. - ANSWER-BATTERIES
THE NFPA DEFINES ACCESSIBILITY AS __________________. -
ANSWER-"ADMITTING CLOSE APPROACH: NOT GUARDED BY LOCKED DOORS,
ELEVATION, AND OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS."
WHEN SMOKE DETECTORS REPORT THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE
FACP, IT MUST BE CLEANED WITHIN __________. - ANSWER-1 WEEK
