S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
FDNY - ANSWER-AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT
HAS BEEN ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM ____________.
PLENUM - ANSWER-A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR
BETWEEN THE CEILINGS AND FLOOR ABOVE.
UNNECESSARY - ANSWER-AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED
AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE IS UNNECCESSARY.
UNWARRANTED - ANSWER-AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER
INSTALLATION, OR MAINTENANCE.
JULY 2008 - ANSWER-THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND
VASTLY CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE
ALARM SYSTEMS.
VISUAL INSPECTIONS ONLY - ANSWER-DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY
AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE ___________ ONLY.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM - ANSWER-THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS
TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS INDICATION FIRE TO THE
FDNY.
FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL - ANSWER-THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A
______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM INITIATING
DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS.
FIRE ALARM - ANSWER-A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE
INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF FIRE.
SUPERVISORY - ANSWER-A _________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT A SYSTEM OR
DEVICE BEING MONITORED IS IN AN ABNORMAL STATE.
TROUBLE - ANSWER-A __________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE ALARM
SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, OR COMMUNICATIONS PATH IS WHOLLY OR
PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE.
, OBSCURATION, SCATTERING - ANSWER-THE TWO TYPES OF PHOTOELECTRIC
SMOKE DETECTORS: LIGHT-______________ AND LIGHT- ____________ .
MULTI-CRITERIA - ANSWER-____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE
SENSORS THAT RESPOND SEPERATELY BUT PROVIDE ONLY ONE ALARM
SIGNAL.
MULTI-SENSOR - ANSWER-____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE
SENSORS AND ARE CAPABLE OF GENERATING MULTIPLE ALARMS.
COMBINATION - ANSWER-____________ DETECTORS EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE
OPERATING PRINCIPLE AND OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER.
FOUR - ANSWER-ROUTINE HANDLING OF TROUBLE SIGNALS SHOULD TAKE A
MAXIMUM OF ___________ MINUTES FROM RECEIPT OF TROUBLE SIGNAL BY
CENTRAL STATION UNTIL INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY TELEPHONE.
SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE - ANSWER-THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO
RESPOND TO _________ OR ________ SIGNALS.
AUDIBLE, VISUAL - ANSWER-DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AND
________ DEVICE UNTIL THE FIRE ALARM CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY FDNY
PERSONNEL.
ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. - ANSWER-SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE CLEANED
AT LEAST _____________ BY AN S-78, S-97, T-97, OR S-98 COF HOLDER.
SMOKE PURGE, COMMUNICATIONS - ANSWER-IN LARGE BUILDINGS, THE FIRE
ANNUNCIATOR MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH ____________ CONTROL AND
_____________ SYSTEMS.
GENERAL - ANSWER-THE _______________ ALARM METHOD ACTIVATES ALL
AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WHEN A FIRE IS
DETECTED.
SELECTIVE - ANSWER-THE ______________ ALARM METHOD ACTIVATES
AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES ONLY ON THE FLOOR OF ALARM AS WELL THE
FLOORS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND BELOW.
6 - ANSWER-TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MUST BE TESTED AT
LEAST ONCE EVERY ______________ MONTHS.
LOGBOOK - ANSWER-ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED
AND NOTED IN THE ___________.
SYSTEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
FDNY - ANSWER-AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT
HAS BEEN ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM ____________.
PLENUM - ANSWER-A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR
BETWEEN THE CEILINGS AND FLOOR ABOVE.
UNNECESSARY - ANSWER-AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED
AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE IS UNNECCESSARY.
UNWARRANTED - ANSWER-AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER
INSTALLATION, OR MAINTENANCE.
JULY 2008 - ANSWER-THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND
VASTLY CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE
ALARM SYSTEMS.
VISUAL INSPECTIONS ONLY - ANSWER-DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY
AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE ___________ ONLY.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM - ANSWER-THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS
TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS INDICATION FIRE TO THE
FDNY.
FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL - ANSWER-THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A
______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM INITIATING
DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS.
FIRE ALARM - ANSWER-A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE
INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF FIRE.
SUPERVISORY - ANSWER-A _________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT A SYSTEM OR
DEVICE BEING MONITORED IS IN AN ABNORMAL STATE.
TROUBLE - ANSWER-A __________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE ALARM
SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, OR COMMUNICATIONS PATH IS WHOLLY OR
PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE.
, OBSCURATION, SCATTERING - ANSWER-THE TWO TYPES OF PHOTOELECTRIC
SMOKE DETECTORS: LIGHT-______________ AND LIGHT- ____________ .
MULTI-CRITERIA - ANSWER-____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE
SENSORS THAT RESPOND SEPERATELY BUT PROVIDE ONLY ONE ALARM
SIGNAL.
MULTI-SENSOR - ANSWER-____________ DETECTORS CONTAIN MULTIPLE
SENSORS AND ARE CAPABLE OF GENERATING MULTIPLE ALARMS.
COMBINATION - ANSWER-____________ DETECTORS EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE
OPERATING PRINCIPLE AND OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER.
FOUR - ANSWER-ROUTINE HANDLING OF TROUBLE SIGNALS SHOULD TAKE A
MAXIMUM OF ___________ MINUTES FROM RECEIPT OF TROUBLE SIGNAL BY
CENTRAL STATION UNTIL INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY TELEPHONE.
SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE - ANSWER-THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO
RESPOND TO _________ OR ________ SIGNALS.
AUDIBLE, VISUAL - ANSWER-DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AND
________ DEVICE UNTIL THE FIRE ALARM CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY FDNY
PERSONNEL.
ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. - ANSWER-SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE CLEANED
AT LEAST _____________ BY AN S-78, S-97, T-97, OR S-98 COF HOLDER.
SMOKE PURGE, COMMUNICATIONS - ANSWER-IN LARGE BUILDINGS, THE FIRE
ANNUNCIATOR MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH ____________ CONTROL AND
_____________ SYSTEMS.
GENERAL - ANSWER-THE _______________ ALARM METHOD ACTIVATES ALL
AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WHEN A FIRE IS
DETECTED.
SELECTIVE - ANSWER-THE ______________ ALARM METHOD ACTIVATES
AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES ONLY ON THE FLOOR OF ALARM AS WELL THE
FLOORS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND BELOW.
6 - ANSWER-TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MUST BE TESTED AT
LEAST ONCE EVERY ______________ MONTHS.
LOGBOOK - ANSWER-ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED
AND NOTED IN THE ___________.
