General Knowledge For Fire Safety Director Exam Studyguide Smart Score.

General Knowledge For Fire Safety
Director Exam Studyguide Smart Score


Which is NOT a part of the monthly visual inspection of the standpipe? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Conduct a
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hydrostatic test of the standpipe system
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What is the main purpose of the roof manifold? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Firefighting and testing of the
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standpipe system
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Which best describes the primary purpose of the upper check valve located under a roof water storage
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tank? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔To stop water from going into the tank
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If water is flowing from a ball drip connection, it might mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The lower check
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valve may be defective
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What is the purpose of the OS&Y valve? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔To stop or regulate the flow of water
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through the system
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"Automatic dry" sprinkler systems are filled with? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Air under pressure
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Standpipe system supply valves under normal conditions are kept? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Opened and
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chained
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The color of the FDC caps for a non-automatic system are? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Aluminum
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,How often will a standpipe system (office building) be required to perform a hydrostatic test to
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demonstrate its suitability for fire department use? (minimum) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Five years
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Sprinkler heads that get paint on them - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Must be replaced with a new head
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a supervisory device? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fire safety
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evacuation plan
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During the monthly visual inspection of the standpipe system, the Certificate of Fitness holder notices that
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the gravity tank is empty. Who should be notified? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The manager of the building,
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and the FDNY Borough Dispatcher
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Which one of the following is NOT a typical primary source of water for a standpipe system? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔Siamese connection (FDC)
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The water valve that controls water flow in a sprinkler system has a wheel and an exposed stem (if in the
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open position). This valve is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The OS & Y valve
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A Fire Department Connection (FDC) that supplies water to standpipe system only would be colored: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Red
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Standpipe systems are generally required in buildings which are more than __________ feet height -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔75
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In a fully sprinklered building, the number of extra sprinkler heads required to be kept at the main water
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control valve is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔At least 6
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, It is an effective means of suppressing fire, and at the same time transmits an alarm to the Fire Department.
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This statement describes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An automatic sprinkler system
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With regard to the height of stock in a sprinklered storeroom, it is most correct to state that the stock must
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be placed: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔NOT closer than 18" to the sprinkler piping
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Who is required to designate a impairment coordinator to be responsible for complying with the Out-of-
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service sprinkler system requirements of the Fire Code? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The Building Owner
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The Fire Brigade duties include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔. Contact FSD for the fire details darning
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evacuation
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. Initially report to floor below the fire, and assist in
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B evacuation

. Investigate the cause for the alarm and attempting to
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B control spread fire B B




A CoF is required for a FSD for a building classified in the Building Code as occupancy group B, occupied by: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- More than 100 persons above the street level
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- More than 100 persons below the street level
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- More than a total of 500 persons in the entire building
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The FSD must make sure that the hallways and stairways are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Properly
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Illuminated
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- Free from garbage accumulation
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- Free from obstruction
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As a general rule, during a fire, most hazardous locations in a high-rise building would be: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔The fire floor and the floor above the alarm
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