S95 PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Alarm Notification Appliance. Answer: A fire alarm system
component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light, text display or vibration
device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or visual alert.
⩥ Alarm Signal. Answer: A signal indicating an emergency requiring
immediate action, such as a signal indicative of fire.
⩥ Annunciator. Answer: A unit containing one or more indicator lamps,
alphanumeric displays, or other equivalent means in which each
indication provides status information about a circuit, condition or
location.
⩥ Approved Central Station Company. Answer: A central station
company that has been issued a valid certificate of operation from
FDNY.
⩥ Central Station. Answer: A facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm
signals to the Fire Department.
, ⩥ Defined Fire Alarm System. Answer: A fire alarm system or any sub-
system thereof that automatically transmits signals to the department or
a central station and that is installed in premises which are required to
have a fire alarm system.
⩥ Designated Representative. Answer: A person or entity designated by
the subscriber who shall be responsible for receiving notifications from
the central station company concerning the status of the protective
signaling system at the protected premises and who is authorized to take
action with respect to such system.
⩥ Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACP, FCS). Answer: A system component
that receives inputs from automatic and manual fire alarm devices and is
capable of supplying power to detection devices and transponders of off-
premises transmitters. The control unit is capable of providing a transfer
of power to the notification appliances and transfer of condition to relays
of devices.
⩥ Fire Alarm Signal. Answer: A signal initiated by a fire alarm-initiating
device such as a manual fire alarm box (pull station), automatic fire
detector, water-flow switch, or other device whose activation is
indicative of the presence of a fire or fire signature.
⩥ Fire Alarm System. Answer: Any system, including any
interconnected fire alarm sub-system, of components and circuits
ALARM SYSTEM EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Alarm Notification Appliance. Answer: A fire alarm system
component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light, text display or vibration
device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or visual alert.
⩥ Alarm Signal. Answer: A signal indicating an emergency requiring
immediate action, such as a signal indicative of fire.
⩥ Annunciator. Answer: A unit containing one or more indicator lamps,
alphanumeric displays, or other equivalent means in which each
indication provides status information about a circuit, condition or
location.
⩥ Approved Central Station Company. Answer: A central station
company that has been issued a valid certificate of operation from
FDNY.
⩥ Central Station. Answer: A facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm
signals to the Fire Department.
, ⩥ Defined Fire Alarm System. Answer: A fire alarm system or any sub-
system thereof that automatically transmits signals to the department or
a central station and that is installed in premises which are required to
have a fire alarm system.
⩥ Designated Representative. Answer: A person or entity designated by
the subscriber who shall be responsible for receiving notifications from
the central station company concerning the status of the protective
signaling system at the protected premises and who is authorized to take
action with respect to such system.
⩥ Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACP, FCS). Answer: A system component
that receives inputs from automatic and manual fire alarm devices and is
capable of supplying power to detection devices and transponders of off-
premises transmitters. The control unit is capable of providing a transfer
of power to the notification appliances and transfer of condition to relays
of devices.
⩥ Fire Alarm Signal. Answer: A signal initiated by a fire alarm-initiating
device such as a manual fire alarm box (pull station), automatic fire
detector, water-flow switch, or other device whose activation is
indicative of the presence of a fire or fire signature.
⩥ Fire Alarm System. Answer: Any system, including any
interconnected fire alarm sub-system, of components and circuits
