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S-95 Testing Questions
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (144)
What changed with the adoption of The Supervision of systems aside from interior fire alarm systems. The code also affects
Fire Code in July 2008? thousands of fire alarm systems which didnt require C of F
Where might you find an approved fire Assembly occupancies, I.e. theaters, school, auditoriums, business occupancies,
alarm system? education occupancies, factories, malls, hotels etc.
Fire alarm system has two way communication system with warden phone
Installed in a commercial/mixed high rise building
What are the requirements for FLSD?
FAS with one/two way communication
Installed in a hotel building containing 50 or more sleeping rooms above ground
floor
What is the requirement for F-80? Fire alarm system in a homeless shelter not requiring a FLSD
FAS with one way communication system (public announcement system), not
What is the requirement for F-53?
requiring an FLSD/F-80
What is the requirement for S-95? FAS without voice communication system and not requiring an FLSD, F-80, F-53
What must all C of F holders ensure with That FAS are approved by FDNY
respect to their premises?
What other C of F responsibilities can S-97 They can perform responsibilities of S78/F78 but the other way around
or S-98 perform?
The duties are visual inspection of smoke detectors and other fire alarm system
What are the duties of S-95?
components
The duties are visual inspection of smoke detectors and smoke detectors inspection,
What are the duties of S78/F78?
testing and cleaning
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The duties are visual inspection of smoke detectors and other fire alarm system
components
What are the duties of S97/S98? Smoke detector inspection, testing and cleaning
Smoke detector maintenance, and program, service, clean, test, repair and/or
replace low voltage fire alarm system components
The building that require FAS are office buildings, shelters, hospitals, marinas,
commercial, hotels, motels, schools and
What buildings are required to have FAS
under new fire code?
apartment buildings high or low rise or as specified in NYC building code section
309.1
An FAS is a system consisting of components and circuits arranged to monitor and
What is a fire alarm system? annunciate the status of fire alarm and supervisory signal-initiating devices, and to
initiate the appropriate response to these signals
What is the primary purpose of fire alarm The purpose of a FAS is to warn building occupants and transmit signals indicating a
systems within a protected premises? fire condition to the fire department via an FDNY approved central station company
An FACP is a system component that monitors inputs and control outputs through
What is a FACP?
various circuits
The primary purpose is to process signals received from initiating devices and to
What is the primary purpose of FACP?
activate appropriate signals and outputs
What are the 3 types of signals initiated by They are fire alarm signal, supervisory signal, and trouble signal
FACP?
It's a signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device like a manual fire alarm pull
What is a fire alarm signal? station, smoke detector, water flow switch, or other device in which activation is
indicative of presence of fire or fire signature
When fire signal is generated the FACP activates the building audible and visual
What happens when a fire signal is
devices connected to the fire alarm (I.e. horn/strobe), sends a signal to an FDNY
generated?
approved central station and activates control of certain building function
What is the central station operator first To monitor and process fire alarm signals before any other signals, regardless of
priority? order received
What do central station operators do when They retransmit them to the fire department
fire alarm signal is received?
What seems a signal received? When it is processed by the automation software
What must the operator do after They must notify the premises
retransmission?
What shall alarm signals indicate after They must indicate type of alarm received (e.g. automatic, valve, manual or carbon
transmission to fire department? monoxide)
If alarm signal is automatically restored Yes it should, once you t is signaled no exceptions
should it be retransmitted?
It indicate that a system or device being monitored has been compromised or is in
What is a supervisory signal?
an abnormal state
How will a supervisory signal announce It will announce audibly and visually at the FACP to indicate the supervisory
itself? condition needs to be investigated and corrected
They are generated from valve supervisory switch on a sprinkler system, high/low
What devices are supervisory signals water level switch on a gravity tank feeding a sprinkler system, low air pressure
generated from? switch from a dry pipe sprinkler system and fire pump running/pump failure/pump
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S-95 Testing Questions
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (144)
What changed with the adoption of The Supervision of systems aside from interior fire alarm systems. The code also affects
Fire Code in July 2008? thousands of fire alarm systems which didnt require C of F
Where might you find an approved fire Assembly occupancies, I.e. theaters, school, auditoriums, business occupancies,
alarm system? education occupancies, factories, malls, hotels etc.
Fire alarm system has two way communication system with warden phone
Installed in a commercial/mixed high rise building
What are the requirements for FLSD?
FAS with one/two way communication
Installed in a hotel building containing 50 or more sleeping rooms above ground
floor
What is the requirement for F-80? Fire alarm system in a homeless shelter not requiring a FLSD
FAS with one way communication system (public announcement system), not
What is the requirement for F-53?
requiring an FLSD/F-80
What is the requirement for S-95? FAS without voice communication system and not requiring an FLSD, F-80, F-53
What must all C of F holders ensure with That FAS are approved by FDNY
respect to their premises?
What other C of F responsibilities can S-97 They can perform responsibilities of S78/F78 but the other way around
or S-98 perform?
The duties are visual inspection of smoke detectors and other fire alarm system
What are the duties of S-95?
components
The duties are visual inspection of smoke detectors and smoke detectors inspection,
What are the duties of S78/F78?
testing and cleaning
S-95 Testing Questions
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The duties are visual inspection of smoke detectors and other fire alarm system
components
What are the duties of S97/S98? Smoke detector inspection, testing and cleaning
Smoke detector maintenance, and program, service, clean, test, repair and/or
replace low voltage fire alarm system components
The building that require FAS are office buildings, shelters, hospitals, marinas,
commercial, hotels, motels, schools and
What buildings are required to have FAS
under new fire code?
apartment buildings high or low rise or as specified in NYC building code section
309.1
An FAS is a system consisting of components and circuits arranged to monitor and
What is a fire alarm system? annunciate the status of fire alarm and supervisory signal-initiating devices, and to
initiate the appropriate response to these signals
What is the primary purpose of fire alarm The purpose of a FAS is to warn building occupants and transmit signals indicating a
systems within a protected premises? fire condition to the fire department via an FDNY approved central station company
An FACP is a system component that monitors inputs and control outputs through
What is a FACP?
various circuits
The primary purpose is to process signals received from initiating devices and to
What is the primary purpose of FACP?
activate appropriate signals and outputs
What are the 3 types of signals initiated by They are fire alarm signal, supervisory signal, and trouble signal
FACP?
It's a signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device like a manual fire alarm pull
What is a fire alarm signal? station, smoke detector, water flow switch, or other device in which activation is
indicative of presence of fire or fire signature
When fire signal is generated the FACP activates the building audible and visual
What happens when a fire signal is
devices connected to the fire alarm (I.e. horn/strobe), sends a signal to an FDNY
generated?
approved central station and activates control of certain building function
What is the central station operator first To monitor and process fire alarm signals before any other signals, regardless of
priority? order received
What do central station operators do when They retransmit them to the fire department
fire alarm signal is received?
What seems a signal received? When it is processed by the automation software
What must the operator do after They must notify the premises
retransmission?
What shall alarm signals indicate after They must indicate type of alarm received (e.g. automatic, valve, manual or carbon
transmission to fire department? monoxide)
If alarm signal is automatically restored Yes it should, once you t is signaled no exceptions
should it be retransmitted?
It indicate that a system or device being monitored has been compromised or is in
What is a supervisory signal?
an abnormal state
How will a supervisory signal announce It will announce audibly and visually at the FACP to indicate the supervisory
itself? condition needs to be investigated and corrected
They are generated from valve supervisory switch on a sprinkler system, high/low
What devices are supervisory signals water level switch on a gravity tank feeding a sprinkler system, low air pressure
generated from? switch from a dry pipe sprinkler system and fire pump running/pump failure/pump
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