S-12 CITYWIDE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS EXAM SCRIPT
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔WET PIPE SYSTEMS HAVE WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMP. OF _______ TO
PREVENT THE SYSTEM FROM FREEZING. - ✔✔40 FAHRENHEIT
✔✔__________ VALVES ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED. -
✔✔COLD WEATHER
✔✔________ SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED WHERE A WET PIPE SYSTEM CANNOT
BE HEATED TO PREVENT FREEZING. - ✔✔DRY PIPE
✔✔THE DROP IN ________ CAUSES A SPECIAL DRY PIPE VALVE TO OPEN. -
✔✔AIR PRESSURE
✔✔IN BUILDINGS WHERE LIFE HAZARD IS HIGH (SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS) THE
ALARM IS TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE _________. - ✔✔FIRE DEPARTMENT
✔✔DRY PIPE VALVES ARE OF A ______ DESIGN. - ✔✔CLAPPER
✔✔DRY PIPE VALVES ARE USUALLY SET AT ________ PSI ABOVE THE NORMAL
TRIP LEVEL. - ✔✔15-20
✔✔AN ACCELERATOR AND EXHAUSTER ARE USED TO _______THE TIME TO
ALLOW WATER INTO THE SYSTEM. - ✔✔REDUCE
✔✔BOTH ACCLERATOR AND EXHAUSTER ARE ACTIVATED WHEN A DROP OF
_______ PSI IS DETECTED IN THE SYSTEM. - ✔✔2
✔✔IN A PREACTION SYSTEM, THE ___________ IS OPENED BEFORE THE
SPRINKLER HEADS. - ✔✔PREACTION VALVE
✔✔PREACTION SYSTEM ALARMS ARE GIVEN AS SOON AS THE _________ IS
OPENED. - ✔✔VALVE
✔✔THREE DEVICES USED TO TRIP PREACTION VALVES ARE FIXED TEMP
DEVICES, RATE DEVICES, AND ___________ DEVICES. - ✔✔COMBINATION
✔✔THE _________ FEATURE SHUTS OFF WATER WHEN THE FIRE IS
EXTINGUISHED AND TURNS ON AGAIN IF THE FIRE REKINDLES. -
✔✔RECYCLING
,✔✔THE ________ IN THE DELUGE SYSTEM ARE OPEN AT ALL TIMES. -
✔✔SPRINKLER HEADS
✔✔_________ SYSTEMS ARE USUALLY FOUND IN BASEMENTS OR OTHER
DIFFICULT TO REACH AREAS. - ✔✔PERFORATED PIPE
✔✔________ NOZZLES ARE USED FOR TRANSFORMER VAULTS AND OTHER
HAZARDOUS AREAS. - ✔✔OPEN-FIXED
✔✔EXTERIOR EXPOSURE SPRINKLERS USE OPEN SPRINKLER HEADS TO
FORM A _______ ON THE WALL OF A BUILDING. - ✔✔WATER CURTAIN
✔✔_________ SYSTEMS ARE USED FOR THE PROTECTION OF SPECIAL
HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCIES. - ✔✔FOAM SUPPLY
✔✔THE COF HOLDER SHALL KNOW THE LOCATION OF ALL SPRINKLER HEADS,
CONTROL VALVES, SUPPLY LINES AND _________ ROOMS. - ✔✔COMPACTOR
✔✔A SIGN INDICATING THE LOCATION OF ALL _______ SHALL BE KEPT IN THE
COMPACTOR ROOM. - ✔✔CONTROL VALVES
✔✔ALL INDICATING VALVES IN THE COMPACTOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL
BE ________ OPEN. - ✔✔SEALED
✔✔A MINIMUM OF _________ EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS WITH THE
APPROPRIATE WRENCHES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO REPLACED DAMAGED
ONES - ✔✔6
✔✔THE COF HOLDER SHALL CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE
SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT LEAST __________. - ✔✔ONCE A MONTH
✔✔AUTOMATIC BALL DRIP DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE _________
POSITION. - ✔✔HORIZONTAL
✔✔IF THE SPRINKLER SYS. IS SUPPLIED FROM PUBLIC WATER MAIN, THE
CONTROL VALVE SIGN MAY READ ________________. - ✔✔"SHUTOFF FOR
SPRINKLER SYS. LOCATED 6 FEET FROM THIS SIGN"
✔✔GATE VALVES OF THE NON-INDICATING TYPE ARE CALLED ________. -
✔✔CURB VALVES
, ✔✔IN AN OUTSIDE STEM AND YOLK VALVE (OS&Y), VALVE POSITION IS
INDICATED BY THE POSITION OF THE ____________. - ✔✔STEM
✔✔ON A POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV), THE POSITION OF THE VALVE IS
SHOWN THROUGH A ___________. - ✔✔TELLTALE
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔GREEN
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO NON-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔SILVER
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO STANDPIPE SYSTEMS SHALL BE PAINTED
____________. - ✔✔RED
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO A COMBINED STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SHALL BE PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔YELLOW
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LOWER CHECK VALVE. THIS
WILL PREVENT ________ OF WATER. - ✔✔BACKFLOW
✔✔PRESSURE TANKS SHOULD BE KEPT ________ FULL AND BE MAINTAINED
AT OR ABOVE ________ PSI. - ✔✔2/3, 75
✔✔___________ ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE WATER FROM A SUPPLY AND
DISCHARGE IT UNDER PRESSURE. - ✔✔FIRE PUMPS
✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE PUMPS ARE USUALLY NEEDED WHERE A ___________
MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY. - ✔✔HIGH WATER DEMAND
✔✔WATER ALARMS SERVE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS AND SERVE AS
A(N) _________. - ✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
✔✔SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED MOTOR
GONG, BELL, HORN, OR ________. - ✔✔SIREN
✔✔SPRINKLERS MANUFACTURED AFTER 1/1/2000 ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
_____________. - ✔✔SPRINKLER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN)
✔✔_________ SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. - ✔✔CYCLING
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔WET PIPE SYSTEMS HAVE WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMP. OF _______ TO
PREVENT THE SYSTEM FROM FREEZING. - ✔✔40 FAHRENHEIT
✔✔__________ VALVES ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED. -
✔✔COLD WEATHER
✔✔________ SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED WHERE A WET PIPE SYSTEM CANNOT
BE HEATED TO PREVENT FREEZING. - ✔✔DRY PIPE
✔✔THE DROP IN ________ CAUSES A SPECIAL DRY PIPE VALVE TO OPEN. -
✔✔AIR PRESSURE
✔✔IN BUILDINGS WHERE LIFE HAZARD IS HIGH (SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS) THE
ALARM IS TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE _________. - ✔✔FIRE DEPARTMENT
✔✔DRY PIPE VALVES ARE OF A ______ DESIGN. - ✔✔CLAPPER
✔✔DRY PIPE VALVES ARE USUALLY SET AT ________ PSI ABOVE THE NORMAL
TRIP LEVEL. - ✔✔15-20
✔✔AN ACCELERATOR AND EXHAUSTER ARE USED TO _______THE TIME TO
ALLOW WATER INTO THE SYSTEM. - ✔✔REDUCE
✔✔BOTH ACCLERATOR AND EXHAUSTER ARE ACTIVATED WHEN A DROP OF
_______ PSI IS DETECTED IN THE SYSTEM. - ✔✔2
✔✔IN A PREACTION SYSTEM, THE ___________ IS OPENED BEFORE THE
SPRINKLER HEADS. - ✔✔PREACTION VALVE
✔✔PREACTION SYSTEM ALARMS ARE GIVEN AS SOON AS THE _________ IS
OPENED. - ✔✔VALVE
✔✔THREE DEVICES USED TO TRIP PREACTION VALVES ARE FIXED TEMP
DEVICES, RATE DEVICES, AND ___________ DEVICES. - ✔✔COMBINATION
✔✔THE _________ FEATURE SHUTS OFF WATER WHEN THE FIRE IS
EXTINGUISHED AND TURNS ON AGAIN IF THE FIRE REKINDLES. -
✔✔RECYCLING
,✔✔THE ________ IN THE DELUGE SYSTEM ARE OPEN AT ALL TIMES. -
✔✔SPRINKLER HEADS
✔✔_________ SYSTEMS ARE USUALLY FOUND IN BASEMENTS OR OTHER
DIFFICULT TO REACH AREAS. - ✔✔PERFORATED PIPE
✔✔________ NOZZLES ARE USED FOR TRANSFORMER VAULTS AND OTHER
HAZARDOUS AREAS. - ✔✔OPEN-FIXED
✔✔EXTERIOR EXPOSURE SPRINKLERS USE OPEN SPRINKLER HEADS TO
FORM A _______ ON THE WALL OF A BUILDING. - ✔✔WATER CURTAIN
✔✔_________ SYSTEMS ARE USED FOR THE PROTECTION OF SPECIAL
HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCIES. - ✔✔FOAM SUPPLY
✔✔THE COF HOLDER SHALL KNOW THE LOCATION OF ALL SPRINKLER HEADS,
CONTROL VALVES, SUPPLY LINES AND _________ ROOMS. - ✔✔COMPACTOR
✔✔A SIGN INDICATING THE LOCATION OF ALL _______ SHALL BE KEPT IN THE
COMPACTOR ROOM. - ✔✔CONTROL VALVES
✔✔ALL INDICATING VALVES IN THE COMPACTOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL
BE ________ OPEN. - ✔✔SEALED
✔✔A MINIMUM OF _________ EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS WITH THE
APPROPRIATE WRENCHES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO REPLACED DAMAGED
ONES - ✔✔6
✔✔THE COF HOLDER SHALL CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE
SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT LEAST __________. - ✔✔ONCE A MONTH
✔✔AUTOMATIC BALL DRIP DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE _________
POSITION. - ✔✔HORIZONTAL
✔✔IF THE SPRINKLER SYS. IS SUPPLIED FROM PUBLIC WATER MAIN, THE
CONTROL VALVE SIGN MAY READ ________________. - ✔✔"SHUTOFF FOR
SPRINKLER SYS. LOCATED 6 FEET FROM THIS SIGN"
✔✔GATE VALVES OF THE NON-INDICATING TYPE ARE CALLED ________. -
✔✔CURB VALVES
, ✔✔IN AN OUTSIDE STEM AND YOLK VALVE (OS&Y), VALVE POSITION IS
INDICATED BY THE POSITION OF THE ____________. - ✔✔STEM
✔✔ON A POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV), THE POSITION OF THE VALVE IS
SHOWN THROUGH A ___________. - ✔✔TELLTALE
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔GREEN
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO NON-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔SILVER
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO STANDPIPE SYSTEMS SHALL BE PAINTED
____________. - ✔✔RED
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO A COMBINED STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SHALL BE PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔YELLOW
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LOWER CHECK VALVE. THIS
WILL PREVENT ________ OF WATER. - ✔✔BACKFLOW
✔✔PRESSURE TANKS SHOULD BE KEPT ________ FULL AND BE MAINTAINED
AT OR ABOVE ________ PSI. - ✔✔2/3, 75
✔✔___________ ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE WATER FROM A SUPPLY AND
DISCHARGE IT UNDER PRESSURE. - ✔✔FIRE PUMPS
✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE PUMPS ARE USUALLY NEEDED WHERE A ___________
MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY. - ✔✔HIGH WATER DEMAND
✔✔WATER ALARMS SERVE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS AND SERVE AS
A(N) _________. - ✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
✔✔SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED MOTOR
GONG, BELL, HORN, OR ________. - ✔✔SIREN
✔✔SPRINKLERS MANUFACTURED AFTER 1/1/2000 ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
_____________. - ✔✔SPRINKLER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN)
✔✔_________ SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. - ✔✔CYCLING
