S-95 FDNY TEST STUDY GUIDE
Questions and Answers with complete Solutions | Updated
Question : What Can A S95 Holder do?
Correct answer: Only visual inspections on smoke alarms
Question : Primary Purpose of Fire Alarm Systems
Correct answer: on a premise is to warn tenants and transmit
signals indicating a fire condition to the FDNY aka Central station
Question : Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP)
Correct answer: Monitors inputs and controls output through
various types of circuits.The Panel activates the building audible and visual device connected to the fire alarm (horn/strobes)
Question : Three Types of Signals
Correct answer: Fire Alarm Signal, Supervisory Signals, and
Trouble Signals
Question : Fire Alarm Signal
Correct answer: Manual fire alarm pull station, smoke
detector, water flow switch in the presence of a fire or fire signature.
Question : Supervisory Signals
Correct answer: Signals which Indicate that a system or
device being monitored has been compromised or is in an abnormal state. Will audibly and visually annunciate at the FACP to indicate the condition needs to be investigated and corrected. The FACP will also send a signal to an FDNY approved central station.
Question : Trouble Signals
Correct answer: Battery failure, AC failure, ground fault,
open or short circuit on a wire, phone line failure, internal component failure.
Question : Alarm Silence Switch or Button
Correct answer: Is used to silence the building audible and
visual devices after evacuation is complete while the source of alarm is being investigated. Never reset the fire alarm system until the condition is verified by the FDNY personnel.
Question : System Reset Switch Or Button
Correct answer: Reset fire alarm system after condition is
cleared. Should return to normal condition after resetting.Often required to clear supervisory conditions, does not clear trouble conditions.
Question : Smoke detectors must be
Correct answer: Cleaned once every 6 months. Test for smoke
entry every once a year
Question : Primary Power
Correct answer: shall be generated electric power not
exceeding 277/480 volts
Question : Secondary Power Source
Correct answer: Batteries shall not be a sub for connection to
the secondary source
Question : Manual Pull Station~Manually pulling handle
Correct answer: Return handle to normal position. A key or
other method may be required to reset the station to normal
Question : Smoke, beam, and duct detectors~ Detection of
particles of combustion
Correct answer: Smoke detectors will normally reset when the
reset button is pressed at the FACP if the condition activating the detector has been cleared
Question : Heat detectors~ Abnormally high temperature
Correct answer: After activation most Fixed temperature heat
detectors will not self restore and will require replacement by a qualified service technician. Rate of rise detectors will normally self- restore after activation.