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S-95 FDNY TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
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
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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 ANSW ER: Is used to silence the building audible
and visual devices after evacuation is complete while the source
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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
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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.
Question : Water-Flow device~ Flow of water in a sprinkler
system
CORRECT ANSWER : Device should return to normal when
water ceases to flow.