S-13 AND S-14 STANDPIPE SYSTEM TEST PAPER
2026 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
◉ An Automatic Standpipe System is. Answer: A standpipe system
that is attached to a water supply capable of supplying the system
demand at all times and that requires no action other than opening a
hose valve to provide water at hose connections.
◉ Auxiliary water supply. Answer: supplementary source of water
for a standpipe and/or sprinkler system.
◉ Control Valve. Answer: A valve controlling flow to water-based fire
protection systems. Control valves do not include hose valves,
inspector's test valves, drain valves, trim valves for dry pipe, pre-
action and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves.
◉ Branch line. Answer: A pipe system, generally in a horizontal
plane, connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
◉ ___ is known as a Deficiency. Answer: A condition in which the
application of the component is not within its designed limits or
specifications.
,◉ Discharge Device. Answer: A device designed to discharge water
or foam-water solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable
pattern.
◉ What is a Dry Standpipe?. Answer: A standpipe system designed
to have piping contain water only when the system is being utilized
(No automatic water supply.)
◉ ____ is commonly refereed to as Dunnage. Answer: designing a
raised series of beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or bearing
walls to support mechanical equipment (usually on a roof
top).
◉ Fire Department Connection. Answer: A connection , normally on
the exterior of the building, through which the fire department can
pump supplemental water into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or
other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to
supplement existing water supplies. (Formerly know as Siamese
connection.)
◉ Fire Hose. Answer: A flexible conduit constructed with one or
more reinforcements (Jackets), with or without a coating or covering
but with an approved nonpermeable lining, or with an inner
reinforcement between a protective cover and an approved
nonpermeable lining.
, ◉ Fire Hydrant. Answer: A valve connection on a water supply
system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply hose
and fire department pumps with water.
◉ Fire Pump. Answer: A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and
pressure dedicated to fire protection. A fire pump is a part of a fire
standpipe system's water supply and can be powered by electric,
diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the public
underground water supply piping or a static water source (e.g., tank,
reservoir, lake). The pump provides water flow at higher pressure
and volume to the standpipe system risers and hose standpipes.
◉ A Fold is a ___. Answer: A transverse bend (fold) occurring where
the hose is lengthwise double over on itself, as on a pin rack.
◉ Gallons per minute (GPM). Answer: typically used to measure
fluid flow rate (such as water) or pump capacity. Measurement of
water flow rate for a pump or a fire standpipe or sprinkler system.
◉ Hose Connection. Answer: a combination of equipment provided
for connection of a hose to the standpipe system that includes a hose
valve with a threaded outlet.
2026 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
◉ An Automatic Standpipe System is. Answer: A standpipe system
that is attached to a water supply capable of supplying the system
demand at all times and that requires no action other than opening a
hose valve to provide water at hose connections.
◉ Auxiliary water supply. Answer: supplementary source of water
for a standpipe and/or sprinkler system.
◉ Control Valve. Answer: A valve controlling flow to water-based fire
protection systems. Control valves do not include hose valves,
inspector's test valves, drain valves, trim valves for dry pipe, pre-
action and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves.
◉ Branch line. Answer: A pipe system, generally in a horizontal
plane, connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
◉ ___ is known as a Deficiency. Answer: A condition in which the
application of the component is not within its designed limits or
specifications.
,◉ Discharge Device. Answer: A device designed to discharge water
or foam-water solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable
pattern.
◉ What is a Dry Standpipe?. Answer: A standpipe system designed
to have piping contain water only when the system is being utilized
(No automatic water supply.)
◉ ____ is commonly refereed to as Dunnage. Answer: designing a
raised series of beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or bearing
walls to support mechanical equipment (usually on a roof
top).
◉ Fire Department Connection. Answer: A connection , normally on
the exterior of the building, through which the fire department can
pump supplemental water into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or
other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to
supplement existing water supplies. (Formerly know as Siamese
connection.)
◉ Fire Hose. Answer: A flexible conduit constructed with one or
more reinforcements (Jackets), with or without a coating or covering
but with an approved nonpermeable lining, or with an inner
reinforcement between a protective cover and an approved
nonpermeable lining.
, ◉ Fire Hydrant. Answer: A valve connection on a water supply
system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply hose
and fire department pumps with water.
◉ Fire Pump. Answer: A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and
pressure dedicated to fire protection. A fire pump is a part of a fire
standpipe system's water supply and can be powered by electric,
diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the public
underground water supply piping or a static water source (e.g., tank,
reservoir, lake). The pump provides water flow at higher pressure
and volume to the standpipe system risers and hose standpipes.
◉ A Fold is a ___. Answer: A transverse bend (fold) occurring where
the hose is lengthwise double over on itself, as on a pin rack.
◉ Gallons per minute (GPM). Answer: typically used to measure
fluid flow rate (such as water) or pump capacity. Measurement of
water flow rate for a pump or a fire standpipe or sprinkler system.
◉ Hose Connection. Answer: a combination of equipment provided
for connection of a hose to the standpipe system that includes a hose
valve with a threaded outlet.
