S-95 FDNY TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

S-95 FDNY TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS What Can A S95 Holder do? - Correct Answer Only visual inspections on smoke alarms 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 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) Three Types of Signals - Correct Answer Fire Alarm Signal, Supervisory Signals, and Trouble Signals Fire Alarm Signal - Correct Answer Manual fire alarm pull station, smoke detector, water flow switch in the presence of a fire or fire signature. 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. Trouble Signals - Correct Answer Battery failure, AC failure, ground fault, open or short circuit on a wire, phone line failure, internal component failure. 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.