S-12 SPRINKLER DEFINITIONS COMPLETE
TEST WITH ANSWERS
Fire Alarm System - ANS -Any system, including any
interconnected fire alarm sub-system, of components and
circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire
alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices
Fire Department Connection - ANS -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.
(Formally known as Siamese connection.)
Fire Extinguishing System - ANS -Approved devices, equipment
and system of devices and equipment which detects a fire and
discharges an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in the
area of a fire. Such term includes automatic systems and, where
,such systems are authorized by this code or the building code,
manually activated systems
Fire Hydrant - ANS -A valve connection on a water supply
system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply
hose and fire department connections with water
Fire Protection System - ANS -Approved devices, equipment and
systems or combinations of systems used to detect a fire,
activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or
manage smoke and products of a fire or any combination
thereof, including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems,
sprinkler systems and standpipe systems
Fire Pump - ANS -A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and
pressure dedicated to fire protection. A fire pump is a part of a
fire sprinkler 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 (eg. Tank, reservoir, lake.) The pump provides water flow
at higher pressure to the sprinkler system risers and hose
standpipes. A pump used only to fill a tank is not a fire pump.
The following fire pumps are required to be maintained in
, accordance with the NYC fire code: [See: Fire Pump (NYC
Accordance Fire Code)]
Fire Pump
(NYC Accordance Fire Code) - ANS -Fire pump, automatic
standpipe: a fire pump located at or below street level that
supplies the lower 300 feet of a standpipe system or a
combined standpipe and sprinkler system
Fire pump, foam: a fire pump used to boost water supply
pressures in a fire protection system where such system uses
firefighting foam as an additive
Fire pump, limited service: a fire pump with a motor rating not
exceeding 30 hp and utilizing a limited service fire pump
controller
Fire pump, special service: a fire pump that is located above
street level and that receives its water supply from a gravity
tank or suction tank supplying water to fire sprinkler system
and/or fire department hose outlets
TEST WITH ANSWERS
Fire Alarm System - ANS -Any system, including any
interconnected fire alarm sub-system, of components and
circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire
alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices
Fire Department Connection - ANS -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.
(Formally known as Siamese connection.)
Fire Extinguishing System - ANS -Approved devices, equipment
and system of devices and equipment which detects a fire and
discharges an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in the
area of a fire. Such term includes automatic systems and, where
,such systems are authorized by this code or the building code,
manually activated systems
Fire Hydrant - ANS -A valve connection on a water supply
system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply
hose and fire department connections with water
Fire Protection System - ANS -Approved devices, equipment and
systems or combinations of systems used to detect a fire,
activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or
manage smoke and products of a fire or any combination
thereof, including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems,
sprinkler systems and standpipe systems
Fire Pump - ANS -A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and
pressure dedicated to fire protection. A fire pump is a part of a
fire sprinkler 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 (eg. Tank, reservoir, lake.) The pump provides water flow
at higher pressure to the sprinkler system risers and hose
standpipes. A pump used only to fill a tank is not a fire pump.
The following fire pumps are required to be maintained in
, accordance with the NYC fire code: [See: Fire Pump (NYC
Accordance Fire Code)]
Fire Pump
(NYC Accordance Fire Code) - ANS -Fire pump, automatic
standpipe: a fire pump located at or below street level that
supplies the lower 300 feet of a standpipe system or a
combined standpipe and sprinkler system
Fire pump, foam: a fire pump used to boost water supply
pressures in a fire protection system where such system uses
firefighting foam as an additive
Fire pump, limited service: a fire pump with a motor rating not
exceeding 30 hp and utilizing a limited service fire pump
controller
Fire pump, special service: a fire pump that is located above
street level and that receives its water supply from a gravity
tank or suction tank supplying water to fire sprinkler system
and/or fire department hose outlets
