F-53 FDNY-Practice Exam (2025-2026)
Questions with Actual Answers.
As defined in NFPA admitting close approach: not guarded by locked doors, elevation, and
effective means - Answer What is accessibility?
Bell, horn, speakers, light, audible, visual alert, and text display - Answer what are examples
of Alarm Notification Appliances?
A signal indicative an emergency requiring immediate action, such as indicative of fire - Answer
what is Alarm signal?
A unit containing one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, or other equivalent
means in which each indication provides status information about a circuit, condition or location
- Answer what is an Annunciator?
what is the definition of approved central station? - Answer A central station company that
has been issue a valid certification operation from FDNY
Who provide central station with their certification? - Answer FDNY
Do central station need a certification from FDNY? - Answer YES
what is the ARCS ( Auxiliary Radio Communication System)? - Answer In- Building Emergency
Radio Communication Systems
Is the ARC a two way communication system? - Answer Yes
Who is the only department that can use the ARCS ( Auxiliary Radio Communications System)? -
Answer Fire Department Department
What is a designated representative? - Answer A person or entity designated by the
subscriber who shall be responsible for receiving notification from the central station company
concerning the status of the protective signaling system at the protected premises and who is
authorized to take action with respect to such a system
what is a Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACP,FCS)? - Answer A system component that receives
inputs from automatic and manual fire alarm devices and is capable of supplying to detection
, devices and transponders of off premises transmitters. The appliances and transfer of condition
to relays of devices
what is a fire alarm? - Answer A signal initiated by a fire alarm- initiating device such as a
manual fire alarm box, automatic fire detector, water-flow switch, or other device whose
activation is indicative of the presence of fire
what is a Fire Alarm System? - Answer Any system, including any interconnected fire alarm
sub- system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciation the status of fire
alarm or supervisory signal- initiating devices
what is a fore protection system? - Answer Approved devices, equipment and systems or
combinations of systems used to detect a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire
Examples of fire protections equipment or devices? - Answer Fire extinguishers systems,
Sprinkler, standpipe system, fire alarm systems
who is a impairment coordinator? - Answer The person responsible as designated by owner
for ensuring that proper safety precautions are taken when a fire protection is out of service
what is a initiating device? - Answer A system component that originates transmission of a
change of state condition, such as in a smoke detector, manual fire alarm box, or supervisory
switch
Smoke detector maintenance - Answer Work, including, but not limited to, repair,
replacement, and service, performed to ensure that equipment operates properly
Shall - Answer Indicates a mandatory requirement.
what is a nuisance alarm? - Answer Any alarm caused by mechanical failure, malfunction,
improper installation, or lack of proper maintenance, or any alarm activated by a cause that
cannot be determined
Example of Nuisance alarm are - Answer mechanical failure, malfunction, improper
installation or cause cannot be determined
Out of Service Systems - Answer A fire protection system that is not fully functional; or
whose operation in impaired or is otherwise not in good working order
Questions with Actual Answers.
As defined in NFPA admitting close approach: not guarded by locked doors, elevation, and
effective means - Answer What is accessibility?
Bell, horn, speakers, light, audible, visual alert, and text display - Answer what are examples
of Alarm Notification Appliances?
A signal indicative an emergency requiring immediate action, such as indicative of fire - Answer
what is Alarm signal?
A unit containing one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, or other equivalent
means in which each indication provides status information about a circuit, condition or location
- Answer what is an Annunciator?
what is the definition of approved central station? - Answer A central station company that
has been issue a valid certification operation from FDNY
Who provide central station with their certification? - Answer FDNY
Do central station need a certification from FDNY? - Answer YES
what is the ARCS ( Auxiliary Radio Communication System)? - Answer In- Building Emergency
Radio Communication Systems
Is the ARC a two way communication system? - Answer Yes
Who is the only department that can use the ARCS ( Auxiliary Radio Communications System)? -
Answer Fire Department Department
What is a designated representative? - Answer A person or entity designated by the
subscriber who shall be responsible for receiving notification from the central station company
concerning the status of the protective signaling system at the protected premises and who is
authorized to take action with respect to such a system
what is a Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACP,FCS)? - Answer A system component that receives
inputs from automatic and manual fire alarm devices and is capable of supplying to detection
, devices and transponders of off premises transmitters. The appliances and transfer of condition
to relays of devices
what is a fire alarm? - Answer A signal initiated by a fire alarm- initiating device such as a
manual fire alarm box, automatic fire detector, water-flow switch, or other device whose
activation is indicative of the presence of fire
what is a Fire Alarm System? - Answer Any system, including any interconnected fire alarm
sub- system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciation the status of fire
alarm or supervisory signal- initiating devices
what is a fore protection system? - Answer Approved devices, equipment and systems or
combinations of systems used to detect a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire
Examples of fire protections equipment or devices? - Answer Fire extinguishers systems,
Sprinkler, standpipe system, fire alarm systems
who is a impairment coordinator? - Answer The person responsible as designated by owner
for ensuring that proper safety precautions are taken when a fire protection is out of service
what is a initiating device? - Answer A system component that originates transmission of a
change of state condition, such as in a smoke detector, manual fire alarm box, or supervisory
switch
Smoke detector maintenance - Answer Work, including, but not limited to, repair,
replacement, and service, performed to ensure that equipment operates properly
Shall - Answer Indicates a mandatory requirement.
what is a nuisance alarm? - Answer Any alarm caused by mechanical failure, malfunction,
improper installation, or lack of proper maintenance, or any alarm activated by a cause that
cannot be determined
Example of Nuisance alarm are - Answer mechanical failure, malfunction, improper
installation or cause cannot be determined
Out of Service Systems - Answer A fire protection system that is not fully functional; or
whose operation in impaired or is otherwise not in good working order
