S-95 FDNY Test Updated Questions and
Answers (2026/2027) | Practice Review |
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• Smoke detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: MUST BE: (1) cleaned not less than
once every six (6) months
(2) tested for smoke entry not less than once a year.
• Smoke, beam, and duct detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by
detection of particles of combustion
(2) causes Fire Alarm
(3) normally resets when the reset button is pressed at the FACP if the condition
activating the detector has been cleared.
Must be protected from the entrance of foreign particles that may be airborne. Ex:
Dust from cutting wood, sheet rock or sanding may trigger a false alarm.
• Heat detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by abnormally high
temperature (fixed temperature detector) or rapid temperature rise (rate of rise
detector).
(2) causes Fire Alarm
• Fixed temperature heat detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: After activation most
detectors will NOT self restore and will require replacement by a qualified service
technician.
• Rate of rise heat detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: will normally self-restore
after activation.
• Water-flow device . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by Flow of water in a
sprinkler system
(2) causes fire alarm signal
(3) Device should return to normal when water ceases to flow.
• Manual Pull Station . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by manually pulling
handle
(2) causes fire alarm
, (3) Return handle to normal position. A key or other method may be required to
reset the station to a normal condition.
• Primary power source . CORRECT ANSWER: shall be generated electric power
not exceeding 277/480 volts, supplied by utility company power or isolated plant
• Duties performed by CoF S-95 . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Visual inspection of
smoke detectors
(2) Visual inspection of other fire alarm system components
• Primary purpose of fire alarm systems . CORRECT ANSWER: to warn building
occupants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the fire department via
an FDNY approved central station company.
• 3 Types of Signals Initiated by FACP . CORRECT ANSWER: *Fire Alarm
Signal
*Supervisory Signal
*Trouble Signal
• Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) . CORRECT ANSWER: a system component
that monitors inputs and control outputs through various circuits. Its primary
purpose is to process signals received from initiating devices and to activate
appropriate signals and outputs.
*There are 3 types of signals initiated by it.
• Fire Alarm Signal . CORRECT ANSWER: A signal initiated by a fire alarm
initiating
device such as a manual fire alarm pull station, smoke detector, water-flow switch,
or other device in which activation is indicative of the presence of a fire or fire
signature.
• Supervisory Signal . CORRECT ANSWER: indicates that a system or device
being monitored has been compromised or is in an abnormal state.
*The FDNY will receive this signal but it's NOT dispatched to respond.
• Supervisory signals are generated from initiating devices such as: . CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. Valve supervisory switch on a sprinkler system
2. High/Low water level switch on a gravity tank feeding a sprinkler system
Answers (2026/2027) | Practice Review |
A+ Verified
• Smoke detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: MUST BE: (1) cleaned not less than
once every six (6) months
(2) tested for smoke entry not less than once a year.
• Smoke, beam, and duct detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by
detection of particles of combustion
(2) causes Fire Alarm
(3) normally resets when the reset button is pressed at the FACP if the condition
activating the detector has been cleared.
Must be protected from the entrance of foreign particles that may be airborne. Ex:
Dust from cutting wood, sheet rock or sanding may trigger a false alarm.
• Heat detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by abnormally high
temperature (fixed temperature detector) or rapid temperature rise (rate of rise
detector).
(2) causes Fire Alarm
• Fixed temperature heat detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: After activation most
detectors will NOT self restore and will require replacement by a qualified service
technician.
• Rate of rise heat detectors . CORRECT ANSWER: will normally self-restore
after activation.
• Water-flow device . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by Flow of water in a
sprinkler system
(2) causes fire alarm signal
(3) Device should return to normal when water ceases to flow.
• Manual Pull Station . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Activated by manually pulling
handle
(2) causes fire alarm
, (3) Return handle to normal position. A key or other method may be required to
reset the station to a normal condition.
• Primary power source . CORRECT ANSWER: shall be generated electric power
not exceeding 277/480 volts, supplied by utility company power or isolated plant
• Duties performed by CoF S-95 . CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Visual inspection of
smoke detectors
(2) Visual inspection of other fire alarm system components
• Primary purpose of fire alarm systems . CORRECT ANSWER: to warn building
occupants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the fire department via
an FDNY approved central station company.
• 3 Types of Signals Initiated by FACP . CORRECT ANSWER: *Fire Alarm
Signal
*Supervisory Signal
*Trouble Signal
• Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) . CORRECT ANSWER: a system component
that monitors inputs and control outputs through various circuits. Its primary
purpose is to process signals received from initiating devices and to activate
appropriate signals and outputs.
*There are 3 types of signals initiated by it.
• Fire Alarm Signal . CORRECT ANSWER: A signal initiated by a fire alarm
initiating
device such as a manual fire alarm pull station, smoke detector, water-flow switch,
or other device in which activation is indicative of the presence of a fire or fire
signature.
• Supervisory Signal . CORRECT ANSWER: indicates that a system or device
being monitored has been compromised or is in an abnormal state.
*The FDNY will receive this signal but it's NOT dispatched to respond.
• Supervisory signals are generated from initiating devices such as: . CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. Valve supervisory switch on a sprinkler system
2. High/Low water level switch on a gravity tank feeding a sprinkler system
