FDNY S12 EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED 100%
CORRECT
A fire alarm system component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light, text display or
vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or visual alert - Correct Answer ✔✔
Alarm Notification Appliance
a signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action, such as a signal indicative
of fire - Correct Answer ✔✔ Alarm Signal
A wet pipe sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers that are attached to a piping
system that contains an antifreeze solution and is connected to a water supply;
discharged followed by water, immediately upon operation of sprinklers opened by heat
from a fire - Correct Answer ✔✔ Antifreeze Sprinkler System
An automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the low point in the piping between the
lower check valve and the FD connection of automatic sprinkler systems. Water
pressure from a FD pumper automatically closes this value. It automatically re-opens
when pressure ceases, permitting this piping to drain and thereby preventing freezing -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Automatic Ball Drip
facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and retransmits or
otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department - Correct Answer ✔✔ Central
Station
a system where the water piping services both 2.5 in. outlets for fire department use
and outlets for automatic sprinklers - Correct Answer ✔✔ Combination Standpipe and
Sprinkler System
A recessed sprinkler with a cover plate - Correct Answer ✔✔ Concealed Sprinkler
Control mode sprinkler systems are designed to control a fire until its original fuel
source is depleted or until fire-fighting activities can commence. A fire is controlled by
cooling the ceiling-level air temperatures, reducing the fire's rate of heat release and
pre-wetting adjacent combustibles - Correct Answer ✔✔ Controle Mode Specific
Application Sprinklers
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,
reaction and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves - Correct Answer ✔✔ Control
Valve
VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED 100%
CORRECT
A fire alarm system component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light, text display or
vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or visual alert - Correct Answer ✔✔
Alarm Notification Appliance
a signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action, such as a signal indicative
of fire - Correct Answer ✔✔ Alarm Signal
A wet pipe sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers that are attached to a piping
system that contains an antifreeze solution and is connected to a water supply;
discharged followed by water, immediately upon operation of sprinklers opened by heat
from a fire - Correct Answer ✔✔ Antifreeze Sprinkler System
An automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the low point in the piping between the
lower check valve and the FD connection of automatic sprinkler systems. Water
pressure from a FD pumper automatically closes this value. It automatically re-opens
when pressure ceases, permitting this piping to drain and thereby preventing freezing -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Automatic Ball Drip
facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and retransmits or
otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department - Correct Answer ✔✔ Central
Station
a system where the water piping services both 2.5 in. outlets for fire department use
and outlets for automatic sprinklers - Correct Answer ✔✔ Combination Standpipe and
Sprinkler System
A recessed sprinkler with a cover plate - Correct Answer ✔✔ Concealed Sprinkler
Control mode sprinkler systems are designed to control a fire until its original fuel
source is depleted or until fire-fighting activities can commence. A fire is controlled by
cooling the ceiling-level air temperatures, reducing the fire's rate of heat release and
pre-wetting adjacent combustibles - Correct Answer ✔✔ Controle Mode Specific
Application Sprinklers
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,
reaction and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves - Correct Answer ✔✔ Control
Valve
