S12 Certificate of Fitness
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Buildings (4.1.1.1) - Shall be inspected (how often) the building owner
shall ensure that all areas of the building containing water-filled piping
shall be maintained at a minimum temperature of 40°F and not exposed
to freezing conditions
When the pump is in operation a small water leak on the pump bearings
is desirable and should not be considered a malfunction. Additionally,
water should discharge from a ---- relief valve (electric pump) or ---
,exchanger (diesel pump) while the fire pump is operating under a "no-
flow" condition. - ANSWER ✔✔circulation /heat
A sprinkler system is a - ANSWER ✔✔fire extinguishing system,
other than a water mist system, that utilizes water as the extinguishing
agent.
Inspection, testing, servicing and other maintenance of sprinkler systems
must be - ANSWER ✔✔personally supervised and be performed in
accordance with NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) #25 2011
edition.
All multiple dwellings, factories, office buildings, warehouses, stores and
offices, theaters and music halls, hospitals and asylums, and all public
schools and other public buildings, churches and other places where
large numbers of persons are congregated for purposes of worship,
instruction, amusement, and all piers, bulkheads, wharves, pier sheds,
bulkhead sheds or other waterfront structures shall provide -
ANSWER ✔✔fire extinguishers, buckets, axes, fire hooks, fire doors
and other means of preventing and extinguishing fires as the
commissioner may direct.
Required fire protection systems shall be extended or altered as
necessary to maintain and continued protection whenever -
, ANSWER ✔✔the building or structure is altered. Systems not
complying with this section shall be considered to be impaired.
It shall be unlawful to install or maintain any fire protection system or
device that has - ANSWER ✔✔the physical appearance of fire
protection equipment but that does not perform a fire protection function
where it may be confused with actual fire protection equipment. An
example would be a CCTV camera that is installed inside a shell that
resembles a sprinkler head
SPRINKLER AND/OR STANDPIPE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND
INSPECTIONS - ANSWER ✔✔
1. Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected,
tested and maintained as required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by a
competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness and employed or
contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the system are in good
working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are
ready for immediate use by the Fire Department. A detailed record shall
be kept on the premises or other approved location, for a minimum of 3
years for examination by any representative of the Fire Department. -
ANSWER ✔✔
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, 2.A supply of at least six extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on
the premises, to replace promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. Any
head which has opened or has been damaged shall be replaced
immediately with sprinkler head of similar characteristics such as
operating temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and thermal
sensitivity. - ANSWER ✔✔
3. At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or
connections for a sprinkler system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic
pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire Department use. The
test shall be arranged to be conducted by a Master Fire Suppression
Piping Contractor in the presence of a Fire Department representative.
The contractor shall be hired by the owner or the owner's representative.
- ANSWER ✔✔
4.There shall be one or more employees or individuals contracted by the
owner with a Certificate of Fitness to inspect the sprinkler system
following the standard of the NFPA 25 of 2011. - ANSWER ✔✔
Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected,
tested and maintained as required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by -
ANSWER ✔✔competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness
and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the
Sprinkler 2026 Exam Questions
and Correct Answers | New
Update
Buildings (4.1.1.1) - Shall be inspected (how often) the building owner
shall ensure that all areas of the building containing water-filled piping
shall be maintained at a minimum temperature of 40°F and not exposed
to freezing conditions
When the pump is in operation a small water leak on the pump bearings
is desirable and should not be considered a malfunction. Additionally,
water should discharge from a ---- relief valve (electric pump) or ---
,exchanger (diesel pump) while the fire pump is operating under a "no-
flow" condition. - ANSWER ✔✔circulation /heat
A sprinkler system is a - ANSWER ✔✔fire extinguishing system,
other than a water mist system, that utilizes water as the extinguishing
agent.
Inspection, testing, servicing and other maintenance of sprinkler systems
must be - ANSWER ✔✔personally supervised and be performed in
accordance with NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) #25 2011
edition.
All multiple dwellings, factories, office buildings, warehouses, stores and
offices, theaters and music halls, hospitals and asylums, and all public
schools and other public buildings, churches and other places where
large numbers of persons are congregated for purposes of worship,
instruction, amusement, and all piers, bulkheads, wharves, pier sheds,
bulkhead sheds or other waterfront structures shall provide -
ANSWER ✔✔fire extinguishers, buckets, axes, fire hooks, fire doors
and other means of preventing and extinguishing fires as the
commissioner may direct.
Required fire protection systems shall be extended or altered as
necessary to maintain and continued protection whenever -
, ANSWER ✔✔the building or structure is altered. Systems not
complying with this section shall be considered to be impaired.
It shall be unlawful to install or maintain any fire protection system or
device that has - ANSWER ✔✔the physical appearance of fire
protection equipment but that does not perform a fire protection function
where it may be confused with actual fire protection equipment. An
example would be a CCTV camera that is installed inside a shell that
resembles a sprinkler head
SPRINKLER AND/OR STANDPIPE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND
INSPECTIONS - ANSWER ✔✔
1. Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected,
tested and maintained as required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by a
competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness and employed or
contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the system are in good
working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are
ready for immediate use by the Fire Department. A detailed record shall
be kept on the premises or other approved location, for a minimum of 3
years for examination by any representative of the Fire Department. -
ANSWER ✔✔
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, 2.A supply of at least six extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on
the premises, to replace promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. Any
head which has opened or has been damaged shall be replaced
immediately with sprinkler head of similar characteristics such as
operating temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and thermal
sensitivity. - ANSWER ✔✔
3. At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or
connections for a sprinkler system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic
pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire Department use. The
test shall be arranged to be conducted by a Master Fire Suppression
Piping Contractor in the presence of a Fire Department representative.
The contractor shall be hired by the owner or the owner's representative.
- ANSWER ✔✔
4.There shall be one or more employees or individuals contracted by the
owner with a Certificate of Fitness to inspect the sprinkler system
following the standard of the NFPA 25 of 2011. - ANSWER ✔✔
Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected,
tested and maintained as required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by -
ANSWER ✔✔competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness
and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the
