S12 CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS SPRINKLER NEWEST 2024
EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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 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 - ANSWER: 3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire
Department.
,A supply of at least----extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises,
to replace promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. - ANSWER: 6
Any head which has ----or has been----1. shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler
head of similar characteristics such as operating temperature, orifice size, deflector
orientation and thermal sensitivity. - ANSWER: opened/damaged
At least once every ---- years - ANSWER: 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.
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
----by a----The contractor shall be hired by----- - ANSWER: Master Fire Suppression
Piping Contractor/1. a Fire Department representative/the owner or the owner's
representative.
There shall be---more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a----
Certificate of Fitness 1. inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the
NFPA 25 of 2011. - ANSWER: one/COF
It shall be the -----'s responsibility to maintain the sprinkler system and to determine
the individual qualifications and competencies of the COF holder that performs the
functions related to inspection, testing and maintenance of such system. - ANSWER:
owner's
The building owner shall assign an ----to comply with the requirements of study
material. - ANSWER: impairment coordinator
The impairment coordinator shall take the action(s) when - ANSWER: a standpipe
system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system is out of service.
The impairment coordinator shall maintain records of all - ANSWER: system
inspections, tests, servicing and other items of maintenance
The impairment coordinator's records of system inspections, tests, servicing and
other items of maintenance shall be kept on the premises or other approved
location for a minimum of --- and made available for inspection by any member of----
- ANSWER: 3 years/FDNY
In absence of a specific designee,the ---shall be considered the impairment
coordinator. - ANSWER: building owner
Planned removal from service: When the system, or a portion of the sprinkler
system, is placed out of service for a scheduled inspection, testing, regular
,maintenance, minor repairs or for construction affecting not more than 1 floor, the
---- and ----of and authorize the placing of the system out of service. - ANSWER: COF
holder/impairment coordinator
Unplanned out of service condition - ANSWER: A serious defect in the sprinkler
system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a break or major leak in the
system's water piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves, defective fire
department connections, construction related shut downs affecting more than one
floor, or complete or partial shut downs of the sprinkler system, other than a shut
down for a planned removal from service
When a Fire Protection system is out of service fire watch personnel must: -
ANSWER: • Continuously patrol the area affected by the out-of-service fire
protection system to which such person has been assigned, keeping constant watch
for fires.
• Be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the Fire
Department and emergency preparedness staff.
• Immediately report any fire to the Fire Department and notify emergency
preparedness staff on premises.
• Be trained in the used of portable fire extinguisher.
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• Be responsible for extinguishing fires limited in size and spread that can be readily
extinguished.
• Maintain a record of such fire watch on the premises during the fire watch and for
a minimum of 48 hours after the fire watch has concluded.
• Have no other duties.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUT OF SERVICE CONDITIONS: - ANSWER:
NOTIFICATION THAT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, OR ANY PART
THEREOF, IS OR WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE SHALL BE MADE TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: - ANSWER: 1. The sprinkler
system or fire alarm system is or will be out of service on more than one floor of a
building; or
2. The work or repairs cannot be completed, and the system restored to service,
within 8 hours of the time the system was placed or went out of service; or
3. With respect to a fire alarm system, the work or repairs will require the fire alarm
system to be out of service for more than 8 hours in any 24-hour period; or
4. One or more other fire protection systems in the area in which a fire protection
system is out of service are or will also be out of service at the same time.
a) The initial Fire Department notification shall include the following: - ANSWER: 1. A
brief description and extent of the out-of-service condition and system it affects.
2. The area of the building affected, including the floors where fire protection system
is out of service.
3. The type of occupancy.
4. The estimated time the system will be out of service.
, 5. The name and phone number of the person making the notification or the owner
of the premises.
6. The building address.
7. Whether the fire protection system is out of service by reason of a planned
removal from service (and if so, the reason for placing it out of service) or an
unplanned out-of-service condition.
8. Whether or not the other fire protection systems are in good working order.
When the Certificate of Fitness holder observes a minor defect or other condition
not presenting a serious safety hazard, he or she shall report the defect or condition
to the----- - ANSWER: Owner
if the defect or condition is not corrected within-----it shall be deemed to be an
impairment and reported in writing to----- - ANSWER: 30 days/Fire Department (FC
901.7.5).
Identifying OOS Systems Using Discs/Tags - ANSWER: Systems that are out of service,
both planned and unplanned, shall be immediately identified by placing a tag at each
of the following locations: Fire Department connections, system control valves, fire
command center or other clearly visible location in the lobby of the building,
indicating which system or part thereof is out of service.
----- and -----Impairment coordinators/building owners shall ensure the placement of
these tags by MFSPC's or MP (as restricted). - ANSWER: Impairment
coordinators/building owners
For an unplanned out of service condition, a disc (white or blue) shall be placed at----
to inform responding----of the out of service condition. - ANSWER: all affected fire
department connections
TThe impairment coordinator/building owner shall ensure placement of these discs
by - ANSWER: MFSPC's, MP's (as restricted) or FDNY units.
When the condition has been corrected, the disc(s) shall be - ANSWER: removed
immediately.
Tag Requirement: A tag shall be used to indicate - ANSWER: that a system, or
portion, is out of service.
A ---- or ----shall be required to post tags at the main control valve and at any closed
sectional valves serving areas affected. - ANSWER: A Master Fire Suppression Piping
Contractor,Class A or B / master plumber (as restricted)
The tag shall indicate - ANSWER: a brief description of the condition, the occupancy
classification, C of F number and the estimated time until the system becomes
operational.
EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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 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 - ANSWER: 3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire
Department.
,A supply of at least----extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises,
to replace promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. - ANSWER: 6
Any head which has ----or has been----1. shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler
head of similar characteristics such as operating temperature, orifice size, deflector
orientation and thermal sensitivity. - ANSWER: opened/damaged
At least once every ---- years - ANSWER: 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.
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
----by a----The contractor shall be hired by----- - ANSWER: Master Fire Suppression
Piping Contractor/1. a Fire Department representative/the owner or the owner's
representative.
There shall be---more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a----
Certificate of Fitness 1. inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the
NFPA 25 of 2011. - ANSWER: one/COF
It shall be the -----'s responsibility to maintain the sprinkler system and to determine
the individual qualifications and competencies of the COF holder that performs the
functions related to inspection, testing and maintenance of such system. - ANSWER:
owner's
The building owner shall assign an ----to comply with the requirements of study
material. - ANSWER: impairment coordinator
The impairment coordinator shall take the action(s) when - ANSWER: a standpipe
system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system is out of service.
The impairment coordinator shall maintain records of all - ANSWER: system
inspections, tests, servicing and other items of maintenance
The impairment coordinator's records of system inspections, tests, servicing and
other items of maintenance shall be kept on the premises or other approved
location for a minimum of --- and made available for inspection by any member of----
- ANSWER: 3 years/FDNY
In absence of a specific designee,the ---shall be considered the impairment
coordinator. - ANSWER: building owner
Planned removal from service: When the system, or a portion of the sprinkler
system, is placed out of service for a scheduled inspection, testing, regular
,maintenance, minor repairs or for construction affecting not more than 1 floor, the
---- and ----of and authorize the placing of the system out of service. - ANSWER: COF
holder/impairment coordinator
Unplanned out of service condition - ANSWER: A serious defect in the sprinkler
system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a break or major leak in the
system's water piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves, defective fire
department connections, construction related shut downs affecting more than one
floor, or complete or partial shut downs of the sprinkler system, other than a shut
down for a planned removal from service
When a Fire Protection system is out of service fire watch personnel must: -
ANSWER: • Continuously patrol the area affected by the out-of-service fire
protection system to which such person has been assigned, keeping constant watch
for fires.
• Be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the Fire
Department and emergency preparedness staff.
• Immediately report any fire to the Fire Department and notify emergency
preparedness staff on premises.
• Be trained in the used of portable fire extinguisher.
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• Be responsible for extinguishing fires limited in size and spread that can be readily
extinguished.
• Maintain a record of such fire watch on the premises during the fire watch and for
a minimum of 48 hours after the fire watch has concluded.
• Have no other duties.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUT OF SERVICE CONDITIONS: - ANSWER:
NOTIFICATION THAT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, OR ANY PART
THEREOF, IS OR WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE SHALL BE MADE TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: - ANSWER: 1. The sprinkler
system or fire alarm system is or will be out of service on more than one floor of a
building; or
2. The work or repairs cannot be completed, and the system restored to service,
within 8 hours of the time the system was placed or went out of service; or
3. With respect to a fire alarm system, the work or repairs will require the fire alarm
system to be out of service for more than 8 hours in any 24-hour period; or
4. One or more other fire protection systems in the area in which a fire protection
system is out of service are or will also be out of service at the same time.
a) The initial Fire Department notification shall include the following: - ANSWER: 1. A
brief description and extent of the out-of-service condition and system it affects.
2. The area of the building affected, including the floors where fire protection system
is out of service.
3. The type of occupancy.
4. The estimated time the system will be out of service.
, 5. The name and phone number of the person making the notification or the owner
of the premises.
6. The building address.
7. Whether the fire protection system is out of service by reason of a planned
removal from service (and if so, the reason for placing it out of service) or an
unplanned out-of-service condition.
8. Whether or not the other fire protection systems are in good working order.
When the Certificate of Fitness holder observes a minor defect or other condition
not presenting a serious safety hazard, he or she shall report the defect or condition
to the----- - ANSWER: Owner
if the defect or condition is not corrected within-----it shall be deemed to be an
impairment and reported in writing to----- - ANSWER: 30 days/Fire Department (FC
901.7.5).
Identifying OOS Systems Using Discs/Tags - ANSWER: Systems that are out of service,
both planned and unplanned, shall be immediately identified by placing a tag at each
of the following locations: Fire Department connections, system control valves, fire
command center or other clearly visible location in the lobby of the building,
indicating which system or part thereof is out of service.
----- and -----Impairment coordinators/building owners shall ensure the placement of
these tags by MFSPC's or MP (as restricted). - ANSWER: Impairment
coordinators/building owners
For an unplanned out of service condition, a disc (white or blue) shall be placed at----
to inform responding----of the out of service condition. - ANSWER: all affected fire
department connections
TThe impairment coordinator/building owner shall ensure placement of these discs
by - ANSWER: MFSPC's, MP's (as restricted) or FDNY units.
When the condition has been corrected, the disc(s) shall be - ANSWER: removed
immediately.
Tag Requirement: A tag shall be used to indicate - ANSWER: that a system, or
portion, is out of service.
A ---- or ----shall be required to post tags at the main control valve and at any closed
sectional valves serving areas affected. - ANSWER: A Master Fire Suppression Piping
Contractor,Class A or B / master plumber (as restricted)
The tag shall indicate - ANSWER: a brief description of the condition, the occupancy
classification, C of F number and the estimated time until the system becomes
operational.
