S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS
1. An approved central station company is one that has been issued a valid certificate from
____________. – ANSWER fdny
2. A _________ is the open space that carries air between the ceilings and floor above. -
ANSWER plenum
3. An _________ alarm is one which functioned as designed, but which department
response is unnecessary. - ANSWER unnecessary
4. An _________ alarm is the result of improper installation, or maintenance. - ANSWER
unwarranted
5. The new fire code was adopted in __________ and vastly changed the requirements for
supervision of all fire alarm systems. - ANSWER July 2008
6. Duties that can be performed by an s-95 cof holder include ___________ only. -
ANSWER visual inspections only
7. The primary purpose of a ____________ is to warn occupants and to transmit signals
indication fire to the fdny. - ANSWER fire alarm system
8. The primary purpose of a ______________ is to process signals received from initiating
devices and to activate appropriate signals. - ANSWER fire alarm control panel
9. A ___________ signal is initiated when a device indicates the presence of fire. - answer
fire alarm
10. A _________ signal indicates that a system or device being monitored is in an abnormal
state. - ANSWER supervisory
11. A __________ signal indicates that the alarm system, transmitter, or communications
path is wholly or partially out of service. - ANSWER trouble
12. Routine handling of trouble signals should take a maximum of ___________ minutes
from receipt of trouble signal by central station until initial investigation by telephone. -
ANSWER four
13. The fdny is not dispatched to respond to _________ or ________ signals. - ANSWER
supervisory, trouble
SYSTEMS
1. An approved central station company is one that has been issued a valid certificate from
____________. – ANSWER fdny
2. A _________ is the open space that carries air between the ceilings and floor above. -
ANSWER plenum
3. An _________ alarm is one which functioned as designed, but which department
response is unnecessary. - ANSWER unnecessary
4. An _________ alarm is the result of improper installation, or maintenance. - ANSWER
unwarranted
5. The new fire code was adopted in __________ and vastly changed the requirements for
supervision of all fire alarm systems. - ANSWER July 2008
6. Duties that can be performed by an s-95 cof holder include ___________ only. -
ANSWER visual inspections only
7. The primary purpose of a ____________ is to warn occupants and to transmit signals
indication fire to the fdny. - ANSWER fire alarm system
8. The primary purpose of a ______________ is to process signals received from initiating
devices and to activate appropriate signals. - ANSWER fire alarm control panel
9. A ___________ signal is initiated when a device indicates the presence of fire. - answer
fire alarm
10. A _________ signal indicates that a system or device being monitored is in an abnormal
state. - ANSWER supervisory
11. A __________ signal indicates that the alarm system, transmitter, or communications
path is wholly or partially out of service. - ANSWER trouble
12. Routine handling of trouble signals should take a maximum of ___________ minutes
from receipt of trouble signal by central station until initial investigation by telephone. -
ANSWER four
13. The fdny is not dispatched to respond to _________ or ________ signals. - ANSWER
supervisory, trouble
