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what is a ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE - Correct Answers A fire alarm system component, such as a
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bell, horn, speaker, light, text display or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or visual alert.
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IIl what is a AUTOMATIC BALL DRIP - - Correct Answers An automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the
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in the piping between the lower check valve and the Fire Department connection of automatic sprinkler
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systems. Water pressure from a Fire Department pumper automatically closes this valve. It automatically
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re-opens when pressure ceases, permitting this piping to drain and thereby preventing freezing
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IIl what is a CENTRAL STATION - Correct Answers A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
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IIl premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department.
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IIl WHAT IS A COMBINATION STANDPIPE AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM - Correct Answers A system where the
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IIl water piping services both 2½ in. (65 mm) outlets for fire department use and outlets for automatic
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IIl sprinklers.
IIl what is a CONTROL MODE SPECIFIC APPLICATION SPRINKLERS (CMSA) - - Correct Answers Control mode
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IIl sprinkler systems are designed to control a fire until its original fuel source is depleted or until fire-fighting
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IIl activities can commence. A fire is controlled by cooling the ceiling-level air temperatures, reducing the
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IIl fire's rate of heat release and pre-wetting adjacent combustibles.
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IIl WHAT IS A MASTER PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE - - Correct Answers A pressure reducing valve installed to
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl regulate pressures in an entire fire protection system and/or standpipe system zone.
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IIl what is a Fire Guard ? - Correct Answers The impairment coordinator or other building staff trained and
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IIl knowledgeable in conducting a fire watch may conduct a fire watch in lieu of a fire guard during the initial IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl 4 hours of a planned removal from service, or after discovery of an unplanned out-of-service condition,
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IIl provided that the floor or area in which the fire protection system is out of service does not exceed 50,000
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,IIl square feet. A sufficient number of fire guards shall be provided such that each floor or area in which the
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IIl fire protection system is out of service is patrolled at least once an hour.
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IIl What is an Impaired Equipment:? - Correct Answers Underground service mains, water storage tanks,
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IIl Fire Department connections, control valves, fire and or booster pumps, that are out of service and are
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IIl considered vital to part of the system that are required to be tagged following procedures outlined in
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IIl Chapter 15 of NFPA #25 2011 Ed. IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl What is Protection of Sprinkler Systems? - Correct Answers All parts of an automatic system exposed to
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IIl freezing temperatures shall be protected from freezing or in lieu thereof, an automatic dry pipe system or
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IIl a system filled with a nonfreezing, noncombustible solution shall be used. When a system filled with a
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IIl nonfreezing solution . IIl IIl
IIl What is a Riser Card.? - Correct Answers In addition to those records required by NFPA 25 as mentioned
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IIl above, an approved card bearing the dates of each inspection, certificate of fitness number and signature
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IIl of the certificate of fitness holder shall be posted on the premises near the main water supply control
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IIl valve. (FC 901.6.2.1) (This approved card shall not replace or supersede the detailed record of inspection).
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IIl Notification of all defects shall be reported? - Correct Answers To the owner or their representative by the
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IIl Certificate of Fitness holder. After 30 days, any of the defects that have not been corrected shall be
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IIl immediately reported to the Fire Department Borough Communication Office. IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A CONTROL VALVE? - Correct Answers A valve controlling flow to water-based fire protection
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IIl systems such as Curb Valve and OS & Y valve. Control valves do not include hose valves, inspector's test
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IIl valves, drain valves, trim valves for dry pipe, preaction and deluge valves, check valves or relief valves.
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IIl What is a CORROSION-RESISTANT SPRINKLER? - Correct Answers A sprinkler fabricated with corrosion
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IIl resistant materials, or special coatings to be used in an atmosphere that would corrode standard
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IIl sprinklers.
IIl WHAT IS A DEFICIENCY? - Correct Answers A condition in which the application of the component is not
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IIl within its designed limits or specifications.
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IIl What is a CRITICAL DEFICIENCY? - Correct Answers A deficiency that, if not corrected, can have an effect
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IIl on the performance of the fire protection system.
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, IIl What is an NON-CRITICAL DEFICIENCY? - Correct Answers A deficiency that does not have an effect on the
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IIl performance of the fire protection system, but correction is needed for the proper inspection, testing, and IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl maintenance of the system(s). IIl IIl IIl
IIl What is a DELUGE VALVE? - Correct Answers A water supply control valve intended to be operated by
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IIl actuation of an automatic detection system that is installed in the same area as the discharge devices.
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IIl Each deluge valve is intended to be capable of automatic and manual operation.
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IIl What is a DRY PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM? - Correct Answers A sprinkler system employing automatic
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IIl sprinklers that are attached to a piping system containing air or nitrogen under pressure. The release of
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IIl the air or nitrogen,(as from the opening of a sprinkler) results in the water pressure opening a valve known
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IIl as a dry pipe valve, resulting in the flow of water into the piping system and out of the fused sprinklers
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IIl heads.
IIl What is a DRY SPRINKLER? - Correct Answers A sprinkler secured in an extension nipple that has a seal at
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IIl the inlet to prevent water from entering the nipple until the sprinkler operates. May be configured with an
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IIl upright pendent or sidewall sprinkler. IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A DISCHARGE DEVICE? - Correct Answers A device designed to discharge water or foam-water
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IIl solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern. Examples include, but are not limited to,
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IIl sprinklers, spray nozzles, and hose nozzles IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLER (ESFR)? - Correct Answers A type of fast
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IIl response sprinkler that is listed for its capability to provide fire suppression of specific high challenge fire
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IIl hazards.
IIl WHAT IS A EXTRA LARGE ORIFICE SPRINKLERS (ELO)? - Correct Answers A sprinkler head with and orifice
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IIl size equal to or greater than 1". This sprinkler is used for protection of high piled storage in warehouses
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IIl and less pressure is required to achieve a given discharge density.
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IIl WHAT IS A EXTENDED COVERAGE SPRINKLERS? - Correct Answers ...A type of spray sprinkler with a
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IIl maximum area coverage of 400 sq ft ( 20 ft by 20 ft spacing between sprinkler ) for light hazard
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IIl occupancies to a maximum of 144 square feet 12 ft by 12-ft sprinkler spacing between sprinkler) for extraIIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl hazard occupancies. IIl
, IIl WHAT IS A EXTENDED COVERAGE SPRINKLERS? - Correct Answers A type of spray sprinkler with a
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IIl maximum area of coverage of 400 square feet (20 foot by 20 foot spacing between sprinklers) for light
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IIl hazard occupancies to a maximum of 144 square feet (12 foot by 12 foot spacing between sprinklers) for
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IIl extra hazard occupancies.
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM? - Correct Answers Any system, including any interconnected fire alarm
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IIl sub-system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire alarm or
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IIl supervisory signal-initiating devices IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION? - Correct Answers A connection, normally on the exterior of
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IIl the building, through which the fire department can pump supplemental water into the sprinkler system,
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IIl standpipe, or other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to supplement existing water supplies.
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IIl (Formerly known as Siamese connection.) IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM? - Correct Answers An approved system of devices and
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IIl equipment which detects a fire and discharges an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in the area of
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IIl a fire. Such term includes automatic systems and, where such systems are authorized by this code or the
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IIl Building Code, manually activated systems. IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A FIRE HYDRANT? - Correct Answers A valve connection on a water supply system having one or
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IIl more outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department connections with water.
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM? - Correct Answers Approved devices, equipment and systems or
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IIl combinations of systems used to detect a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl manage smoke and products of a fire or any combination thereof, including fire extinguishing systems, fire
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IIl alarm systems, sprinkler systems and standpipe systems.
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE PUMP? - Correct Answers A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated
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IIl to fire protection. A fire pump is a part of a fire sprinkler system's water supply and can be powered by
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IIl electric, diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the public underground water supply
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IIl piping or a static water source (e.g., tank, reservoir, lake). The pump provides water flow at higher
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IIl pressure to the sprinkler system risers and hose standpipes. A pump used only to fill a tank is not a fire
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IIl pump. The following fire pumps are required to be maintained in accordance with the NYC Fire Code:
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what is a ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE - Correct Answers A fire alarm system component, such as a
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bell, horn, speaker, light, text display or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or visual alert.
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IIl what is a AUTOMATIC BALL DRIP - - Correct Answers An automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl low pointIIl
in the piping between the lower check valve and the Fire Department connection of automatic sprinkler
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systems. Water pressure from a Fire Department pumper automatically closes this valve. It automatically
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re-opens when pressure ceases, permitting this piping to drain and thereby preventing freezing
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl what is a CENTRAL STATION - Correct Answers A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department.
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A COMBINATION STANDPIPE AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM - Correct Answers A system where the
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl water piping services both 2½ in. (65 mm) outlets for fire department use and outlets for automatic
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IIl sprinklers.
IIl what is a CONTROL MODE SPECIFIC APPLICATION SPRINKLERS (CMSA) - - Correct Answers Control mode
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl sprinkler systems are designed to control a fire until its original fuel source is depleted or until fire-fighting
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl activities can commence. A fire is controlled by cooling the ceiling-level air temperatures, reducing the
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl fire's rate of heat release and pre-wetting adjacent combustibles.
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A MASTER PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE - - Correct Answers A pressure reducing valve installed to
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl regulate pressures in an entire fire protection system and/or standpipe system zone.
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl what is a Fire Guard ? - Correct Answers The impairment coordinator or other building staff trained and
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IIl knowledgeable in conducting a fire watch may conduct a fire watch in lieu of a fire guard during the initial IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl 4 hours of a planned removal from service, or after discovery of an unplanned out-of-service condition,
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IIl provided that the floor or area in which the fire protection system is out of service does not exceed 50,000
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,IIl square feet. A sufficient number of fire guards shall be provided such that each floor or area in which the
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IIl fire protection system is out of service is patrolled at least once an hour.
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IIl What is an Impaired Equipment:? - Correct Answers Underground service mains, water storage tanks,
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl Fire Department connections, control valves, fire and or booster pumps, that are out of service and are
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl considered vital to part of the system that are required to be tagged following procedures outlined in
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IIl Chapter 15 of NFPA #25 2011 Ed. IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl What is Protection of Sprinkler Systems? - Correct Answers All parts of an automatic system exposed to
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl freezing temperatures shall be protected from freezing or in lieu thereof, an automatic dry pipe system or
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl a system filled with a nonfreezing, noncombustible solution shall be used. When a system filled with a
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IIl nonfreezing solution . IIl IIl
IIl What is a Riser Card.? - Correct Answers In addition to those records required by NFPA 25 as mentioned
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IIl above, an approved card bearing the dates of each inspection, certificate of fitness number and signature
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IIl of the certificate of fitness holder shall be posted on the premises near the main water supply control
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IIl valve. (FC 901.6.2.1) (This approved card shall not replace or supersede the detailed record of inspection).
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl Notification of all defects shall be reported? - Correct Answers To the owner or their representative by the
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl Certificate of Fitness holder. After 30 days, any of the defects that have not been corrected shall be
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl immediately reported to the Fire Department Borough Communication Office. IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl WHAT IS A CONTROL VALVE? - Correct Answers A valve controlling flow to water-based fire protection
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl systems such as Curb Valve and OS & Y valve. Control valves do not include hose valves, inspector's test
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl valves, drain valves, trim valves for dry pipe, preaction and deluge valves, check valves or relief valves.
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl What is a CORROSION-RESISTANT SPRINKLER? - Correct Answers A sprinkler fabricated with corrosion
IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl resistant materials, or special coatings to be used in an atmosphere that would corrode standard
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IIl sprinklers.
IIl WHAT IS A DEFICIENCY? - Correct Answers A condition in which the application of the component is not
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IIl within its designed limits or specifications.
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IIl What is a CRITICAL DEFICIENCY? - Correct Answers A deficiency that, if not corrected, can have an effect
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IIl on the performance of the fire protection system.
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, IIl What is an NON-CRITICAL DEFICIENCY? - Correct Answers A deficiency that does not have an effect on the
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IIl performance of the fire protection system, but correction is needed for the proper inspection, testing, and IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl IIl
IIl maintenance of the system(s). IIl IIl IIl
IIl What is a DELUGE VALVE? - Correct Answers A water supply control valve intended to be operated by
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IIl Each deluge valve is intended to be capable of automatic and manual operation.
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IIl What is a DRY PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM? - Correct Answers A sprinkler system employing automatic
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IIl What is a DRY SPRINKLER? - Correct Answers A sprinkler secured in an extension nipple that has a seal at
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IIl WHAT IS A DISCHARGE DEVICE? - Correct Answers A device designed to discharge water or foam-water
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IIl solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern. Examples include, but are not limited to,
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IIl WHAT IS A EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLER (ESFR)? - Correct Answers A type of fast
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IIl response sprinkler that is listed for its capability to provide fire suppression of specific high challenge fire
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IIl WHAT IS A EXTRA LARGE ORIFICE SPRINKLERS (ELO)? - Correct Answers A sprinkler head with and orifice
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IIl WHAT IS A EXTENDED COVERAGE SPRINKLERS? - Correct Answers ...A type of spray sprinkler with a
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM? - Correct Answers Any system, including any interconnected fire alarm
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION? - Correct Answers A connection, normally on the exterior of
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IIl the building, through which the fire department can pump supplemental water into the sprinkler system,
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IIl standpipe, or other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to supplement existing water supplies.
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM? - Correct Answers An approved system of devices and
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE HYDRANT? - Correct Answers A valve connection on a water supply system having one or
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM? - Correct Answers Approved devices, equipment and systems or
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IIl WHAT IS A FIRE PUMP? - Correct Answers A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated
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IIl electric, diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the public underground water supply
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