S12 Certificate of Fitness Sprinkler
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
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
- correct answer
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.
- correct answer circulation /heat
A sprinkler system is a
- correct 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
- correct 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
- correct 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
,- correct 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
- correct 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
- correct 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.
- correct answer
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.
- correct 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.
- correct 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.
- correct answer
,Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as required
by NFPA #25 2011 edition by
- correct 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
- correct 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.
- correct 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.
- correct answer opened/damaged
At least once every ---- years
- correct 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-----
- correct 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.
- correct answer one/COF
II. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUILDING OWNER
- correct answer
, 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.
- correct answer owner's
The building owner shall assign an ----to comply with the requirements of study material.
- correct answer impairment coordinator
The impairment coordinator shall take the action(s) when
- correct answer a standpipe system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system is out of service.
The impairment coordinator shall maintain records of all
- correct 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----
- correct answer 3 years/FDNY
In absence of a specific designee,the ---shall be considered the impairment coordinator.
- correct answer building owner
III. OUT OF SERVICE SYSTEMS (OOS)
- correct answer
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.
- correct answer COF holder/impairment coordinator
Unplanned out of service condition
- correct 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
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
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
- correct answer
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.
- correct answer circulation /heat
A sprinkler system is a
- correct 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
- correct 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
- correct 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
,- correct 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
- correct 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
- correct 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.
- correct answer
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.
- correct 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.
- correct 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.
- correct answer
,Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as required
by NFPA #25 2011 edition by
- correct 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
- correct 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.
- correct 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.
- correct answer opened/damaged
At least once every ---- years
- correct 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-----
- correct 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.
- correct answer one/COF
II. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUILDING OWNER
- correct answer
, 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.
- correct answer owner's
The building owner shall assign an ----to comply with the requirements of study material.
- correct answer impairment coordinator
The impairment coordinator shall take the action(s) when
- correct answer a standpipe system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system is out of service.
The impairment coordinator shall maintain records of all
- correct 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----
- correct answer 3 years/FDNY
In absence of a specific designee,the ---shall be considered the impairment coordinator.
- correct answer building owner
III. OUT OF SERVICE SYSTEMS (OOS)
- correct answer
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.
- correct answer COF holder/impairment coordinator
Unplanned out of service condition
- correct 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
