S-13 NYC City Wide Standpipe EXAM
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1. What is a standpipe system? - ANSWER ✔ Piping installed in a building
that serves to transfer water to hose connections located within the building
for firefighting purposes
2. How long should records be maintained? - ANSWER ✔ 3 years
3. Who should be notified when there is a PLANNED OOS? - ANSWER ✔
Notify COF holder responsible for supervision, notify FD, notify central
station and insurance carrier
4. How long should fire watch record be maintained? - ANSWER ✔ 48 hours
5. What color tags are placed on the main control valve if there is no
impairment found? - ANSWER ✔ Green
,6. What color tag should be placed on the main control valve if a system is
partially or fully out of service? - ANSWER ✔ Red
7. What color discs should be placed on impaired FD connections that are fully
out of service? - ANSWER ✔ White
8. What color discs should be placed on impaired FD connections that are
partially out of service? - ANSWER ✔ Blue
9. What color tag should be placed at control valves if the system is fully or
majorly out of service? - ANSWER ✔ Red
10.What color tag should be placed if the system is found with critic
deficiency? - ANSWER ✔ Orange
11.What color tag should be placed if the system is found with non critical
deficiency? - ANSWER ✔ Yellow
12.Automatic Standpipe System - ANSWER ✔ A standpipe system that is
attached to a water supply
capable of supplying the system demand at all times and that requires no
action other than
opening a hose valve to provide water at hose connections.
,13.Auxiliary water supply - ANSWER ✔ supplementary source of water for a
standpipe and/or sprinkler
system
14.Control Valve - ANSWER ✔ A valve controlling flow to water-based fire
protection systems. Control
15.valves do not include hose valves, inspector's test valves, drain valves, trim
valves for dry
pipe, pre-action and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves.
16.Branch line - ANSWER ✔ A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane,
connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
17.Deficiency - ANSWER ✔ A condition in which the application of the
component is not within its
designed limits or specifications.
18.Deluge Valve - ANSWER ✔ A water supply control valve intended to be
operated by actuation of an
automatic detection system that is installed in the same area as the discharge
devices.
Each deluge valve is intended to be capable of automatic and manual
operation. Deluge
systems are suitable for hazardous occupancies. This includes buildings in
which
, flammable liquids or other hazardous materials are handled or stored
19.Water flow Alarms - ANSWER ✔ Water flow alarms and fire alarms give
warning of the actual occurrence of a fire or other
conditions such as broken piping
20.Pressure Tank Alarms - ANSWER ✔ All pressure tanks used to provide the
required primary water supply of a sprinkler system
should be equipped with a high and low air pressure, and a high and low
water level
electrical alarm system. This alarm system automatically controls the air-to-
water ratio
which should always be 1 to 2
21.Alarm Retarding Devices - ANSWER ✔ An alarm check valve that is
exposed to changing water supply
pressure needs an alarm-retarding device. This is required to prevent
unwarranted alarms
when the check valve clapper is lifted from its seat by a temporary pressure
surge.
22.Check Valves - ANSWER ✔ is used to prevent water from flowing in the
opposite direction. A check
valve is a type of valve which only permits flow in one direction
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What is a standpipe system? - ANSWER ✔ Piping installed in a building
that serves to transfer water to hose connections located within the building
for firefighting purposes
2. How long should records be maintained? - ANSWER ✔ 3 years
3. Who should be notified when there is a PLANNED OOS? - ANSWER ✔
Notify COF holder responsible for supervision, notify FD, notify central
station and insurance carrier
4. How long should fire watch record be maintained? - ANSWER ✔ 48 hours
5. What color tags are placed on the main control valve if there is no
impairment found? - ANSWER ✔ Green
,6. What color tag should be placed on the main control valve if a system is
partially or fully out of service? - ANSWER ✔ Red
7. What color discs should be placed on impaired FD connections that are fully
out of service? - ANSWER ✔ White
8. What color discs should be placed on impaired FD connections that are
partially out of service? - ANSWER ✔ Blue
9. What color tag should be placed at control valves if the system is fully or
majorly out of service? - ANSWER ✔ Red
10.What color tag should be placed if the system is found with critic
deficiency? - ANSWER ✔ Orange
11.What color tag should be placed if the system is found with non critical
deficiency? - ANSWER ✔ Yellow
12.Automatic Standpipe System - ANSWER ✔ A standpipe system that is
attached to a water supply
capable of supplying the system demand at all times and that requires no
action other than
opening a hose valve to provide water at hose connections.
,13.Auxiliary water supply - ANSWER ✔ supplementary source of water for a
standpipe and/or sprinkler
system
14.Control Valve - ANSWER ✔ A valve controlling flow to water-based fire
protection systems. Control
15.valves do not include hose valves, inspector's test valves, drain valves, trim
valves for dry
pipe, pre-action and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves.
16.Branch line - ANSWER ✔ A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane,
connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
17.Deficiency - ANSWER ✔ A condition in which the application of the
component is not within its
designed limits or specifications.
18.Deluge Valve - ANSWER ✔ A water supply control valve intended to be
operated by actuation of an
automatic detection system that is installed in the same area as the discharge
devices.
Each deluge valve is intended to be capable of automatic and manual
operation. Deluge
systems are suitable for hazardous occupancies. This includes buildings in
which
, flammable liquids or other hazardous materials are handled or stored
19.Water flow Alarms - ANSWER ✔ Water flow alarms and fire alarms give
warning of the actual occurrence of a fire or other
conditions such as broken piping
20.Pressure Tank Alarms - ANSWER ✔ All pressure tanks used to provide the
required primary water supply of a sprinkler system
should be equipped with a high and low air pressure, and a high and low
water level
electrical alarm system. This alarm system automatically controls the air-to-
water ratio
which should always be 1 to 2
21.Alarm Retarding Devices - ANSWER ✔ An alarm check valve that is
exposed to changing water supply
pressure needs an alarm-retarding device. This is required to prevent
unwarranted alarms
when the check valve clapper is lifted from its seat by a temporary pressure
surge.
22.Check Valves - ANSWER ✔ is used to prevent water from flowing in the
opposite direction. A check
valve is a type of valve which only permits flow in one direction
