FDNY S12 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. A fire alarm system component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light,
text dis- play or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or
visual alert
Answer Alarm Notification Appliance
2. a signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action,
such as a signal indicative of fire
Answer Alarm Signal
3. A wet pipe sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers that
are attached to a piping system that contains an antifreeze solution
and is connected to a water supply; discharged followed by water,
immediately upon operation of sprinklers opened by heat from a fire
Answer Antifreeze Sprinkler System
4. An automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the low point in
the piping between the lower check valve and the FD connection of
automatic sprinkler systems. Water pressure from a FD pumper
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, automatically closes this value. It automatically re-opens when
pressure ceases, permitting this piping to drain and thereby
preventing freezing
Answer Automatic Ball Drip
5. facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and
retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department
Answer Central Station
6. a system where the water piping services both 2.5 in. outlets for
fire depart- ment use and outlets for automatic sprinklers
Answer Combination Standpipe and Sprinkler System
7. A recessed sprinkler with a cover plate
Answer Concealed Sprinkler
8. Control mode sprinkler systems are designed to control a fire until
its original fuel source is depleted or until fire-fighting activities can
commence. A fire is controlled by cooling the ceiling-level air
temperatures, reducing the fire's rate of heat release and pre-wetting
adjacent combustibles
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ANSWERS
1. A fire alarm system component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light,
text dis- play or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or
visual alert
Answer Alarm Notification Appliance
2. a signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action,
such as a signal indicative of fire
Answer Alarm Signal
3. A wet pipe sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers that
are attached to a piping system that contains an antifreeze solution
and is connected to a water supply; discharged followed by water,
immediately upon operation of sprinklers opened by heat from a fire
Answer Antifreeze Sprinkler System
4. An automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the low point in
the piping between the lower check valve and the FD connection of
automatic sprinkler systems. Water pressure from a FD pumper
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8
, automatically closes this value. It automatically re-opens when
pressure ceases, permitting this piping to drain and thereby
preventing freezing
Answer Automatic Ball Drip
5. facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and
retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department
Answer Central Station
6. a system where the water piping services both 2.5 in. outlets for
fire depart- ment use and outlets for automatic sprinklers
Answer Combination Standpipe and Sprinkler System
7. A recessed sprinkler with a cover plate
Answer Concealed Sprinkler
8. Control mode sprinkler systems are designed to control a fire until
its original fuel source is depleted or until fire-fighting activities can
commence. A fire is controlled by cooling the ceiling-level air
temperatures, reducing the fire's rate of heat release and pre-wetting
adjacent combustibles
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