Revised m12/9/10
FIRE DEPARTMENT ●
m CITY OF NEW YORK
m m m
STUDY MATERIAL FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR T
m m m m m m
HE CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR
m m m m
S-12
CITYWIDE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
m m
Issued m11/29/10
©m Newm York m Citym Fire m Department m -m All m rights m reserved m ®
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Tablem ofm Contents
NOTICEmOFmEXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................... 3
STUDY mMATERIALmANDmTESTmDESCRIPTON .................................................................................................. 4
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 5
II. RESPONSIBILITY mOFmTHEmBUILDING mOWNER........................................................................................6
III. OUTmOFmSERVICEmSYSTEMm(OOS)........................................................................................................... 6
IV . GENERALmPROCEDUREmFORmRECORDmKEEPING mANDmREPORTING ................................................. 9
V. INDIVIDUALSmAUTHORIZEDmTOmPERFORMmTASKSmASmSPECIFIEDmINmFIREmCODE....................... 10
VI. DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................................................10
VII. SYSTEMmTYPES ...........................................................................................................................................14
VIII. WATERmSUPPLIESmFORmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMS.................................................................................... 20
IX. WATERmFLOW mALARMSmANDmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMmSUPERVISION.................................................. 23
X. SYSTEMmCO MPONENTS............................................................................................................................ 24
XI. HANGING,mBRACING mANDmRESTRAINTmOFmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMmPIPING ....................................... 34
XII. MAINTENANCE,mTESTING mANDmINSPECTIONmFREQUENCIES .............................................................41
- COMPLETEmSUMMARYmOFmTASKS ........................................................................................................... 44
- REFERNCEm GUIDE ................................................................................................................................ 54
XIII. INSPECTION,mMAINTENANCEm&mTESTING mOFmWATERmBASEDmSYSTEMS
INSPECTIONSmACTIVITIESmANDmRECORDS ........................................................................................... 62
XIV . LOCALmLAW m58mOFm2009 ......................................................................................................................... 72
XV . OBSTRUCTIONm INVESTIGATION..............................................................................................................73
XVI. PICTURESmOFmDIFFERENTmDEVICESmOFmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMS......................................................74
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NOTICEmOFmEXAMINATION
Title: Examinationm form them Certificatem ofm Fitness m form Citym Widem Sprinklerm Systems m (S-12)
DatemofmTest:
Writtenmtestsmaremconducted mMondaymthroughmFridaym (exceptmlegal
mholidays)m8:00mAMmtom2:30mPM.
QUALIFICATIONm REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicants m mustm bem atm leastm 18m years m ofm age.
2. Applicants m mustm havem am reasonablem understanding m ofm them Englishm language.
3. Applicantmmustmpresentmamlettermofmrecommendati onmfrommhis/herm employ
er.mThemlettermmustmbemonmofficial mletterhead mand mmustmstatemthemapplican
t’sm full m name,mcharacter,mphysical mcondition,mexperience,mand maddress mofm
premises mwherem applicantmwill mbememployed.
4. Applicantmmustmprovidemtwomformsmofmgovernmentmissued mphotomidentificati
on,msuchmasmamState-
issued mDrivers’ mLicensemormNonmDrivers mLicensemormampassport.
5. Duem tom them newm Firem Codem changes,m effectivem Januarym 1,m 2011,m them Certific
atem ofmFitness mW-
12mMaintenancemSprinklermSystemmwill mnotmbemrenewed .m Itmrequires mamnewm S
-12m Citym Widem Sprinkler m Systemm test.m This m onlym affects m W-
12m Cm ofm Fmholders.mOthermCOFmcategories mformsprinkler/standpipemtestsmwill m
bemnotified m whenm them testm categorym ism completed m and m madem availabl em tom t
hem public.m Them S-
m12m testm will m becomem availablem onm December m 6,m 2010m whilem them W-
12m testm canmstill m bem takenm until m them end m ofm Decemberm 31,m 2010.m Asm ofm Ja
nuarym 1,m 2012,m themW-
12mCOFmwill mnomlongermbemaccepted mbymthemFDNY mformCitymWideminspections.
Applicationm Fees
$25.00mformoriginals mand m$m5.00mformrenewals.mThemfeemmaymbempaid mbymcredi
tmcard m(nomdebit),minmcash,mmoneymordermormpersonal mcheckmpayablemtomNewm
YorkmCitym FiremDepartment.mThem$25.00mfeemmustm bempayablem bymall mapplica
ntsmpriormtomtaking mthemCertificatemofmFitness mtest.m Applicationmformsmaremav
ailablematmthem Publicm Certificationm Unit,m 1st m floor,m 9m Metrom Tech m Center,m
Brooklyn,m NY m 11201.
Renewal mRequirements
1. Mail m them renewal m couponm orm am letterm stating m Cm ofm Fm number.
2. Themfeem$5,mmoneymord ermormpersonal mcheckmpayablemtomNewmYorkmCity
mFiremDepartment
3. Mail mtomFDNY m(CashiermUnit)
9m Metrom Techm Center,m Brooklyn,m NY m 11201
TESTm INFORMATION
Test:
Them testm will m bem ofm them written,m multiplemchoicem type.m Am passing m sco
rem ofm atmleastm 70%mism required m inm orderm tom obtainm am Certificatem ofm Fit
ness.m Call
718-999-1988m orm 2504m form additional m informationm and m forms.
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Website: WWW.NYC.GOV/FDNY
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FIRE DEPARTMENT ●
m CITY OF NEW YORK
m m m
STUDY MATERIAL FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR T
m m m m m m
HE CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR
m m m m
S-12
CITYWIDE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
m m
Issued m11/29/10
©m Newm York m Citym Fire m Department m -m All m rights m reserved m ®
, 2
Tablem ofm Contents
NOTICEmOFmEXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................... 3
STUDY mMATERIALmANDmTESTmDESCRIPTON .................................................................................................. 4
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 5
II. RESPONSIBILITY mOFmTHEmBUILDING mOWNER........................................................................................6
III. OUTmOFmSERVICEmSYSTEMm(OOS)........................................................................................................... 6
IV . GENERALmPROCEDUREmFORmRECORDmKEEPING mANDmREPORTING ................................................. 9
V. INDIVIDUALSmAUTHORIZEDmTOmPERFORMmTASKSmASmSPECIFIEDmINmFIREmCODE....................... 10
VI. DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................................................10
VII. SYSTEMmTYPES ...........................................................................................................................................14
VIII. WATERmSUPPLIESmFORmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMS.................................................................................... 20
IX. WATERmFLOW mALARMSmANDmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMmSUPERVISION.................................................. 23
X. SYSTEMmCO MPONENTS............................................................................................................................ 24
XI. HANGING,mBRACING mANDmRESTRAINTmOFmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMmPIPING ....................................... 34
XII. MAINTENANCE,mTESTING mANDmINSPECTIONmFREQUENCIES .............................................................41
- COMPLETEmSUMMARYmOFmTASKS ........................................................................................................... 44
- REFERNCEm GUIDE ................................................................................................................................ 54
XIII. INSPECTION,mMAINTENANCEm&mTESTING mOFmWATERmBASEDmSYSTEMS
INSPECTIONSmACTIVITIESmANDmRECORDS ........................................................................................... 62
XIV . LOCALmLAW m58mOFm2009 ......................................................................................................................... 72
XV . OBSTRUCTIONm INVESTIGATION..............................................................................................................73
XVI. PICTURESmOFmDIFFERENTmDEVICESmOFmSPRINKLERmSYSTEMS......................................................74
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NOTICEmOFmEXAMINATION
Title: Examinationm form them Certificatem ofm Fitness m form Citym Widem Sprinklerm Systems m (S-12)
DatemofmTest:
Writtenmtestsmaremconducted mMondaymthroughmFridaym (exceptmlegal
mholidays)m8:00mAMmtom2:30mPM.
QUALIFICATIONm REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicants m mustm bem atm leastm 18m years m ofm age.
2. Applicants m mustm havem am reasonablem understanding m ofm them Englishm language.
3. Applicantmmustmpresentmamlettermofmrecommendati onmfrommhis/herm employ
er.mThemlettermmustmbemonmofficial mletterhead mand mmustmstatemthemapplican
t’sm full m name,mcharacter,mphysical mcondition,mexperience,mand maddress mofm
premises mwherem applicantmwill mbememployed.
4. Applicantmmustmprovidemtwomformsmofmgovernmentmissued mphotomidentificati
on,msuchmasmamState-
issued mDrivers’ mLicensemormNonmDrivers mLicensemormampassport.
5. Duem tom them newm Firem Codem changes,m effectivem Januarym 1,m 2011,m them Certific
atem ofmFitness mW-
12mMaintenancemSprinklermSystemmwill mnotmbemrenewed .m Itmrequires mamnewm S
-12m Citym Widem Sprinkler m Systemm test.m This m onlym affects m W-
12m Cm ofm Fmholders.mOthermCOFmcategories mformsprinkler/standpipemtestsmwill m
bemnotified m whenm them testm categorym ism completed m and m madem availabl em tom t
hem public.m Them S-
m12m testm will m becomem availablem onm December m 6,m 2010m whilem them W-
12m testm canmstill m bem takenm until m them end m ofm Decemberm 31,m 2010.m Asm ofm Ja
nuarym 1,m 2012,m themW-
12mCOFmwill mnomlongermbemaccepted mbymthemFDNY mformCitymWideminspections.
Applicationm Fees
$25.00mformoriginals mand m$m5.00mformrenewals.mThemfeemmaymbempaid mbymcredi
tmcard m(nomdebit),minmcash,mmoneymordermormpersonal mcheckmpayablemtomNewm
YorkmCitym FiremDepartment.mThem$25.00mfeemmustm bempayablem bymall mapplica
ntsmpriormtomtaking mthemCertificatemofmFitness mtest.m Applicationmformsmaremav
ailablematmthem Publicm Certificationm Unit,m 1st m floor,m 9m Metrom Tech m Center,m
Brooklyn,m NY m 11201.
Renewal mRequirements
1. Mail m them renewal m couponm orm am letterm stating m Cm ofm Fm number.
2. Themfeem$5,mmoneymord ermormpersonal mcheckmpayablemtomNewmYorkmCity
mFiremDepartment
3. Mail mtomFDNY m(CashiermUnit)
9m Metrom Techm Center,m Brooklyn,m NY m 11201
TESTm INFORMATION
Test:
Them testm will m bem ofm them written,m multiplemchoicem type.m Am passing m sco
rem ofm atmleastm 70%mism required m inm orderm tom obtainm am Certificatem ofm Fit
ness.m Call
718-999-1988m orm 2504m form additional m informationm and m forms.
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Website: WWW.NYC.GOV/FDNY
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