S-95 FDNY TEST STUDY GUIDE
Jeremiah
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What Can A S95 Holder do? Only visual inspections on smoke alarms
on a premise is to warn tenants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the
Primary Purpose of Fire Alarm Systems
FDNY aka Central station
Monitors inputs and controls output through various types of circuits.The Panel
Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) activates the building audible and visual device connected to the fire alarm
(horn/strobes)
Three Types of Signals Fire Alarm Signal, Supervisory Signals, and Trouble Signals
Manual fire alarm pull station, smoke detector, water flow switch in the
Fire Alarm Signal
presence of a fire or fire signature.
Signals which Indicate that a system or device being monitored has been
compromised or is in an abnormal state. Will audibly and visually annunciate at the
Supervisory Signals
FACP to indicate the condition needs to be investigated and corrected. The FACP
will also send a signal to an FDNY approved central station.
Battery failure, AC failure, ground fault, open or short circuit on a wire, phone line
Trouble Signals
failure, internal component failure.
Is used to silence the building audible and visual
devices after evacuation is complete while the source of alarm is being investigated.
Alarm Silence Switch or Button
Never reset the fire alarm system until the condition is verified by the FDNY
personnel.
Reset fire alarm system after condition is cleared. Should return to normal condition
System Reset Switch Or Button after resetting. Often required to clear supervisory conditions, does not clear trouble
conditions.
Smoke detectors must be Cleaned once every 6 months. Test for smoke entry every once a year
Primary Power shall be generated electric power not exceeding 277/480 volts
Secondary Power Source Batteries shall not be a sub for connection to the secondary source
Manual Pull Station~Manually pulling Return handle to normal position. A key or other method may be required to reset
handle the station to normal
S-95 FDNY TEST STUDY GUIDE
Smoke, beam, and duct detectors~ Smoke detectors will normally reset when the reset button is pressed at the FACP if
Detection of particles of combustion the condition activating the detector has been cleared
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