S-95 SUPERVISION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
AN APPROVED CENTRAL STATION COMPANY IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A VALID CERTIFICATE FROM
____________. ANS - FDNY
A _________ IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT CARRIES AIR BETWEEN THE CEILINGS AND FLOOR ABOVE. ANS -
PLENUM
AN _________ ALARM IS ONE WHICH FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED, BUT WHICH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
IS UNNECCESSARY. ANS - UNNECESSARY
AN _________ ALARM IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION, OR MAINTENANCE. ANS -
UNWARRANTED
THE NEW FIRE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN __________ AND VASTLY CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SUPERVISION OF ALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. ANS - JULY 2008
DUTIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY AN S-95 COF HOLDER INCLUDE ___________ ONLY. ANS - VISUAL
INSPECTIONS ONLY
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ____________ IS TO WARN OCCUPANTS AND TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS
INDICATION FIRE TO THE FDNY. ANS - FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A ______________ IS TO PROCESS SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM INITIATING
DEVICES AND TO ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS. ANS - FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
A ___________ SIGNAL IS INITIATED WHEN A DEVICE INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF FIRE. ANS - FIRE
ALARM
A _________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT A SYSTEM OR DEVICE BEING MONITORED IS IN AN ABNORMAL
STATE. ANS - SUPERVISORY
, A __________ SIGNAL INDICATES THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, OR COMMUNICATIONS
PATH IS WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OUT OF SERVICE. ANS - TROUBLE
ROUTINE HANDLING OF TROUBLE SIGNALS SHOULD TAKE A MAXIMUM OF ___________ MINUTES
FROM RECEIPT OF TROUBLE SIGNAL BY CENTRAL STATION UNTIL INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY
TELEPHONE. ANS - FOUR
THE FDNY IS NOT DISPATCHED TO RESPOND TO _________ OR ________ SIGNALS. ANS -
SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE
DO NOT SILENCE THE BUILDING ___________ AND ________ DEVICE UNTIL THE FIRE ALARM
CONDITION IS VERIFIED BY FDNY PERSONNEL. ANS - AUDIBLE, VISUAL
SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE CLEANED AT LEAST _____________ BY AN S-78, S-97, T-97, OR S-98 COF
HOLDER. ANS - ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS.
ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND NOTED IN THE ___________. ANS -
LOGBOOK
THE FIRE ALARM PRIMARY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE GENERATED ELECTRIC POWER NOT EXCEEDING
____________ VOLTS. ANS - 277/480
________ SHALL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONNECTION TO A SECONDARY POWER SOURCE. ANS -
BATTERIES
THE NFPA DEFINES ACCESSIBILITY AS __________________. ANS - "ADMITTING CLOSE APPROACH: NOT
GUARDED BY LOCKED DOORS, ELEVATION, AND OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS."
WHEN SMOKE DETECTORS REPORT THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE FACP, IT MUST BE CLEANED
WITHIN __________. ANS - 1 WEEK
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