S12, S15 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
SprinklerFSystemF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFfireFextinguishingFsystem,FotherFthanFaFwaterFmistFsystem,FthatFutilizesFwaterFasFtheFextinguishingFagent.
Automatic/Non-AutomaticFSprinklerFSystemsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ShallFbeFinspectedFbyFaFcompetentFpersonFholdingFaFS12FCoFFandFemployedForFcontractedFbyFtheFowner,Ft
oFseeFthatFallFpartsFofFtheFsystemFareFinFgoodFworkingForder,FandFthatFtheFfireFdepartmentFconnections,FifFa
ny,FareFreadyFforFimmediateFuseFbyFtheFfireFdepartment.
6FExtraFSprinklerFHeadsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFSupplyFofF____FshallFbeFkeptFavailableFonFtheFpremises,FtoFreplaceFpromptlyFanyFfusedForFdamaged____
_
FireFDepartmentFConnections/ConnectionsFforFaFSprinklerFSystemF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
SubjectedFtoFaFhydrostaticFpressureFtestFtoFdemonstrateFitsFsuitabilityFforFfireFdepartmentFuse,FeveryF5Fyea
rs.
ImpairmentFCoordinatorF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-CompliesFwithFtheFrequirementsFofFstudyFmaterial
ImpairmentFCoordinatorF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ShallFtakeFtheFactionsFwhenFaFstandpipeFsystem,FsprinklerFsystemForFtheFfireFalarmFsystemFisFoutFofFservice.
ImpairmentFCoordinatorF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ShallFmaintainFrecordsFofFallFsystemFinspections,Ftests,FservicingFandFotherFitemsFofFmaintenance.
ImpairmentFCoordinatorF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-BuildingFOwnerFinFtheFabsenceFofFaFspecificFdesignee.
PlannedFRemovalFFromFServiceF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
WhenFtheFsystem,ForFaFportionFofFtheFsprinklerFsystem,FisFplacedFoutFofFserviceFforFaFscheduledFinspection,
Ftesting,FregularFmaintenance,FminorFrepairsForFforFconstructionFaffectingFnotFmoreFthanF1Ffloor.
UnplannedFOutFofFServiceFConditionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFseriousFdefectFinFtheFsprinklerFsystemFincluding,FbutFnotFlimitedFto:FanFemptyFtank,FaFbreakForFmajorFleak
FinFtheFsystem'sFwaterFpiping,FinoperativeForFshutFwaterFsupplyFvalves,FdefectiveFfireFdepartmentFconnecti
ons,FconstructionFrelatedFshutFdownsFaffectingFmoreFthanFoneFfloor,ForFcompleteForFpartialFshutFdownsFofF
theFsprinklerFsystem,FotherFthanFaFshutFdownFforFaFplannedFremovalFformFservice.
TagFRequirementF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ShallFbeFusedFtoFindicateFthatFaFsystem,ForFportionsFareFoutFofFservice.
TagsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ShallFindicateFtheFareFaffected,FaFbriefFdescriptionFofFtheFcondition,FtheFoccupancyFclassification,FCoFFnum
berFandFtheFestimatedFtimeFuntilFtheFsystemFbecomesFoperational.
GreenFTagsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
IfFnoFimpairmentFisFfoundFinFtheFentireFsystemF___FwillFbeFplacedFonFtheFmainFcontrolFvalve.
,SystemsFFullyFOutFofFServiceF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-WhiteFDiscsF8-
9"FinFdiameterFisFplacedFonFallFaffectedFfireFdepartmentFconnections.FAFredFtagFshallFbeFplacedFatFtheFmainF
controlFvalveFindicatingFtheFsprinklerFcompanyFname,FdateFofFremovalFfromFserviceFandFanticipatedFreturn
FtoFserviceFdate.
SystemsFPartiallyFOutFofFServiceF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-BlueFDiscsF8-
9"FinFdiameterFisFplacedFonFallFaffectedFfireFdepartmentFconnections.FaFredFtagFshallFbeFplacedFatFtheFmainF
controlFvalveFandFayFclosedFsectionalFvalveFindicatingFtheFcompanyFname,FdateForFremovalFfromFserviceFan
dFanticipatedFreturnFtoFserviceFdate.
FireFWatchF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
BuildingFstaffFtrainedFandFknowledgeableFinFconductingFaFfireFwatchFmayFconductFaF____FinFlieuFofFaFfireFgu
ardFduringFtheFinitialF4FhoursFofFaFplannedFremovalFfromFservice,ForFafterFdiscoveryFofFanFunplannedFout-
of-
serviceFcondition,FprovidedFthatFtheFfloorForFareaFinFwhichFtheFfireFprotectionFsystemFisFoutFofFserviceFdoes
FnotFexceedF50,000Fsqft.
CoFFHolderF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ResponsibilitiesFinclude:FRecordFKeeping,FRecords,FDetailedFRecords,FRiserFCardFUpdates.
RecordFKeepingF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-MaintainFaFdetailedFrecordFofFallFinspections.
RecordsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AllFsystemFinspections,Ftests,FservicingFandFotherFmaintenanceFrequiredFbyFthisFNYCFFireFCode,FtheFNYCFFir
eFrulesForFtheFreferencedFstandardsFshallFbeFmaintainedFonFtheFpremisesFforFaFminimumFofF3Fyears.
DetailedFRecordsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ShallFincludeFinformationFrelativeFtoFconditionsFofFwaterFsupply,FgravityFandFpressureFtanksFandFlevelsFther
ein,Fvalves,Frisers,Fpiping,FsprinklerFheadsFandFfireFdepartmentFconnections,Falarms,Ffire,FboosterFandFspec
ialFserviceFpumps,Fobstructions,FandFconditionsFofFallFotherFsystemFequipmentFandFappurtenances.FAllFdef
ectsFand/orFimpairmentsFshallFbeFnotedFonFtheFreport.
RiserFCardF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AnFapprovedFcardFbearingFtheFdatesFofFeachFinspection,FCoFFnumberFandFsignatureFofFtheFCoFFholderFshall
FbeFpostedFonFtheFpremisesFnearFthereinFwaterFsupplyFcontrolFvalve.
S12/S15FCoFFHolderF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
ResponsibilitiesFincludeFVisualFinspectionsFonly,FproperFnotificationFandFrecordFinspectionFresultsFforFexam
inationsFbyFFDNY.
AlarmFNotificationFApplianceF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFfireFalarmFsystemFcomponent,FsuchFasFaFbell,Fhorn,Fspeaker,Flight,FtextFdisplayForFvibrationFdeviceFthatFiss
uesFanFaudible,Ftactile,Fand/orFvisualFalert.
AlarmFSignalF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFnotificationFindicatingFanFemergencyFrequiringFimmediateFactionFsuchFasFaFnotificationFindicativeFofFfire.
AntifreezeFSprinklerFSystemF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFwetFpipeFsprinklerFsystemFemployingFautomaticFsprinklersFthatFareFattachedFtoFaFpipingFsystemFthatFcont
, ainsFanFanFantifreezeFsolutionFandFisFconnectedFtoFaFwaterFsupply.FTheFantifreezeFsolutionFisFdischarged,Ffo
llowedFbyFwaterFimmediatelyFuponFoperationFofFsprinklersFopenedFbyFheatFfromFaFfire
AutomaticFBallFDripF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AnFautomaticFdrainFvalveFhorizontallyFinstalledFatFtheFlowFpointFinFtheFpipingFbetweenFtheFlowerFcheckFval
veFandFtheFfireFdepartmentFconnectionFofFautomaticFsprinklerFsystems.FWaterFpressureFfromFaFFireFDepart
mentFpumperFautomaticallyFclosesFthisFvalve.FItFautomaticallyFre-
opensFwhenFpressureFceases,FpermittingFthisFpipingFtoFdrainFandFtherebyFpreventFfreezing.
CentralFStationF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFfacilityFthatFreceivesFalarmFsignalsFfromFaFprotectedFpremisesFandFretransmitsForFotherwiseFreportsFsuch
FalarmFsignalsFtoFtheFdepartment.
CombinationFStandpipeFandFSprinklerFSystemF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFsystemFwhereFtheFwaterFpipingFservicesFbothF2.5"FoutletsFforFFireFDepartmentFuseFandFoutletsFforFauto
maticFsprinklers.
ConcealedFSprinklerF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-AFrecessedFsprinklerFwithFaFcoverFplate.
CMSAF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-ControlFModeFSpecificFApplicationFSprinklers
ControlFModeFSpecificFApplicationF(CMSA)FSprinklersF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
DesignedFtoFcontrolFaFfireFuntilFitsForiginalFfuelFsourceFisFdepletedForFuntilFfire-
fightingFactivitiesFcanFcommence.FAFfireFisFcontrolledFbyFcoolingFtheFceiling-
levelFairFtemperatures,FreducingFtheFfire'sFrateFofFheatFreleaseFandFpre-wettingFadjacentFcombustibles.
ControlFValveF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-AFvalveFcontrollingFflowFtoFwater-
basedFfireFprotectionFsystems.FTheyFdoFNOTFincludeFhoseFvalves,Finspector'sFtestFvalves,FdrainFvalves,FtrimF
valvesFforFdryFpipe,FpreactionFandFdelugeFvalves,FcheckFvalvesForFreliefFvalves.
ControlFValvesF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-IncludeFOS&Y,FCurbFvalves
OS&YFValveF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-OutsideFStemF&FYokeFValve
OS&YF(OutsideFStemF&FYoke)F-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AnFindicatingFtypeFofFcontrolFvalveFusedFforFfireFsprinklerFsystem.
CurbFValveF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-Non-
indicatingFgateFvalveFequippedFwithFaFcastFironFextensionFboxFflushedFwithFaFsidewalkFwithFanFoperationFn
utFofF1.25",FthisFvalveFisFoperatedFusingFaFspecialFcurbFkeyFwrench.FThisFvalveFcontrolsFtheFmunicipalFwaterF
supplyFservingFtheFfireFsprinklerFsystem.
Corrosion-ResistantFSprinklerF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFsprinklerFfabricatedFwithFcorrosionFresistantFmaterials,ForFspecialFcoatingsFtoFbeFusedFinFanFatmosphereFt
hatFwouldFcorrodeFstandardFsprinklers.
DeficiencyF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
AFconditionFinFwhichFtheFapplicationFofFtheFcomponentFisFnotFwithinFitsFdesignedFlimitsForFspecifications.
DeficienciesF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-IncludesFCriticalF&FNonFCritical