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S-13 COF FDNY Study Material /Questions And Answers
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S-13 COF FDNY Study Material /Questions AndAnswers
Quiz :all records - Answer :must be kept on site for 3 years
Quiz :planned removal from service - Answer :When the system or portion of
standpipe system is placed out of service for inspection, testing, maintenance,
etc. , no more than one floor can be out of service and notification must be
made to impairment coordinator
Quiz :Unplanned out of service condition: - Answer :A serious defect in the
standpipe or sprinkler system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a
break or major leak in the system's water piping, inoperative or shut water
supply valves, defective fire department connections, construction related shut
downs affecting more than one floor, or complete or partial shut downs of the
standpipe system, other than a shut down for a planned removal from service.
Quiz :notification for planned removal from service - Answer :no notification
to the fire department is required provided the system will fully return to
service within 8 hours
Quiz :notification for unplanned removal from service - Answer :reporting to
owner of building and to FDNY BOROUGH DISPATCHER
Quiz :red tag on standpipe - Answer :system full out of service or partially
Quiz :white disc on fire dep connection - Answer :system fully out of service
Quiz :blue disc on fire dep connection - Answer :system partially out of service
Quiz :Automatic Standpipe System - Answer :A standpipe system that is
attached to a water supply capable of supplying the system demand at all
times and that requires no action other than opening a hose valve to provide
water at hose connections.
Quiz :Auxiliary water supply - Answer :supplementary source of water for a
standpipe and/or sprinkler system.
, Quiz :Control Valve - Answer :valve controlling flow to water-based fire
protection systems. Control valves do not include hose valves, inspectors test
valves, drain valves, trim valves for dry pip etc..
Quiz :branch line - Answer :a pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane,
connecting not more than one hose connection with a standpipe
Quiz :deficiency - Answer :a condition in which the application of the
component is not within its designed limits or specifications
Quiz :Deluge Valve - Answer :water supply control valve intended to be
operated by actuation of an automatic detection system that is installed in the
same area as the discharge devices. INTENDED USE IS MANUAL AND AUTO
Quiz :Discharge Device - Answer :A device designed to discharge water or
foam-water solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern. Examples
include, but are not limited to, sprinklers, spray nozzles, and hose nozzles.
Quiz :dry standpipe - Answer :a standpipe system designed to have piping
contain water only when the system is being utilized (no automatic water
supply)
Quiz :dunnage - Answer :rooftop dunnage involves designing a raised series of
beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or bearing wall to support mechanical
equipment (usually on a roof top)
Quiz :Fire Department Connection - Answer :a connection, normally on the
exterior of the building, through which the fire department can pump
supplemental water into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or other system
furnishing water for fire extinguishment to supplemental water supplies
Quiz :fire hose - Answer :a flexible conduit constructed with one or more
reinforcements (jackets) with or without a coating or covering but with an
approved non permeable lining, or with an inner reinforcement between a
protective cover and an approved non permeable lining
Quiz :fire hydrant - Answer :A valve connection on a water supply system
having one or more outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire
department pumps with water.
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