S12 SPRINKLER EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024 LATEST GUIDE. 2 / 7 1. fire department connection: normally on exterior of building... FDNY can pumpsupplemental water into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to supplement existing water s...
S12 SPRINKLER EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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,S12 SPRINKLER EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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fire department connection - ✔✔normally on exterior of building... FDNY can pump supplemental water
into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to
supplement existing water supplies.
system control valve - ✔✔valve controlling flow to water-based fire protection systems.
fire command center - ✔✔Designated room or area in a structure where the status of the fire detection,
alarm, and protection systems is displayed and the systems can be manually controlled.
Fire pump, automatic standpipe. - ✔✔A fire pump located at or below street level that supplies the
lower 300 feet (91.4 m) of a standpipe system or a combined standpipe and sprinkler system.
tags - ✔✔on closed section valves serving affected areas: area affected, brief description, occupancy
classification, c of f number, estimated time until operational
Green tag - ✔✔no impairment found in entire system- main control valve
red tag - ✔✔place on main control valve if FULLY out of service... put sprinkler company name, date of
removal from service and anticipated time to operational
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blue disk - ✔✔partially out of service- on all fire department connections
water storage tank - ✔✔Collects cooled water
OS & Y valve - ✔✔indicating type of control valve used for fire sprinkler system
deluge valve - ✔✔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
deluge sprinkler system - ✔✔employing open sprinklers that are attached to a piping system that is
connected to a water supply through a valve that is opened by the operation of a detection system
installed in the same areas as the sprinklers. WHEN IT OPENS, water flows into the piping system and
discharges from all sprinklers attached.
Early suppresion fast response sprinklers - ✔✔fast response sprinkler that is listed for its capability to
provide fire suppression of specific high challenge fire hazards
extra large orifice sprinklers - ✔✔= or > 1 inch less pressure to achieve a given discharge density
extended coverage sprinkler - ✔✔400 max square feet discharge 20 foot by 20 foot spacing between
sprinklers
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fire pump - ✔✔a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated to fire protection. A fire pump is a part
of a fire sprinklers system water supply and can be powered by electric, diesel or steam. connected to
public water source or tank. provides higher pressure to sprinkler system
Glass bulb sprinkler - ✔✔operated by heat breaking a glass bulb filled with a non freezing liquid with
diameters that vary form 3 mm for quick response to 5 mm for standard response
hose valve - ✔✔valve to additional hose connection
hydraulic placard - ✔✔sign attached to a hydraulically calculated sprinkler system indicating the design
density, required gallons per minute and pressure for the system to operate properly
hydraulically calculated systems - ✔✔method of sizing auto sprinkler piping using a prescribed amount
of water to be distributed over a specific area.
impairment coordinator - ✔✔in charge of safety during out of service systems
intermediate level sprinkler - ✔✔sprinkler equipped with integral shields to protect the operating
elemtn form discharge from sprinklers installed at higher elevations
large orifice sprinkler - ✔✔sprinkler head with orifice size equal or greater than 3/4 and less than 1 inch
listed device - ✔✔A fire protection component that has been tested to perform under parameters
specified for its use by a nationally recognized testing agency. Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) and Factory
Mutual (FM) are the two most common.
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