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S12 sprinkler test, S13 standpipe test, Sprinklers segment 5, S-12 CITYWIDE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Exam Study Guide Solutions Updated 2024 fire department connection - ANSWER-normally on exterior of building... FDNY can pump supplemental water into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or other system ...

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S12 sprinkler test, S13 standpipe test,
Sprinklers segment 5, S-12 CITYWIDE
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Exam Study
Guide Solutions Updated 2024

fire department connection - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-valve controlling flow to water-based fire

protection systems.


fire command center - ANSWER✔✔-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. - ANSWER✔✔-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.




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,tags - ANSWER✔✔-on closed section valves serving affected areas: area affected, brief

description, occupancy classification, c of f number, estimated time until operational


Green tag - ANSWER✔✔-no impairment found in entire system- main control valve


red tag - ANSWER✔✔-place on main control valve if FULLY out of service... put

sprinkler company name, date of removal from service and anticipated time to

operational


blue disk - ANSWER✔✔-partially out of service- on all fire department connections


water storage tank - ANSWER✔✔-Collects cooled water


OS & Y valve - ANSWER✔✔-indicating type of control valve used for fire sprinkler

system


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


deluge sprinkler system - ANSWER✔✔-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.




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,Early suppresion fast response sprinklers - ANSWER✔✔-fast response sprinkler that is

listed for its capability to provide fire suppression of specific high challenge fire hazards


extra large orifice sprinklers - ANSWER✔✔-= or > 1 inch less pressure to achieve a

given discharge density


extended coverage sprinkler - ANSWER✔✔-400 max square feet discharge 20 foot by 20

foot spacing between sprinklers


fire pump - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-valve to additional hose connection


hydraulic placard - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-method of sizing auto sprinkler piping

using a prescribed amount of water to be distributed over a specific area.


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, impairment coordinator - ANSWER✔✔-in charge of safety during out of service

systems


intermediate level sprinkler - ANSWER✔✔-sprinkler equipped with integral shields to

protect the operating elemtn form discharge from sprinklers installed at higher

elevations


large orifice sprinkler - ANSWER✔✔-sprinkler head with orifice size equal or greater

than 3/4 and less than 1 inch


listed device - ANSWER✔✔-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.


Master Pressure Reducing Valve - ANSWER✔✔-A pressure reducing valve installed to

regulate pressures in an entire fire protection system and/or standpipe system zone.


Main Drain - ANSWER✔✔-The primary drain connection located on the system riser

and also utilized as a flow test connection.


Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) - ANSWER✔✔-Corrosion caused by the

presence of microbes in the water supply that over time attack the interior of metallic

piping and cause leaks, pitting, and blockages.




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