S-12 S-13 Standpipe and Sprinkler Practice Questions and answers 2025/2026

"Fail Safe" when referred to in locks, means - answer that the door can be opened if the power fails Where does the on-duty Building Evacuation Supervisor report when an alarm is activated? - answer To the Fire Command Station ( To act as Fire Safety Director when the FSD or a Deputy FSD is not required to be on duty). "RCNY" is the abbreviation for - answer Rules of the City of New York A fire alarm box is painted plain red (no stripe). When it is activated, an alarm will be sent - answer within the building Which of the following is a member of the Fire Brigade? - answer -Deputy Fire Safety, Fire Safety Director, Fire Warden None of the above. The function of the lower check valve is to - answer prevent back flow into the water main. The minimum distance of travel between fire extinguisher in a non-sprinkled class E building is - answer 75 feet How must elevator banks and stairways be designed? - answer By letters in any order. Which of the following is required to be performed every 90 days? - answer Inspection/Cleaning of Range Hood Ducts and Filters A multipurpose fire extinguisher can be used on - answer Class A, B, and C fires. How long must the alarm log book be kept? - answer 3 years One morning you are notified the roof gravity tank heater has burned out. Which of the following are you required to notify? - answer Building Owner The function of the upper check valve is to prevent - answer Back flow into the gravity tank The primary duty of a fire brigade is to - answer evacuate occupants of building How often must communication to Central Station from the FSC be checked ? - answer Monthly If the stem extends from an OS&Y valve, it is an indication that the valve is - answer open What is a "blind" shaft way? - answer A floor where elevator cannot stop because there are no hoist way doors. Which of the following is NOT true about stairway pressurization? - answer Required in addition to sprinklers. How often must sprinkler heads be changed? - answer Only after activation Elevators will be recalled by any of the following except - answer Manual pull station. Another vandalism-type prevention. Which is true about plenums and raceways? - answer Plenums are in ceiling and Raceways are in floors Which of the following is NOT required duty of Deputy Fire Safety Directors? - answer Maintain records as required by law Which of the following would be considered inflammable? - answer Puddle of gasoline What is a roof manifold used for? - answer Fight roof fires, Testing water flow Which of the following is NOT required of floor wardens? - answer Certificate of Fitness The 17th floor of a fully sprinklered J1 building has an area of 17,500 sq. ft. How many 2 1/2 gallons water extinguishers are required? - answer 3 Which of the following is NOT the duty of the Fire Safety Director? - answer Provide the Fire Safety Plan Which of the following should NOT operate in a normal manner during phase 2? - answer Door Open Button A hotel is 60 ft tall and 40 sleeping rooms of which 10 are occupied. How many fire safety directors are required? - answer 1 When torch operations are done, the fire watcher must check for fire - answer during the operations, when the operations are complete, a half hour later and a half hour after that Diagrams require to be mounted in the hallways which show elevators, fire exits, etc. are called - answer floor diagrams When a sprinkler head is said to "have fused" it means that it - answer was exposed to the temperature at which it was designed to activate. Waterflow gongs are normally activated by the - answer Lower Check Valve In an automatic sprinkler system where one sprinkler has exceeded its temperature rating, how many sprinklers begin to spray water? - answer Only the sprinkler which has exceeded its rating Typically, a ball float would be found - answer on the roof Which of the following is NOT a major defect of a sprinkler system? - answer Missing spare sprinkler heads If the ball drip valve drip sunder normal conditions, it is an indication that - answer the lower check valve is defective What is the function of the ball drip valve? - answer Prevents water from freezing in the siamese connections. Which of the following is most likely to be found at a loading dock which is unheated and generally unattended? - answer Automatic Dry Sprinkler System To continue to burn a fire requires: - answer Fuel, Heat and Oxygen What is the maximum amount of time that a fabric need NOT be re-flameproofed? - answer 3 years How many times may a fabric be laundered before it is required to be re-flameproofed? - answer No times. Which of the following is NOT true about cap colors of siamese connections? - answer Yellow means that there are both standpipes and non-automatic sprinklers. Which of the following is true about the main shut off valve of an automatic sprinkler system? - answer Must be visually inspected weekly unless equipped with a temper switch. Which of the following SHOULD NOT be tested during Phase 2? - answer Emergency Stop Button A Class C fire (energized electrical fire), when de-energized... - answer becomes a Class A fire. (insulation etc. are normal burning materials when not part of a live electrical circuit) Conduction is heat transfer by - answer Direct Contact Fire Brigade members MAY attempt to extinguish fires in which phase? - answer Incipient (All other stages (rollover, flashover,backdraft) are too dangerous for untrained personnel to tackle. A smoke detector activates on a floor NOT served by elevator B. What should happen to this elevator? - answer Nothing; it should continue to operate normally. What color must fire alarm sending stations be painted? - answer Red What is a "sky lobby"? - answer The lowest elevator lobby of elevators which do not serve the ground floor.