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Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems: Practice Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

A series of practice questions and answers related to standpipe and sprinkler systems, focusing on fire safety regulations and procedures. It covers topics such as the function of various components within these systems, inspection and maintenance requirements, and emergency response protocols. The questions address scenarios encountered by fire safety directors, building evacuation supervisors, and fire brigade members, offering insights into their roles and responsibilities. This resource is valuable for individuals preparing for certifications or seeking to enhance their knowledge of fire safety practices in buildings. It includes questions about alarm systems, fire extinguishers, and emergency procedures, making it a comprehensive study aid for fire safety professionals and students. The document also touches on specific regulations and standards relevant to building safety and fire prevention.

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S-12 S-13 Standpipe and Sprinkler Practice Questions and Answers 100% Verified
1. "FailaSafe"awhenareferredatoainalocks,ameans:athatatheadooracanabeaopenedaifatheapoweraf
ails
2. Whereadoesatheaon-
dutyaBuildingaEvacuationaSupervisorareportawhenaanaalarmaisaactivated?:aToatheaFireaCom
mandaStationa(aToaactaasaFireaSafetyaDirectorawhenatheaFSDaoraaaDeputyaFSDaisanotarequiredatoa
beaonaduty).
3. "RCNY"aisatheaabbreviationafor:aRulesaofatheaCityaofaNewaYork
4. Aafireaalarmaboxaisapaintedaplainareda(noastripe).aWhenaitaisaactivated,aanaalarmawillabeasent:
awithinatheabuilding
5. WhichaofatheafollowingaisaaamemberaofatheaFireaBrigade?:a-
DeputyaFireaSafety,aFireaSafetyaDirector,aFireaWarden
Noneaofatheaabove.
6. Theafunctionaofathealoweracheckavalveaisato:apreventabackaflowaintoatheawateramain.
7. Theaminimumadistanceaofatravelabetweenafireaextinguisherainaaanon-
sprinkledaclassaEabuildingais:a75afeet
8. Howamustaelevatorabanksaandastairwaysabeadesigned?:aByalettersainaanyaorder.
9. Whichaofatheafollowingaisarequiredatoabeaperformedaeverya90adays?:aInspec-
ation/CleaningaofaRangeaHoodaDuctsaandaFilters
10. Aamultipurposeafireaextinguisheracanabeausedaon:aClassaA,aB,aandaCafires.
11. Howalongamustatheaalarmalogabookabeakept?:a3ayears
12. Oneamorningayouaareanotifiedathearoofagravityatankaheaterahasaburnedaout.aWhichaofath
eafollowingaareayouarequiredatoanotify?:aBuildingaOwner
13. Theafunctionaofatheaupperacheckavalveaisatoaprevent:aBackaflowaintoatheagravityatank
14. Theaprimaryadutyaofaaafireabrigadeaisato:aevacuateaoccupantsaofabuilding
15. HowaoftenamustacommunicationatoaCentralaStationafromatheaFSCabeacheckeda?
:aMonthly
16. IfatheastemaextendsafromaanaOS&Yavalve,aitaisaanaindicationathatatheavalveais:aopen
17. Whataisaaa"blind"ashaftaway?:aAafloorawhereaelevatoracannotastopabecauseathereaareanoahoist
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  1. "FailaSafe"awhenareferredatoainalocks,ameans:athatatheadooracanabeaopenedaifatheapoweraf ails
  2. Whereadoesatheaon- dutyaBuildingaEvacuationaSupervisorareportawhenaanaalarmaisaactivated?:aToatheaFireaCom mandaStationa(aToaactaasaFireaSafetyaDirectorawhenatheaFSDaoraaaDeputyaFSDaisanotarequiredatoa beaonaduty).
  3. "RCNY"aisatheaabbreviationafor:aRulesaofatheaCityaofaNewaYork
  4. Aafireaalarmaboxaisapaintedaplainareda(noastripe).aWhenaitaisaactivated,aanaalarmawillabeasent: awithinatheabuilding
  5. WhichaofatheafollowingaisaaamemberaofatheaFireaBrigade?:a- DeputyaFireaSafety,aFireaSafetyaDirector,aFireaWarden Noneaofatheaabove.
  6. Theafunctionaofathealoweracheckavalveaisato:apreventabackaflowaintoatheawateramain.
  7. Theaminimumadistanceaofatravelabetweenafireaextinguisherainaaanon- sprinkledaclassaEabuildingais:a 75 afeet
  8. Howamustaelevatorabanksaandastairwaysabeadesigned?:aByalettersainaanyaorder.
  9. Whichaofatheafollowingaisarequiredatoabeaperformedaeverya 90 adays?:aInspec- ation/CleaningaofaRangeaHoodaDuctsaandaFilters
  10. Aamultipurposeafireaextinguisheracanabeausedaon:aClassaA,aB,aandaCafires.
  11. Howalongamustatheaalarmalogabookabeakept?:a 3 ayears
  12. Oneamorningayouaareanotifiedathearoofagravityatankaheaterahasaburnedaout.aWhichaofath eafollowingaareayouarequiredatoanotify?:aBuildingaOwner
  13. Theafunctionaofatheaupperacheckavalveaisatoaprevent:aBackaflowaintoatheagravityatank
  14. Theaprimaryadutyaofaaafireabrigadeaisato:aevacuateaoccupantsaofabuilding
  15. HowaoftenamustacommunicationatoaCentralaStationafromatheaFSCabeacheckeda? :aMonthly
  16. IfatheastemaextendsafromaanaOS&Yavalve,aitaisaanaindicationathatatheavalveais:aopen
  17. Whataisaaa"blind"ashaftaway?:aAafloorawhereaelevatoracannotastopabecauseathereaareanoahoist

awayadoors.

  1. WhichaofatheafollowingaisaNOTatrueaaboutastairwayapressurization?:aRe- aquiredainaadditionatoasprinklers.
  2. Howaoftenamustasprinkleraheadsabeachanged?:aOnlyaafteraactivation
  3. Elevatorsawillabearecalledabyaanyaofatheafollowingaexcept:aManualapullastation.aAnotherava ndalism-typeaprevention.
  4. Whichaisatrueaaboutaplenumsaandaraceways?:aPlenumsaareainaceilingaandaRacewaysa areainafloors

andagenerallyaunattended?:aAutomaticaDryaSprinkleraSystem

  1. Toacontinueatoaburnaaafirearequires::aFuel,aHeataandaOxygen
  2. WhataisatheamaximumaamountaofatimeathataaafabricaneedaNOTabeare-flame- aproofed?:a 3 ayears
  1. Howamanyatimesamayaaafabricabealaunderedabeforeaitaisarequiredatoabeare- flameproofed?:aNoatimes.
  2. WhichaofatheafollowingaisaNOTatrueaaboutacapacolorsaofasiameseaconnec- ations?:aYellowameansathatathereaareabothastandpipesaandanon-automaticasprinklers.
  3. Whichaofatheafollowingaisatrueaaboutatheamainashutaoffavalveaofaanaautomaticasprinklerasy stem?:aMustabeavisuallyainspectedaweeklyaunlessaequippedawithaaatemperaswitch.
  4. WhichaofatheafollowingaSHOULDaNOTabeatestedaduringaPhasea2?:aEmer- agencyaStopaButton
  5. AaClassaCafirea(energizedaelectricalafire),awhenade- energized...:abecomesaaaClassaAafire.a(insulationaetc.aareanormalaburningamaterialsawhenano tapartaofaaaliveaelectricalacircuit)
  6. Conductionaisaheatatransferaby:aDirectaContact
  7. FireaBrigadeamembersaMAYaattemptatoaextinguishafiresainawhichaphase?- :aIncipienta(Allaotherastagesa(rollover,aflashover,backdraft)aareatooadangerousaforauntrainedaperso nnelatoatackle.
  8. AasmokeadetectoraactivatesaonaaaflooraNOTaservedabyaelevatoraB.aWhatashouldahappena toathisaelevator?:aNothing;aitashouldacontinueatoaoperateanormally.
  9. Whatacoloramustafireaalarmasendingastationsabeapainted?:aRed
  10. Whataisaaa"skyalobby"?:aThealowestaelevatoralobbyaofaelevatorsawhichadoanotaserveatheag roundafloor.
  11. Howaoftenaareafireasuppressionacontrolavalvesarequiredatoabeachecked?:a- Weekly
  12. EmergencyapoweraisarequiredatoaoperateaallaofatheafollowingaEXCEPT:aEmer- agencyaLightsa(BatteryaOperated)
  13. Whataisatheamaximumapermittedalengthaofahoseaataaahoseastationaofastand- apipeasystem?:a 125 afeet
  14. Whichaofatheafollowingaisarequiredatoabeaflameproofed?:aAuditoriumaCurtains
  15. Inacaseaofafire,awhenadirectedabyatheaFireaSafetyaDirectorawhatashouldatheaalarmaboxar unnerado?:aGoatoatheanearestaFDNYaalarmabox,aactivateatheaalarm,arespondaverballyaifaneces sary,aandawaitaforafireaenginesatoaarrive.
  16. Aacontractoratellsayouathataheahasatoaturnaoffatheasprinklerasystemainaorderatoareplaceas
  1. Howaoftenamustaactivationaofaeachamanualasendingastationaandaverifica- ationaofaalarmareceiptaatatheafireacommandastationabeadone?:aSemi-Annuallya(6amonths)
  2. Instructionsaforarangeahoodsashouldabeakept:ainatheakitchenaatatheaentranceaunderaglas s
  3. Whichaisatrueaaboutatheaportableafireaextinguishers?:aInspectedamonthly,amaintenan ceaperformedaannually,ahydrostaticallyatestedaeveryafiveaora 12 ayears,adependingaonatheaty pe.
  4. AllaofatheafollowingamustabeacheckedamonthlyaEXCEPT:aInspection/CleaningaofaRangeaH oodsaandaFiltersainaKitchens.
  5. "Fail-safe"astairwayadooralocksainaaaClassaEabuildingamustaunlock:aeverya4thafloor
  6. Duringaanainspectionaofatheasprinklerasystem,ayouanoticeathatatheasprinkleraheadsainaon eaofatheatenant'saareasahaveaallabeenapaintedatheasameacoloraasatheaceiling.aWhatashouldayo uado?:aHaveatheasprinkleraheadsareplaced.
  7. Atawhatatemperaturearangeawillaaasprinkleraheadarateda"ordinary"aoperate?- :a 135 - 165°aF
  8. Whichastatementaisatruea?:aAascissorsastairsahasaaastandpipeaataeveryaotherafloor.
  9. Ataeveryaelevatoralandingathereamustabeaaasignareading::a"Inacaseaofafireauseastairsaunless aotherwiseainstructed"
  10. Whileaconductingaaatestaofasmokeadetectorsaonathea26thafloor,ayouareceiveaalarmsafro masmokeadetectorsaonathea1staanda2ndafloors.aWhatawouldabeayouabestacourseaofaactions? :aAcknowledgeatheafirstaandasecondaflooraalarmsaandacallainaanaalarmatoatheaFireaDepartment.
  11. HowaoftenamustafireadrillsabeaconductedainaaanewaClassaEabuilding?:aEveryathreeamonth s,aforatheafirstatwoayearsaofaoccupancy.aEveryasixamonthsathereafter.
  12. Theaemergencyageneratoramustahaveaenoughafuelatoasupplyatheatotalaemer- agencyapoweraloadaforaataleast:a 6 ahours
  13. Whereamustathealobbyaelevatoraketaswitchabealocated?:aNoamoreathana 4 afeetafromacallab utton
  14. Afteratheafireadepartmentaappearsaonatheascene,awhatashouldatheafireabrigadead o?:aReportatoatheaFireaCommandaStation
  15. InaaafullyasprinkleredaClassaEabuilding,ahowalargeacanaanaareaabeabeforeaaafireawallaisare quiredatoacompartmentatheaarea?:aUnlimited.a(Theasprinklerasystemashouldasuppressatheafire

,awhichaallowsaunlimitedaareas.aThisaisatrueaonlyainaClassaEabuildings.

  1. Ifayou'realookingaataaastairwayadooraandaseeaaanumberaonatheadoor,awhichaofatheafollow ingaisatrue?:aYou'reaonatheastairasideaofaaadoor