S-95 DECK #2 - SUPV OF ALARM SYSTEMS

Question 1

What year of FIRE CODE made dramatic changes to how and what buildings had to be “protected” and monitored by a CENTRAL STATION?

Answer 1

2008.

Question 2

Buildings with Alarm Systems generally require 1 of 3 different types of Certificates of Fitness. What are those CoFs?

Answer 2

T/F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director (FLSD), F-80 Fire Safety Coordinator of Homeless Shelters (FSC), and S-95 Supervisor of Fire Alarm and Other Emergency Systems.

Question 3

What is the defnition of a HIGH RISE BUILDING?

Answer 3

Any building that is 75’ or higher from the point of Fire Dept. access (normally the ground level).

Question 4

What is the definition of a LOW RISE BUILDING?

Answer 4

Any building that is 74’ or less in height from the point of Fire Dept. access (normally the ground level).

Question 5

A 3-story homeless shelter with 4 open sleeping bays on the 2nd and 3rd floor and equipped with an Interior Fire Alarm system would require what CoF to supervise the alarm system?

Answer 5

F-80 Fire Safety Coordinator of Homeless Shelters. If it is a LOW-RISE BUILDING and a homeless shelter… it requires an F-80 FSC.

Question 6

A 5 story building that is 59’ high and equipped with warden phones on all floors would require what CoF to supervise the alarm system?

Answer 6

T/F-89 FLSD. Any building that is equipped with two-way communications (WARDEN PHONES) regardless of how tall it is, requires FLSDs.

Question 7

A 15 story building that is 164’ in height has 5 rooms per floor on the 2-15 floors and the alarm panel has a PA (one-way communication) System. What type of CoF would be required for this building?

Answer 7

T/F-89 FLSD. If a building is equipped with 1-way or 2-way communications and has 50 or more rooms above the ground floor, it must have an FLSD.

Question 8

A 10 story hotel with 120 rooms is converted into a temporary homeless shelter. What type of CoF would be required?

Answer 8

T/F-89 FLSD. The type of CoF in this case is based on the building and alarm system - not the fact that it is converted to a homeless shelter. With 120 rooms and being a high-rise, it would require FLSDs even though it is being used as a homeless shelter.

Question 9

A low-rise building equipped with an IFA system would require what CoF?

Answer 9

A low-rise building 74’ or less in height would only require an INTERIOR FIRE ALARM (IFA) system. There is no 1-way communication which is a PA System. There is no indication it is a homeless shelter. So it requires an S-95.

Question 10

A HIGH-RISE building is equipped with a Class E alarm system. What type of CoF is required?

Answer 10

T/F-89 FLSD. The building is a high-rise property which means it requires a full alarm system (Class E is for office buildings). Therefore it would need an FLSD.

Question 11

What is the difference between a T-89 and F-89?

Answer 11

T-89 is an FLSD in a Hotel. It is “Temporary” until FDNY issues standards on non-fire emergencies for hotels. F-89 is for a commerical high-rise office building which includes both a Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plan.

Question 12

What types of buildings would you find an APPROVED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM?

Answer 12

Hotels, Office Buildings, Public Assembly Buidlings, Education Facilities, Malls, etc.

Question 13

AN APPROVED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM MUST BE SUPERVISED BY A _____________________________ DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF SYSTEM OR BUILDING.

Answer 13

Certificate of Fitness holder

Question 14

Any Approved Fire Alarm System without Voice Commuincations must be under the Supervision of ________________________.

Answer 14

An S-95 Certificate of Fitness Holder.

Question 15

All FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS must be __________________________ by _________________.

Answer 15

Approved / FDNY

Question 16

What does FDNY mean by VISUAL INSPECTION?

Answer 16

Looking but not touching. Visual Inspection is a term FDNY uses to mean looking. Once an individual starts touching a system, he/she is testing or maintaining that system.

Question 17

What is the difference between an S-78, and S-97/98?

Answer 17

S-78 is a Smoke Detector Maintenance Technician. They are authorized to clean, service and calibrate smoke detectors. After 2008 Fire Code was issued, S-97/98 Fire Alarm Technicians were granted permission to also work on smoke detectors. S-78s are not used very much anymore.

Question 18

A guest in a hotel room removes the lower portion (head) of the SMOKE DETECTOR from the base. Who is allowed to re-install it?

Answer 18

S-97 (Alarm Company Principal) / S-98 (Fire Alarm Technician)

Question 19

A new SMOKE DETECTOR is installed in a closet in the hallway where one did not exist before. Who is allowed to program the Smoke Detetector into the Fire Alarm System?

Answer 19

S-97/98 (Fire Alarm Principal / Fire Alarm Technician)

Question 20

A SMOKE DETECTOR activates in a room because Snoop, Willie, and a