NYC FDNY S-95 Fire Alarm Supervision Certificate of Fitness
Practice for the FDNY S-95 Certificate of Fitness — NYC's primary fire alarm supervision credential. Tested on NFPA 72 (2010 edition) plus the NYC Fire Code Chapter 9 overlay. Required for every NYC building fire alarm supervisor; renewed every 3 years.
About the NYC FDNY S-95 — Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems and Other Related Systems
Granted by Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY)
Required for any person who supervises, inspects, tests, or services a fire alarm system in NYC, except where superseded by S-97/S-98 ITM certs (post-2023 rule).
Eligibility Requirements
Employer letter required; two IDs (one government-issued photo).
What's Included
Every plan gets the same full-access study library.
What the FDNY S-95 exam covers
Reference scope from the FDNY S-95 Notice of Examination study materials. NFPA 72 portion is fully covered; NYC Fire Code overlay coming in a follow-up release.
- ✓NFPA 72 fundamentals — definitions, performance objectives
- ✓Initiating devices (NFPA 72 Ch. 17) — smoke, heat, manual stations
- ✓Notification appliance circuits (NFPA 72 Ch. 18)
- ✓Supervising station alarm systems (NFPA 72 Ch. 26)
- ✓Inspection, testing, and maintenance (NFPA 72 Ch. 14)
- ✓Single- and multiple-station alarms (NFPA 72 Ch. 29)
- ✓NYC Fire Code Chapter 9 administrative rules (coming soon)
- ✓3 RCNY §901-01 and FDNY Fire Alarm Bulletins (coming soon)
Scheduling & Fees
Where to take it
- Administered by
- FDNY in-house, touchscreen at 9 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn
Fees
- Original certificate
- $25
- Renewal
- $15
Keeping Your Certification Active
Renewal requirements
- Cycle
- 3 years (renewable online; re-exam at FDNY discretion)
Reciprocity
No state-to-state reciprocity. The S-95 is NYC-specific and required regardless of NICET certification.
Sources: FDNY S-95 NYC Business portal · FDNY S-95 Study Materials
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