FDNY NON-FIRE FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is being referred to by the term "Temporary Consideration" on the building
information card (BIC)? Why? Explain your answers. - ✔✔Things those are temporary
in nature, like construction going, on for example.
✔✔What is a utility shaft? Explain your answer. - ✔✔A utility shaft is a shaft that is used
to run cables throughout the building. All buildings have multiple shafts.
✔✔The total number of building occupant (including visitors) on a non-typical day must
be noted as part of the EAP Appendix. True or false? Why? Explain your answer. -
✔✔This is false the EAP plan asks for the total number of tenants on a typical day
✔✔A building has two service elevator banks with one elevator each. Service elevator
#11 services floors 1-30 (the entire building) and SE #12 services floors 1-15. What is
the elevator designation for the elevator bank that has service elevator #12? Which
elevator will be used as the primary elevator in an EAP emergency in the building? -
✔✔Explain your answers. The letter designation for the elevator bank that has se# 12 is
D since "A" and "B" consists of passenger elevators and "C" consists of se# 11. Se# 11
is the designated elevator for rescuing people needing assistance because it serves the
entire building.
✔✔The names of the owner representatives for two neighboring buildings appear on the
EAP for your building. What is the distance between your building and the two
neighboring buildings? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The distance no greater than 200
feet, you must include buildings that are with in 200 feet of your building.
✔✔Upon completing a perimeter patrol at 2:00 a.m., a security officer observes a
private BMW with tinted windows parked in front of the building "taxi stand." There is no
one around to claim ownership. At 8:00 a.m., the vehicle is observed in the same
location. What should the emergency action plan director do immediately after being
informed of the suspicious vehicle? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The NYPD will then
determine whether the suspicious item poses a threat to the area. If the suspicious item
is deemed credible, the NYPD/ FDNY will inform the EAPD on what to do to protect the
building occupants
✔✔the emergency path of egress consists of the "exit access", "exit" and "exit
discharge." What is considered the "exit access"? - ✔✔Explain your answer. The exit
access is the path that leads to the emergency stairwell. The exit is the stairwell. And
the exit discharge is the sidewalk/street where occupants exit.
, ✔✔What is the name of the area that us encased in reinforced concrete and provides a
significant degree of protection from external threats? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The
emergency Stairwell (the exit)
✔✔According to the EAP, who is responsible for developing a system of accounting for
tenant employees once a partial or evacuation has been ordered? Name two employee-
accounting systems that would be acceptable to the emergency action plan director?
Explain your answers. - ✔✔Each company that leases space in the building is
responsible for accounting for their employees when a partial or full evacuation is
ordered by the EAPD. This task is commonly assigned to the fire warden. Two
employee accounting systems would be: a checklist, and a mass e-mail system.
✔✔In the event of an intentional bombing in the building, what is the key element that
the emergency action plan director should consider when evacuation the building
occupants to the primary assembly area? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The EAPD should
consider whether there might be a second device planted at the primary (and
secondary) assembly area. Terrorists are known for planting multiple devices that
activate at different times to maximize the killing of people and destruction of property.
✔✔During EAP activation, the elevators will be primarily used for egress or relocation of
the building occupants who need assistance. For which other major purpose will the
elevators be used by the EAP staff? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The other major use is
to get medical personnel to injured people on upper floors.
✔✔During the implementation of the EAP, the emergency action plan director activates
the alert tone, makes an announcement and activates the strobe lights. Are these steps
correct? Why or Why not? Explain your answer. - ✔✔No. The strobe lights aren't
activated during EAP emergencies, only during fire emergencies.
✔✔Helen Kennedy is waiting on a passenger elevator on the 12th floor, concurrently
the emergency action plan director implements the EAP, makes an announcement
informing the building occupants that there has been an explosion in the vicinity of the
building. Three minutes later Ms. Kennedy is picked up from the 12th floor via the
service elevator. Is Ms. Kennedy listed on the EAP? Yes or no? If yes, on which list
does her name appear? Explain your answers. - ✔✔Yes she is on the list of people
needing assistance.
✔✔The 23rd floor is assigned stairwell "P" as its primary evacuation stairwell upon
activation of the In-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation provision. John
Smith, who is regularly assigned to the 23rd floor, uses stairwell "Q" to evacuate. What
should happen to Mr. Smith for not following the proper evacuation procedures? Explain
your answer. - ✔✔Nothing. Although the 23rd floor is assigned stairwell "P" on the EAP,
Mr. Smith isn't prohibited from using stairwell "Q".
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is being referred to by the term "Temporary Consideration" on the building
information card (BIC)? Why? Explain your answers. - ✔✔Things those are temporary
in nature, like construction going, on for example.
✔✔What is a utility shaft? Explain your answer. - ✔✔A utility shaft is a shaft that is used
to run cables throughout the building. All buildings have multiple shafts.
✔✔The total number of building occupant (including visitors) on a non-typical day must
be noted as part of the EAP Appendix. True or false? Why? Explain your answer. -
✔✔This is false the EAP plan asks for the total number of tenants on a typical day
✔✔A building has two service elevator banks with one elevator each. Service elevator
#11 services floors 1-30 (the entire building) and SE #12 services floors 1-15. What is
the elevator designation for the elevator bank that has service elevator #12? Which
elevator will be used as the primary elevator in an EAP emergency in the building? -
✔✔Explain your answers. The letter designation for the elevator bank that has se# 12 is
D since "A" and "B" consists of passenger elevators and "C" consists of se# 11. Se# 11
is the designated elevator for rescuing people needing assistance because it serves the
entire building.
✔✔The names of the owner representatives for two neighboring buildings appear on the
EAP for your building. What is the distance between your building and the two
neighboring buildings? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The distance no greater than 200
feet, you must include buildings that are with in 200 feet of your building.
✔✔Upon completing a perimeter patrol at 2:00 a.m., a security officer observes a
private BMW with tinted windows parked in front of the building "taxi stand." There is no
one around to claim ownership. At 8:00 a.m., the vehicle is observed in the same
location. What should the emergency action plan director do immediately after being
informed of the suspicious vehicle? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The NYPD will then
determine whether the suspicious item poses a threat to the area. If the suspicious item
is deemed credible, the NYPD/ FDNY will inform the EAPD on what to do to protect the
building occupants
✔✔the emergency path of egress consists of the "exit access", "exit" and "exit
discharge." What is considered the "exit access"? - ✔✔Explain your answer. The exit
access is the path that leads to the emergency stairwell. The exit is the stairwell. And
the exit discharge is the sidewalk/street where occupants exit.
, ✔✔What is the name of the area that us encased in reinforced concrete and provides a
significant degree of protection from external threats? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The
emergency Stairwell (the exit)
✔✔According to the EAP, who is responsible for developing a system of accounting for
tenant employees once a partial or evacuation has been ordered? Name two employee-
accounting systems that would be acceptable to the emergency action plan director?
Explain your answers. - ✔✔Each company that leases space in the building is
responsible for accounting for their employees when a partial or full evacuation is
ordered by the EAPD. This task is commonly assigned to the fire warden. Two
employee accounting systems would be: a checklist, and a mass e-mail system.
✔✔In the event of an intentional bombing in the building, what is the key element that
the emergency action plan director should consider when evacuation the building
occupants to the primary assembly area? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The EAPD should
consider whether there might be a second device planted at the primary (and
secondary) assembly area. Terrorists are known for planting multiple devices that
activate at different times to maximize the killing of people and destruction of property.
✔✔During EAP activation, the elevators will be primarily used for egress or relocation of
the building occupants who need assistance. For which other major purpose will the
elevators be used by the EAP staff? Explain your answer. - ✔✔The other major use is
to get medical personnel to injured people on upper floors.
✔✔During the implementation of the EAP, the emergency action plan director activates
the alert tone, makes an announcement and activates the strobe lights. Are these steps
correct? Why or Why not? Explain your answer. - ✔✔No. The strobe lights aren't
activated during EAP emergencies, only during fire emergencies.
✔✔Helen Kennedy is waiting on a passenger elevator on the 12th floor, concurrently
the emergency action plan director implements the EAP, makes an announcement
informing the building occupants that there has been an explosion in the vicinity of the
building. Three minutes later Ms. Kennedy is picked up from the 12th floor via the
service elevator. Is Ms. Kennedy listed on the EAP? Yes or no? If yes, on which list
does her name appear? Explain your answers. - ✔✔Yes she is on the list of people
needing assistance.
✔✔The 23rd floor is assigned stairwell "P" as its primary evacuation stairwell upon
activation of the In-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation provision. John
Smith, who is regularly assigned to the 23rd floor, uses stairwell "Q" to evacuate. What
should happen to Mr. Smith for not following the proper evacuation procedures? Explain
your answer. - ✔✔Nothing. Although the 23rd floor is assigned stairwell "P" on the EAP,
Mr. Smith isn't prohibited from using stairwell "Q".
