FLS LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔11) If a building has 200 sprinkler heads in it's sprinkler system, how many spare
heads must be kept on the premises? (Reference Material)
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10 - ✔✔A
✔✔12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative - ✔✔D
✔✔13) If a buildings auxiliary radio communication system is out of service, a tag
identifying the system as out if service must be placed at?
a) the entrance to the building
b) at all warden phone locations
c) at the Fire command center
d) at the buildings communications center - ✔✔C
✔✔14) Which of the following pumps is designed to operate when there is a slight drop
in pressure due to leakage or a pressure surge?
a) Fire Pump b) booster pump c) special service pump d) Jockey Pump - ✔✔D
✔✔15) The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply for hose
connections and sprinklers on standalone as well as combined systems is known as:
a) cross main b) branch line c) riser d) feed main - ✔✔C
✔✔16) The Fire Department recommends that the FLS staff participate in training
designed to familiarize them with their duties. The initial training in both fire and non-fire
training the training duration for FLS brigade members should be (Both
Parts):(Reference Material)
a) two hours b) three hours c) one hour d) thirty minutes - ✔✔B
✔✔17) Which of the following would result in the shutting down of a buildings HVAC
system?
a) manual pull station b) rate of rise heat detector c) duct smoke detector d) area smoke
detector - ✔✔C
✔✔18) If the stem on an os&y valve is raised, this indicates a stanpipe system is?
a) on b) out of service c) off d) defective - ✔✔A
✔✔19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
a) 60 degrees b) 40 degrees c) 32 degrees d) 50 degrees - ✔✔B
,✔✔20) The most common standpipe system in operation is:
a) dry standpipe with automatic dry pipe valve b) wet standpipe c) dry standpipe with no
permanent water supply d) yard system - ✔✔B
✔✔1- Upon implementation of the FDNY plan or during the drills, the FLS Director must
identify themselves to building occupants and others by?
a- standing at the fire command station.
b- donning a vest, armband, or other form of identification indicating their role.
c-responding to the location of the reported emergency.
d-meeting the fire department outside - ✔✔B
✔✔2- In the event of a fire, a medical emergency or other non-fire emergency in the
building, the FLS Director must?
a. Always report the fire command stationb. implement such fire safety and/or non-fire
emergency actions as are warranted by the circumstances, in accordance with the
provisions of the FDNY Plan, the Fire Code, and the Fire Rules; c. notify arriving
emergency response personnel of the nature of the emergency and the response
thereto; and d. comply with the directions of the emergency response personnel and/or
other lawful authority. e. All of above - ✔✔E
✔✔3- Select the correct statement regarding Building Evacuation Supervisor (BES).
a. BES is authorized to perform FLS Director's duties when the FLS Director is out for
lunch.
b. BES is required to possess a Certificate of Fitness.
c. BES is allowed to perform FLS Director's duties in office buildings outside regular
business hours.
d. BES is responsible to train FLS staff. - ✔✔C
✔✔4- Which of the following is incorrect concerning the duties of the fire and life safety
director?
a. The FLS Director must be fully familiar with the provisions of the FDNY plan and must
always conduct the FLS staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills required by
Fire Code.
b. The FLS Director must supervise and train the Deputy FLS Director and other FLS
staff, including conducting initial and periodic refresher training to maintain the state of
readiness of such staff.
c. The FLS Director must immediately report to 911 any (fire and non-fire) emergency
and any determination to implement the FDNY plan
d. The FLS Director must be responsible for a daily check of the availability of FLS
wardens and Deputy FLS wardens (if the wardens are required in the premises), and
make such notifications or temporary assignments as are necessary to ensure
adequate FLS staffing. - ✔✔A
, ✔✔5- How many unwarranted unnecessary alarms are allowed to be transmitted in any
three-month period before the issuance of the fire department summons to the building?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2 - ✔✔A
✔✔6- in a 45 story office building how many FLS wardens are required in the building?
a. 1 b. 20 c. 44 d. 45 - ✔✔D
✔✔7- in an open area office space of 22,500 ft.² how many deputy FLS wardens are
required?a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4 - ✔✔B
✔✔8- during a fire drill occupants should be instructed to first notify_______ in the event
of a fire a. the owner of their company b. a family member c. the building manager d.
911 - ✔✔D
✔✔9- in the event of a fire, non-fire emergency or medical emergency, the FLS Dir. On-
duty must? a. Report the fire command station
b. evaluate reports from the floor wardens before taking any action
c. report the location of the emergency
d. call local firehouse and wait for their instructions - ✔✔A
✔✔10- fire and life safety searches are currently only required in the comprehensive fire
safety and emergency action plan for office buildings. Which of the following statements
is incorrect about the searchers?
a. At least one male and one female FLS searcher are required on each floor of the
building.
b. FLS Searchers must be on duty on each floor during regular business hours of such
employers
c. in the absence of the deputy FLS warden the searchers must perform the duties of
the deputy FLS warden.
d. The FLS searchers must assist the warden by searching all areas floor to be
relocated or evacuated. - ✔✔A
✔✔11- Regarding initial training for fire and life safety staff members, the initial training
for the FLS wardens, deputy wardens, brigade members, and all other FLS staff in both
fire safety and non-fire safety is how many hours? (Reference Material) a. Five b. Six c.
Three d. One - ✔✔C
✔✔12- During regular business hours, in the event of a fire and/or smoke condition or
the activation of alarm the FLS building Building Evacuation Supervisor must do all the
following except?
a. Report immediately to command center.
b. Gather information from the FLS brigade members if available
c. identify stairways for evacuation of building occupants and stairways to be used by
firefighters.
GRADED A+
✔✔11) If a building has 200 sprinkler heads in it's sprinkler system, how many spare
heads must be kept on the premises? (Reference Material)
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10 - ✔✔A
✔✔12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative - ✔✔D
✔✔13) If a buildings auxiliary radio communication system is out of service, a tag
identifying the system as out if service must be placed at?
a) the entrance to the building
b) at all warden phone locations
c) at the Fire command center
d) at the buildings communications center - ✔✔C
✔✔14) Which of the following pumps is designed to operate when there is a slight drop
in pressure due to leakage or a pressure surge?
a) Fire Pump b) booster pump c) special service pump d) Jockey Pump - ✔✔D
✔✔15) The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply for hose
connections and sprinklers on standalone as well as combined systems is known as:
a) cross main b) branch line c) riser d) feed main - ✔✔C
✔✔16) The Fire Department recommends that the FLS staff participate in training
designed to familiarize them with their duties. The initial training in both fire and non-fire
training the training duration for FLS brigade members should be (Both
Parts):(Reference Material)
a) two hours b) three hours c) one hour d) thirty minutes - ✔✔B
✔✔17) Which of the following would result in the shutting down of a buildings HVAC
system?
a) manual pull station b) rate of rise heat detector c) duct smoke detector d) area smoke
detector - ✔✔C
✔✔18) If the stem on an os&y valve is raised, this indicates a stanpipe system is?
a) on b) out of service c) off d) defective - ✔✔A
✔✔19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
a) 60 degrees b) 40 degrees c) 32 degrees d) 50 degrees - ✔✔B
,✔✔20) The most common standpipe system in operation is:
a) dry standpipe with automatic dry pipe valve b) wet standpipe c) dry standpipe with no
permanent water supply d) yard system - ✔✔B
✔✔1- Upon implementation of the FDNY plan or during the drills, the FLS Director must
identify themselves to building occupants and others by?
a- standing at the fire command station.
b- donning a vest, armband, or other form of identification indicating their role.
c-responding to the location of the reported emergency.
d-meeting the fire department outside - ✔✔B
✔✔2- In the event of a fire, a medical emergency or other non-fire emergency in the
building, the FLS Director must?
a. Always report the fire command stationb. implement such fire safety and/or non-fire
emergency actions as are warranted by the circumstances, in accordance with the
provisions of the FDNY Plan, the Fire Code, and the Fire Rules; c. notify arriving
emergency response personnel of the nature of the emergency and the response
thereto; and d. comply with the directions of the emergency response personnel and/or
other lawful authority. e. All of above - ✔✔E
✔✔3- Select the correct statement regarding Building Evacuation Supervisor (BES).
a. BES is authorized to perform FLS Director's duties when the FLS Director is out for
lunch.
b. BES is required to possess a Certificate of Fitness.
c. BES is allowed to perform FLS Director's duties in office buildings outside regular
business hours.
d. BES is responsible to train FLS staff. - ✔✔C
✔✔4- Which of the following is incorrect concerning the duties of the fire and life safety
director?
a. The FLS Director must be fully familiar with the provisions of the FDNY plan and must
always conduct the FLS staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills required by
Fire Code.
b. The FLS Director must supervise and train the Deputy FLS Director and other FLS
staff, including conducting initial and periodic refresher training to maintain the state of
readiness of such staff.
c. The FLS Director must immediately report to 911 any (fire and non-fire) emergency
and any determination to implement the FDNY plan
d. The FLS Director must be responsible for a daily check of the availability of FLS
wardens and Deputy FLS wardens (if the wardens are required in the premises), and
make such notifications or temporary assignments as are necessary to ensure
adequate FLS staffing. - ✔✔A
, ✔✔5- How many unwarranted unnecessary alarms are allowed to be transmitted in any
three-month period before the issuance of the fire department summons to the building?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2 - ✔✔A
✔✔6- in a 45 story office building how many FLS wardens are required in the building?
a. 1 b. 20 c. 44 d. 45 - ✔✔D
✔✔7- in an open area office space of 22,500 ft.² how many deputy FLS wardens are
required?a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4 - ✔✔B
✔✔8- during a fire drill occupants should be instructed to first notify_______ in the event
of a fire a. the owner of their company b. a family member c. the building manager d.
911 - ✔✔D
✔✔9- in the event of a fire, non-fire emergency or medical emergency, the FLS Dir. On-
duty must? a. Report the fire command station
b. evaluate reports from the floor wardens before taking any action
c. report the location of the emergency
d. call local firehouse and wait for their instructions - ✔✔A
✔✔10- fire and life safety searches are currently only required in the comprehensive fire
safety and emergency action plan for office buildings. Which of the following statements
is incorrect about the searchers?
a. At least one male and one female FLS searcher are required on each floor of the
building.
b. FLS Searchers must be on duty on each floor during regular business hours of such
employers
c. in the absence of the deputy FLS warden the searchers must perform the duties of
the deputy FLS warden.
d. The FLS searchers must assist the warden by searching all areas floor to be
relocated or evacuated. - ✔✔A
✔✔11- Regarding initial training for fire and life safety staff members, the initial training
for the FLS wardens, deputy wardens, brigade members, and all other FLS staff in both
fire safety and non-fire safety is how many hours? (Reference Material) a. Five b. Six c.
Three d. One - ✔✔C
✔✔12- During regular business hours, in the event of a fire and/or smoke condition or
the activation of alarm the FLS building Building Evacuation Supervisor must do all the
following except?
a. Report immediately to command center.
b. Gather information from the FLS brigade members if available
c. identify stairways for evacuation of building occupants and stairways to be used by
firefighters.
