FDNY Fire Life & Safety Director Test #1 | EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND BEST
ANSWERS
Fire drills frequency for Group R-1 (hotels/motels) should be conducted how often?
Every three months on each shift
Portable fire extinguishers with a gross weight of less than 40 pounds must be installed so that the top
of the extinguisher is not located more than ____ feet above the floor.
5
A signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device such a manual fire alarm pull station, smoke
detector, water-flow switch, or other device in which activation is indicative of the presence of a fire,
would be described as a:
Fire alarm signal
When FDNY arrives in response to a fire/smoke condition, they should expect all of the following to
have been done EXCEPT:
Alarm reset
Any premises having a defined fire alarm system installed, must also maintain an alarm log book.
Read the following choices then select the INACCURATE statement.
Alarm log books must always be kept with the building owner.
A fire drill in a building requiring an FLS Director is allowed to be conducted by a(n) ________.
Fire Drill Conductor under the supervision of the FLS Director
Which of the following would be classified as a Non-Water Based Extinguishing System?
- Dry or Wet Chemical System
- Clean Agent or Water Mist
- Carbon Dioxide or Foam
Which of the following statements is ACCURATE?
, The standpipe and sprinkler systems may share the same riser piping.
In the event of fire, medical emergency, or non-fire emergency, the FLS Director must
________________.
Report to the Fire Command Center
In the event of a fire, there are times and circumstances under which elevators may be used. An on
duty FLS Director must give careful consideration to which of the following before making an informed
decision?
- If manned by trained building personnel or FDNY personnel.
- If there is more than one bank of elevators, and the Fire Warden is informed from the Fire Command
Center that one bank is unaffected by the fire.
- If elevators do not service the fire floor and their shafts have no openings on the fire floor, they may
be used, unless otherwise directed.
NYC Fire Code requires High Rise Class B buildings to have the following features:
- Two-way communication system (warden phones)Comments:
- Interior fire alarm system
- One-way communication system (Public address system)
All elevators equipped with firefighter service shall be subjected to a test of phase I and phase II
___________.
At least monthly and records kept for 3 years.
When notifying the Fire Department Borough Dispatcher of an out of service standpipe system, all of
the following must be relayed EXCEPT for ________.
The type of material that the building was constructed of.
Which person/entity listed below is responsible for the availability and state of readiness of the Fire
FLS Brigade?
The Fire Life Safety Director.
__________ is an explosion that occurs when a new source of oxygen is introduced into a room full of
hot gases. This allows the stall combustion process to begin again. If an opening is made to admit
oxygen, the pressurized gases explode, resulting in a rolling fireball.
Backdraft
In a Dry Pipe Sprinkler System, a dry pipe valve is installed where the water supply enters the system.
Piping is filled with air under pressure. The air pressure in the piping keeps the valve in the closed
position. When a sprinkler head opens:
The air pressure is reduced
ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND BEST
ANSWERS
Fire drills frequency for Group R-1 (hotels/motels) should be conducted how often?
Every three months on each shift
Portable fire extinguishers with a gross weight of less than 40 pounds must be installed so that the top
of the extinguisher is not located more than ____ feet above the floor.
5
A signal initiated by a fire alarm initiating device such a manual fire alarm pull station, smoke
detector, water-flow switch, or other device in which activation is indicative of the presence of a fire,
would be described as a:
Fire alarm signal
When FDNY arrives in response to a fire/smoke condition, they should expect all of the following to
have been done EXCEPT:
Alarm reset
Any premises having a defined fire alarm system installed, must also maintain an alarm log book.
Read the following choices then select the INACCURATE statement.
Alarm log books must always be kept with the building owner.
A fire drill in a building requiring an FLS Director is allowed to be conducted by a(n) ________.
Fire Drill Conductor under the supervision of the FLS Director
Which of the following would be classified as a Non-Water Based Extinguishing System?
- Dry or Wet Chemical System
- Clean Agent or Water Mist
- Carbon Dioxide or Foam
Which of the following statements is ACCURATE?
, The standpipe and sprinkler systems may share the same riser piping.
In the event of fire, medical emergency, or non-fire emergency, the FLS Director must
________________.
Report to the Fire Command Center
In the event of a fire, there are times and circumstances under which elevators may be used. An on
duty FLS Director must give careful consideration to which of the following before making an informed
decision?
- If manned by trained building personnel or FDNY personnel.
- If there is more than one bank of elevators, and the Fire Warden is informed from the Fire Command
Center that one bank is unaffected by the fire.
- If elevators do not service the fire floor and their shafts have no openings on the fire floor, they may
be used, unless otherwise directed.
NYC Fire Code requires High Rise Class B buildings to have the following features:
- Two-way communication system (warden phones)Comments:
- Interior fire alarm system
- One-way communication system (Public address system)
All elevators equipped with firefighter service shall be subjected to a test of phase I and phase II
___________.
At least monthly and records kept for 3 years.
When notifying the Fire Department Borough Dispatcher of an out of service standpipe system, all of
the following must be relayed EXCEPT for ________.
The type of material that the building was constructed of.
Which person/entity listed below is responsible for the availability and state of readiness of the Fire
FLS Brigade?
The Fire Life Safety Director.
__________ is an explosion that occurs when a new source of oxygen is introduced into a room full of
hot gases. This allows the stall combustion process to begin again. If an opening is made to admit
oxygen, the pressurized gases explode, resulting in a rolling fireball.
Backdraft
In a Dry Pipe Sprinkler System, a dry pipe valve is installed where the water supply enters the system.
Piping is filled with air under pressure. The air pressure in the piping keeps the valve in the closed
position. When a sprinkler head opens:
The air pressure is reduced
