FDNY F-03 FIREGUARD COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● F-03 Cetificate of Fitness stands for. Answer: INDOOR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY
PERSONNEL
● In the past the FDNY has referred to INDOOR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY
PERSONNEL as what. Answer: as"fire guards" but the title changed because it more
accurately represents the duties and responsibilities of such individuals
● Where are place of assembly safety personnel needed?. Answer: They are need in
certain indoor and outdoor places of assembly and public gathering places primarily to
"manage the occupants" in the event of a fire or other emergency.
● What is the role of the fire safety personnel?. Answer: The role of the fire safety
personnel is to help direct occupants to the nearest exit. assuming that the exit is safe to use.
● Most assembly occupancies are required to have a fire safety evacuation plan that
provides for the safety of building occupants in the event of fire or other emergency.
What should the plan consider?. Answer: The plan must consider the number and
capabilities of occupants; the type, location and arrangement of building exits; the fire and its
effects on the people and the building and the number, training and capability of staff to direct
or perform fire evacuation or incipient fire fighting duties.
● When and where are the place of assembly safety personnel required?. Answer: As a
matter of public safety, FDNY may require at least one place of assembly safety personnel in
the premises where the Certificate of Occupancy indicates that 75 or more members of the
public may gather indoors or 200 or more may gather outdoors.
● Generally, what types of places of assembly are required to have place of assembly
safety personnel on the premises?. Answer: Generally, the types of places of assembly
during the public gather event include, but are not necessarily limited to:
● What does TPA stand for?. Answer: TEMPORARY PLACE OF ASSEMBLY PERMIT
● How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required?. Answer: Generally,
the fire safety and evacuation plan for your particular facility and/ or the Fire Code , Fire
Department rules, or Fire Department policies will specify when and how many may be
, required. For the temporary place of assembly situations, the number of minimum safety
personnel will be indicated in the TPA permit.
● Does the certificate of fitness holder need to keep his certificate with him?. Answer:
The Certificate of Fitness holder must keep the certificates of fitness upon his or her person,
or otherwise readily available for inspection by any representative of the department.
● What should safety personnel be familiar with at areas where they are performing
their duties?. Answer: Safety personnel should be familiar with the procedures of evacuation
and the evacuation routes for the areas where they are performing their duties. The safety
personnel must be familiar with the obligations for notifying the Fire Department in the event
of fire or other event of emergency (FC Chapter 4 Section 401.3)
● Assembly Areas. Answer: A designated area outside of a building to which building
occupants are directed to report upon implementation of a partial evacuation or evacuation in
accordance with a fire safety and evacuation plan or an emergency action plan
● Building Information Card. Answer: The commissioner may require by rule the
preparation of a building information card depicting and/or setting forth the relevant fire safety
information for a building or occupancy for which a fire safety and evacuation plan is required
to be submitted to the department pursuant. A building information card , when required to be
prepared, shall be maintained on the premises and made available upon request to any
department representative.
● Building Occupants. Answer: All persons in the building, including employees, building
personnel and visitors
● Emergency Health Care Facility. Answer: A sheltered area or building either naturally or
artificially so lighted as will promote the health and safety or patients provided emergency
medical care, and containing cots and/or litters and emergency medical equipments and
supplies as required by the New York State Sanitary Code PART - 18.2
● Evacuation. Answer: The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a
fire or an emergency
● Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan. Answer: A written plan which sets forth the
circumstances and procedures for the in-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation
of building occupants, required or as appropriate for such occupancy or building type, in
response to a fire.
● FSP Staff. Answer: The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as
responsible for the implementation of such plan
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● F-03 Cetificate of Fitness stands for. Answer: INDOOR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY
PERSONNEL
● In the past the FDNY has referred to INDOOR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY
PERSONNEL as what. Answer: as"fire guards" but the title changed because it more
accurately represents the duties and responsibilities of such individuals
● Where are place of assembly safety personnel needed?. Answer: They are need in
certain indoor and outdoor places of assembly and public gathering places primarily to
"manage the occupants" in the event of a fire or other emergency.
● What is the role of the fire safety personnel?. Answer: The role of the fire safety
personnel is to help direct occupants to the nearest exit. assuming that the exit is safe to use.
● Most assembly occupancies are required to have a fire safety evacuation plan that
provides for the safety of building occupants in the event of fire or other emergency.
What should the plan consider?. Answer: The plan must consider the number and
capabilities of occupants; the type, location and arrangement of building exits; the fire and its
effects on the people and the building and the number, training and capability of staff to direct
or perform fire evacuation or incipient fire fighting duties.
● When and where are the place of assembly safety personnel required?. Answer: As a
matter of public safety, FDNY may require at least one place of assembly safety personnel in
the premises where the Certificate of Occupancy indicates that 75 or more members of the
public may gather indoors or 200 or more may gather outdoors.
● Generally, what types of places of assembly are required to have place of assembly
safety personnel on the premises?. Answer: Generally, the types of places of assembly
during the public gather event include, but are not necessarily limited to:
● What does TPA stand for?. Answer: TEMPORARY PLACE OF ASSEMBLY PERMIT
● How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required?. Answer: Generally,
the fire safety and evacuation plan for your particular facility and/ or the Fire Code , Fire
Department rules, or Fire Department policies will specify when and how many may be
, required. For the temporary place of assembly situations, the number of minimum safety
personnel will be indicated in the TPA permit.
● Does the certificate of fitness holder need to keep his certificate with him?. Answer:
The Certificate of Fitness holder must keep the certificates of fitness upon his or her person,
or otherwise readily available for inspection by any representative of the department.
● What should safety personnel be familiar with at areas where they are performing
their duties?. Answer: Safety personnel should be familiar with the procedures of evacuation
and the evacuation routes for the areas where they are performing their duties. The safety
personnel must be familiar with the obligations for notifying the Fire Department in the event
of fire or other event of emergency (FC Chapter 4 Section 401.3)
● Assembly Areas. Answer: A designated area outside of a building to which building
occupants are directed to report upon implementation of a partial evacuation or evacuation in
accordance with a fire safety and evacuation plan or an emergency action plan
● Building Information Card. Answer: The commissioner may require by rule the
preparation of a building information card depicting and/or setting forth the relevant fire safety
information for a building or occupancy for which a fire safety and evacuation plan is required
to be submitted to the department pursuant. A building information card , when required to be
prepared, shall be maintained on the premises and made available upon request to any
department representative.
● Building Occupants. Answer: All persons in the building, including employees, building
personnel and visitors
● Emergency Health Care Facility. Answer: A sheltered area or building either naturally or
artificially so lighted as will promote the health and safety or patients provided emergency
medical care, and containing cots and/or litters and emergency medical equipments and
supplies as required by the New York State Sanitary Code PART - 18.2
● Evacuation. Answer: The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a
fire or an emergency
● Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan. Answer: A written plan which sets forth the
circumstances and procedures for the in-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation
of building occupants, required or as appropriate for such occupancy or building type, in
response to a fire.
● FSP Staff. Answer: The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as
responsible for the implementation of such plan
