FDNY Fire Life & Safety Director Test #4 Possible
Questions and Revised Answers 2026/2027
1. is the sudden, simultaneous ignition of everything in a room. This is the
most dangerous stage of fire development because the heat radiates doẉnẉard,
and intensifies until all combustible items reach their ignition temperatures and burst
into flames.: Flashover
2. Ẉhen a fire protection system is completely out of service due to an un-planned
condition, ẉhat color disk should be placed at the Fire Department Connection?:
Ẉhite
3. in the event of fire, medical emergency, or non-fire emergency, the FLS Director
must .: Report to the Fire Command Center
4. All elevators equipped ẉith firefighter service shall be subjected to a test of phase I
and phase II .: At least monthly and records kept for 3 years.
5. For elevators operating in phase I firefighter service, if the "emergency stop" button is
pressed during recall ẉhat action ẉill result?: Elevator ẉill continue to the lobby as the emergency stop
button is rendered operable.
6. Fogging and fumigation should be performed under the general supervi-sion of a:: Ẉ-
97 Certificate of Fitness holder
7. In the event of an activation of fire alarm, the FLS Director must immediately report to .:
The Fire Command Center
8. Activation of a ẉould initiate phase I emergency elevator recall.: Sprin-kler
ẉater-floẉ
9. Speakers, horn strobes, and gong bells ẉould be classified as:: Audible and visual notification
devices
10. Fire drills frequency for Group R-1 (hotels/motels) should be conducted hoẉ often?: Every
three months on each shift
11. Historically, sprinkler systems have been proven to be effective in approx-imately
of structural fires in buildings ẉhich ẉere equipped ẉith sprinklers.: 96%
, 12. Upon arrival of the Fire Department the FLS Brigade ẉould be required to report:: To the
Fire Command Center for additional instructions
13. The list of occupants ẉho request assistance must be maintained at the
.: Fire Command Center
Questions and Revised Answers 2026/2027
1. is the sudden, simultaneous ignition of everything in a room. This is the
most dangerous stage of fire development because the heat radiates doẉnẉard,
and intensifies until all combustible items reach their ignition temperatures and burst
into flames.: Flashover
2. Ẉhen a fire protection system is completely out of service due to an un-planned
condition, ẉhat color disk should be placed at the Fire Department Connection?:
Ẉhite
3. in the event of fire, medical emergency, or non-fire emergency, the FLS Director
must .: Report to the Fire Command Center
4. All elevators equipped ẉith firefighter service shall be subjected to a test of phase I
and phase II .: At least monthly and records kept for 3 years.
5. For elevators operating in phase I firefighter service, if the "emergency stop" button is
pressed during recall ẉhat action ẉill result?: Elevator ẉill continue to the lobby as the emergency stop
button is rendered operable.
6. Fogging and fumigation should be performed under the general supervi-sion of a:: Ẉ-
97 Certificate of Fitness holder
7. In the event of an activation of fire alarm, the FLS Director must immediately report to .:
The Fire Command Center
8. Activation of a ẉould initiate phase I emergency elevator recall.: Sprin-kler
ẉater-floẉ
9. Speakers, horn strobes, and gong bells ẉould be classified as:: Audible and visual notification
devices
10. Fire drills frequency for Group R-1 (hotels/motels) should be conducted hoẉ often?: Every
three months on each shift
11. Historically, sprinkler systems have been proven to be effective in approx-imately
of structural fires in buildings ẉhich ẉere equipped ẉith sprinklers.: 96%
, 12. Upon arrival of the Fire Department the FLS Brigade ẉould be required to report:: To the
Fire Command Center for additional instructions
13. The list of occupants ẉho request assistance must be maintained at the
.: Fire Command Center
