FDNY F01 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
UPDATED.
When does a fire guard perform a fire watch? - Answer When a required fire protection
system is out of service
During a fire watch, fire guards are required to inspect: - Answer the areas in which the fire
protection systems are out of service for fires
Fire watch can be maintained by: - Answer One or more persons holding an F-01 certificate of
fitness for fire guard
After 4 hours of an out of service condition, such patrols shall only be conducted: - Answer by
fire guards holding the F-01 certificate of fitness
No individual fire guard must patrol more than: - Answer 50,000 square feet of building floor
area
True or False: The fire guard duties must be on a 24 hours a day basis - Answer True
The Certificate of Fitness holder must keep the Certificates of Fitness: - Answer readily
available for inspection by any representative of the Fire Department
Define Fire Guard? - Answer A person holding a Certificate of Fitness for such purposes, who is
trained in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as
may be prescribed by the commissioner
Define Fire Watch? - Answer A temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and
systematic surveillance of a building or portion thereof by one or more qualified individuals for
the purposes of identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of fire, raising an
alarm for fire, and notifying the department
What is Impairment? - Answer Any condition in which a fire protection system cannot perform
its designed fire safety function
Fire protection systems include: - Answer sprinkler systems, standpipe/hose systems, fire
pumps; fire protection water supplies, fire mains, fire alarm systems, and special extinguishing
systems (i.e. clean agent, carbon dioxide, wet/dry chemical, foam/water, etc.)
, Who is the Impairment Coordinator? - Answer The person designated by the owner and
responsible for ensuring that proper notification and safety precautions are taken when a fire
protection system is out of service
What is a PLANNED OUT OF SERVICE CONDITION? - Answer any planned removal from service
of a standpipe system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system, or system component, for repair,
servicing, testing, maintenance, alteration, or to allow construction to be performed in the area
protected by the system without unnecessarily activating it
What is a Unplanned Out of Service Condition? - Answer serious defects such as empty tanks,
breaks or major leaks in the system water piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves,
defective fire department connections, etc. which render a standpipe system, sprinkler system
or fire alarm system inoperable or otherwise causing it to no longer be in good working order
Fire guards must have a general knowledge of: - Answer portable fire extinguishers and/or
alarm pull stations. If fire guards are responsible for them; they shall know their locations
The F-01 Certification of Fitness (C of F) authorizes the individual: - Answer to act as an
impairment fire guard to maintain fire watch responsibilities
When fire guards arrive to the affected area they should be provided with an orientation. The
orientation may come from: - Answer - the fire and life safety director (FLSD),
- fire safety coordinator,
- construction site fire safety manager,
- building owner,
- impairment coordinator
- or other on-site personnel
If there is no FLSD available in the building, the fire guard should: - Answer speak to the
building owner or the responsible person designated by the building owner to become familiar
with the specifics of the building
Before starting to patrol the affected area, the fireguard should have enough knowledge to
identify: - Answer (1) the entry routes to the affected area;
(2) the extent of the out-of-service condition;
(3) the location of hazardous materials that are stored, handled or used in the building
(including fuel oil storage tanks);
(4) the location of portable fire extinguishers;
(5) the means available for the fire guard to make required notification.
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
UPDATED.
When does a fire guard perform a fire watch? - Answer When a required fire protection
system is out of service
During a fire watch, fire guards are required to inspect: - Answer the areas in which the fire
protection systems are out of service for fires
Fire watch can be maintained by: - Answer One or more persons holding an F-01 certificate of
fitness for fire guard
After 4 hours of an out of service condition, such patrols shall only be conducted: - Answer by
fire guards holding the F-01 certificate of fitness
No individual fire guard must patrol more than: - Answer 50,000 square feet of building floor
area
True or False: The fire guard duties must be on a 24 hours a day basis - Answer True
The Certificate of Fitness holder must keep the Certificates of Fitness: - Answer readily
available for inspection by any representative of the Fire Department
Define Fire Guard? - Answer A person holding a Certificate of Fitness for such purposes, who is
trained in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as
may be prescribed by the commissioner
Define Fire Watch? - Answer A temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and
systematic surveillance of a building or portion thereof by one or more qualified individuals for
the purposes of identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of fire, raising an
alarm for fire, and notifying the department
What is Impairment? - Answer Any condition in which a fire protection system cannot perform
its designed fire safety function
Fire protection systems include: - Answer sprinkler systems, standpipe/hose systems, fire
pumps; fire protection water supplies, fire mains, fire alarm systems, and special extinguishing
systems (i.e. clean agent, carbon dioxide, wet/dry chemical, foam/water, etc.)
, Who is the Impairment Coordinator? - Answer The person designated by the owner and
responsible for ensuring that proper notification and safety precautions are taken when a fire
protection system is out of service
What is a PLANNED OUT OF SERVICE CONDITION? - Answer any planned removal from service
of a standpipe system, sprinkler system or fire alarm system, or system component, for repair,
servicing, testing, maintenance, alteration, or to allow construction to be performed in the area
protected by the system without unnecessarily activating it
What is a Unplanned Out of Service Condition? - Answer serious defects such as empty tanks,
breaks or major leaks in the system water piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves,
defective fire department connections, etc. which render a standpipe system, sprinkler system
or fire alarm system inoperable or otherwise causing it to no longer be in good working order
Fire guards must have a general knowledge of: - Answer portable fire extinguishers and/or
alarm pull stations. If fire guards are responsible for them; they shall know their locations
The F-01 Certification of Fitness (C of F) authorizes the individual: - Answer to act as an
impairment fire guard to maintain fire watch responsibilities
When fire guards arrive to the affected area they should be provided with an orientation. The
orientation may come from: - Answer - the fire and life safety director (FLSD),
- fire safety coordinator,
- construction site fire safety manager,
- building owner,
- impairment coordinator
- or other on-site personnel
If there is no FLSD available in the building, the fire guard should: - Answer speak to the
building owner or the responsible person designated by the building owner to become familiar
with the specifics of the building
Before starting to patrol the affected area, the fireguard should have enough knowledge to
identify: - Answer (1) the entry routes to the affected area;
(2) the extent of the out-of-service condition;
(3) the location of hazardous materials that are stored, handled or used in the building
(including fuel oil storage tanks);
(4) the location of portable fire extinguishers;
(5) the means available for the fire guard to make required notification.
