Test (Fire Portion) questions and
answers
Which of the following individuals has the authority to conduct Emergency Action Plan
staff training drills? ✔✔Fire Life Safety Director (F-89)
Who is required to participate in an office building fire drill? ✔✔All persons working in
the building
Which of the following buildings are required to have a fire life safety & evacuation plan?
✔✔Covered malls exceeding 50, 000 square ft
You are the Fire Life Safety Director in a Class B building. During a power outage, the
use of your emergency generator will allow you to do all of the following, EXCEPT:
✔✔ALLOW
B. Recall three (3) elevators @ a time using Fireman's service.
C. Provide electricity for smoke detectors.
D. Make emergency announcements using the Fire Command Station
EXCEPT:
A. Provide electricity announcements using the Fire Command StationWhen hot work is
being performed, what precautions must be taken? ✔✔An inspection must be
performed before the start of operations & @ least once a day during operations.
When the impairment coordinator observes a major leak, he/she must first _________.
✔✔Report the condition to the FDNY Borough Dispatcher.
You are the Fire Life Safety Director on duty when u are notified that there is a fire on
the 3rd flr of ure building, what is the most correct action for you to take? ✔✔Respond
to the Fire Command Station & make sure the Fire Department has been notified.
Fire extinguishers must be ____________. ✔✔A. Located in conspicuous location
where they will be readily accessible & available for use.
B. Located along normal paths of travel.
C. Used when there is an available means of egress that is clear of fire.
The FLS Director should be familiar w/ the use of portable fire extinguishers. Which of
the following is CORRECT? ✔✔A. When it comes to using a fire-extinguisher,
remember the acronym P.A.S.S.(Pull the pin, Aim the nozzle @ the base of the fire,
squeeze the lever & sweep the fire from side to side).
, B. FLS Directors must also train the FLS brigade members & ensure they know how to
use portable fire extinguishers.
C. FLS Directors must be acquainted w/ the different classes of portable fire
extinguishers found on the premises.
@ a minimum in which of the following locations must the emergency voice/alarm
communication system operate in high-rise buildings? ✔✔Alarm floor, floor above &
floor below
U receive a report of a fire on the 8th flr of ure 15-story hotel. As the F.L.S.D. which of
the following actions would be INCORRECT for U to take? ✔✔INCORRECT
B. Leave the HVAC system in the "ON" position
CORRECT
A. Recall all elevators serving the fire flr w/ ure "2642" key.
C. Report immediately to the Fire Command Station.
D. Send the fire brigade to the stairway of the floor below the fire to investigate.
Portable fire extinguishers are required to be visually inspected how often? a.k.a. "Quick
Check" ✔✔Monthly
Of the following statements concerning portable fire extinguishers all are CORRECT
except: ✔✔CORRECT
A . There should be no signs of tampering / physical damage that would prevent its
operation.
B. Portable fire extinguishers must be serviced @ least annually.
C. FLS Directors are responsible for making arrangements to have all the extinguishers
serviced by a qualified W-96 Certificate of Fitness holder
INCCORECT
D. Portable fire extinguishers ARE NOT labeled so users can quickly identify the
classes of fire in which the extinguisher will be most effective.
When a halon container shows a loss in the original weight that is greater than 5
percent / a loss in the original pressure greater than 10 percent, the container must be
________? ✔✔Refilled / replaced as needed.
All statements are TRUE about hot work operations EXCEPT: ✔✔CORRECT
A. A Certificate of Fitness holder who is in possession of the F-60 must be present to
perform a fire watch during hot work operations.
B. FDNY permit is required to conduct hot work operations using oxygen & flammable
gas.
D. G-60 Certificate of Fitness holder is needed to conduct any torch operation.
INCORRECT
C. Hot work authorization form must be kept on the premises for approximately 72
hours upon completion of the work.