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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,