NYC FLSD UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔10. All fire alarm pull stations must be painted .
A. red with white stripes
B. white with red stripes
C. red
D. white with red lettering - ✔✔C. red
✔✔11. Once activated, a fire alarm system cannot be shut off at the pull station. The
alarm must be shut off at the main control panel by which of the following people?
A. only the Certificate of Fitness holder
B. only a uniformed member of the NYFD
C. the Certificate of Fitness holder or a member of the engineering staff
D. the Certificate of Fitness holder or an FDNY representative - ✔✔D. the Certificate of
Fitness holder or an FDNY representative
✔✔12. In the case of a fire emergency where building occupants must be evacuated,
occupants on which floor(s) are most seriously threatened by the spread of the fire and
must be evacuated first?
A. the fire floor and the floor above
B. the fire floor and all floors above it
C. the fire floor, the floor above it, and the floor below it
D. the fire floor and other floors as determined by the FSD - ✔✔B. the fire floor and all
floors above it
✔✔13. When a fire alarm pull station located outside your office building is used, the
person who pulled the alarm must
A. report to the Fire Command Station immediately afterwards
B. notify his/her immediate supervisor
,C. wait at the alarm station until the fire fighting units arrive
D. do nothing after pulling the alarm - ✔✔C. wait at the alarm station until the fire
fighting units arrive
✔✔14. An alarm triggered by smoke from a lit cigarette in a non-smoking area, when
the presence of such smoke does not implicate fire safety concerns, is called
A. an unwarranted alarm
B. an unnecessary alarm
C. an unfounded alarm
D. an unsubstantiated alarm - ✔✔B. an unnecessary alarm
✔✔15. An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which failed to function as
designed is considered to be an unwarranted alarm. This type of alarm comes about as
a result of
A. improper installation
B. improper maintenance
C. malfunction
D. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔16. A signaling system which is operated by, and whose signals are received by the
owner of the protected premises and which signals are capable of transmitting
information to a Fire Department Borough Communications Office, is called
A. an ancillary protective signaling system
B. a proprietary protective signaling system
C. a sub-system protective signaling system
D. a direct-call protective signaling system - ✔✔B. a proprietary protective signaling
system
✔✔17. During fire emergencies, the primary responsibility of the Fire Safety Director
shall be
A. the supervision and manning of the Fire Command Station
,B. the supervision and overseeing of fire fighting activities
C. the supervision and overseeing of sprinkler/standpipe activation
D. the supervision and manning of the search and rescue operation - ✔✔A. the
supervision and manning of the Fire Command Station
✔✔18. In buildings100 feet or more in height, the Fire Command Station communication
system shall be located on the ground floor and be able to communicate with all of the
following locations except
A the building roof
B. each floor of the building
C. the elevator control room
D. the mechanical equipment room - ✔✔A the building roof
✔✔19. In buildings100 feet or more in height, the Fire Command Station communication
system shall consist of a loud speakers in each of the following locations except
A. each floor of the building
B. in each elevator
C. each stair enclosure
D. along the building perimeter - ✔✔D. along the building perimeter
✔✔20. The Fire Command Station communication system should be capable of two-
way voice communication between the fire command station and the following
location(s)
A. a designated floor warden station on each floor
B. mechanical control center and air-handling control rooms
C. elevators and elevator machine rooms
D. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔21. The Fire Command Station display shall have the capability to monitor the
following systems except:
, A. Smoke Detection
B. Sprinkler Waterflow
C. Elevator Lobby Detector - ✔✔D. Open hallway doors
✔✔22. When the alarm system is taken off-line, the Alarm Log Book must contain
certain entries. Which one of the following choices shows an entry that is not required:
A. the date and time the system was taken off-line/restored to service
B. the reason for such action
C. the name and operator number of the person notified at the central station
D. the name of the person who performed the repair - ✔✔D. the name of the person
who performed the repair
✔✔23. The testing of Class "E" and "J" alarm systems must be physically tested at
reasonable intervals. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The Public Address System is required to be tested semi-annually
B. The Central Station Connection is required to be tested semi-annually
C. The Firemens Service Elevator is required to be tested daily
D. The Lamp Test is required to be tested monthly - ✔✔A. The Public Address System
is required to be tested semi-annually
✔✔24. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The Manual Pull Stations are required to be tested semi-annually
B. The Alarm/Strobe System is required to be tested monthly
C. The Floor Wardens Phones are required to be tested monthly
D. The Fail Safe Release is required to be tested annually - ✔✔A. The Manual Pull
Stations are required to be tested semi-annually
✔✔25. In case of a fire emergency, building occupants must be evacuated. The people
who are most seriously threatened by the spread of the fire, who must be evacuated
first, would be
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔10. All fire alarm pull stations must be painted .
A. red with white stripes
B. white with red stripes
C. red
D. white with red lettering - ✔✔C. red
✔✔11. Once activated, a fire alarm system cannot be shut off at the pull station. The
alarm must be shut off at the main control panel by which of the following people?
A. only the Certificate of Fitness holder
B. only a uniformed member of the NYFD
C. the Certificate of Fitness holder or a member of the engineering staff
D. the Certificate of Fitness holder or an FDNY representative - ✔✔D. the Certificate of
Fitness holder or an FDNY representative
✔✔12. In the case of a fire emergency where building occupants must be evacuated,
occupants on which floor(s) are most seriously threatened by the spread of the fire and
must be evacuated first?
A. the fire floor and the floor above
B. the fire floor and all floors above it
C. the fire floor, the floor above it, and the floor below it
D. the fire floor and other floors as determined by the FSD - ✔✔B. the fire floor and all
floors above it
✔✔13. When a fire alarm pull station located outside your office building is used, the
person who pulled the alarm must
A. report to the Fire Command Station immediately afterwards
B. notify his/her immediate supervisor
,C. wait at the alarm station until the fire fighting units arrive
D. do nothing after pulling the alarm - ✔✔C. wait at the alarm station until the fire
fighting units arrive
✔✔14. An alarm triggered by smoke from a lit cigarette in a non-smoking area, when
the presence of such smoke does not implicate fire safety concerns, is called
A. an unwarranted alarm
B. an unnecessary alarm
C. an unfounded alarm
D. an unsubstantiated alarm - ✔✔B. an unnecessary alarm
✔✔15. An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which failed to function as
designed is considered to be an unwarranted alarm. This type of alarm comes about as
a result of
A. improper installation
B. improper maintenance
C. malfunction
D. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔16. A signaling system which is operated by, and whose signals are received by the
owner of the protected premises and which signals are capable of transmitting
information to a Fire Department Borough Communications Office, is called
A. an ancillary protective signaling system
B. a proprietary protective signaling system
C. a sub-system protective signaling system
D. a direct-call protective signaling system - ✔✔B. a proprietary protective signaling
system
✔✔17. During fire emergencies, the primary responsibility of the Fire Safety Director
shall be
A. the supervision and manning of the Fire Command Station
,B. the supervision and overseeing of fire fighting activities
C. the supervision and overseeing of sprinkler/standpipe activation
D. the supervision and manning of the search and rescue operation - ✔✔A. the
supervision and manning of the Fire Command Station
✔✔18. In buildings100 feet or more in height, the Fire Command Station communication
system shall be located on the ground floor and be able to communicate with all of the
following locations except
A the building roof
B. each floor of the building
C. the elevator control room
D. the mechanical equipment room - ✔✔A the building roof
✔✔19. In buildings100 feet or more in height, the Fire Command Station communication
system shall consist of a loud speakers in each of the following locations except
A. each floor of the building
B. in each elevator
C. each stair enclosure
D. along the building perimeter - ✔✔D. along the building perimeter
✔✔20. The Fire Command Station communication system should be capable of two-
way voice communication between the fire command station and the following
location(s)
A. a designated floor warden station on each floor
B. mechanical control center and air-handling control rooms
C. elevators and elevator machine rooms
D. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔21. The Fire Command Station display shall have the capability to monitor the
following systems except:
, A. Smoke Detection
B. Sprinkler Waterflow
C. Elevator Lobby Detector - ✔✔D. Open hallway doors
✔✔22. When the alarm system is taken off-line, the Alarm Log Book must contain
certain entries. Which one of the following choices shows an entry that is not required:
A. the date and time the system was taken off-line/restored to service
B. the reason for such action
C. the name and operator number of the person notified at the central station
D. the name of the person who performed the repair - ✔✔D. the name of the person
who performed the repair
✔✔23. The testing of Class "E" and "J" alarm systems must be physically tested at
reasonable intervals. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The Public Address System is required to be tested semi-annually
B. The Central Station Connection is required to be tested semi-annually
C. The Firemens Service Elevator is required to be tested daily
D. The Lamp Test is required to be tested monthly - ✔✔A. The Public Address System
is required to be tested semi-annually
✔✔24. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The Manual Pull Stations are required to be tested semi-annually
B. The Alarm/Strobe System is required to be tested monthly
C. The Floor Wardens Phones are required to be tested monthly
D. The Fail Safe Release is required to be tested annually - ✔✔A. The Manual Pull
Stations are required to be tested semi-annually
✔✔25. In case of a fire emergency, building occupants must be evacuated. The people
who are most seriously threatened by the spread of the fire, who must be evacuated
first, would be
