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FDNY F 03 Indoor Place of Assembly Safety Personnel
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Most assembly occupancies are required to have a fire
safety evacuation plan that provides for the safety of
building occupants in the event of fire or other emergency.
What should the plan consider? - Answer-The plan must
consider the number and capabilities of occupants; the
type, location and arrangement of building exits; the fire
and its effects on the people and the building and the
number, training and capability of staff to direct or perform
fire evacuation or incipient fire fighting duties.
The plan, combined with effective practice, becomes the
means for achieving the desire life safety outcome.
When and where are the place of assembly safety
personnel required? - Answer-As a matter of public safety,
FDNY may require at least one place of assembly safety
personnel in the premises where the Certificate of
Occupancy indicates that 75 or more members of the
public may gather indoors or 200 or more may gather
outdoors.
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Generally, what types of places of assembly are required
to have place of assembly safety personnel on the
premises? - Answer-Generally, the types of places of
assembly during the public gather event include, but are
not necessarily limited to:
Cabarets, Dance Halls, indoor skating rinks, bowling
alleys, museums, bingo hal, movie theaters, television/
radio studios admitting an audience, sports arena,
circuses, performing art theaters (live), stadiums,
passenger terminal OR
Any event that needs temporary place of assembly permit
(TPA) for example - festivals, outdoor concerts or other
similar outdoor public gatherings.
What does TPA stand for? - Answer-TEMPORARY PLACE
OF ASSEMBLY PERMIT
How many place of assembly safety personnel will be
required? - Answer-Generally, the fire safety and
evacuation plan for your particular facility and/ or the Fire
Code , Fire Department rules, or Fire Department policies
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will specify when and how many may be required. For the
temporary place of assembly situations, the number of
minimum safety personnel will be indicated in the TPA
permit.
The safety personnel should be maintained continuously
during the public gathering. For TPA events the safety
personnel are recommended to arrive at the premises at
least 1 hour prior to the events and to stay until all
audience members leave. In some cases, the Fire
Department personnel may be on scene and provide
additional direction on the number of required place of
assembly safety personnel or other fire protection
measures that may be required.
Does the certificate of fitness holder need to keep his
certificate with him? - Answer-The Certificate of Fitness
holder must keep the certificates of fitness upon his or her
person, or otherwise readily available for inspection by any
representative of the department.
What should safety personnel be familiar with at areas
where they are performing their duties? - Answer-Safety
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personnel should be familiar with the procedures of
evacuation and the evacuation routes for the areas where
they are performing their duties. The safety personnel
must be familiar with the obligations for notifying the Fire
Department in the event of fire or other event of
emergency (FC Chapter 4 Section 401.3)
Assembly Areas - Answer-A designated area outside of a
building to which building occupants are directed to report
upon implementation of a partial evacuation or evacuation
in accordance with a fire safety and evacuation plan or an
emergency action plan
F-03 Cetificate of Fitness stands for - Answer-INDOOR
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL
In the past the FDNY has referred to INDOOR PLACE OF
ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL as what - Answer-
as"fire guards" but the title changed because it more
accurately represents the duties and responsibilities of
such individuals
Where are place of assembly safety personnel needed? -
Answer-They are need in certain indoor and outdoor
places of assembly and public gathering places primarily
FDNY F 03 Indoor Place of Assembly Safety Personnel
Exam ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE.pdf
Most assembly occupancies are required to have a fire
safety evacuation plan that provides for the safety of
building occupants in the event of fire or other emergency.
What should the plan consider? - Answer-The plan must
consider the number and capabilities of occupants; the
type, location and arrangement of building exits; the fire
and its effects on the people and the building and the
number, training and capability of staff to direct or perform
fire evacuation or incipient fire fighting duties.
The plan, combined with effective practice, becomes the
means for achieving the desire life safety outcome.
When and where are the place of assembly safety
personnel required? - Answer-As a matter of public safety,
FDNY may require at least one place of assembly safety
personnel in the premises where the Certificate of
Occupancy indicates that 75 or more members of the
public may gather indoors or 200 or more may gather
outdoors.
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Generally, what types of places of assembly are required
to have place of assembly safety personnel on the
premises? - Answer-Generally, the types of places of
assembly during the public gather event include, but are
not necessarily limited to:
Cabarets, Dance Halls, indoor skating rinks, bowling
alleys, museums, bingo hal, movie theaters, television/
radio studios admitting an audience, sports arena,
circuses, performing art theaters (live), stadiums,
passenger terminal OR
Any event that needs temporary place of assembly permit
(TPA) for example - festivals, outdoor concerts or other
similar outdoor public gatherings.
What does TPA stand for? - Answer-TEMPORARY PLACE
OF ASSEMBLY PERMIT
How many place of assembly safety personnel will be
required? - Answer-Generally, the fire safety and
evacuation plan for your particular facility and/ or the Fire
Code , Fire Department rules, or Fire Department policies
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will specify when and how many may be required. For the
temporary place of assembly situations, the number of
minimum safety personnel will be indicated in the TPA
permit.
The safety personnel should be maintained continuously
during the public gathering. For TPA events the safety
personnel are recommended to arrive at the premises at
least 1 hour prior to the events and to stay until all
audience members leave. In some cases, the Fire
Department personnel may be on scene and provide
additional direction on the number of required place of
assembly safety personnel or other fire protection
measures that may be required.
Does the certificate of fitness holder need to keep his
certificate with him? - Answer-The Certificate of Fitness
holder must keep the certificates of fitness upon his or her
person, or otherwise readily available for inspection by any
representative of the department.
What should safety personnel be familiar with at areas
where they are performing their duties? - Answer-Safety
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personnel should be familiar with the procedures of
evacuation and the evacuation routes for the areas where
they are performing their duties. The safety personnel
must be familiar with the obligations for notifying the Fire
Department in the event of fire or other event of
emergency (FC Chapter 4 Section 401.3)
Assembly Areas - Answer-A designated area outside of a
building to which building occupants are directed to report
upon implementation of a partial evacuation or evacuation
in accordance with a fire safety and evacuation plan or an
emergency action plan
F-03 Cetificate of Fitness stands for - Answer-INDOOR
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL
In the past the FDNY has referred to INDOOR PLACE OF
ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL as what - Answer-
as"fire guards" but the title changed because it more
accurately represents the duties and responsibilities of
such individuals
Where are place of assembly safety personnel needed? -
Answer-They are need in certain indoor and outdoor
places of assembly and public gathering places primarily
