FDNY F-89 FIRE LIFE SAFETY DIRECTOR (FSD) & EMERGENCY ACTION
PLAN (EAP) EXAM PREP BUNDLE | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
AFTER BEING INFORMED BY AN EX-EMPLOYEE THAT THERE IS A BOMB IN A SUITCASE ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR ACTIVATED THE
SHELTER IN PLACE RESPONSE. WAS THIS THE CORRECT RESPONSE TO ACTIVATE? WHY? IF THIS
WAS NOT THE CORRECT RESPONSE, THEN WHICH RESPONSE WOULD HAVE BEEN
APPROPRIATE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS?
CORRECT ANSWER: BECAUSE THE BOMB WAS PLACED CLOSE TO THE BUILDING'S
CURTAIN WALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM TO THE OCCUPANTS AND TO THE STRUCTURE
WAS SUBSTANTIAL, THE PROPER RESPONSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING
USING THE EMERGENCY STAIRWELLS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO PROTECT
THE OCCUPANTS.
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. EXPLAIN THIS CONCEPT.
CORRECT ANSWER: A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO
TOWNS, COMMUNITIES, OR CITIES TO ASSIST EACH OTHER IN THE EVENT OF CATASTROPHIC
EVENTS AFFECTING CITIZENS OR INFRASTRUCTURE.
DURING AN IN-BUILDING RELOCATION OF BUILDING OCCUPANT DURING AND EAP EMERGENCY,
THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR RELOCATED OCCUPANT TO A FLOOR ABOVE THE
FLOOR WHERE THE HAZARD WAS FOUND. WAS THIS ACTION APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR TO TAKE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: YES WHEN IN-BUILDING RELOCATING YOUR BUILDING
OCCUPANTS, THE OCCUPANTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO RELOCATE TO AN UPPER FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING, INCLUDING (AND DEPENDING ON THE HAZARD) THE FLOOR IMMEDIATE ABOVE THE
HAZARD FLOOR.
,F.I.S.T. IS THE ACRONYM FOR FORCE, INFORMATION, SPACE AND TIME. IN WHICH TYPES OF
SITUATION SHOULD F.I.S.T. BE ACTIVATED TO PREVENT HARM TO PEOPLE? EXPLAIN YOUR
ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: F.I.S.T. SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED WHENEVER THERE IS A
LARGE CROWD GATHERED FOR AN EVENT. THE EVENT MAY BE IN AN AUDITORIUM, GYM IN A
BUILDING; OR IN A SPORTS ARENA SUCH AS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. FORCE IS THE
PRESSURE CREATED BY OVERCROWDING, PUSHING AND THE DOMINO EFFECT OF PEOPLE
LEANING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER; INFORMATION IS THE INFORMATION ABOUT A VENUE AND
THE PEOPLE OCCUPYING IT BEFORE A GROUP ASSEMBLY OCCURS; SPACE REFERS TO THE
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF A VENUE; AND TIME REFERS TO THE CONTROL OF
FOOT TRAFFIC DEMAND RATES SO THAT TRAFFIC FLOWS AND DOESN'T EXCEED CAPACITY OF
ANY ELEMENT OF THE VENUE
THE OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FANS ARE MANUALLY SHUT DOWN; THE ELEVATORS ARE MANUALLY
RECALLED IN PHASE 1 AND THE FAIL-SAFE DOORS ARE MANUALLY RELEASED. WHAT IS
HAPPENING? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: THE EAP IS BEING ACTIVATED AS THESE THREE ACTIONS ARE
FUNDAMENTAL TO ALL EAP ACTIVATIONS: OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FANS ARE MANUALLY
SHUTDOWN; ELEVATORS ARE MANUALLY RECALLED IN PHASE 1, AND THAT FAILSAFE DOORS
ARE MANUALLY RELEASED.
A CANDIDATE IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR, BUT IS
REJECTED BY THE FDNY. WHAT CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS DID THE CANDIDATE FAIL TO ACQUIRE
PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO QUALIFY FOR THE F-59? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER?
CORRECT ANSWER: THE CANDIDATE DIDN'T HOLD AN F-58. ALL CANDIDATES FOR
THE F-59 ARE REQUIRED TO BE FSD'S
, ONE SIDE CONTAINS BUILDING DATA AND THE OTHER SIDE CONTAINS COLORED DIAGRAMS. IT
IS LAMINATED AND MEASURES 8 ½ BY 11 INCHES. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS DOCUMENT?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER?
CORRECT ANSWER: THIS IS NOT A BIC, BECAUSE THE BIC MUST MEASURE 11 BY 17
INCHES.
TWO OF THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES ARE "PARTIAL
EVACUATION" AND "EVACUATION." A THIRD CONCEPT IS DEFEND IN PLACE. TRUE OR FALSE?
WHAT IS DEFEND IN PLACE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: THIS, IS FALSE DEFEND IN PLACE IS NOT A CONCEPT, THEY
WOULD BE REFERRING TO SHELTER IN PLACE. DEFEND IN PLACE IS WHEN THE FDNY FIGHTS A
FIRE WHILE THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED BY TENANTS
THE EAP HAS THE FOLLOWING OCCUPANTS LISTED AS INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
IN EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS: MARIA, 10TH FLOOR; PETER, 28TH FLOOR; SANDRA, 2ND FLOOR
AND JOHN, 50TH FLOOR. WHO WILL BE REACHED FIRST VIA AN ELEVATOR? WHY? EXPLAIN
YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: THE PERSON ON THE HIGHEST FLOOR WOULD BE EVACUATED
FIRST THAN WORKING DOWN. SO THE PERSON ON THE 28TH FLOOR WOULD BE REACHED FIRST
ALLEN, AN EMPLOYEE OF ABC COMPANY IN A COMMERCIAL HIGH-RISE FEELS THAT HE HAS THE
RIGHT TO REFUSE TO REMAIN INSIDE THE BUILDING AFTER THE SHELTER IN PLACE PROVISION
OF THE EAP IS ACTIVATED. THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR INFORMS ALLEN THAT HE
IS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIVES WILL RESULT
IN HIS ARREST. WHO IS CORRECT? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER
PLAN (EAP) EXAM PREP BUNDLE | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
AFTER BEING INFORMED BY AN EX-EMPLOYEE THAT THERE IS A BOMB IN A SUITCASE ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR ACTIVATED THE
SHELTER IN PLACE RESPONSE. WAS THIS THE CORRECT RESPONSE TO ACTIVATE? WHY? IF THIS
WAS NOT THE CORRECT RESPONSE, THEN WHICH RESPONSE WOULD HAVE BEEN
APPROPRIATE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS?
CORRECT ANSWER: BECAUSE THE BOMB WAS PLACED CLOSE TO THE BUILDING'S
CURTAIN WALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM TO THE OCCUPANTS AND TO THE STRUCTURE
WAS SUBSTANTIAL, THE PROPER RESPONSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING
USING THE EMERGENCY STAIRWELLS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO PROTECT
THE OCCUPANTS.
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. EXPLAIN THIS CONCEPT.
CORRECT ANSWER: A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO
TOWNS, COMMUNITIES, OR CITIES TO ASSIST EACH OTHER IN THE EVENT OF CATASTROPHIC
EVENTS AFFECTING CITIZENS OR INFRASTRUCTURE.
DURING AN IN-BUILDING RELOCATION OF BUILDING OCCUPANT DURING AND EAP EMERGENCY,
THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR RELOCATED OCCUPANT TO A FLOOR ABOVE THE
FLOOR WHERE THE HAZARD WAS FOUND. WAS THIS ACTION APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR TO TAKE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: YES WHEN IN-BUILDING RELOCATING YOUR BUILDING
OCCUPANTS, THE OCCUPANTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO RELOCATE TO AN UPPER FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING, INCLUDING (AND DEPENDING ON THE HAZARD) THE FLOOR IMMEDIATE ABOVE THE
HAZARD FLOOR.
,F.I.S.T. IS THE ACRONYM FOR FORCE, INFORMATION, SPACE AND TIME. IN WHICH TYPES OF
SITUATION SHOULD F.I.S.T. BE ACTIVATED TO PREVENT HARM TO PEOPLE? EXPLAIN YOUR
ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: F.I.S.T. SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED WHENEVER THERE IS A
LARGE CROWD GATHERED FOR AN EVENT. THE EVENT MAY BE IN AN AUDITORIUM, GYM IN A
BUILDING; OR IN A SPORTS ARENA SUCH AS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. FORCE IS THE
PRESSURE CREATED BY OVERCROWDING, PUSHING AND THE DOMINO EFFECT OF PEOPLE
LEANING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER; INFORMATION IS THE INFORMATION ABOUT A VENUE AND
THE PEOPLE OCCUPYING IT BEFORE A GROUP ASSEMBLY OCCURS; SPACE REFERS TO THE
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF A VENUE; AND TIME REFERS TO THE CONTROL OF
FOOT TRAFFIC DEMAND RATES SO THAT TRAFFIC FLOWS AND DOESN'T EXCEED CAPACITY OF
ANY ELEMENT OF THE VENUE
THE OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FANS ARE MANUALLY SHUT DOWN; THE ELEVATORS ARE MANUALLY
RECALLED IN PHASE 1 AND THE FAIL-SAFE DOORS ARE MANUALLY RELEASED. WHAT IS
HAPPENING? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: THE EAP IS BEING ACTIVATED AS THESE THREE ACTIONS ARE
FUNDAMENTAL TO ALL EAP ACTIVATIONS: OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FANS ARE MANUALLY
SHUTDOWN; ELEVATORS ARE MANUALLY RECALLED IN PHASE 1, AND THAT FAILSAFE DOORS
ARE MANUALLY RELEASED.
A CANDIDATE IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR, BUT IS
REJECTED BY THE FDNY. WHAT CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS DID THE CANDIDATE FAIL TO ACQUIRE
PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO QUALIFY FOR THE F-59? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER?
CORRECT ANSWER: THE CANDIDATE DIDN'T HOLD AN F-58. ALL CANDIDATES FOR
THE F-59 ARE REQUIRED TO BE FSD'S
, ONE SIDE CONTAINS BUILDING DATA AND THE OTHER SIDE CONTAINS COLORED DIAGRAMS. IT
IS LAMINATED AND MEASURES 8 ½ BY 11 INCHES. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS DOCUMENT?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER?
CORRECT ANSWER: THIS IS NOT A BIC, BECAUSE THE BIC MUST MEASURE 11 BY 17
INCHES.
TWO OF THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES ARE "PARTIAL
EVACUATION" AND "EVACUATION." A THIRD CONCEPT IS DEFEND IN PLACE. TRUE OR FALSE?
WHAT IS DEFEND IN PLACE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: THIS, IS FALSE DEFEND IN PLACE IS NOT A CONCEPT, THEY
WOULD BE REFERRING TO SHELTER IN PLACE. DEFEND IN PLACE IS WHEN THE FDNY FIGHTS A
FIRE WHILE THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED BY TENANTS
THE EAP HAS THE FOLLOWING OCCUPANTS LISTED AS INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
IN EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS: MARIA, 10TH FLOOR; PETER, 28TH FLOOR; SANDRA, 2ND FLOOR
AND JOHN, 50TH FLOOR. WHO WILL BE REACHED FIRST VIA AN ELEVATOR? WHY? EXPLAIN
YOUR ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: THE PERSON ON THE HIGHEST FLOOR WOULD BE EVACUATED
FIRST THAN WORKING DOWN. SO THE PERSON ON THE 28TH FLOOR WOULD BE REACHED FIRST
ALLEN, AN EMPLOYEE OF ABC COMPANY IN A COMMERCIAL HIGH-RISE FEELS THAT HE HAS THE
RIGHT TO REFUSE TO REMAIN INSIDE THE BUILDING AFTER THE SHELTER IN PLACE PROVISION
OF THE EAP IS ACTIVATED. THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DIRECTOR INFORMS ALLEN THAT HE
IS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIVES WILL RESULT
IN HIS ARREST. WHO IS CORRECT? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER
