F-03 CORE EXAMS SET 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔capacity limit, evacuation procedure and routes, location and # of exits, fire
extinguisher locations, activity they will conduct and associated risks, & means of
communication with FDNY and occupants in an emergency - ✔✔safety personnel
should know the following from orientation:
✔✔Designated person - ✔✔Who conducts pre-event inspections prior to occupancy?
✔✔1) Physical features are installed/arranged according to place of assembly drawing
2) Door hardware and physical components are in good working order 3) All exits are
unobstructed 4) No storage of combustible material & waste in corridors 5) Max
capacity posted 6) Emergency exits lit 7) Exit signs posted 8) Seats are fastened to the
floor. Temporary seats are secured together 9) Functioning fire and sprinkler systems -
✔✔What are the pre-event inspection requirements?
✔✔E= Exits
S= Storage
C= Capacity
A= Aisles
P= Protection
E= Emergency exit lighting - ✔✔What does ESCAPE stand for?
✔✔monitor the capacity of occupants with a counting device - ✔✔Overcrowding can be
avoided if safety personnel -
✔✔Unobstructed, free and clear at all times - ✔✔Required aisles must be-
✔✔# and capability of occupants; type, location, and arrangement of exits; fire's effects
on people and the building, & #, training, and capability of staff to perform evacuation
and incipient fire fighting duties - ✔✔Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans must consider
the following:
✔✔Means of egress including exits are unobstructed; Automatic fire doors are
unobstructed and operable; Standpipe and sprinkler systems are in good working order;
Fire extinguishers are readily available; Manual fire alarm boxes are tested - ✔✔Daily
Inspections verify compliance with the following:
✔✔Not more than 10 minutes prior - ✔✔Event coordinators should make an
announcement informing occupants of exits to be used in emergency how far in
advance of performance?
, ✔✔Rope, tape, barriers, barricades, fencing, or other suitable materials - ✔✔What can
separate the space occupied by a standing audience from the space left clear for
passage?
✔✔A site plan approved by DOB - ✔✔What must be provided prior to temporary place
of assembly events?
✔✔Fire safety director/coordinator, building owner, or responsible person - ✔✔Who can
give the orientation to safety personnel?
✔✔A radio & counting device - ✔✔The Department of Buildings requires safety
personnel located at exits to be equipped with -
✔✔Compressed natural gas & Flammable liquids - ✔✔Place of Assembly Prohibitions
(2):
✔✔Activating the pull station - ✔✔What is the most effective way to notify occupants of
a fire emergency?
✔✔always call 911 or FDNY dispatcher - ✔✔Interior manual pull stations may not
transmit signal to the FDNY so--
✔✔A water supply system provides pressure and flows to a water distribution piping
system onto which fire sprinklers are connected - ✔✔How does a Sprinkler System
control and extinguish fires?
✔✔Automatic device that releases water on a fire once activated by the temperature
reaching a predetermined level - ✔✔Sprinkler Head
✔✔control the heat release rate of the fire to prevent structure collapse & to pre-wet
surrounding materials to prevent fire spread - ✔✔The primary purpose of sprinklers is
to-
✔✔provide rapid access to water - ✔✔Standpipe System (building-specific hydrants)
✔✔Pipes which bring water to various points in a building when used by FDNY. Pipes
are dry and empty when there isnt a need - ✔✔Dry Standpipe System
✔✔Pipes which are always full of water - ✔✔Wet Standpipe System ("charged")
✔✔Components and circuits that monitor and annunciate the status of fire alarm or
supervisory signals & to initiate responses to those signals - ✔✔Fire Alarm System
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔capacity limit, evacuation procedure and routes, location and # of exits, fire
extinguisher locations, activity they will conduct and associated risks, & means of
communication with FDNY and occupants in an emergency - ✔✔safety personnel
should know the following from orientation:
✔✔Designated person - ✔✔Who conducts pre-event inspections prior to occupancy?
✔✔1) Physical features are installed/arranged according to place of assembly drawing
2) Door hardware and physical components are in good working order 3) All exits are
unobstructed 4) No storage of combustible material & waste in corridors 5) Max
capacity posted 6) Emergency exits lit 7) Exit signs posted 8) Seats are fastened to the
floor. Temporary seats are secured together 9) Functioning fire and sprinkler systems -
✔✔What are the pre-event inspection requirements?
✔✔E= Exits
S= Storage
C= Capacity
A= Aisles
P= Protection
E= Emergency exit lighting - ✔✔What does ESCAPE stand for?
✔✔monitor the capacity of occupants with a counting device - ✔✔Overcrowding can be
avoided if safety personnel -
✔✔Unobstructed, free and clear at all times - ✔✔Required aisles must be-
✔✔# and capability of occupants; type, location, and arrangement of exits; fire's effects
on people and the building, & #, training, and capability of staff to perform evacuation
and incipient fire fighting duties - ✔✔Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans must consider
the following:
✔✔Means of egress including exits are unobstructed; Automatic fire doors are
unobstructed and operable; Standpipe and sprinkler systems are in good working order;
Fire extinguishers are readily available; Manual fire alarm boxes are tested - ✔✔Daily
Inspections verify compliance with the following:
✔✔Not more than 10 minutes prior - ✔✔Event coordinators should make an
announcement informing occupants of exits to be used in emergency how far in
advance of performance?
, ✔✔Rope, tape, barriers, barricades, fencing, or other suitable materials - ✔✔What can
separate the space occupied by a standing audience from the space left clear for
passage?
✔✔A site plan approved by DOB - ✔✔What must be provided prior to temporary place
of assembly events?
✔✔Fire safety director/coordinator, building owner, or responsible person - ✔✔Who can
give the orientation to safety personnel?
✔✔A radio & counting device - ✔✔The Department of Buildings requires safety
personnel located at exits to be equipped with -
✔✔Compressed natural gas & Flammable liquids - ✔✔Place of Assembly Prohibitions
(2):
✔✔Activating the pull station - ✔✔What is the most effective way to notify occupants of
a fire emergency?
✔✔always call 911 or FDNY dispatcher - ✔✔Interior manual pull stations may not
transmit signal to the FDNY so--
✔✔A water supply system provides pressure and flows to a water distribution piping
system onto which fire sprinklers are connected - ✔✔How does a Sprinkler System
control and extinguish fires?
✔✔Automatic device that releases water on a fire once activated by the temperature
reaching a predetermined level - ✔✔Sprinkler Head
✔✔control the heat release rate of the fire to prevent structure collapse & to pre-wet
surrounding materials to prevent fire spread - ✔✔The primary purpose of sprinklers is
to-
✔✔provide rapid access to water - ✔✔Standpipe System (building-specific hydrants)
✔✔Pipes which bring water to various points in a building when used by FDNY. Pipes
are dry and empty when there isnt a need - ✔✔Dry Standpipe System
✔✔Pipes which are always full of water - ✔✔Wet Standpipe System ("charged")
✔✔Components and circuits that monitor and annunciate the status of fire alarm or
supervisory signals & to initiate responses to those signals - ✔✔Fire Alarm System
