F80 ACTUAL TEST PAPER FULL QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED
APLUS
●● How often must this certificate be renewed?
Answer: Every 3 years
●● In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire
safety and alarm systems in homeless shelter required?
Answer: Homeless shelters, one-way voice communication systems, or
occupied for more tha n fifteen persons for a period of more than 30
days.
●● What is the certificate of occupancy?
Answer: Determines the number of occupants authorized to be in the
shelter.
●● Alarm Silence Switch
Answer: Silences the building's audible and visual devices after
evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is being
investigated.
●● Building Occupants
,Answer: All persons in the shelter
●● Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Answer: A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to carbon
monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder
(notification device), and power supply (battery or electric with battery
backup) and is not connected to a system.
●● Carbon Monoxide Detector
Answer: Device that senses carbon monoxide. It is also connected to the
fire alarm control panel. They are required in any building that has fossil
(gas and oil) fuel burning equipments. If it is in alarm condition and
cannot be reset, this indicates that carbon monoxide is still in the
premises.
●● Central Station Company
Answer: Receives alarm signals from a protected premise and
retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
●● Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
Answer: F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems throughout this study
material.
,●● Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless
Shelters
Answer: When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters is absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters shall be present in the building and shall
perform the duties of the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of Fitness issued by the
Fire Department.
●● Evacuation
Answer: Emptying of a building
●● Emergency Preparedness Plan
Answer: Provide the information, guidance, direction, and assistance
needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including effecting
their evacuation, relocation, or sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a
tool intended to ensure that knowledgeable staff has been identified and
designated and that there is a plan in place for responding to a fire or
other emergency at the premises. The fire code requires that homeless
shelters keep this updated.
●● Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements
Answer: shall initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a
form prescribed by the commissioner, and oversee its periodic review
, and amendment, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the
Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules. It is important that building
___ refer to the most recent editions of the Fire Code and rules when
creating or amending the ___ and determining the response to
emergencies and the level of staffing that is required for their particular
building or occupancy.
●● Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/
emergency preparedness plan for the shelter
Answer: ____ must be knowledgeable about the ___. They should be
provided with an orientation from the building owner or other on-site
personnel familiar with and responsible for the emergency preparedness
plan before starting to perform their duties.
●● A copy of the emergency preparedness plan
Answer: must be maintained on the premises in an approved location
and it shall be made available at all times to Fire Department
representatives immediately upon request.
●● Emergency preparedness plans review and update
Answer: This must happen as necessitated by changes in staff
assignments, use or occupancy of the building or its spaces, or the
design and arrangement of the premises, but at a minimum, once a year.
An entry must be made in the required log book documenting the review
of the plan and indicating the general nature of any updates that are
required.
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED
APLUS
●● How often must this certificate be renewed?
Answer: Every 3 years
●● In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire
safety and alarm systems in homeless shelter required?
Answer: Homeless shelters, one-way voice communication systems, or
occupied for more tha n fifteen persons for a period of more than 30
days.
●● What is the certificate of occupancy?
Answer: Determines the number of occupants authorized to be in the
shelter.
●● Alarm Silence Switch
Answer: Silences the building's audible and visual devices after
evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is being
investigated.
●● Building Occupants
,Answer: All persons in the shelter
●● Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Answer: A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to carbon
monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder
(notification device), and power supply (battery or electric with battery
backup) and is not connected to a system.
●● Carbon Monoxide Detector
Answer: Device that senses carbon monoxide. It is also connected to the
fire alarm control panel. They are required in any building that has fossil
(gas and oil) fuel burning equipments. If it is in alarm condition and
cannot be reset, this indicates that carbon monoxide is still in the
premises.
●● Central Station Company
Answer: Receives alarm signals from a protected premise and
retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
●● Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
Answer: F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems throughout this study
material.
,●● Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless
Shelters
Answer: When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters is absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters shall be present in the building and shall
perform the duties of the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of Fitness issued by the
Fire Department.
●● Evacuation
Answer: Emptying of a building
●● Emergency Preparedness Plan
Answer: Provide the information, guidance, direction, and assistance
needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including effecting
their evacuation, relocation, or sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a
tool intended to ensure that knowledgeable staff has been identified and
designated and that there is a plan in place for responding to a fire or
other emergency at the premises. The fire code requires that homeless
shelters keep this updated.
●● Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements
Answer: shall initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a
form prescribed by the commissioner, and oversee its periodic review
, and amendment, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the
Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules. It is important that building
___ refer to the most recent editions of the Fire Code and rules when
creating or amending the ___ and determining the response to
emergencies and the level of staffing that is required for their particular
building or occupancy.
●● Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/
emergency preparedness plan for the shelter
Answer: ____ must be knowledgeable about the ___. They should be
provided with an orientation from the building owner or other on-site
personnel familiar with and responsible for the emergency preparedness
plan before starting to perform their duties.
●● A copy of the emergency preparedness plan
Answer: must be maintained on the premises in an approved location
and it shall be made available at all times to Fire Department
representatives immediately upon request.
●● Emergency preparedness plans review and update
Answer: This must happen as necessitated by changes in staff
assignments, use or occupancy of the building or its spaces, or the
design and arrangement of the premises, but at a minimum, once a year.
An entry must be made in the required log book documenting the review
of the plan and indicating the general nature of any updates that are
required.
