F-01 Test Questions with All Actual
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Fire guard - Answer A person holding a certificate of Fitness for such purposes, who is trained
in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as may be
prescribed by the commissioner
Fire Watch - Answer Continuous and systematic surveillance of a building for detecting fires.
Impairment - Answer Any condition in which a fire protection system cannot perform its
designed function.
Fire protection systems - Answer Sprinkler systems, standpipe/hose systems, fire pumps, fire
protection water supply, fire mains, fire alarm systems, and special extinguishing systems
Impairment Coordinator - Answer The person designated by the owner and responsible
for ensuring that proper notification and safety precautions are taken when a fire protection
system is out of service.
-maintain records of all inspections and out of service repairs
-must keep records for 3 years
Planned out of service condition - Answer The impairment coordinator shall be made aware in
advance of any planned removal from service of any fire protection system components for
repair, servicing, testing, maintenance, alteration or to allow construction to be performed in
the area protected by the system without unnecessarily activating it.
Unplanned out of service condition: - Answer A serious defect in the standpipe or sprinkler
system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a break or major leak in the system's water
piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves, defective fire department connections,
construction related shut downs affecting more than one floor, or complete or partial shut
downs of the standpipe system, other than a shut down for a planned removal from service.
Risk of the impairment situation may be affected by - Answer -the level of the hazardous
material (flammable/ compressed)
-amount of hazardous material
-# of occupants in the affected area
-occupants familiarity with the building
-# of impaired fire protection systems in the building
, A-1 Buildings - Answer Fixed seating intended for production or viewing
ex: Theaters, concert halls
A-2 Buildings - Answer Food and/or drink consumption
ex: banquet halls, cafeterias, bars, restaurants
A-3 Buildings - Answer Worship, recreation/amusement
ex: Art galleries, bowling alleys, classrooms (75+), courtrooms, churches, museums, school
auditoriums
A-4 Buildings - Answer Indoor sporting events or activities with spectator seating
ex: Swimming pools, tennis courts
A-5 Buildings - Answer Participation in or viewing outdoor activities
ex: grandstands, bleachers, stadiums
Group B Buildings - Answer Business: office, professional, service-type transaction, public or
civic services
ex: banks, universities/colleges, non-production labs, radio and tv stations not admitting an
audience.
Group A Buildings - Answer Assembly: for gathering together people
Group E Buildings - Answer Educational: 5+ children below 12th grade, no more than 2
children under 2.
ex: schools, some day cares
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Fire guard - Answer A person holding a certificate of Fitness for such purposes, who is trained
in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as may be
prescribed by the commissioner
Fire Watch - Answer Continuous and systematic surveillance of a building for detecting fires.
Impairment - Answer Any condition in which a fire protection system cannot perform its
designed function.
Fire protection systems - Answer Sprinkler systems, standpipe/hose systems, fire pumps, fire
protection water supply, fire mains, fire alarm systems, and special extinguishing systems
Impairment Coordinator - Answer The person designated by the owner and responsible
for ensuring that proper notification and safety precautions are taken when a fire protection
system is out of service.
-maintain records of all inspections and out of service repairs
-must keep records for 3 years
Planned out of service condition - Answer The impairment coordinator shall be made aware in
advance of any planned removal from service of any fire protection system components for
repair, servicing, testing, maintenance, alteration or to allow construction to be performed in
the area protected by the system without unnecessarily activating it.
Unplanned out of service condition: - Answer A serious defect in the standpipe or sprinkler
system including, but not limited to: an empty tank, a break or major leak in the system's water
piping, inoperative or shut water supply valves, defective fire department connections,
construction related shut downs affecting more than one floor, or complete or partial shut
downs of the standpipe system, other than a shut down for a planned removal from service.
Risk of the impairment situation may be affected by - Answer -the level of the hazardous
material (flammable/ compressed)
-amount of hazardous material
-# of occupants in the affected area
-occupants familiarity with the building
-# of impaired fire protection systems in the building
, A-1 Buildings - Answer Fixed seating intended for production or viewing
ex: Theaters, concert halls
A-2 Buildings - Answer Food and/or drink consumption
ex: banquet halls, cafeterias, bars, restaurants
A-3 Buildings - Answer Worship, recreation/amusement
ex: Art galleries, bowling alleys, classrooms (75+), courtrooms, churches, museums, school
auditoriums
A-4 Buildings - Answer Indoor sporting events or activities with spectator seating
ex: Swimming pools, tennis courts
A-5 Buildings - Answer Participation in or viewing outdoor activities
ex: grandstands, bleachers, stadiums
Group B Buildings - Answer Business: office, professional, service-type transaction, public or
civic services
ex: banks, universities/colleges, non-production labs, radio and tv stations not admitting an
audience.
Group A Buildings - Answer Assembly: for gathering together people
Group E Buildings - Answer Educational: 5+ children below 12th grade, no more than 2
children under 2.
ex: schools, some day cares
