And All Correct Answers.
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.
Building Information Card - Answer The commissioner may require by rule the preparation of a building
information card depicting and/or setting forth the relevant fire safety information for a building or
occupancy for which a fire safety and evacuation plan is required to be submitted to the department
pursuant. A building information card, when required to be prepared, shall be maintained on the
premises and made available upon request to any department representative.
Building Occupants - Answer All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel and
visitors
Emergency Health Care Facility - Answer A sheltered area or building either naturally or artificially so
lighted as will promote the health and safety of patients provided emergency medical care, and
containing cot(s) and/or litter(s) and emergency medical equipment and supplies as required by New
York State Sanitary Code PART - 18.2
Evacuation - Answer The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an
emergency.
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan - Answer A written plan which sets forth the circumstances and
procedures for the in-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation of building occupants,
required or as appropriate for such occupancy or building type, in response to a fire.
FSP Staff - Answer The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as responsible for the
implementation of such plan.
Fire Safety/EAP director - Answer The employee designated by the owner to perform duties of such
position, and who possesses the requisite qualifications and training, as set forth in Fire Rules.
, Fire Drill - Answer A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with and/or practice
the procedures for the safe, orderly and expeditious in-building relocation, partial evacuation or
evacuation, as applicable to the occupancy or building type, in accordance with the fire safety and
evacuation plan, and to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of such plan. In
new office occupancies, fire drills must be conducted every 3 months for the first 2 years after the
Certificate of Occupancy is issued. In existing office occupancies, fire drills are required to be conducted
every six months. In all hotels (new and existing), fire drills must be conducted at least once every three
months on each shift.
Partially Evacuation - Answer The emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in
response to a fire or an emergency
Top 5 learning points from history of crowd disasters - Answer 1. Overcrowding and crowd control
2. Event Access Points
3. Fire Safety Measures
4. Medical Preparedness
5. Emergency Response
Overcrowding and crowd control - Answer Did not control the capacity of the event
Event Access Points - Answer Too few exits, flow of occupants not controlled, ems unable to access
event sites
Fire Safety Measures - Answer Emergency exits blocked or not functioning properly with appropriate
signs. No full site fire evacuation plans.
Medical Preparedness - Answer No major incident plan, supporting hospitals not involved in a timely
manner; media arrived distracting emergency department personnel.
Emergency Response - Answer Poor initial response or response time with emergency services.