FLS Director's Quiz (Fire and Non-Fire
Questions) Questions and Answers
100% Pass
1) Who is responsible to report to the Fire Command Station in the absence of a FLSD
or a Deputy FLSD in an office building after normal business hours?
a) floor warden b) Chief Engineer c) Building Evacuation Supervisor d) Fire Brigade
member - ✔✔C
2) If a building is equipped with a stand pipe only, what color would the buildings fire
department connection be?
a) red b) green c) yellow d) silver - ✔✔A
3) How many floor wardens are required in a 30 story Class B building?
a) one b) 30 c) 60 d) depends on the square footage of each floor - ✔✔B
4) Which of the following initiating devices must be replaced after it has activated?
a) rate of rise heat detector b) single action pull station c) carbon monoxide detector d)
fixed temperature heat detector - ✔✔D
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,5) A technician enters your building to work on your buildings multi zone standpipe
system, as FLSD you should ensure the technician possesses what certification?
(Reference Material)
a) S-97 b) w-96 c) S-11 d) S-14 - ✔✔D
6) Water dripping from an automatic ball drip, after the FDNY has disconnected from
the FDNY connection, is an indication of___________?
a) a defect in the FDNY Connection b) some leakage from this valve is expected c)
indicates a faulty lower check valve d) indicates the system was overcharged - ✔✔B
7) All of the following are signals received at the Fire Alarm Control Panel except?
a) alarm signal b) trouble signal c) surge signal d) supervisory signal - ✔✔C
8) Which of the following will not cause a recall of a buildings elevators?
a) smoke detector in the elevator lobby b) sprinkler activation c) smoke detector in
elevator machinery room d) manual pull station - ✔✔D
9) Under the 2014 building code, buildings that are used primarily for transacting
business and rendering professional services would be classified as____?
a) class J b) class R-1 c) Class A d) Class B - ✔✔D
10) Which of the following is not an action to be taken during a fire or non fire
emergency?
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,a) shelter in place b) in building relocation c) partial evacuation d) Roof relocation -
✔✔D
11) If a building has 200 sprinkler heads in it's sprinkler system, how many spare heads
must be kept on the premises? (Reference Material)
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10 - ✔✔A
12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative - ✔✔D
13) If a buildings auxiliary radio communication system is out of service, a tag
identifying the system as out if service must be placed at?
a) the entrance to the building
b) at all warden phone locations
c) at the Fire command center
d) at the buildings communications center - ✔✔C
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, 14) Which of the following pumps is designed to operate when there is a slight drop in
pressure due to leakage or a pressure surge?
a) Fire Pump b) booster pump c) special service pump d) Jockey Pump - ✔✔D
15) The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply for hose
connections and sprinklers on standalone as well as combined systems is known as:
a) cross main b) branch line c) riser d) feed main - ✔✔C
16) The Fire Department recommends that the FLS staff participate in training designed
to familiarize them with their duties. The initial training in both fire and non-fire
training the training duration for FLS brigade members should be (Both
Parts):(Reference Material)
a) two hours b) three hours c) one hour d) thirty minutes - ✔✔B
17) Which of the following would result in the shutting down of a buildings HVAC
system?
a) manual pull station b) rate of rise heat detector c) duct smoke detector d) area smoke
detector - ✔✔C
18) If the stem on an os&y valve is raised, this indicates a stanpipe system is?
a) on b) out of service c) off d) defective - ✔✔A
19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
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Questions) Questions and Answers
100% Pass
1) Who is responsible to report to the Fire Command Station in the absence of a FLSD
or a Deputy FLSD in an office building after normal business hours?
a) floor warden b) Chief Engineer c) Building Evacuation Supervisor d) Fire Brigade
member - ✔✔C
2) If a building is equipped with a stand pipe only, what color would the buildings fire
department connection be?
a) red b) green c) yellow d) silver - ✔✔A
3) How many floor wardens are required in a 30 story Class B building?
a) one b) 30 c) 60 d) depends on the square footage of each floor - ✔✔B
4) Which of the following initiating devices must be replaced after it has activated?
a) rate of rise heat detector b) single action pull station c) carbon monoxide detector d)
fixed temperature heat detector - ✔✔D
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,5) A technician enters your building to work on your buildings multi zone standpipe
system, as FLSD you should ensure the technician possesses what certification?
(Reference Material)
a) S-97 b) w-96 c) S-11 d) S-14 - ✔✔D
6) Water dripping from an automatic ball drip, after the FDNY has disconnected from
the FDNY connection, is an indication of___________?
a) a defect in the FDNY Connection b) some leakage from this valve is expected c)
indicates a faulty lower check valve d) indicates the system was overcharged - ✔✔B
7) All of the following are signals received at the Fire Alarm Control Panel except?
a) alarm signal b) trouble signal c) surge signal d) supervisory signal - ✔✔C
8) Which of the following will not cause a recall of a buildings elevators?
a) smoke detector in the elevator lobby b) sprinkler activation c) smoke detector in
elevator machinery room d) manual pull station - ✔✔D
9) Under the 2014 building code, buildings that are used primarily for transacting
business and rendering professional services would be classified as____?
a) class J b) class R-1 c) Class A d) Class B - ✔✔D
10) Which of the following is not an action to be taken during a fire or non fire
emergency?
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,a) shelter in place b) in building relocation c) partial evacuation d) Roof relocation -
✔✔D
11) If a building has 200 sprinkler heads in it's sprinkler system, how many spare heads
must be kept on the premises? (Reference Material)
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10 - ✔✔A
12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative - ✔✔D
13) If a buildings auxiliary radio communication system is out of service, a tag
identifying the system as out if service must be placed at?
a) the entrance to the building
b) at all warden phone locations
c) at the Fire command center
d) at the buildings communications center - ✔✔C
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, 14) Which of the following pumps is designed to operate when there is a slight drop in
pressure due to leakage or a pressure surge?
a) Fire Pump b) booster pump c) special service pump d) Jockey Pump - ✔✔D
15) The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply for hose
connections and sprinklers on standalone as well as combined systems is known as:
a) cross main b) branch line c) riser d) feed main - ✔✔C
16) The Fire Department recommends that the FLS staff participate in training designed
to familiarize them with their duties. The initial training in both fire and non-fire
training the training duration for FLS brigade members should be (Both
Parts):(Reference Material)
a) two hours b) three hours c) one hour d) thirty minutes - ✔✔B
17) Which of the following would result in the shutting down of a buildings HVAC
system?
a) manual pull station b) rate of rise heat detector c) duct smoke detector d) area smoke
detector - ✔✔C
18) If the stem on an os&y valve is raised, this indicates a stanpipe system is?
a) on b) out of service c) off d) defective - ✔✔A
19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
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