NYC FSD Class Test – Complete Questions With Effective
Solutions
Which of the following audible alarm sequences is not correct?
A. Low-rise non-fireproof buildings may sound the alarm on all floors.
B. Alarm sounds on the fire floor only.
C. Sounds in zones or groups of floors. Accurate Answer:- B. Alarm
sounds on the fire floor only.
While acknowledging trouble conditions for a lower floor, an alarm condition
registers at the fire command station for an upper floor. What action should
you take?
A. Alert upper floor fire wardens, activate brigade, and verify that the FD has
been notified.
B. Due to troubles on lower floor, ignore alarm for the moment.
C. Send brigade to lower floor first then to upper floor condition.
D. Call FD and report both trouble and fire alarm conditions for the building.
Accurate Answer:- A. Alert upper floor fire wardens, activate brigade, and
verify that the FD has been notified.
All of the following items are to be tested or serviced annually EXCEPT:
A. Pull Stations
B. Water Flow Alarms
C. Smoke Detectors
D. Speaker/strobe Accurate Answer:- B. Water Flow Alarms
Initiating devices cause the alarm panel actions EXCEPT:
A. Area smoke detectors recall elevators.
B. Manual pull stations do not unlock fail safe reentry doors.
C. Sprinkler water flow alarms recall elevators.
D. HVAC duct smoke detectors shut off associated fan units. Accurate
Answer:- ...A. Area smoke detectors recall elevators.
Which is not a responsibility of a High Rise office building owner?
,A. to train the fire brigade.
B. to provide for fire drills
C. designate a Fire Safety Director
D. provide for a written Fire Safety Plan Accurate Answer:- A. to train
the fire brigade
Phone jacks in J-1 (hotels) are located where?
A. In stairwell with the standpipe.
B. Near warden phones.
C. Near an emergency exit.
D. In the elevator lobby. Accurate Answer:- A. In stairwell with the
standpipe.
In an office building after normal working hours with less than 100 persons
above or below the street lobby floor or less than 500 persons in the entire
building, who may operate the Fire Command Station during a fire alarm
condition?
A. Building Evacuation Supervisor
B. Fire Guards on duty
C. building owner's representative
D. Fire Chief Accurate Answer:- A. Building Evacuation Supervisor
Class E or J (Class B & R-1 new code) signaling devices operate for what
purpose?
A. Alert all people above the fire.
B. Initially, to alert all those on the fire floor and one above (if alarm system is
upgraded also sounds on the floor below)
C. Sounds on all floors for a general evacuation of the building-hi rise.
D. To calm people down. Accurate Answer:- B. Initially, to alert all those
on the fire floor and one above (if alarm system is upgraded also sounds on
the floor below)
How do you determine that a pull station in a building called the FD?
A. White painted front.
B. Box has diagonal stripe from upper right corner to lower left.
C. Red box says "Local alarm".
, D. Red box has 1 diagonal stripe from upper left to lower right front of box.
Accurate Answer:- D. Red box has 1 diagonal stripe from upper left to lower
right front of box.
All maintenance procedures are correct EXCEPT:
A. Spray paint red only on pull station boxes.
B. Clean smoke detectors every six months.
C. Break glass stations require one replacement per station.
D. Intelligent smoke detectors report their cleaning needs automatically.
Accurate Answer:- A. Spray paint red only on pull station boxes.
Hotels must conduct fire drills how often?
A. quarterly
B. monthly
C. quarterly on each shift
D. semi-annually on each shift Accurate Answer:- C. quarterly on each
shift
Who may be exempt from fire drills in New York City?
A. guests
B. maintenance
C. security
D. front desk clerks Accurate Answer:- A. guests
When may office building fire wardens order the use of elevators?
A. as needed
B. never
C. elevator banks unaffected by the fire with permission of FSD
D. before the smoke detectors recall elevators in the early stage of the fire
Accurate Answer:- C. elevator banks unaffected by the fire with permission
of FSD
A 30,000 sq/ft office floor would require how many deputy floor wardens?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four Accurate Answer:- D. four (one every 7,500 sq/ft)
Solutions
Which of the following audible alarm sequences is not correct?
A. Low-rise non-fireproof buildings may sound the alarm on all floors.
B. Alarm sounds on the fire floor only.
C. Sounds in zones or groups of floors. Accurate Answer:- B. Alarm
sounds on the fire floor only.
While acknowledging trouble conditions for a lower floor, an alarm condition
registers at the fire command station for an upper floor. What action should
you take?
A. Alert upper floor fire wardens, activate brigade, and verify that the FD has
been notified.
B. Due to troubles on lower floor, ignore alarm for the moment.
C. Send brigade to lower floor first then to upper floor condition.
D. Call FD and report both trouble and fire alarm conditions for the building.
Accurate Answer:- A. Alert upper floor fire wardens, activate brigade, and
verify that the FD has been notified.
All of the following items are to be tested or serviced annually EXCEPT:
A. Pull Stations
B. Water Flow Alarms
C. Smoke Detectors
D. Speaker/strobe Accurate Answer:- B. Water Flow Alarms
Initiating devices cause the alarm panel actions EXCEPT:
A. Area smoke detectors recall elevators.
B. Manual pull stations do not unlock fail safe reentry doors.
C. Sprinkler water flow alarms recall elevators.
D. HVAC duct smoke detectors shut off associated fan units. Accurate
Answer:- ...A. Area smoke detectors recall elevators.
Which is not a responsibility of a High Rise office building owner?
,A. to train the fire brigade.
B. to provide for fire drills
C. designate a Fire Safety Director
D. provide for a written Fire Safety Plan Accurate Answer:- A. to train
the fire brigade
Phone jacks in J-1 (hotels) are located where?
A. In stairwell with the standpipe.
B. Near warden phones.
C. Near an emergency exit.
D. In the elevator lobby. Accurate Answer:- A. In stairwell with the
standpipe.
In an office building after normal working hours with less than 100 persons
above or below the street lobby floor or less than 500 persons in the entire
building, who may operate the Fire Command Station during a fire alarm
condition?
A. Building Evacuation Supervisor
B. Fire Guards on duty
C. building owner's representative
D. Fire Chief Accurate Answer:- A. Building Evacuation Supervisor
Class E or J (Class B & R-1 new code) signaling devices operate for what
purpose?
A. Alert all people above the fire.
B. Initially, to alert all those on the fire floor and one above (if alarm system is
upgraded also sounds on the floor below)
C. Sounds on all floors for a general evacuation of the building-hi rise.
D. To calm people down. Accurate Answer:- B. Initially, to alert all those
on the fire floor and one above (if alarm system is upgraded also sounds on
the floor below)
How do you determine that a pull station in a building called the FD?
A. White painted front.
B. Box has diagonal stripe from upper right corner to lower left.
C. Red box says "Local alarm".
, D. Red box has 1 diagonal stripe from upper left to lower right front of box.
Accurate Answer:- D. Red box has 1 diagonal stripe from upper left to lower
right front of box.
All maintenance procedures are correct EXCEPT:
A. Spray paint red only on pull station boxes.
B. Clean smoke detectors every six months.
C. Break glass stations require one replacement per station.
D. Intelligent smoke detectors report their cleaning needs automatically.
Accurate Answer:- A. Spray paint red only on pull station boxes.
Hotels must conduct fire drills how often?
A. quarterly
B. monthly
C. quarterly on each shift
D. semi-annually on each shift Accurate Answer:- C. quarterly on each
shift
Who may be exempt from fire drills in New York City?
A. guests
B. maintenance
C. security
D. front desk clerks Accurate Answer:- A. guests
When may office building fire wardens order the use of elevators?
A. as needed
B. never
C. elevator banks unaffected by the fire with permission of FSD
D. before the smoke detectors recall elevators in the early stage of the fire
Accurate Answer:- C. elevator banks unaffected by the fire with permission
of FSD
A 30,000 sq/ft office floor would require how many deputy floor wardens?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four Accurate Answer:- D. four (one every 7,500 sq/ft)
