F80 STUDY DECK #4 - EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS PLAN2
What is another name for Emergency Preparedness Plan? - ANSWERS-Fire Safety & Evacuation
Plan (also typically known as a Fire Safety Plan)
True or False: NYC Fire Code requires that all Homeless Shelters have a current and updated Fire
Preparedness Plan (Fire Safety Plan)? - ANSWERS-True - a homeless shelter is required to have a
current Fire Safety Plan filed with FDNY and approved (Letter of Acceptance).
True or False: The Fire Preparedness Plan is a tool to ensure that staff are in place and
procedures are developed that can be enacted in the event of a Fire Emergency. - ANSWERS-
True - it is both a training tool to identify and teach staff how to respond in an emergency, as
well as a tool for use by FDNY when responding to a Fire Emergency.
Who is responsible for ensuring that a Fire Preparedness Plan is developed for the property and
submitted to FDNY? - ANSWERS-Property Owner
What determines the amount of Fire Emergency staffing required in a homeless shelter? -
ANSWERS-The Fire Preparedness Plan, which is kept current based on NYC Fire Code, specifies
the minimum staffing required.
True or False: The procedures to follow in the event of a Fire Emergency are laid out in the Fire
Preparedness Plan. - ANSWERS-True - the plan identifies those actions that should be taken and
who should take them.
True or False: A correction is made to the Fire Preparedness Plan by the Engineer who notices a
technical mistake. Does he have to tell the Fire Safety Coordinator? - ANSWERS-Yes. No matter
who makes the changes to the plan, The F80 must be notified so he/she is aware.
PREPAREDNESS PLAN2
What is another name for Emergency Preparedness Plan? - ANSWERS-Fire Safety & Evacuation
Plan (also typically known as a Fire Safety Plan)
True or False: NYC Fire Code requires that all Homeless Shelters have a current and updated Fire
Preparedness Plan (Fire Safety Plan)? - ANSWERS-True - a homeless shelter is required to have a
current Fire Safety Plan filed with FDNY and approved (Letter of Acceptance).
True or False: The Fire Preparedness Plan is a tool to ensure that staff are in place and
procedures are developed that can be enacted in the event of a Fire Emergency. - ANSWERS-
True - it is both a training tool to identify and teach staff how to respond in an emergency, as
well as a tool for use by FDNY when responding to a Fire Emergency.
Who is responsible for ensuring that a Fire Preparedness Plan is developed for the property and
submitted to FDNY? - ANSWERS-Property Owner
What determines the amount of Fire Emergency staffing required in a homeless shelter? -
ANSWERS-The Fire Preparedness Plan, which is kept current based on NYC Fire Code, specifies
the minimum staffing required.
True or False: The procedures to follow in the event of a Fire Emergency are laid out in the Fire
Preparedness Plan. - ANSWERS-True - the plan identifies those actions that should be taken and
who should take them.
True or False: A correction is made to the Fire Preparedness Plan by the Engineer who notices a
technical mistake. Does he have to tell the Fire Safety Coordinator? - ANSWERS-Yes. No matter
who makes the changes to the plan, The F80 must be notified so he/she is aware.
