FLSD Study guide with correct answers 20252026

FLSD Study guide with correct
answers 2025>2026




1-Manualvpullvstationsvarevred.vThosevinvGroupv"B"vbuildingsvandvGroupv"R-
1"vhotelsvhavevavoneinchvdiagonalvwhitevstripevfromvthevtopvleftvcornervtovthevbottomvrightvcorner
.vWhatvisvthevmeanin gvofvthevwhitevstripe?vWhyvarevthesevwhite-
stripedvpullvstationsvfoundvinv"B"vandv"R-
1"vproperties?vExplainvyourvanswer.vv-
vThevwhitevstripevindicatesvthatvwhenvavmanualvpullvstationvisvactivated,vthevfireva


larmvsignalvwillvbevautomaticallyvsentvtovthevFirevAlarmvControlvPanel,vthevCentralvStationvandvthev
FirevDepartment.vGroupv"B"vandv"R-
1"vpropertiesvmustvhavevthevfirevalarmvsystemsvmonitoredvbyvCentralvStations;vtherefore,vthevfirev
alarmvdoesvnotvstayv"inhouse."vNote:vThev2008vFirevCodevmandatedvthatvallvbuildingsvwithvfirevala
rmvsystemsvhavevcentra
lvstationvmonitoring,vregardlessvofvwhethervthevmanualvpullvstationsvhavevthevwhitevstripe.



2-
Avsmokevdetectorvisvdesignedvtovdetectvsmokevandvactivatevavfirevalarm.vWhyvmustvareavsmokevde
tectorsvbevlocatedvinvelevatorvlobbies?vExplainvyourvanswer.vv-
vAreavsmokevdetectorsvmustvbevlocatedvinvelevatorvlobbiesvtovactivatevelevatorvre

,call.vThevelevatorvlobbyvareavsmokevdetectorsvactivatevbecausevtherevisvsmokevinvthevelevatorvlob
by,vhencevthevproximityvofvthevsmokevtovthevelevatorsvandvtheirvoccupantsvisvprioritizedvandvthevel
evatorsvrecallvtovthevGroundvFloorvorvlowestvterminalvlandingvtovprotectvthevelevatorvoccupantsva
n
dvallowvthemvtovescapevthevproperty.vWhenvtwovsmokevdetectorsvarevlocatedvinvelevatorvlobbies,v
t
heyvmustvbothvactivatevtovsoundvthevalarmvandvrecallvthevelevators.vTheyvarevknownvasv"crossover
vsmokevdetectors."




3-
Av"skyvlobby"visvanvuppervfloorvwherevpassengersvmustvtransfervfromvonevelevatorvbankvtovanothe
rvtovreachvthevdesiredvfloor.vInvavtwobankvbuilding,vwillvtherevbevavblindvshaftvonvthevbankvthatvser
vicesvthevhighervfloors?vYes/No?vExpl ainvyourvanswer.vv-
vNo.vAvskyvlobbyvexistsvwhenvpassengersvmustvtransfervfromvonevelevatorvbankvto


vanothervelevatorvbankvtovreachvthevdesiredvfloor.vThevoptionvofvgettingvinvthevhighrisevbankveleva


torsvonvthevlobbyvlevelvdoesvnotvexist.vTherefore,vthevhighrisevbankvelevatorsvarevnotvexpressvelev
ators.vInvthevhighrisevbank,vthevspacevbetweenvthevsecondvfloorvandvthevskyvlobbyvfloorvconsistsvof
vofficevspace.




4-
vThevFLSvBuildingvEvacuationvSupervisorvisvnotvrequiredvtovholdvavcertificatevofvfitnessvFLSvDirectorv


butvmustvhavevavcertificatevofvfitnessvfirevguardvinvtheveventvtherevisvavtorchvoperationsvjobvschedu
ledvwhenvthevbuildingvhasv500vpeoplevorvless.vTruevorvfalse?vExplainvyourvanswer.v-
v-vFalse.vThevFLSvBuildingvEvacuationvSupervisorv(FLSvBES)visvnotvrequiredvtovholdvav


CertificatevofvFitnessvofvanyvcategory.vBecausevthevFLSvBESvmustvbevavailablevtovrespondvtovthevFir
evAlarmvControlvPanelvwhenvthevbuildingvhasv450voccupantsvorvlessvandvavfirevalarmvactivates,vthe
nvitvisvimpossiblevforvthevFLSvBESvtovoverseevtorchvoperationsvasvavFirevGuard,vevenvifvthevFLSvBESvd
i dvinvfactvhavevavCertificatevofvFitnessvFirevGuardvF-60.



5vThevheatvthatvisvgeneratedvbyvthevsunvisvtransferredvviavradiation.vWhyvisvitvnotvviavconduction?v
Ex plainvyourvanswer.vv-
vHeatvtransfervviavconduction vrequiresvanvinterveningvmediumv(directvcontact)vth


atvallowsvthevheatvtovtransfervfromvpointv"A"vtovpointv"B."vForvexample,vavmetalvpipevheatedvatvon
e

,vendvwillveventuallyvheatvthevoppositevendvandvanythingvtouchingvthevpipe.vTherevisvnovsolidvobjec
tvconnectingvthevsunvtovEarth.vHeatvtransfervfromvthevsunvisvviavRadiationv(electromagneticvwaves
)
.



6-vThevball-dripvvalvevinvavfirevsuppressionvsystemvisvlocatedvonvthevfirstvsub-
Gradevlevelvofvavbuilding.vWhyvisvitvnotvlocatedvonvanothervlevel?vExplainvyourvanswer.vv-vThevBall-
DripvValvevisvdesignedvtovdetectvwhenvthevLowervCheckvValvevinvthevsystemvisvdefectivevorvhasvfail
e
dvcompletely.vItvisvalsovdesignedvtovdripvexcessvwatervfromvthevpipevbetweenvthevFirevDepartmentv
ConnectionvandvthevLowervCheckvValvevtovpreventvthevwatervfromvfreezingvaftervthevFirevDepartm
entvdisconnectsvthevfirevhosesvfromvthevFirevDepartmentvConnection.vHence,vthevBall-
DripvValvevmustvbevatvavlevelvthatvisvlowerv(Cellarvlevel)vthanvthevlocationvofvthevFirevDepartmentvC
onnectionsv(streetvlevel).



7vawwvIfvavFLSvDirectorvisvnotvrequiredvtovbevpresentvinvavGroupv"B"vbuilding,vthenvwhovisvrequiredv
t
ovbevinvthevbuildingvtovaddressvfirevandvnonfirevemergenciesvinvthevabsencevofvthevFLSvDirector?vA
nd,vwhatvdeterminesvwhenvavFLSvDirectorvis
vrequiredvtovbevinvthevbuilding?vExplainvyourvanswers.v-


v-vThevFLSvBuildingvEvacuationvSupervisorv(FLSvBES)visvrequiredvtovbevinvthevGroupv"


B"vpropertyvwhenvthevFirevandvLifevSafetyvDirectorvisvnotvrequiredvtovbevinvthevproperty.vAvFirevand
v

LifevSafetyvDirectorvisvrequiredvtovbevinvthevpropertyvwhenvtherevarevmorevthanv450vinvtheventirevb
uildingvorvmorevthanv100vpeoplevabovevorvbelowvthevGroundvFloor,vexcludingvthevGroundvFloor;va
ndvduringvnormalvbusinessvhoursvofvthevbuilding.



8-
vNovfirevalarmvactivationvgoesvdirectlyvfromvanvalarmsendingvdevicevtovthevFirevDepartment.vInvavfi


revalarmvsystem,vwherevdovallvfirevalarmsvfirstvreportv thevactivationvofvanvalarm-
sendingvdevicevandvwhy?vExplainvyourvanswers.vv-
vAllvautomaticvandvmanualvalarmsendingv(peripheral)vdevicesvfirstvsendvthevsignalvtovthevFirevAlar


mvControlvPanelvtovalertvthevFireva ndvLifevSafetyvDirectorvthatvavfirevalarmvhasvactivated.

, 9vAreavsmokevdetectorsvarevreadilyvvisiblevandvusuallyvappearvonvthevceilingvlevelvofvavroom.vDuctv
s
mokevdetectorsvarevalsovdesignedvtovdetectvsmoke.vWhatvarevductvsmokevdetectorsvandvwhyvarevt
heyvnecessary?vExplainvyourvanswer.v-
v-vDuctvsmokevdetectorsvarevpositionedvtovdetectvsmokevparticlesvinvthevductvworkv


associatedvwithvthevHeat,vVentilationvandvAirvConditioningv(HVAC)vsystem.vUponvdetectingvsmoke
,
vthevductvsmokevdetectorsvactivatevavfirevalarmvsignalvandvcommencesvthevprocessvofvcontrollingvt


hevsmokevbyvclosingvsmokevdampersvandvshuttingvdownvHVACvfans.



10-
vInvallvinstancesvwhenvthevsystemvisv"offline"vwithvthevcentralvstation,vwhatvmustvthevFLSvDirectorv


dovtovensurevavFirevDepartmentvrespons evandvwhy?vExplainvyourvanswers.vv-
vThevFirevandvLifevSafetyvDirectorvmustvcallv911vuponvactivationvofvavfirevalarmvsin


cevbeingv"offline"vprohibitsvthevcentralvstationvfromvtransmittingvthevsignalvtovthevFirevDepartmen
t.vWhenvthevs
ystemvisv"offline",vthevFirevandvLifevSafetyvDirectorvorvFLSvBuildingvEvacuationvSupervisor,vasvav"Ru
levofvThumb" ,vmustvremainvatvthevFirevAlarmvControlvPanelvuntilvthevsystemvisvbackv"on-line".



11-
vAv"drainvdown"voccursvwhenvthevbuildingvengineersvhavevtovdrainvthevwatervfromvthevbranchvline


s
vonvavfloorvinvordervtovperformvworkvonvthevsprinklervsystem.vWillvthevfirevalarmvactivatevwhenvthev


watervisvdrainedvfromvthevbranchvlinesvorvwhenvthevbranchvlinesvarevrefilledvwithvwatervaftervthev
w orkvisvcompleted?vExplainvyourvanswer.vv-
vBecausevofvthevlocationvofvthevWaterflowvSwitchvinvthevfirevsuppressionvsystem,vi


tvwillvonlyvactivatevwhenvthevBranchvLinesvarevrefilled.vIfvthevWaterflowvswitchvisvnotvdisabledvupo
nvthevdrainvdown,vitvwillvnotvactivatevavfirevalarmv
signal,vbutvthevTampervSwitchvwillvtransmitvavsignalvtovthevFirevAlarmvControlvPanel.



12.vWhatvisvthevpurposevofvthevOS&Yvvalve?vWhyvisvitvchained/padlockedvinvthevopenvpositionveve
nvwhenvavTampervSwitchvalreadyvexists?vExplainvyourvanswer.vv-
vThevOS&Yvvalvesvcutvoffvwatervtovthevfirevsuppressionvsystem,vthereforevasvavpre