FLS Director's with actual questions and
varied answers
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) Fire Brigade member - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 Connectionb) some leakage from this valve is expectedc) indicates a faulty lower
check valved) indicates the system was overcharged - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
10) Which of the following is not an action to be taken during a fire or non fire emergency?
a) shelter in place b) in building relocation c) partial evacuation d) Roof relocation - CORRECT ANSWERS-
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
a) 60 degrees b) 40 degrees c) 32 degrees d) 50 degrees - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
20) The most common standpipe system in operation is:
varied answers
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) Fire Brigade member - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 Connectionb) some leakage from this valve is expectedc) indicates a faulty lower
check valved) indicates the system was overcharged - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
10) Which of the following is not an action to be taken during a fire or non fire emergency?
a) shelter in place b) in building relocation c) partial evacuation d) Roof relocation - CORRECT ANSWERS-
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
a) 60 degrees b) 40 degrees c) 32 degrees d) 50 degrees - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
20) The most common standpipe system in operation is:
