F80 Exam Updated Questions and Answers
(2026/2027) | Review Guide | A+ Verified
In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire safety and
alarm systems in homeless shelter required? -✓✓Homeless shelters, one-way
voice communication systems, or occupied for more tha n fifteen persons for a
period of more than 30 days.
What is the certificate of occupancy? -✓✓Determines the number of occupants
authorized to be in the shelter.
Alarm Silence Switch -✓✓Silences the building's audible and visual devices after
evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is being investigated.
Building Occupants -✓✓All persons in the shelter
Carbon Monoxide Alarm -✓✓A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to
carbon monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder
(notification device), and power supply (battery or electric with battery backup)
and is not connected to a system.
Carbon Monoxide Detector -✓✓Device that senses carbon monoxide. It is also
connected to the fire alarm control panel. They are required in any building that
has fossil (gas and oil) fuel burning equipments. If it is in alarm condition and
cannot be reset, this indicates that carbon monoxide is still in the premises.
Central Station Company -✓✓Receives alarm signals from a protected premise
and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters -✓✓F-80
Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems throughout this study material.
Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters -
✓✓When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters is
absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
shall be present in the building and shall perform the duties of the Coordinator of
Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire
,Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordinator
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of Fitness issued
by the Fire Department.
Evacuation -✓✓Emptying of a building
Emergency Preparedness Plan -✓✓Provide the information, guidance, direction,
and assistance needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including
effecting their evacuation, relocation, or sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a tool
intended to ensure that knowledgeable staff has been identified and designated and
that there is a plan in place for responding to a fire or other emergency at the
premises. The fire code requires that homeless shelters keep this updated.
Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements -✓✓shall initiate the
preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribed by the commissioner,
and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in accordance with the
requirements set forth in the Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules. It is
important that building ___ refer to the most recent editions of the Fire Code and
rules when creating or amending the ___ and determining the response to
emergencies and the level of staffing that is required for their particular building or
occupancy.
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/ emergency
preparedness plan for the shelter -✓✓____ must be knowledgeable about the ___.
They should be provided with an orientation from the building owner or other on-
site personnel familiar with and responsible for the emergency preparedness plan
before starting to perform their duties.
A copy of the emergency preparedness plan -✓✓must be maintained on the
premises in an approved location and it shall be made available at all times to Fire
Department representatives immediately upon request.
Emergency preparedness plans review and update -✓✓This must happen as
necessitated by changes in staff assignments, use or occupancy of the building or
its spaces, or the design and arrangement of the premises, but at a minimum, once
a year. An entry must be made in the required log book documenting the review of
the plan and indicating the general nature of any updates that are required.
, Fire Alarm System -✓✓any system, including any interconnected fire alarm
subsystem, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the
status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices.
Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff -✓✓The individuals identified in
the emergency preparedness plan (also known as the fire safety and evacuation
plan or emergency action plan) as responsible for the implementation of such plan.
(In a shelter, this will include the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters, deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters and fire guards)
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 1 -✓✓The designation of the Coordinator
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters, by name, certificate number
and position at the premises, and other FEP staff, by name and/or position at the
premises, and their certificate of fitness numbers
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 2 -✓✓The name and address of the shelter,
the floors that are normally occupied, the approximate number of employees, and
the hours of operation
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 3 -✓✓A site plan, floor plan, and riser
diagram of the shelter
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 4 -✓✓A building information card for
high-rise buildings and occupancies
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 5 -✓✓The location of all entrances and
exits (including emergency exits and fire escapes) and where they exit to (which
street or other location)
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 6 -✓✓The procedure by which the building
will be evacuated or an in-building relocation of occupants will be conducted
during an emergency
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 7 -✓✓Details regarding the voice
communication capability and fire protection systems in the building and that
servicing of these systems will be completed by a licensed company
(2026/2027) | Review Guide | A+ Verified
In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire safety and
alarm systems in homeless shelter required? -✓✓Homeless shelters, one-way
voice communication systems, or occupied for more tha n fifteen persons for a
period of more than 30 days.
What is the certificate of occupancy? -✓✓Determines the number of occupants
authorized to be in the shelter.
Alarm Silence Switch -✓✓Silences the building's audible and visual devices after
evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is being investigated.
Building Occupants -✓✓All persons in the shelter
Carbon Monoxide Alarm -✓✓A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to
carbon monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder
(notification device), and power supply (battery or electric with battery backup)
and is not connected to a system.
Carbon Monoxide Detector -✓✓Device that senses carbon monoxide. It is also
connected to the fire alarm control panel. They are required in any building that
has fossil (gas and oil) fuel burning equipments. If it is in alarm condition and
cannot be reset, this indicates that carbon monoxide is still in the premises.
Central Station Company -✓✓Receives alarm signals from a protected premise
and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters -✓✓F-80
Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems throughout this study material.
Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters -
✓✓When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters is
absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
shall be present in the building and shall perform the duties of the Coordinator of
Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire
,Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordinator
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of Fitness issued
by the Fire Department.
Evacuation -✓✓Emptying of a building
Emergency Preparedness Plan -✓✓Provide the information, guidance, direction,
and assistance needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including
effecting their evacuation, relocation, or sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a tool
intended to ensure that knowledgeable staff has been identified and designated and
that there is a plan in place for responding to a fire or other emergency at the
premises. The fire code requires that homeless shelters keep this updated.
Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements -✓✓shall initiate the
preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribed by the commissioner,
and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in accordance with the
requirements set forth in the Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules. It is
important that building ___ refer to the most recent editions of the Fire Code and
rules when creating or amending the ___ and determining the response to
emergencies and the level of staffing that is required for their particular building or
occupancy.
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/ emergency
preparedness plan for the shelter -✓✓____ must be knowledgeable about the ___.
They should be provided with an orientation from the building owner or other on-
site personnel familiar with and responsible for the emergency preparedness plan
before starting to perform their duties.
A copy of the emergency preparedness plan -✓✓must be maintained on the
premises in an approved location and it shall be made available at all times to Fire
Department representatives immediately upon request.
Emergency preparedness plans review and update -✓✓This must happen as
necessitated by changes in staff assignments, use or occupancy of the building or
its spaces, or the design and arrangement of the premises, but at a minimum, once
a year. An entry must be made in the required log book documenting the review of
the plan and indicating the general nature of any updates that are required.
, Fire Alarm System -✓✓any system, including any interconnected fire alarm
subsystem, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the
status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices.
Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff -✓✓The individuals identified in
the emergency preparedness plan (also known as the fire safety and evacuation
plan or emergency action plan) as responsible for the implementation of such plan.
(In a shelter, this will include the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters, deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters and fire guards)
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 1 -✓✓The designation of the Coordinator
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters, by name, certificate number
and position at the premises, and other FEP staff, by name and/or position at the
premises, and their certificate of fitness numbers
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 2 -✓✓The name and address of the shelter,
the floors that are normally occupied, the approximate number of employees, and
the hours of operation
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 3 -✓✓A site plan, floor plan, and riser
diagram of the shelter
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 4 -✓✓A building information card for
high-rise buildings and occupancies
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 5 -✓✓The location of all entrances and
exits (including emergency exits and fire escapes) and where they exit to (which
street or other location)
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 6 -✓✓The procedure by which the building
will be evacuated or an in-building relocation of occupants will be conducted
during an emergency
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 7 -✓✓Details regarding the voice
communication capability and fire protection systems in the building and that
servicing of these systems will be completed by a licensed company
