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FLS Director's Quiz (Fire And Non-
Fire Questions And Correct Answers
2026
1. Building HVAC systems are often controlled by a computer-based control system known as:
a) HVAC Monitoring Program (HMP)
b) System Control Panel (SCP)
c) Building Management System (BMS)
d) HVAC Sensor System (HSS) - correct-answer-C
2. Dedicated smoke control systems:
a)May perform various functions in a building
b) Are often found in stairways and elevator shafts
c) Must be tested annually
d) Inspection and Testing of the system logbooks must be kept for 3 years - correct-answer-B
3. In regards to a smoke proof enclosure all of the following are correct except:
a)They are considered a smoke control system
b) Their doors must be self or automatic closing
c) Heat detectors must be installed
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d) They produce pressure differences across smoke barriers - correct-answer-C
4. The process by which fans are activated within a stair enclosure to pressurize it and prevent smoke
from entering is known as:
a) Smoke shaft
b) HVAC purge system
c) Stair pressurization
d) Stair ventilation - correct-answer-C
5. Smoke shafts are:
a) Essentially a simple ventilation system designed to extract any smoke during a fire
b) Required in buildings fully sprinklered
c) Required in new buildings only
d) All of the above answers are correct - correct-answer-A
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 Connection b) some leakage from this valve is expected c) indicates a faulty
lower check valve d) indicates the system was overcharged - correct-answer-B
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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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-A
12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
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a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative - correct-answer-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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-C
FLS Director's Quiz (Fire And Non-
Fire Questions And Correct Answers
2026
1. Building HVAC systems are often controlled by a computer-based control system known as:
a) HVAC Monitoring Program (HMP)
b) System Control Panel (SCP)
c) Building Management System (BMS)
d) HVAC Sensor System (HSS) - correct-answer-C
2. Dedicated smoke control systems:
a)May perform various functions in a building
b) Are often found in stairways and elevator shafts
c) Must be tested annually
d) Inspection and Testing of the system logbooks must be kept for 3 years - correct-answer-B
3. In regards to a smoke proof enclosure all of the following are correct except:
a)They are considered a smoke control system
b) Their doors must be self or automatic closing
c) Heat detectors must be installed
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d) They produce pressure differences across smoke barriers - correct-answer-C
4. The process by which fans are activated within a stair enclosure to pressurize it and prevent smoke
from entering is known as:
a) Smoke shaft
b) HVAC purge system
c) Stair pressurization
d) Stair ventilation - correct-answer-C
5. Smoke shafts are:
a) Essentially a simple ventilation system designed to extract any smoke during a fire
b) Required in buildings fully sprinklered
c) Required in new buildings only
d) All of the above answers are correct - correct-answer-A
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 Connection b) some leakage from this valve is expected c) indicates a faulty
lower check valve d) indicates the system was overcharged - correct-answer-B
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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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-A
12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
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a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative - correct-answer-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-answer-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-answer-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-answer-C
