WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS
VERIFIED 2024/2025
Examples of public gatherings that may need place of assembly safety personnel - ANSWER
✓✓✓Cabarets, indoor skating rinks, bowling alleys, museums, dance halls, movie theaters, tv
studios admitting an audience, sports arenas, circuses, stadiums, performing arts theaters,
passenger terminals, etc.
When and where are place of assembly safety personnel required? - ANSWER ✓✓✓At least 1
fireguard wherever 75 or more people are going to be gathered indoors or 200 or more gathered
outdoors (also dependent on Certificate of Occupancy restrictions)
Another example of a place that may need place of assembly safety personnel - ANSWER
,✓✓✓Any event that needs a TPA; festivals, outdoor concerts, etc.
TPA - ANSWER ✓✓✓Temporary Place of Assembly Permit
How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Refer to your
facility's fire safety and evacuation plan, the Fire Code, or Fire Department rules/policies.
For temporary place of assembly situations, refer to TPA permit
Where should the certificate of fitness holder keep their CoF? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Upon his/her
person or otherwise readily available for inspection by any representative of the Department.
Assembly Area - ANSWER ✓✓✓A designated area outside of a building where building
occupants are directed to go upon the implementation of an evacuation in accordance with a
fire safety and evacuation plan or an emergency action plan.
Building Information Card - ANSWER ✓✓✓Provides the relevant fire safety information for a
building or area of occupancy that requires a fire safety and evacuation plan. A building
information card, when required to be prepared, shall be maintained on the premises and made
available upon request to any department representative.
Building Occupants - ANSWER ✓✓✓All persons in the building, including employees, building
personnel and visitors.
Emergency Health Care Facility - ANSWER ✓✓✓A sheltered and lit area or building used to
promote the health and safety of patients being provided emergency medical care, and
containing cot(s) and/or litter(s) and emergency medical equipment and supplies as required by
New York State Sanitary Code PART - 18.2.
Evacuation - ANSWER ✓✓✓The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to
, a fire or an emergency.
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan - ANSWER ✓✓✓A written plan which sets forth the
circumstances and procedures for the in-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation of
building occupants, required or as appropriate for such occupancy or building type, in response
to a fire.
FSP Staff - ANSWER ✓✓✓The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as
responsible for the implementation of such plan
EAP - ANSWER ✓✓✓Emergency Action Plan
Fire Safety/EAP director - ANSWER ✓✓✓The EAP Director controls and supervises the actions
and/or evacuations in the immediate threat area according to the approved EAP plan and is a
liaison to the first responders upon their arrival.
Must hold a valid Certificate of Fitness and is responsible to implement the FDNY plan, to
conduct FLS staff training, fire and non-fire emergency drills and other duties indicated in the
Fire Code and Fire Rule.
Fire Drill - ANSWER ✓✓✓A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with
and/or practice the procedures for the safe, orderly and fast "in-building
relocation", "partial evacuation" or "evacuation", as applicable to the occupancy or building type,
in accordance with the fire safety and evacuation plan, and to evaluate the efficiency and
effectiveness of the implementation of such plan.
How often should fire drills be conducted in new office occupancies? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Every 3
months for the first 2 years after the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
How often should fire drills be conducted in existing office occupancies? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Every
6 months