Fire Guard Certification F-03 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When and where are place of assembly safety personnel required? - ✔✔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)
Examples of public gatherings that may need place of assembly safety personnel - ✔✔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.
Another example of a place that may need place of assembly safety personnel - ✔✔Any event that needs
a TPA; festivals, outdoor concerts, etc.
TPA - ✔✔Temporary Place of Assembly Permit
How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Upon his/her person or otherwise
readily available for inspection by any representative of the Department.
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,Assembly Area - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel and
visitors.
Emergency Health Care Facility - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an
emergency.
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as responsible for the
implementation of such plan
EAP - ✔✔Emergency Action Plan
Fire Safety/EAP director - ✔✔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.
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, 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 - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Every 6 months
How often should fire drills be conducted in all hotels (new and existing)? - ✔✔At least once every three
months on each shift
Partial Evacuation - ✔✔The emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in response to
a fire or an emergency.
Top 5 things that lead to disasters at public gatherings - ✔✔1. Lack of crowd control/not controlling the
capacity of the event; overcrowding
2. Too few exits; flow of occupants not controlled; emergency medical service unable to access event sites.
3. Fire safety measures not in place; emergency exits blocked/not functioning properly/did not have
appropriate signage; no full site evacuation plans
4. There were no major incident plan and supporting hospitals were not involved in a timely manner; The
media arrived, distracting emergency department personnel.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When and where are place of assembly safety personnel required? - ✔✔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)
Examples of public gatherings that may need place of assembly safety personnel - ✔✔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.
Another example of a place that may need place of assembly safety personnel - ✔✔Any event that needs
a TPA; festivals, outdoor concerts, etc.
TPA - ✔✔Temporary Place of Assembly Permit
How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Upon his/her person or otherwise
readily available for inspection by any representative of the Department.
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,Assembly Area - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel and
visitors.
Emergency Health Care Facility - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an
emergency.
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as responsible for the
implementation of such plan
EAP - ✔✔Emergency Action Plan
Fire Safety/EAP director - ✔✔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.
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, 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 - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Every 6 months
How often should fire drills be conducted in all hotels (new and existing)? - ✔✔At least once every three
months on each shift
Partial Evacuation - ✔✔The emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in response to
a fire or an emergency.
Top 5 things that lead to disasters at public gatherings - ✔✔1. Lack of crowd control/not controlling the
capacity of the event; overcrowding
2. Too few exits; flow of occupants not controlled; emergency medical service unable to access event sites.
3. Fire safety measures not in place; emergency exits blocked/not functioning properly/did not have
appropriate signage; no full site evacuation plans
4. There were no major incident plan and supporting hospitals were not involved in a timely manner; The
media arrived, distracting emergency department personnel.
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