NYC FSD TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Impairment Coordinator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Person responsible for ensuring the proper
safety precautions are taken when the protection system is placed out of service (designated by the
owner).
How many feet of hose would be found at the standpipe outlet ? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅125 feet
In fire prevention there are three areas to consider: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Education (building
tenants)
Engineering (layout, suppression systems etc)
Enforcement(Building codes, Fire codes)
Fire Drill Frequency for Group B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Twice a year
Fire Drill Frequency for Group R1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Quarterly each year
Refresher training for Group B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1 hour annually (training)
Refresher Training for Group R1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1 hour quarterly on each shift
The fire alarm system on your buildings 4th floor has stop functioning. In this case, the fire alarm system
would be deemed: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅out-of-service
It shall be unlawful to transmit unnecessary or unwarranted alarms in any six-month period if the
amount of those alarms is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅three or more
Which of the following statements is accurate ?
A. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unnecessary alarm.
,B. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unwarranted alarm.
C. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unattended alarm.
D. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as a disfunctional alarm. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅A. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unnecessary alarm.
5. The fire alarm system on the15th floor is unable to function in conformance with the law. In this case,
the FSD should promptly notify:
A. the tenants occupying the 15th and 16th floors
B. the tenants occupying the 15th, 16th and 17th floors
C. the tenants occupying the 15th and 14th floors
D. the tenants occupying the 15th floor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. the tenants occupying the 15th
floor (occupants of the affected area).
6. An alarm log book shall be maintained on the premises. In general, where should it be kept ?
A. in the Property Managers Office
B. in the Chief Engineers Office
C. in the Mechanical Equipment Room
D. at the fire command station - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. at the fire command station
,7. Which of the following statements about the Alarm Log Book is incorrect?
A. shall be a bound book (other than spiral bound)
B. all entries shall be made in ink and dated
C. shall be retained for a period of two years from the date of the last entry
D. separate log book shall be kept for each calendar year - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. shall be
retained for a period of two years from the date of the last entry - 3 years not 2.
8. The interior fire alarm pull stations are positioned at the natural exits on each floor of the building. In
larger buildings the fire alarm pull stations must be spaced so that the distance between stations does
not exceed
A. 200 feet
B. 150 feet
C. 300 feet
D. 100 feet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. 200 feet
9. Interior fire alarm pull stations must be securely mounted to the wall
A. at eye level
B. between 3.5 and 5 feet above the floor level
C. between 3 and 6 feet above the floor level
, D. at various heights depending on the tenancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. between 3.5 and 5 feet
above the floor level
10. All fire alarm pull stations must be painted .
A. red with white stripes
B. white with red stripes
C. red
D. white with red lettering - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. red
11. Once activated, a fire alarm system cannot be shut off at the pull station. The alarm must be shut off
at the main control panel by which of the following people?
A. only the Certificate of Fitness holder
B. only a uniformed member of the NYFD
C. the Certificate of Fitness holder or a member of the engineering staff
D. the Certificate of Fitness holder or an FDNY representative - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. the
Certificate of Fitness holder or an FDNY representative
12. In the case of a fire emergency where building occupants must be evacuated, occupants on which
floor(s) are most seriously threatened by the spread of the fire and must be evacuated first?
A. the fire floor and the floor above
Impairment Coordinator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Person responsible for ensuring the proper
safety precautions are taken when the protection system is placed out of service (designated by the
owner).
How many feet of hose would be found at the standpipe outlet ? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅125 feet
In fire prevention there are three areas to consider: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Education (building
tenants)
Engineering (layout, suppression systems etc)
Enforcement(Building codes, Fire codes)
Fire Drill Frequency for Group B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Twice a year
Fire Drill Frequency for Group R1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Quarterly each year
Refresher training for Group B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1 hour annually (training)
Refresher Training for Group R1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1 hour quarterly on each shift
The fire alarm system on your buildings 4th floor has stop functioning. In this case, the fire alarm system
would be deemed: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅out-of-service
It shall be unlawful to transmit unnecessary or unwarranted alarms in any six-month period if the
amount of those alarms is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅three or more
Which of the following statements is accurate ?
A. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unnecessary alarm.
,B. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unwarranted alarm.
C. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unattended alarm.
D. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as a disfunctional alarm. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅A. Activation of a manual pull box shall not be construed as an unnecessary alarm.
5. The fire alarm system on the15th floor is unable to function in conformance with the law. In this case,
the FSD should promptly notify:
A. the tenants occupying the 15th and 16th floors
B. the tenants occupying the 15th, 16th and 17th floors
C. the tenants occupying the 15th and 14th floors
D. the tenants occupying the 15th floor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. the tenants occupying the 15th
floor (occupants of the affected area).
6. An alarm log book shall be maintained on the premises. In general, where should it be kept ?
A. in the Property Managers Office
B. in the Chief Engineers Office
C. in the Mechanical Equipment Room
D. at the fire command station - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. at the fire command station
,7. Which of the following statements about the Alarm Log Book is incorrect?
A. shall be a bound book (other than spiral bound)
B. all entries shall be made in ink and dated
C. shall be retained for a period of two years from the date of the last entry
D. separate log book shall be kept for each calendar year - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. shall be
retained for a period of two years from the date of the last entry - 3 years not 2.
8. The interior fire alarm pull stations are positioned at the natural exits on each floor of the building. In
larger buildings the fire alarm pull stations must be spaced so that the distance between stations does
not exceed
A. 200 feet
B. 150 feet
C. 300 feet
D. 100 feet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. 200 feet
9. Interior fire alarm pull stations must be securely mounted to the wall
A. at eye level
B. between 3.5 and 5 feet above the floor level
C. between 3 and 6 feet above the floor level
, D. at various heights depending on the tenancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. between 3.5 and 5 feet
above the floor level
10. All fire alarm pull stations must be painted .
A. red with white stripes
B. white with red stripes
C. red
D. white with red lettering - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. red
11. Once activated, a fire alarm system cannot be shut off at the pull station. The alarm must be shut off
at the main control panel by which of the following people?
A. only the Certificate of Fitness holder
B. only a uniformed member of the NYFD
C. the Certificate of Fitness holder or a member of the engineering staff
D. the Certificate of Fitness holder or an FDNY representative - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. the
Certificate of Fitness holder or an FDNY representative
12. In the case of a fire emergency where building occupants must be evacuated, occupants on which
floor(s) are most seriously threatened by the spread of the fire and must be evacuated first?
A. the fire floor and the floor above
