FDNY CoF F-07 Questions and Answers 2025
BuildingAOccupantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllApersonsAinAtheAbuilding,AincludingAemployees,Atenants,AbuildingAstaff,AandAvisitors
CentralAStationACompanyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAfacilityAthatAreceivesAalarmAsignalsAfromAaAprotectedApremiseAandAre-
transmitsAorAotherwiseAreportsAsuchAalarmAsignalsAtoAtheAFDNY
EvacuationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAemptyingAofAaAbuildingAofAallAbuildingAoccupantsAinAresponseAtoAaAfireAorAanA
emergency
EmergencyAPreparednessAPlanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAfireAsafetyAandAevacuationAplan/emergencyAactionAplan
FireAandAEmergencyAPreparednessAStaffA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAindividualsAidentifiedAinAtheAemergencyApreparednessAplanAasAresponsibleAforAtheAim
plementationAofAsuchAplan
FireADrillA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAtrainingAexerciseAbyAwhichAbuildingAoccupantsAareAfamiliarizedAwithAand/AorApracticeAthe
AproceduresAforAtheAsafe,AorderlyAandAexpeditiousAin-
buildingArelocation,ApartialAevacuationAorAevacuation,AasAapplicableAtoAtheAoccupancyAorAb
uildingAtype,AinAaccordanceAwithAtheAfireAsafetyAandAevacuationAplan.
FireAProtectiveASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ApprovedAdevices,AequipmentAandAsystemsAorAcombinationsAofAsystemsAusedAtoAdeterAaAf
ire,AactivateAanAalarm,AextinguishAorAcontrolAaAfire.AIncludesAfireAextinguishers,AsprinklerAs
ystemsAandAstandpipeAsystems
In-BuildingARelocationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAcontrolledAmovementAofAbuildingAoccupantsAfromAanAendangeredAareaAofAaAbuildingAt
oAanAin-buildingArelocationAareaAwith-inAtheAsameAbuildingAinAresponseAtoAaAfireAorAnon-
fireAemergency
In-ABuildingARelocationAAreaA(IBRA)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdesignatedAareaAinAaAbuildingAtoAwhichAbuildingAoccupantsAmayAbeArelocatedAtoAinAacco
rdanceAwithAtheAemergencyApreparednessAplanAforAtheApremises
ManualAFireAAlarmABoxA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAmanuallyAoperatedAdeviceAusedAtoAinitiateAanAalarmAsignal
MixedAOccupancyABuildingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BuildingsAthatAhaveAmultipleAoccupancies.ATheseAareAreferredAtoAasA"mixedAoccupancies"
AandAtheAdifferentApartsAwillAbeArequiredAtoAmeetAtheAfireAcodeAforAeachAspecificAarea.AAnAe
xampleAofAthisAisAaAshoppingAmallAwithAundergroundAparking.ATheAshoppingAareaAitselfAisA
GroupAMA(mercantile),AwhileAtheAparkingAareaAwouldAqualifyAasAGroupASA(storage)
Non-FireAEmergencyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAbiologicalAchemicalAorAnuclearAingredientAorAreleaseA(explosion,AnaturalAdisasterAorAoth
erAemergencyAaffectingApremises)
Non-FireAEmergencyADrillA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TrainingAexerciseApracticeAproceduresAforAevacuation
, Off-lineA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThoseAperiodsAofAtimeAwhenAaACentralAStationACompanyAwill,AatAtheArequestAofAaAbuildingA
owner,AnotAtransmitAfireAalarmAsignalsAreceivedAfromAaAbuildingAtoAtheAFireADepartment.AFi
reAalarmAsystemsAcanAbeAtakenA"off-
line"AonlyAforAFireADepartmentAapprovedApurposesAassociatedAwithAtheApreventionAofAunn
ecessaryAandAunwarrantedAalarms.
One-WayAVoiceACommunicationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MakeAannouncementsAfromAlobbyAtoAbuildingAoccupantsAinAtheirAapartments,Aoffices,Aclas
srooms,Aetc.
OwnerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAfeeAownerAorAlesseeAofAtheAbuilding
PartialAEvacuationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAemptyingAofAaAbuildingAofAsomeAbutAnotAallAbuildingAoccupantsAinAresponseAtoAaAfireAorA
anAemergency.
PublicAAddressASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAelectronicAsoundAamplificationAandAdistributionAsystemAwithAaAmicrophone,AamplifierAa
ndAloudspeakers,AusedAtoAallowAaApersonAtoAaddressAaAlargeApublic.APublicAAddressAsyste
msAenableAvoiceAcommunicationsAfromAaAcentralAlocation,AusuallyAinAtheAbuildingAlobby.
RegularABusinessAHoursA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
refersAtoAanyAtimeAandAanyAdayAinAwhichAtheAreferencedAbuildingAisAopenAtoAtheApublicAorAb
usinessAisAbeingAconducted.AForAaAmoreAcompleteAdefinition,ApleaseAreferAtoASectionA402A
ofAtheA2008AFireACode.
ShelterAinAPlaceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAprecautionAofAdirectingAbuildingAoccupantsAtoAremainAindoorsAatAtheirApresentAlocation
Two-WayACommunicationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAformAofAtransmissionAinAwhichAbothAparties
involvedAhaveAtheAabilityAtoAtransmitAinformation.AThisAenablesAtheAFEDC,Astaff,AorAFireAD
epartmentApersonnelAtoAcommunicateAwithAbuildingAoccupantsAorAeachAotherAthroughoutAt
heAbuilding.AThisAisAespeciallyAusefulAduringAanAemergency,AandAallowsAstaffAmembersAtoA
reportAtheAconditionsAofAaAfireAemergencyAfromAtheAfireAfloorAbackAtoAtheAFEDCAinAtheAlobb
yAatAtheAfireAcommandAcenter.
UnnecessaryAAlarmA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAalarmAtriggered,AbutAforAwhichAaAdepartmentAresponseAprovedAunnecessaryAforAanAexa
mpleAbyAsmokeAfromAaAlitAcigaretteAinAaAnon-smokingAarea
UnwarrantedAAlarmA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FailedAtoAfunctionAasAdesignedAasAaAresultAofAimproperAinstallationA-AlackAofAmaintenance
VoiceACommunicationACapabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAabilityAtoAcommunicateAtoAtheAoccupantsAofAa
buildingAorAoccupancy,AwhetherAbyAmeansAofAaAfireAalarmAsystemAwithAone-wayAorAtwo-
wayAvoiceAcommunicationAorAotherAapprovedAmeansAofAcommunication.
InitialATrainingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FEPAstaffAmembersAshouldAreceiveA1AhrAofAthisAtrainingAtoAfamiliarizeAFEPAstaffAmembersA
withAtheirAdutiesApursuantAtoAtheAEmergencyAPreparednessAPlan
RefresherATrainingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FEPAstaffAshouldAreceiveAthisAtrainingAatAsuchAfrequencyAandAforAsuchAduration
BuildingAOccupantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllApersonsAinAtheAbuilding,AincludingAemployees,Atenants,AbuildingAstaff,AandAvisitors
CentralAStationACompanyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAfacilityAthatAreceivesAalarmAsignalsAfromAaAprotectedApremiseAandAre-
transmitsAorAotherwiseAreportsAsuchAalarmAsignalsAtoAtheAFDNY
EvacuationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAemptyingAofAaAbuildingAofAallAbuildingAoccupantsAinAresponseAtoAaAfireAorAanA
emergency
EmergencyAPreparednessAPlanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAfireAsafetyAandAevacuationAplan/emergencyAactionAplan
FireAandAEmergencyAPreparednessAStaffA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAindividualsAidentifiedAinAtheAemergencyApreparednessAplanAasAresponsibleAforAtheAim
plementationAofAsuchAplan
FireADrillA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAtrainingAexerciseAbyAwhichAbuildingAoccupantsAareAfamiliarizedAwithAand/AorApracticeAthe
AproceduresAforAtheAsafe,AorderlyAandAexpeditiousAin-
buildingArelocation,ApartialAevacuationAorAevacuation,AasAapplicableAtoAtheAoccupancyAorAb
uildingAtype,AinAaccordanceAwithAtheAfireAsafetyAandAevacuationAplan.
FireAProtectiveASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ApprovedAdevices,AequipmentAandAsystemsAorAcombinationsAofAsystemsAusedAtoAdeterAaAf
ire,AactivateAanAalarm,AextinguishAorAcontrolAaAfire.AIncludesAfireAextinguishers,AsprinklerAs
ystemsAandAstandpipeAsystems
In-BuildingARelocationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAcontrolledAmovementAofAbuildingAoccupantsAfromAanAendangeredAareaAofAaAbuildingAt
oAanAin-buildingArelocationAareaAwith-inAtheAsameAbuildingAinAresponseAtoAaAfireAorAnon-
fireAemergency
In-ABuildingARelocationAAreaA(IBRA)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdesignatedAareaAinAaAbuildingAtoAwhichAbuildingAoccupantsAmayAbeArelocatedAtoAinAacco
rdanceAwithAtheAemergencyApreparednessAplanAforAtheApremises
ManualAFireAAlarmABoxA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAmanuallyAoperatedAdeviceAusedAtoAinitiateAanAalarmAsignal
MixedAOccupancyABuildingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BuildingsAthatAhaveAmultipleAoccupancies.ATheseAareAreferredAtoAasA"mixedAoccupancies"
AandAtheAdifferentApartsAwillAbeArequiredAtoAmeetAtheAfireAcodeAforAeachAspecificAarea.AAnAe
xampleAofAthisAisAaAshoppingAmallAwithAundergroundAparking.ATheAshoppingAareaAitselfAisA
GroupAMA(mercantile),AwhileAtheAparkingAareaAwouldAqualifyAasAGroupASA(storage)
Non-FireAEmergencyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAbiologicalAchemicalAorAnuclearAingredientAorAreleaseA(explosion,AnaturalAdisasterAorAoth
erAemergencyAaffectingApremises)
Non-FireAEmergencyADrillA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TrainingAexerciseApracticeAproceduresAforAevacuation
, Off-lineA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThoseAperiodsAofAtimeAwhenAaACentralAStationACompanyAwill,AatAtheArequestAofAaAbuildingA
owner,AnotAtransmitAfireAalarmAsignalsAreceivedAfromAaAbuildingAtoAtheAFireADepartment.AFi
reAalarmAsystemsAcanAbeAtakenA"off-
line"AonlyAforAFireADepartmentAapprovedApurposesAassociatedAwithAtheApreventionAofAunn
ecessaryAandAunwarrantedAalarms.
One-WayAVoiceACommunicationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MakeAannouncementsAfromAlobbyAtoAbuildingAoccupantsAinAtheirAapartments,Aoffices,Aclas
srooms,Aetc.
OwnerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAfeeAownerAorAlesseeAofAtheAbuilding
PartialAEvacuationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAemptyingAofAaAbuildingAofAsomeAbutAnotAallAbuildingAoccupantsAinAresponseAtoAaAfireAorA
anAemergency.
PublicAAddressASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAelectronicAsoundAamplificationAandAdistributionAsystemAwithAaAmicrophone,AamplifierAa
ndAloudspeakers,AusedAtoAallowAaApersonAtoAaddressAaAlargeApublic.APublicAAddressAsyste
msAenableAvoiceAcommunicationsAfromAaAcentralAlocation,AusuallyAinAtheAbuildingAlobby.
RegularABusinessAHoursA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
refersAtoAanyAtimeAandAanyAdayAinAwhichAtheAreferencedAbuildingAisAopenAtoAtheApublicAorAb
usinessAisAbeingAconducted.AForAaAmoreAcompleteAdefinition,ApleaseAreferAtoASectionA402A
ofAtheA2008AFireACode.
ShelterAinAPlaceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAprecautionAofAdirectingAbuildingAoccupantsAtoAremainAindoorsAatAtheirApresentAlocation
Two-WayACommunicationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAformAofAtransmissionAinAwhichAbothAparties
involvedAhaveAtheAabilityAtoAtransmitAinformation.AThisAenablesAtheAFEDC,Astaff,AorAFireAD
epartmentApersonnelAtoAcommunicateAwithAbuildingAoccupantsAorAeachAotherAthroughoutAt
heAbuilding.AThisAisAespeciallyAusefulAduringAanAemergency,AandAallowsAstaffAmembersAtoA
reportAtheAconditionsAofAaAfireAemergencyAfromAtheAfireAfloorAbackAtoAtheAFEDCAinAtheAlobb
yAatAtheAfireAcommandAcenter.
UnnecessaryAAlarmA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAalarmAtriggered,AbutAforAwhichAaAdepartmentAresponseAprovedAunnecessaryAforAanAexa
mpleAbyAsmokeAfromAaAlitAcigaretteAinAaAnon-smokingAarea
UnwarrantedAAlarmA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FailedAtoAfunctionAasAdesignedAasAaAresultAofAimproperAinstallationA-AlackAofAmaintenance
VoiceACommunicationACapabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAabilityAtoAcommunicateAtoAtheAoccupantsAofAa
buildingAorAoccupancy,AwhetherAbyAmeansAofAaAfireAalarmAsystemAwithAone-wayAorAtwo-
wayAvoiceAcommunicationAorAotherAapprovedAmeansAofAcommunication.
InitialATrainingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FEPAstaffAmembersAshouldAreceiveA1AhrAofAthisAtrainingAtoAfamiliarizeAFEPAstaffAmembersA
withAtheirAdutiesApursuantAtoAtheAEmergencyAPreparednessAPlan
RefresherATrainingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FEPAstaffAshouldAreceiveAthisAtrainingAatAsuchAfrequencyAandAforAsuchAduration