questions and answers
What are the four types of EAP Actions to be considered in a Non-Fire emergency?
✔✔Shelter in place, In-Building relocation, Partial evacuation and full evacuation.
If a natural gas leak occurs in a building requiring an EAP plan, what actions should the
building's FS/EAP Director both take and avoid? ✔✔the FS/EAP or FLS Director should
fully evacuate the whole building through a safe exit and follow the authority's (e.g.
FDNY) instructions for the further actions.
If a natural gas leak occurs OUTSIDE a building requiring an EAP plan, what actions
should the building's FS/EAP Director both take and avoid? ✔✔The FDNY highly
recommends the FS/EAP Director to move the occupants out of the affected area to a
safe in-building relocation area. In addition, all the occupants should be warned to avoid
the Location affected by the natural gas leak.
If a bomb explosion happens outside a building requiring an EAP plan, what actions
should the building's FLS/EAP Director both take and avoid? ✔✔The FDNY highly
recommends the FLS/EAP Director relocate the occupants to safe areas within the
building.
If a crash happens to a building requiring an EAP plan, what actions should the
building's FLS/EAP Director take and avoid? ✔✔The FDNY highly recommends that the
FLS/EAP Director implement a full evacuation if the whole building is considered to be
compromised.
When notifying the building occupants about a Non-Fire emergency, the FLSD must
announce "the 4 W's": ✔✔WHAT happened?
WHERE it happened?
WHAT provisions of EAP will be implemented?
WHY are they being instructed to follow these actions?
True or False: During the Non-Fire emergency the FLSD must not recall the elevators to
the lobby or assigned floor. ✔✔FALSE. Regardless of the emergency, the FLSD needs
to recall all elevators to determine if it is safe to use them for evacuation
When is the FLS/EAP director authorized to announce to the tenants that the threat has
passed ("all clear")? ✔✔The "all clear" can only be given when it is announced by the
authorities (e.g FDNY) that
the threat has passed.