Req. for F-03/F-04 Flashcards
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When are the written exams conducted?
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Monday through Friday (except legal holidays) 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
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How many forms of I.D. do applicants need to provide?
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Two forms of I.D.s; at least one form of I.D. must be government issued photo I.D., such as a State-issued Drivers’ License or Non Driver’s License or a passport.
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What was the F-03 and F-04 previously named?
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It was called the F-94 Certificate of Fitness: fireguard for places of public assembly and fireguard for film studios.
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What is the F-03 Certification of Fitness (C of F) designed for?
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It is designed to be used in locations w/ a Place of Assembly Certificate of Operation (PA).
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What is the responsibility of someone who holds an F-03 C of F?
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They are responsible for maintaining fire safety in any approved place of assembly (PA) or Temporary Place of Assembly (TPA) activities held in the premises
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What is the responsibility of someone who holds an F-04 C of F?
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They are responsible to assist in maintaining fire safety in any TEMPORARY place of assembly event with a TPA permit.
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What are applicants allowed to do if they pass the F-03 Certificate of Fitness exam?
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They are allowed to pay the additional $25 fee to obtain the F-04 Certificate of Fitness without taking the F-04 exam.
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How much is the application fee to take the exam if you pay w/ cash?
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It cost $25. There is a 2.49% convenience fee if you pay w/ credit card payments
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How many questions are on the F-04 exam?
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The exam consist of 20 multiple choice questions.
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How long do you have to complete the F-04 exam?
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You will have 30 minutes to complete the exam.
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What is the passing score that you at least need to pass the F-04 exam?
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You need at least a 70% in order to secure a Certificate of Fitness.
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What happens if you pass the F-03/F-04 exam?
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If all the requirements are meet and pass the exam a certificate will be issued the same day.
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What happens if you fail the F-03/F-04 exam?
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Applicant who fails the exam will receive a failure report. To retake the exam applicants will need to submit a new application and payment.
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When are place of assembly safety personnel required?
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The FDNY may require at least one place of assembly safety personnel in the premises where the certificate of occupancy indicates that 75 or more members of the public may gather indoors or 200 or more may gather outdoors.
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Where are the places of assembly safety personnel required?
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Generally, the types of places of assembly that may be required to have place of assembly
safety personnel on the premises during the public gathering event include, but are not
necessarily limited to:
Museums Movie Theaters Stadiums Sports Arenas Bowling Alleys
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How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required?
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Generally, the fire safety and evacuation plan for your particular facility and/or the Fire Code, Fire Department rules, or Fire Department policies will specify when and how many may be required. For the temporary place of assembly situations, the number of minimum safety personnel will be indicated in the TPA permit.
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When should a Certificate of Fitness (CoF) holder have a Certificate of Fitness in his or her possession?
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The Certificate of Fitness must be readily available for inspection by any representative of the dept.
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What is the safety personnel task with being familiar with?
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The personnel should be familiar w/ the procedures of evacuation and the evacuation routes for the areas where they are performing duties. The safety personnel must be familiar w/ the obligations for notifying the fire dept. in the event of fire or other event of emergency.
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What are Assembly Areas?
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A designated area outside of a building to which building occupants are directed to report upon implementation of partial evacuation or evacuation in accordance with a fire safety and evacuation plan or an emergency action plan.
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What is a Building Information Card ?
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The commissioner may require by rule the preparation of a building information card depicting and/or setting forth the relevant fire safety
information for a building or occupancy for which a fire safety and evacuation plan is
required to be submitted to the department pursuant. A building information card, when required to be prepared, shall be maintained on the premises and made available upon request to any department representative.
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What are Building Occupants?
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All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel and visitors
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What is an Emergency Health Care Facility?
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A sheltered area or building either naturally or
artificially so lighted as will promote the health and safety of patients 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.
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What does the term Evacuation mean?
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The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an emergency.
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What is a Fire Safety and Evacuation plan?
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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.
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Who is the Fire & Safety Plan (FSP) Staff?
The individuals identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as responsible for the implementation of such plan.
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Who is the Fire Safety/EAP director
The employee designated by the owner to perform duties of such position, and who possesses the requisite qualifications and training, as set forth in Fire Rules.
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What is a Fire Drill?
A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with and/or
practice the procedures for the safe, orderly and expeditious 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.
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How often do Fire Drills need to be conducted in New Occupancies?
Fire drills must be conducted every 3 months for the first 2 years after the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
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How often do Fire Drills need to be conducted in Existing Occupancies?
Fire drills are required to be conducted every six
| months.
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How often do Fire Drills need to be conducted in Hotels (new and existing)?
Fire drills must be conducted at least once every
| three months on each shift.
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Partially Evacuation
The emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in response to a fire or an emergency.
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What are the 5 learning pts from the crowd disaster history published by the PLoS Currents Journal (2012)?
1. Overcrowding and Crowd Control
2. Event Access Pts
3. Fire Safety Measures
4. Medical Preparedness
5. Emergency Response
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What were the lessons learned from the Port Said Stadium Disaster in Port Said, Egypt (2012)?
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Lessons Learned:
Control of Hazardous materials
Event access pts
Fire Safety Measures
Emergency Response
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What were the lessons learned from the Love Parade Stampede in Duisburg, Germany (2010)?
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Lessons Learned:
Crowd control issue
Communication w/ EMS
Incident Plan
Event access pts - Now all the routes leading to a festival area are being widened and more emergency exits installed. The number of security personnel has been increased so that, in an emergency situation, there's enough manpower to direct people where to go.
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What were the lessons learned from the Lame Horse Fire disaster in Perm, Russia (2009)?
Fire Safety Measures:
-Use of pyrotechnics should be only in approved facilities.
-No proper signs and direction
for exiting.
-The second leaves of two sets of double doors were locked shut.
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What were the lessons learned from the Lame Horse Fire disaster in Perm, Russia (2009)?
Fire safety measure:
Use of pyrotechnics should be only in approved facilities. No proper signs and direction
for exiting. The second leaves of two sets of double doors were locked shut.
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What were the lessons learned from the Station Nightclub Fire, West Warwick, RI, USA. 2003?
Fire safety measure:
-The club did not have an automatic fire
sprinkler system to extinguish the fire.
Club was at capacity, it was not overcrowded,
but most of the victims died at the primary
entrance where the rush of frantic spectators created a logjam at the front door. No
proper signs or directions to direct the panic people to use exit routes other than the
front door.
Ellis Park Stadium Disaster, Johannesburg
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What were the lessons learned from the Ellis Park Stadium Disaster in Johannesburg, South Africa (2001) ?
Overcrowding issues:
Bribed security personnel admited fans without tickets into the stadium and also
thousands of complimentary tickets were used. Thus it swelled the numbers far beyond
the projections.
Emergency responses issue:
Failed to clearly identify and designate areas of responsibility. Poor decision-making by
security personnel
No operation commend centre.
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What are the duties of place of assembly safety personnel?
The two major duties of the place of assembly safety personnel are: (1) maintaining the safety of the occupants during a gathering; and (2)
assisting in implementing the evacuation plan in the event of an emergency.
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What are the safety requirements that should be met during Pre-event Inspection?
1) All physical features are installed or arranged according to the approved place of assembly drawing.
2) Door hardware and physical components of the means of egrees must be maintained in good working order all times.
3) All requires means of egrees and access to such including each exit, exit access and exit discharge, must be maintained free from obstruction and impediments to immediate use in the event of fire or other emergency.
4) No storage of combustible material and combustible waste in corridors.
(5) Maximum capacity posted (placard required)
(6) Emergency exit lighting.
(7) Exit signs and signs indicating the location of accessible means of egress are posted.
(8) The seats should be securely fastened to the floors. For the temporary seating, the seats must be secured together in an approved layout.
(9) A functioning fire alarm and sprinkler system, if available. If any required fire
protection system is out of service, additional F-01 fire guard(s) is/are required.
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What acronym may be used as a reminder for doing pre-event inspections?
E - Exits - All exits are unblocked, unlocked, and properly marked
S - Storage - The occupancy is clean, orderly, and there is no excessive storage. No storage of combustible material and combustible waste in corridors. The hazardous materials are stored, handled or used only in the designated areas and are away from any ignition sources.
C - Capacity - The number of persons occupying the building or space does not exceed the posted capacity. Capacity certificates are properly posted
A - Aisles - All aisles are free and clear at all times
P - Proctection - Smoke, fire alarm, sprinkler systems, and fire extinguishers are in proper working order and have up-to-date inspection and testing performed.
E - Emergency exit lighting – All exits signs and emergency exit lighting are working
properly.
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What are the responsibilities of a place of assembly safety personnel (but not limited to)?
(1) You should be aware of possible overcrowding bymonitoring the amount of people in your area of assembly. If you notice that your responsible area is excessively crowded, you should inform your supervisor immediately and follow his/her instruction.
(2) You should monitor the areas and confirm that the exit paths are always staying clear. Required aisles must be unobstructed. People should not be allowed to stand, in or at the head of an aisle.
(3) You should look for situations that could lead to challenges in the event of
emergency.
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______ ______ _____, including exit access exits and exit discharges, shall be inspected daily to ensure that they are unobstructed, that there are no impediments to their immediate use and that door hardware and other devices and components are in good working order.
(A) Means of egress
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What shall be inspected during a daily inspections for theaters to ensure that there are no obstructions to their closing, or otherwise rendered inoperable?
(B) Automatic Fire Doors
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______ ______ _____ _______, including fire pumps and water storage tanks, shall be inspected to ensure they are in good working order.
(C) Standpipe and sprinkler systems
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_____ ______ _____ shall be inspected to ensure that they are readily available for use as required by Fire Code.
(D) Portable fire extinguishers
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If ______ _______ are to be used during the performance, all of the conditions trof the permit, including, where applicable, a fire watch and/or additional portable fire extinguishers, are in place.
(E) Special Events
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___ ___ ___ ___ located on the stage of performing arts theaters shall be tested by activating the alarm. Prior notification shall be made to the central station monitoring the fire alarm system.
(F) Manual fire alarm boxes
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The means by which ___ and other ___ may be manually
| activated are fully operational and/or readily available.
(G) skylights and other stage smoke vents
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All areas of the theater, including the ___ , ___ , and ___ near the fresh air intakes for the building’s ventilation system,
shall be inspected to ensure that there is no accumulation of rubbish or
other combustible waste that, if ignited, could cause a fire or smoke
condition.
(H) backstage, under the stage, and outdoor areas
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The event coordinator should make an ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ or program informing the occupants of the location of the exits to be used in case of an emergency.
audio announcement not more than 10 minutes
| prior to the start of each performance
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The commissioner may grant an
| exception to the audio announcement rule if?
If the occupancy has at least one exit clearly visible from every seat or standing
area.
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A place of assembly safety personnel should verify what prohibition in performing arts , motion picture theaters or
other similar indoor public gatherings is upheld?
Prohibition Against Smoking
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What doors must be kept closed in a performing arts theatre?
proscenium wall doors
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What must happen when it is unlawful to stand, or allow any person to stand, in or at the head of an aisle?
(C) Aisles must be unobstructed
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The space to be occupied by standing audience
members must be separated from the space to be left clear for passage by a ______,
______, ______, ______, ______ or ______ ______ ______
rope, tape, barriers, barricades, fencing or other suitable materials
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How are the barriers that separate the unobstructed aisle from the standing aisle required to be situated?
at a height of not less than 3 feet nor more than 4 feet above the floor, supported by lightweight posts, all to be constructed and placed so as not to constitute an obstruction in case of panic
or emergency. Such standing areas must be clearly demarcated by durable
markings on the floor indicating the boundaries of the standing area.
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What is the rule surrounding balconies in theaters?
Only one row of persons shall be allowed to stand in balconies.
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(i) If the passageway is ____ ____ ____ ____ and ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ , persons
may stand therein, provided an unobstructed passageway of at least 6 feet
in depth is left open, and there are no more than four rows of persons standing.
more than 6 feet and less than 16 feet deep
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(ii) If the passageway is ____ ____ ____ ____ ____, any number of persons or rows of persons may stand therein (consistent with the approved occupancy), provided that an unobstructed passageway of at least 10 feet in depth is left open.
more than 16 feet deep
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(iii) In places of assembly having a passageway to the rear of the seats, 6 feet or less in depth, and having in addition an outer passageway in the rear thereof, to which all aisle heads have straight and direct access, a ____ of ____ ____ of____ may be ____ to ____ ____ the ____ to the ____ of ____ ____.
a maximum of two rows of persons may be permitted to stand in the passageway to the rear of such seats.
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Prior to the temporary place of assembly (TPA) event, what must a sponsor and any promoter of such an event do?
A site plan approved by the Department of Building
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From the orientation to be provide the Place of Assembly Safety Personnel by the event coordinator, you should know:
(1) the location and number of exits;
(2) the procedures of evacuation and the evacuation routes;
(3) the limitation of the number of occupants;
(4) the concessionaires and the nature of the activity they will conduct and the
associate risks;
(5) the locations of fire extinguishers;
(6) if there is a dedicated telephone line to the Fire Department shall be available for
an emergency.
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Normally, Department of Building requires:
(1) every safety personnel posted at exit shall be equipped with a two way radio
communication (walkie-talkie) in order to communicate with persons manning a
telephone to the Fire Department for an emergency;
(2) every safety personnel posted at event entrance shall be equipped with a device
(e.g. scanner, hand-held counter, ticket) to verify the occupancy count. (The
designated person should monitor the occupants load and actual flow of the
public gathering area.)
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The storage, handling and use of ____ ____ ____ are prohibited at outdoor public gatherings. (Prohibitions )
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
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It shall be unlawful to store, handle or use ____ ____ at outdoor public gatherings, except in listed generators or other device, equipment or system or operation
approved by the Department.
Flammable Liquids
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Incidental storage of flammable liquids is prohibited, and all fueling of generators and other approved devices, equipment and systems shall be conducted ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ to the public
only at times other than when the event is open to the public
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Why must a telephone call always be
| made to 911 or the Fire Department dispatcher?
The interior manual pull stations may not
directly transmit a signal to the Fire Department. Do NOT assume that the Fire Department has been notified because you hear a fire alarm or smoke detector sounding in the building.
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What is the most effective way to notify the building occupants in case of an emergency?
Activating the pull station
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How many fire alarm stations must there at least be on each floor of a building except residential buildings?
At least one fire alarm station
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What are the two types of manual fire alarm pull stations called?
They are called Single Action and Double Action stations
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What is a single action station?
Single action stations require only one step to activate the alarm. The cover on these alarm stations serves as a lever. This kind of alarm station is often found indoors, e.g., in office buildings. When the cover is pulled down, it allows a switch inside to close. This sends the alarm signal.
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What is a double action station?
stations require two steps in order to activate
the alarm. The user must first break a glass, open a door or lift a cover. The user can
then gain access to a switch or lever which must then be operated to initiate an alarm.
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Once activated, the fire alarm system can not be re-set at the fire alarm manual pull station only. Where must it also be re-set?
The alarm must be re-set at a main FACP (Fire Alarm Control Panel) after the pull station is reset to its normal condition.
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Who is the only one that can reset a pull station alarm?
S-95 Certificate of Fitness holder after instructed by a Fire Department representative if it is caused by a fire or a fire related emergency.
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How should all fire alarm pull stations be installed or relocated after April 1, 1984?
They should be installed so that the
handle is approximately four feet from the floor and it is located within 5 feet of the exit
doorway opening. Manual stations should never be blocked or obstructed.
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Safety Signs must be illuminated and are designed to ensure the safety of occupants. What are some examples?
4.2 Safety requirements
(a) The general fire safety procedures to be followed during a fire emergency.
(b) The location of fire extinguishers and emergency exits.
(c) How to use the fire extinguishers and related fire fighting equipment.
(d) How to sound the fire alarm in case of an emergency.
(e) That the elevators must not be used in case of a fire unless otherwise instructed
by the Fire Department.
(f) The floor numbers.
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What are all apt buildings built after March 1999 required by law to be equipped with?
fire sprinkler systems
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Who is responsible for conducting inspections and ensuring maintenance in compliance with fire code?
4.3 Sprinkler system
A Certificate of Fitness for S-12 for Supervision of Citywide Sprinkler System
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What is a standpipe system?
4.4 Standpipe system
It is a fire protection system that is designed to provide rapid access to water in the event a fire breaks out.
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How has the new 2014 Fire Code been expanded the requirement for fire alarm systems?
4.5 Fire alarm system
It has been expanded to include but is not limited to the following buildings: hospitals, universities, or as specified in NYC Building Code.
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What is the primary purpose of fire alarm systems within protected premises?
4.5 Fire alarm system
The primary purpose is to warn occupants and transmit signals indicating a fire condition to the Fire Dept via an approved central station company.
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Who is responsible for conducting inspections and ensuring maintenance of Fire Alarms Systems?
4.5 Fire alarm system
An S-95
| Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Fire Alarm System is responsible
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What is the most direct and effective method for safety personnel to comm w/ emergency services?
5.1 General emergency procedures
Notifying by phone is the most direct and effective way to notify the Fire
Department. The safety personnel must also sound the fire alarm pull station when
available. Activating the pull station is the most effective way to notify the
building occupants in case of a fire emergency.
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What should safety personnel do after calling 911?
5.1 General emergency procedures
The safety safety personnel should follow the emergency reporting protocols
provided by your supervisor or the designated responsible person.
For example, the
designated responsible person or the building owner should be notified.
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What does the FDNY highly recommend that public of assembly safety personnel be equipped w/?
5.1 General emergency procedures
They should be equipped w/ a flashlight, two way radio communication device (e.g. walkie talkie), and a cell phone.
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What are the high level procedures to use in a fire emergency?
5.2 Fire emergency
Call 911. Provide the following information:
o Business name and street address.
o Nature of fire: the extent of the fire (small, large, etc), and type of fire if you
identify it (ordinal combustible, flammable liquids, electrical, etc)
o The exact location of the fire (building and floor or room number), if known.
o Telephone number for return call.
Notify the building occupants by using the fire alarm pull station, if available.
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Notify the designated building personnel (e.g. fire safety director or building owner).
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If there is any fire safety director or any EAP staff on duty, follow their instruction
for evacuation. If there is no fire safety director or any EAP staff in charge, evacuate
the area (in-building relocation, partial evacuation or evacuation of building
occupants) along evacuation routes to assembly areas designated by the evacuation
plan.
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What maybe provided to place of assembly events with attendance of over 5,000 people?
5.3 Medical emergency
An on-site emergency health care facility may be provided.
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What should the safety personnel do if there is no on-site emergency health care facility?
5.3 Medical emergency
The safety personnel should call 911 and also
| follow the medical emergency reporting protocols.
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What are the high level procedures that should be followed during a medical emergency?
5.3 Medical emergency
Call 911/notify the emergency health care facility.
State the immediate medical need and describe:
o Your location and the location of victim(s) (if different from your location),
including the business name, street address and room number if you know.
o Telephone number for return call.
o The number of victim(s).(if different from your location)
o Nature of injury or illness or the victim(s)’s present condition (e.g. bleeding,
breathing erratically, conscious/unconscious, etc)
o Hazards involved.
Follow the exact instructions of the 911 operators or the instructions of the onsite
medical technician of the emergency facility.
Alert trained employees (members of the medical response team) to respond to the
victim’s location and stay with the victim(s). Only the trained responders/employees
should provide first aid assistance. If there are no trained responders/employees in
the premises, designate a responsible person (e.g. member of Fire Brigade) stay with
the victim(s).
Arrange for an elevator to be placed on stand by.
Do no move the victim unless the victim’s location is unsafe.
Control access to the scene.
Arrange a designated person to meet the ambulance at the nearest entrance or
emergency access point; direct them to victim(s)
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What should you do if you suspect any suspicious packages and are unable to verify its contents?
5.4 Bomb or other explosion threats
You should
| follow the emergency reporting protocols provided by your supervisor.
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What are the high level procedures that should be followed during a bomb or other explosion threats?
5.4 Bomb or other explosion threats
Do not touch/move/open the article.
Your supervisor or the designated person (e.g. fire safety director or emergency
action plan director) should be notified. Wait for the instruction from the first
respondent. If there is any fire safety/ emergency action plan director on duty,
follow their instruction.
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If you call 911. Provide the following information:
o Your location and the location of suspicious package (if different from your
location), including the business name, street address and room number if you
know.
o Telephone number for return call.
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What should safety personnel do in case of a major spill?
5.5 Chemical incident or release
you must notify the Fire Department by calling 911 immediately and then afterwards your supervisor or the designated person (e.g. fire safety director or emergency action plan director) should be notified.
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What are the FDNY best practice recommendations if an active shooter incident occurs outside the building?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
Call 911 immediately;
Secure the building entrances (including loading docks, garage doors, etc.) to
prevent the shooter(s) from entering the building;
Notify the designated building personnel (e.g. fire safety director or building
owner).
relocate all the occupants in the affected area (i.e. the areas that may
experience the immediate impact/effect by the incidents), such as lobby or
window areas, to a safe in-building relocation areas;
prevent building occupants from evacuating to avoid encountering the
outside threat.
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What are the three survival techniques during an active shooter incident?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
The three survival techniques the NYPD suggests are avoid (run/evacuate), barricade( hide), and confront (fight/take action)
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What are some measures that safety personnel can take to guide/assist occupants when trying to AVOID an active shooter?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
o Have an escape plan and route in mind.
o Visualize the entire escape route before beginning to move, and avoid
using elevators or escalators.
o Evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow.
o Leave your belongings behind, DO NOT CARRY ANY PACKAGES OR
ITEMS THAT COULD BE CONFUSED AS A WEAPON OR DEVICE.
o Help others escape, if possible.
o Prevent individuals from entering an area where the active shooter
may be.
o Call 911 when it is safe to do so. Provide the pertinent information.
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What are some measures that safety personnel can take to guide/assist occupants trying to BARRICADE themselves w/ an active shooter present?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
(1)Where to barricade:
o Ideal barricade place should be out of the active shooter’s view, but
not just visual concealment. Soft walls, desks may conceal but
provide no substantial ballistic protection.
o Ideal barricade place should be an area with both visual concealment and ballistic cover that can provide protection if shots are fired in your direction. Cover is something of substantial thickness and weight that will stop a bullet. Office furniture and equipment such
as vending machines, copy machines, and file cabinets can stop
many types of bullets.
o Ideal barricade place should not trap or restrict your options for
movement.
(2)What to do when barricading:
o Lock the door, if applicable.
o Blockade the entrance with heavy furniture, if applicable.
oSilence, not vibrate, your cell phone, pager and/or any other electronic devices.
o Turn off any source of noise (i.e., radios, televisions).
o Hide behind large items (i.e., file cabinets, copy machines, soda
machines).
o Remain quiet.
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What are some measures that safety personnel can take to guide/assist occupants trying to CONFRONT themselves w/ an active shooter present?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
o Collaborate and act as a group, if possible.
o Act aggressively.
o Throw items and improvise weapons.
o Yell.
o Commit to your actions.
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What is not expected of a civilian during an active shooter threat?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
As a civilian, you are not expected to neutralize an active shooter threat.
However, you should try to implement the actions that could minimize the
injuries to the occupants.
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If you call 911 and cannot speak because there is active shooter present, what should you do?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
You should leave the line open and allow the dispatcher to listen?
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IF YOU FEEL IT IS SAFE, then immediately call 911 and provide the operator w/ what info?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
a. Building address, location of the active shooter or his/her last known
location.
b. Number of shooters, if more than one.
c. Physical description of shooter(s).
d. Name/identity of the shooter(s) (e.g. employee).
e. Number and type of weapons held by the shooter(s).
f. Number of potential victims at the location.
g. If explosions were heard.
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What is an EAP staffer?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
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What should not be activated for an active shooter emergency?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
The Manual Fire Alarm System. The manual pull stations should only be activated during fire or smoke conditions.
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As a place of assembly safety personnel, what should you expect when Interacting w/ Police Officers?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
• Police officers may wear regular patrol uniforms or external bulletproof vests,
Kevlar helmets, and other tactical equipment.
• Police officers may be armed with rifles and shotguns in addition to their
handguns.
• Police officers may shout commands, and may order individuals to the ground
for their safety.
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What should place of assembly personnel remember about first responder police officers?
5.6 Active shooter incidents
When first police officer responders arrive on the scene they may not stop to help injured persons. Additional officers and emergency medical personnel will treat and remove any injured persons from the areas that have been clear by first responding police officers. They may also call upon able-bodied occupants to assist in removing the wounded from the premises
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What should a Certificate of Fitness holder be familiar w/ about portable fire extinguishers?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
A Certificate of Fitness holder must be familiar with the use of the fire
extinguisher.
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How should all fire extinguishers be installed?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
So that the top of the extinguisher is not more than 5 ft above the fl and the clearance between the bottom of the extinguisher and the floor is not less than 4 in. In other words, NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS ALLOWED TO BE ON THE FLOOR.
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In the event a fire extinguisher has been discharged, what required to be done before work can resume?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
A fully charged fire extinguisher is required to be replaced.
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When should a trained Certificate of Fitness holder consider extinguishing fires?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
When they are limited in size and spread such that they can readily be extinguished using a portable fire extinguisher.
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When it comes to using a fire extinguisher what acronym will help make sure you use it properly?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
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What are Class A fires?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
fires caused by ordinary combustible materials (such as wood, paper, and
cloth). To extinguish a Class A fire, these extinguishers utilize either the heat-absorbing
effects of water or the coating effects of certain dry chemicals.
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What are Class B fires?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
fires are caused by flammable or combustible liquids and gases such as oil,
gasoline, etc. To extinguish a Class B fire, the blanketing-smothering effect of oxygenexcluding
media such as CO2, dry chemical or foam is most effective.
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What are Class C fires?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
fires involve electrical equipment. These fires must be fought with fire
extinguishers that do not conduct electricity. Foam and water type extinguishers must
not be used to extinguish electrical fires. After shutting off the electrical equipment,
extinguishers for Class A or B fires may be used.
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What are Class D fires?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
fires caused by ignitable metals, such as magnesium, titanium, and metallic
sodium, or metals that are combustible under certain conditions, such as calcium, zinc,
and aluminum. Generally, water should not be used to extinguish these fires.
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What are Class K fires?
6. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
fires that involve vegetable oils, animal oils, or fats in cooking
appliances. This is for commercial kitchens, including those found in restaurants,
cafeterias, and caterers.
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How often are fire extinguishers required to be inspected?
6.2 Fire extinguisher inspections
Monthly - Quick check to ensure that a fire extinguisher is available and will operate.
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What should a quick check check for?
6.2 Fire extinguisher inspections
(1) the fire extinguisher is fully charged;
(2) it is in its designated place;
(3) it has not been actuated or tampered with;
(4) there is no obvious
or physical damage or condition to prevent its operation.
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What info must be recorded in the monthly inspection?
6.2 Fire extinguisher inspections
The monthly inspection record must include the date the inspection
was performed, the person performing the inspection, and those portable fire
extinguishers found to require corrective action.
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How many times a year should a fire extinguisher by
6.2 Fire extinguisher inspections
A FDNY approved company and a W-96 Certificate
| of Fitness holder.
