F80 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ How often must this certificate be renewed? Answer: Every 3 years
◉ In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire
safety and alarm systems in homeless shelter required? Answer:
Homeless shelters, one-way voice communication systems, or occupied
for more tha n fifteen persons for a period of more than 30 days.
◉ What is the certificate of occupancy? Answer: Determines the number
of occupants authorized to be in the shelter.
◉ Alarm Silence Switch. Answer: Silences the building's audible and
visual devices after evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm
is being investigated.
◉ Building Occupants. Answer: All persons in the shelter
◉ Carbon Monoxide Alarm. Answer: A single or multiple-station alarm
responsive to carbon monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor,
audible sounder (notification device), and power supply (battery or
electric with battery backup) and is not connected to a system.
,◉ Carbon Monoxide Detector. Answer: Device that senses carbon
monoxide. It is also connected to the fire alarm control panel. They are
required in any building that has fossil (gas and oil) fuel burning
equipments. If it is in alarm condition and cannot be reset, this indicates
that carbon monoxide is still in the premises.
◉ Central Station Company. Answer: Receives alarm signals from a
protected premise and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm
signals to the FDNY
◉ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters.
Answer: F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems throughout this study
material.
◉ Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless
Shelters. Answer: When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters is absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire
Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters shall be present in the
building and shall perform the duties of the Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordinator
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of
Fitness issued by the Fire Department.
◉ Evacuation. Answer: Emptying of a building
, ◉ Emergency Preparedness Plan. Answer: Provide the information,
guidance, direction, and assistance needed to protect the safety of
building occupants, including effecting their evacuation, relocation, or
sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a tool intended to ensure that
knowledgeable staff has been identified and designated and that there is
a plan in place for responding to a fire or other emergency at the
premises. The fire code requires that homeless shelters keep this
updated.
◉ Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements. Answer: shall
initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribed
by the commissioner, and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the Fire Code and the Fire
Department Rules. It is important that building ___ refer to the most
recent editions of the Fire Code and rules when creating or amending the
___ and determining the response to emergencies and the level of
staffing that is required for their particular building or occupancy.
◉ Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/
emergency preparedness plan for the shelter. Answer: ____ must be
knowledgeable about the ___. They should be provided with an
orientation from the building owner or other on-site personnel familiar
with and responsible for the emergency preparedness plan before
starting to perform their duties.
◉ A copy of the emergency preparedness plan. Answer: must be
maintained on the premises in an approved location and it shall be made
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ How often must this certificate be renewed? Answer: Every 3 years
◉ In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire
safety and alarm systems in homeless shelter required? Answer:
Homeless shelters, one-way voice communication systems, or occupied
for more tha n fifteen persons for a period of more than 30 days.
◉ What is the certificate of occupancy? Answer: Determines the number
of occupants authorized to be in the shelter.
◉ Alarm Silence Switch. Answer: Silences the building's audible and
visual devices after evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm
is being investigated.
◉ Building Occupants. Answer: All persons in the shelter
◉ Carbon Monoxide Alarm. Answer: A single or multiple-station alarm
responsive to carbon monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor,
audible sounder (notification device), and power supply (battery or
electric with battery backup) and is not connected to a system.
,◉ Carbon Monoxide Detector. Answer: Device that senses carbon
monoxide. It is also connected to the fire alarm control panel. They are
required in any building that has fossil (gas and oil) fuel burning
equipments. If it is in alarm condition and cannot be reset, this indicates
that carbon monoxide is still in the premises.
◉ Central Station Company. Answer: Receives alarm signals from a
protected premise and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm
signals to the FDNY
◉ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters.
Answer: F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems throughout this study
material.
◉ Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless
Shelters. Answer: When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters is absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire
Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters shall be present in the
building and shall perform the duties of the Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordinator
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of
Fitness issued by the Fire Department.
◉ Evacuation. Answer: Emptying of a building
, ◉ Emergency Preparedness Plan. Answer: Provide the information,
guidance, direction, and assistance needed to protect the safety of
building occupants, including effecting their evacuation, relocation, or
sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a tool intended to ensure that
knowledgeable staff has been identified and designated and that there is
a plan in place for responding to a fire or other emergency at the
premises. The fire code requires that homeless shelters keep this
updated.
◉ Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements. Answer: shall
initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribed
by the commissioner, and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the Fire Code and the Fire
Department Rules. It is important that building ___ refer to the most
recent editions of the Fire Code and rules when creating or amending the
___ and determining the response to emergencies and the level of
staffing that is required for their particular building or occupancy.
◉ Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/
emergency preparedness plan for the shelter. Answer: ____ must be
knowledgeable about the ___. They should be provided with an
orientation from the building owner or other on-site personnel familiar
with and responsible for the emergency preparedness plan before
starting to perform their duties.
◉ A copy of the emergency preparedness plan. Answer: must be
maintained on the premises in an approved location and it shall be made
