FLS Director’s Quiz – Fire and Non-Fire
Questions with Correct Answers
1) Who is responsible to report to the Fire Command Station in the absence of a FLSD or a Deputy
FLSD in an office building after normal business hours?
a) floor warden b) Chief Engineer c) Building Evacuation Supervisor d) Fire Brigade member -
** C
2) If a building is equipped with a stand pipe only, what color would the buildings fire department
connection be?
a) red b) green c) yellow d) silver -
** A
3) How many floor wardens are required in a 30 story Class B building?
a) one b) 30 c) 60 d) depends on the square footage of each floor -
** B
4) Which of the following initiating devices must be replaced after it has activated?
a) rate of rise heat detector b) single action pull station c) carbon monoxide detector d) fixed
temperature heat detector -
** D
5) A technician enters your building to work on your buildings multi zone standpipe system, as FLSD
you should ensure the technician possesses what certification? (Reference Material)
a) S-97 b) w-96 c) S-11 d) S-14 -
** D
6) Water dripping from an automatic ball drip, after the FDNY has disconnected from the FDNY
connection, is an indication of___________?
a) a defect in the FDNY Connection b) some leakage from this valve is expected c) indicates a faulty
lower check valve d) indicates the system was overcharged -
** B
,7) All of the following are signals received at the Fire Alarm Control Panel except?
a) alarm signal b) trouble signal c) surge signal d) supervisory signal -
** C
8) Which of the following will not cause a recall of a buildings elevators?
a) smoke detector in the elevator lobby b) sprinkler activation c) smoke detector in elevator
machinery room d) manual pull station -
** D
9) Under the 2014 building code, buildings that are used primarily for transacting business and
rendering professional services would be classified as____?
a) class J b) class R-1 c) Class A d) Class B -
** D
10) Which of the following is not an action to be taken during a fire or non fire emergency?
a) shelter in place b) in building relocation c) partial evacuation d) Roof relocation -
** D
11) If a building has 200 sprinkler heads in it's sprinkler system, how many spare heads must be kept
on the premises? (Reference Material)
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10 -
** A
12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative -
** D
13) If a buildings auxiliary radio communication system is out of service, a tag identifying the system
as out if service must be placed at?
,a) the entrance to the building
b) at all warden phone locations
c) at the Fire command center
d) at the buildings communications center -
** C
14) Which of the following pumps is designed to operate when there is a slight drop in pressure due
to leakage or a pressure surge?
a) Fire Pump b) booster pump c) special service pump d) Jockey Pump -
** D
15) The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply for hose connections and
sprinklers on standalone as well as combined systems is known as:
a) cross main b) branch line c) riser d) feed main -
** C
16) The Fire Department recommends that the FLS staff participate in training designed to familiarize
them with their duties. The initial training in both fire and non-fire training the training duration for
FLS brigade members should be (Both Parts):(Reference Material)
a) two hours b) three hours c) one hour d) thirty minutes -
** B
17) Which of the following would result in the shutting down of a buildings HVAC system?
a) manual pull station b) rate of rise heat detector c) duct smoke detector d) area smoke detector -
** C
18) If the stem on an os&y valve is raised, this indicates a stanpipe system is?
a) on b) out of service c) off d) defective -
** A
19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
a) 60 degrees b) 40 degrees c) 32 degrees d) 50 degrees -
, ** B
20) The most common standpipe system in operation is:
a) dry standpipe with automatic dry pipe valve b) wet standpipe c) dry standpipe with no permanent
water supply d) yard system -
** B
1- Upon implementation of the FDNY plan or during the drills, the FLS Director must identify
themselves to building occupants and others by?
a- standing at the fire command station.
b- donning a vest, armband, or other form of identification indicating their role.
c-responding to the location of the reported emergency.
d-meeting the fire department outside -
** B
2- In the event of a fire, a medical emergency or other non-fire emergency in the building, the FLS
Director must?
a. Always report the fire command stationb. implement such fire safety and/or non-fire emergency
actions as are warranted by the circumstances, in accordance with the provisions of the FDNY Plan,
the Fire Code, and the Fire Rules; c. notify arriving emergency response personnel of the nature of
the emergency and the response thereto; and d. comply with the directions of the emergency
response personnel and/or other lawful authority. e. All of above -
** E
3- Select the correct statement regarding Building Evacuation Supervisor (BES).
a. BES is authorized to perform FLS Director's duties when the FLS Director is out for lunch.
b. BES is required to possess a Certificate of Fitness.
c. BES is allowed to perform FLS Director's duties in office buildings outside regular business hours.
d. BES is responsible to train FLS staff. -
** C
4- Which of the following is incorrect concerning the duties of the fire and life safety director?
a. The FLS Director must be fully familiar with the provisions of the FDNY plan and must always
conduct the FLS staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills required by Fire Code.
Questions with Correct Answers
1) Who is responsible to report to the Fire Command Station in the absence of a FLSD or a Deputy
FLSD in an office building after normal business hours?
a) floor warden b) Chief Engineer c) Building Evacuation Supervisor d) Fire Brigade member -
** C
2) If a building is equipped with a stand pipe only, what color would the buildings fire department
connection be?
a) red b) green c) yellow d) silver -
** A
3) How many floor wardens are required in a 30 story Class B building?
a) one b) 30 c) 60 d) depends on the square footage of each floor -
** B
4) Which of the following initiating devices must be replaced after it has activated?
a) rate of rise heat detector b) single action pull station c) carbon monoxide detector d) fixed
temperature heat detector -
** D
5) A technician enters your building to work on your buildings multi zone standpipe system, as FLSD
you should ensure the technician possesses what certification? (Reference Material)
a) S-97 b) w-96 c) S-11 d) S-14 -
** D
6) Water dripping from an automatic ball drip, after the FDNY has disconnected from the FDNY
connection, is an indication of___________?
a) a defect in the FDNY Connection b) some leakage from this valve is expected c) indicates a faulty
lower check valve d) indicates the system was overcharged -
** B
,7) All of the following are signals received at the Fire Alarm Control Panel except?
a) alarm signal b) trouble signal c) surge signal d) supervisory signal -
** C
8) Which of the following will not cause a recall of a buildings elevators?
a) smoke detector in the elevator lobby b) sprinkler activation c) smoke detector in elevator
machinery room d) manual pull station -
** D
9) Under the 2014 building code, buildings that are used primarily for transacting business and
rendering professional services would be classified as____?
a) class J b) class R-1 c) Class A d) Class B -
** D
10) Which of the following is not an action to be taken during a fire or non fire emergency?
a) shelter in place b) in building relocation c) partial evacuation d) Roof relocation -
** D
11) If a building has 200 sprinkler heads in it's sprinkler system, how many spare heads must be kept
on the premises? (Reference Material)
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10 -
** A
12) All of the following are members of the Fire and Life Safety Staff except?
a) Critical operations staff
b) Deputy Fire and Life Safety Director
c) Deputy Floor Warden
d) owners representative -
** D
13) If a buildings auxiliary radio communication system is out of service, a tag identifying the system
as out if service must be placed at?
,a) the entrance to the building
b) at all warden phone locations
c) at the Fire command center
d) at the buildings communications center -
** C
14) Which of the following pumps is designed to operate when there is a slight drop in pressure due
to leakage or a pressure surge?
a) Fire Pump b) booster pump c) special service pump d) Jockey Pump -
** D
15) The vertical portion of the system piping that delivers the water supply for hose connections and
sprinklers on standalone as well as combined systems is known as:
a) cross main b) branch line c) riser d) feed main -
** C
16) The Fire Department recommends that the FLS staff participate in training designed to familiarize
them with their duties. The initial training in both fire and non-fire training the training duration for
FLS brigade members should be (Both Parts):(Reference Material)
a) two hours b) three hours c) one hour d) thirty minutes -
** B
17) Which of the following would result in the shutting down of a buildings HVAC system?
a) manual pull station b) rate of rise heat detector c) duct smoke detector d) area smoke detector -
** C
18) If the stem on an os&y valve is raised, this indicates a stanpipe system is?
a) on b) out of service c) off d) defective -
** A
19) The Temperature in the fire pump room should be kept at a minimum of:
a) 60 degrees b) 40 degrees c) 32 degrees d) 50 degrees -
, ** B
20) The most common standpipe system in operation is:
a) dry standpipe with automatic dry pipe valve b) wet standpipe c) dry standpipe with no permanent
water supply d) yard system -
** B
1- Upon implementation of the FDNY plan or during the drills, the FLS Director must identify
themselves to building occupants and others by?
a- standing at the fire command station.
b- donning a vest, armband, or other form of identification indicating their role.
c-responding to the location of the reported emergency.
d-meeting the fire department outside -
** B
2- In the event of a fire, a medical emergency or other non-fire emergency in the building, the FLS
Director must?
a. Always report the fire command stationb. implement such fire safety and/or non-fire emergency
actions as are warranted by the circumstances, in accordance with the provisions of the FDNY Plan,
the Fire Code, and the Fire Rules; c. notify arriving emergency response personnel of the nature of
the emergency and the response thereto; and d. comply with the directions of the emergency
response personnel and/or other lawful authority. e. All of above -
** E
3- Select the correct statement regarding Building Evacuation Supervisor (BES).
a. BES is authorized to perform FLS Director's duties when the FLS Director is out for lunch.
b. BES is required to possess a Certificate of Fitness.
c. BES is allowed to perform FLS Director's duties in office buildings outside regular business hours.
d. BES is responsible to train FLS staff. -
** C
4- Which of the following is incorrect concerning the duties of the fire and life safety director?
a. The FLS Director must be fully familiar with the provisions of the FDNY plan and must always
conduct the FLS staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills required by Fire Code.
