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S1. How often must the lamps in the fire command station be tested?
 

A. Daily
B. Weekly
C. Monthly
D. Semi-annually

 

S2. How often must the hard wired smoke detectors be tested with smoke?
 

A. Daily
B. Weekly
C. Monthly
D. Annually

 

S3. How often must the floor warden phones be tested?
 

A. Daily
B. Weekly
C. Monthly
D. Semi-annually

 

S4. You're in an office, and notice a smell of smoke, so you open the office door and see fairly heavy smoke in the corridor, but no flames.  You quickly close the door, and remember that there's a fire exit about 50 feet away.  What is your best way of getting to the exit?

A.  Walk slowly on tip-toes, since the air is usually clearer near the ceiling.
B.  Walk at your normal pace, but keep your eyes closed to prevent them from becoming irritated by the smoke.
C.  Hold your breath and run along the wall so as to minimize your time in the smoke.
D.  Crawl along the floor, since the air is usually clearer near the floor.

S5.

 
The diagram above shows
 

A. a sprinkler head which has fused.
B. a sprinkler head which has not fused.
C. an OS& Y valve in the open position.
D. an OS& Y valve in the closed position.

 

S6. Which of the following are not acceptable ways of securing a roof door at the top of a stairway?
 

A. Latch - no key required from either side.
B. Padlock on stair side.
C. Panic bar on roof side, key required on stair side
D. Panic bar on stair side, key required on roof side.
 

S7.What is the off-duty FSD required to do when the fire alarm is activated?
 

A. Report to the Fire command center
B. Report to the floor below the fire floor
C. Run to the nearest FDNY pull box and ...
D. No action is required.

 

S8.  In an automatic sprinkler system, when one sprinkler exceeds its temperature rating, how many sprinklers begin to spray water?
 

A. Only the sprinkler which has exceeded its rating.
B. All sprinklers on that floor.
C. All sprinklers in the building.
D. None until the fire department hooks up to the Siamese connection and begins to pump water.

 

 S9. In an non-automatic sprinkler system, when do sprinklers begin to spray water?
 

A. When a sprinkler head has exceeded its temperature rating.
B. When the fire alarm is activated.
C. When the FSD orders the sprinklers to be turned on.
D. When the fire department hooks up to the siamese connection and begins to pump water.

S10.  Burning your hand on a hot coffeepot handle is an example of heat transmission by
 

A. conduction
B. convection
C. diffusion
D. radiation

S11. Burning your hand on steam from a hot cup of coffee is an example of heat transmission by
 

A. conduction
B. convection
C. diffusion
D. radiation
 

S12.  Feeling your hand being warmed by sunshine is an example of heat transmission by
 

A. conduction
B. convection
C. diffusion
D. radiation

 

S13.  In a fire, what actually burns are

A. solids
B. liquids
C. gases
D. carbon dioxide

 

S14.  The document which is an official notification that a problem exists, and requires that it be remedied within a specified time is called a

A. citation
B. summons
C. ticket
D. violation

S15.  Which of the following must not be used on a flammable liquid fire?
 

A. CO₂
B. Foam
C. Dry chemical
D. Water

 

S16.  Which of the following must not be used on a burning energized electrical panel?
 

A. CO₂
 B. ABC type.
 C. Dry chemical
 D. Water

 

S17.  In an automatic sprinkler system in which one of the sprinkler heads has exceeded its rating and has begun to spray water, which of the following will have no effect on the sprinkler?
 

A. The temperature of the sprinkler head goes below its rated temperature.
B. The lower check valve opens.
C. The roof tank runs dry.
D. The upper check valve closes.

 

S18.  You're visiting a friend on the tenth floor of a 12 story office building (not your site) when a passer-by says that he's heard that there's a fire on the ninth floor.  You neither smell or see smoke, nor have heard anything from a PA system.  What would be your best course of action?

A. Take the elevator to the ninth floor to see if there is a fire.
B.  Walk down the access stairs to the ninth floor.
C.  Walk down the fire stairs to the ninth floor.
D.  Walk down the fire stairs to the ground floor.
E.  Walk up the fire stairs to the roof.
F.  Disregard the passer-by's report; it must be false.
G.  Report to the fire command center.
H.  Take the elevator to the ground floor.

S19.  You've checked into room 666 of the Firetrap Hotel, overlooking Central Park.  At 2 AM you awaken to the smell of smoke, and turn on a light to see what's wrong.  Smoke is coming in under the corridor door, and it's warm to your touch (the knob too).  You dial the front desk, but no one answers; but you see on the door diagram that a fire stair is four doors down the hall.  What is your best course of action?

A.  Use a towel to grasp the knob, open the door and run to the fire stair.
B.  Stand under the shower to keep cool until the fire department arrives to save you.
C.  Drop to your knees and pray that you haven't done anything too terrible during your soon-to-end life, and wish that you were a contortionist so you could kiss your ass goodbye.
D.  Stuff a wet towel by the bottom of the door to stop the smoke. Using the proper dialing prefix for an outside line, call 911 and describe exactly your situation and where you are to the operator. Open a window top and bottom to allow smoke to escape and fresh air to enter, wave a pillow case out the window to draw attention to yourself, and wait to be rescued.

S20.    The 10^th floor fire stair door of a class E building is not locked.  Which floor above must the fire stair door also be unlocked?

A. 11^th floor
B. 12^th floor
C. 13^th floor
D. 14^th floor

 

S21.    The 10^th floor fire stair door of a class J-1 building is not locked.  Which floor above must the fire stair door also be unlocked?

A. 11^th floor
B. 12^th floor
C. 13^th floor
D. 14^th floor

S22.    A vacating tenant has left behind some cans of exterior-grade paint.  Which of these would be appropriate for use on the siamese caps of a building which has only standpipes?

A. Cobalt
B. Fuchsia
C. Scarlet
D. Mauve
E. Chartreuse
F. Magenta
G. Navy
H. Forest
J. Taupe
 

S23.  What is the proper way to prop open a fire door?

A. Use a doorstop attached to the door.

           

           

           

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