F-01 - F-01 Fireguard Fire Guard Responsibilities Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the fire guard's primary responsibility when arriving for a shift?
- Find a place to sit
- Receive a briefing on impairment status, review patrol routes, and verify equipment (Correct answer)
- Repair the impaired system
- Call FDNY to report for duty
Correct answer: Receive a briefing on impairment status, review patrol routes, and verify equipment
Upon arrival, receive a briefing, understand the patrol area, and confirm equipment availability.
Upon arrival, receive a briefing on which systems are impaired, affected areas, expected duration, special hazards, and previous shift incidents. Review the patrol route, verify extinguishers are charged and accessible, confirm communication equipment works, and check the fire watch log.
Question 2: What responsibility does the fire guard have regarding hot work?
- Not the fire guard's concern
- Monitor areas where hot work occurs as potential ignition sources (Correct answer)
- Perform hot work operations
- Issue hot work permits
Correct answer: Monitor areas where hot work occurs as potential ignition sources
Fire guards must be vigilant about hot work as a significant ignition source during impairments.
Hot work (welding, cutting, brazing) produces sparks, slag, and intense heat. During impairments, automatic suppression is unavailable. Verify hot work permits, ensure combustibles are 35 feet away, and conduct post-operation checks for at least 30 minutes.
Question 3: What is the fire guard's responsibility for fire extinguisher placement?
- Not their responsibility
- Verify adequate extinguishers are accessible and properly charged throughout the area (Correct answer)
- Hide extinguishers
- Move all to one location
Correct answer: Verify adequate extinguishers are accessible and properly charged throughout the area
Fire guards must verify extinguishers are distributed, accessible, and fully charged.
Verify extinguishers are positioned throughout the area, correct type for the hazards, fully charged (gauge in green), accessible and not blocked, and have current inspection tags. Report missing or discharged units immediately.
Question 4: What responsibility does the fire guard have for communication?
- Communication is not important
- Maintain constant communication capability with management and emergency services (Correct answer)
- Only communicate at end of shift
- Rely solely on landlines
Correct answer: Maintain constant communication capability with management and emergency services
Fire guards must maintain ability to communicate with management, coordinator, and emergency services at all times.
Must be able to contact 911 immediately, communicate with building management and the coordinator, receive impairment status updates, and coordinate with other guards. Verify communication devices at shift start. Report any communication loss immediately.
Question 5: What should a fire guard do if they observe a non-fire hazard?
- Ignore it
- Document and report it while continuing fire watch duties (Correct answer)
- Stop fire watch to fix it
- Only report fire hazards
Correct answer: Document and report it while continuing fire watch duties
Report any safety hazards observed without compromising the primary fire watch duty.
Document and report non-fire hazards such as water leaks, structural damage, or security concerns to building management. However, these should not distract from fire watch. The primary duty always remains fire detection and prevention.
Question 6: What should a fire guard do when the impaired system is restored?
- Leave immediately
- Confirm restoration with the coordinator, document it, and remain until officially released (Correct answer)
- Assume it works
- Turn it off again to test
Correct answer: Confirm restoration with the coordinator, document it, and remain until officially released
Confirm restoration, document it, and remain until officially released.
Confirm with the coordinator that the system is fully restored and tested, verify control valves are in normal position, document restoration time in the log, and remain until officially released. Premature termination leaves the building unprotected.
F-01 - F-01 Fireguard Fire Guard Responsibilities Questions and Answers 2
What is the fire guard's primary responsibility when arriving for a shift?