F-02 Fire Safety Patrols 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During a fire safety patrol, you notice a fire door is propped open with a door stop. What is your immediate action?
- Ignore it if no smoke is visible
- Remove the door stop and allow the door to close (Correct answer)
- Call the fire department before touching anything
- Tape a warning sign to the door
Correct answer: Remove the door stop and allow the door to close
Fire doors must never be propped open because they are designed to contain fire and smoke between compartments.
Question 2: How often must fire safety patrols be conducted in a high-rise building under FDNY regulations?
- Once per day during business hours only
- Every 4 hours around the clock
- Once per shift, but at least twice per 24-hour period (Correct answer)
- Only when a fire alarm activates
Correct answer: Once per shift, but at least twice per 24-hour period
FDNY regulations require fire safety patrols at least once per shift, ensuring coverage at least twice within any 24-hour period.
Question 3: A patrol warden discovers a hallway exit sign is burned out during a routine patrol. The correct action is to:
- Continue the patrol and report it in writing at shift end
- Immediately notify the fire safety director and log the deficiency (Correct answer)
- Replace the bulb personally before continuing the patrol
- Call 911 to report the non-functional sign
Correct answer: Immediately notify the fire safety director and log the deficiency
Any safety deficiency found during patrol must be immediately reported to the fire safety director and documented in the log.
Question 4: Which of the following items found in a stairwell during a patrol represents the most serious fire hazard?
- A single cardboard box
- Stored cleaning supplies in sealed containers
- Combustible materials such as old furniture and newspapers (Correct answer)
- A fire extinguisher that expired last month
Correct answer: Combustible materials such as old furniture and newspapers
Combustible materials like furniture and newspapers stored in a stairwell create a serious fire load that can rapidly spread fire and block egress.
Question 5: During a nighttime patrol, a warden finds a locked door in a fire exit corridor that is supposed to remain unlocked. What should the warden do?
- Break the lock to ensure the exit is accessible
- Document it and wait until the morning supervisor arrives
- Immediately notify the fire safety director to have the door unlocked (Correct answer)
- Post a note on the door and continue the patrol
Correct answer: Immediately notify the fire safety director to have the door unlocked
A locked exit door is a life-safety violation requiring immediate notification to the fire safety director for prompt correction.
Question 6: When logging patrol findings, the patrol warden must record:
- Only deficiencies found during the patrol
- The time the patrol started, areas covered, conditions observed, and the warden's signature (Correct answer)
- Only the time the patrol was completed
- Deficiencies and corrective actions already taken
Correct answer: The time the patrol started, areas covered, conditions observed, and the warden's signature
A complete patrol log must include the start time, all areas inspected, any conditions found (normal or abnormal), and the warden's signature for accountability.
Question 7: A patrol warden smells a faint odor of smoke but cannot locate its source. The correct response is to:
- Dismiss it and complete the scheduled patrol route
- Activate the nearest pull station immediately
- Notify the fire safety director and continue investigating (Correct answer)
- Open windows to ventilate the area and wait
Correct answer: Notify the fire safety director and continue investigating
Any smell of smoke, even faint, must be reported to the fire safety director while the warden continues to investigate the potential source.
F-02 Fire Safety Patrols 2
During a fire safety patrol, you notice a fire door is propped open with a door stop.
What is your immediate action?