F89 FLSD Roles and Responsibilities 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the minimum education or experience requirement to obtain an F-89 Certificate of Fitness?
- A college degree in fire science
- Completion of an FDNY-approved fire safety director course and passing the FDNY exam (Correct answer)
- 10 years of fire department experience
- A high school diploma only
Correct answer: Completion of an FDNY-approved fire safety director course and passing the FDNY exam
To obtain an F-89 certificate, candidates must complete an FDNY-approved training course and pass the FDNY-administered written examination.
The F-89 Certificate of Fitness requires candidates to complete an FDNY-approved Fire and Life Safety Director training course covering all aspects of the FLSD role. After completing the course, candidates must pass a written examination administered by the FDNY covering NYC Fire Code, building systems, and emergency procedures.
Question 2: What is the FLSD's responsibility regarding the building's fire protection system impairment procedures?
- The FLSD has no role in system impairments
- The FLSD must be notified of all impairments, implement fire watch procedures, and ensure timely system restoration (Correct answer)
- Only the building engineer handles impairments
- Impairments are managed exclusively by the fire protection contractor
Correct answer: The FLSD must be notified of all impairments, implement fire watch procedures, and ensure timely system restoration
The FLSD must be notified of all fire protection system impairments, implement compensating measures such as fire watch, and ensure systems are restored promptly.
When any fire protection system is impaired, the FLSD must be immediately notified and take several actions: assess the impact on life safety, implement compensating measures such as fire watch, notify the FDNY if the impairment exceeds the threshold duration, ensure documentation in the impairment log, and verify the system is tested after restoration.
Question 3: How does the FLSD coordinate with building management on fire code compliance issues?
- The FLSD works independently without building management involvement
- The FLSD identifies deficiencies, reports them to management, recommends corrective actions, and follows up to ensure completion (Correct answer)
- Building management handles all compliance without FLSD input
- The FLSD only addresses issues raised by the FDNY
Correct answer: The FLSD identifies deficiencies, reports them to management, recommends corrective actions, and follows up to ensure completion
The FLSD works with building management by identifying fire safety deficiencies, recommending solutions, and tracking corrective actions to completion.
The FLSD serves as the fire safety technical expert within the building's management structure. Their coordination role includes conducting inspections, preparing written reports with corrective action recommendations, tracking open deficiencies, attending management meetings, and serving as the building's liaison with the FDNY during inspections.
Question 4: What is the FLSD's role in new tenant orientation regarding fire safety?
- New tenant orientation is the property manager's exclusive responsibility
- The FLSD must ensure new tenants receive fire safety orientation including evacuation procedures, fire warden assignments, and building-specific emergency information (Correct answer)
- New tenants learn fire safety procedures only during fire drills
- Fire safety orientation is optional for small tenants
Correct answer: The FLSD must ensure new tenants receive fire safety orientation including evacuation procedures, fire warden assignments, and building-specific emergency information
The FLSD is responsible for ensuring every new tenant receives comprehensive fire safety orientation covering building-specific emergency procedures.
When a new tenant moves in, the FLSD must ensure they receive orientation covering the building's fire safety strategy, floor-specific evacuation routes, fire warden designation requirements, fire alarm and communication equipment locations, emergency reporting procedures, and assistance procedures for employees with disabilities.
Question 5: What liability does an FLSD face for failing to perform their duties?
- No personal liability exists for the FLSD
- The FLSD can face personal liability including FDNY certificate revocation, fines, and potential criminal charges in cases of gross negligence (Correct answer)
- Only the building owner faces liability
- Liability is limited to a written warning
Correct answer: The FLSD can face personal liability including FDNY certificate revocation, fines, and potential criminal charges in cases of gross negligence
An FLSD can face personal consequences including certificate revocation, civil penalties, and criminal prosecution if they fail to perform their duties.
The FLSD holds a position of public trust through their FDNY Certificate of Fitness. Failure to perform duties can result in certificate revocation, civil penalties, and in cases where negligence contributes to injuries or deaths, criminal charges. The building owner also faces liability but cannot transfer the FLSD's personal responsibility.
Question 6: What daily duties should an FLSD perform to maintain building fire safety?
- Only respond to alarms; no daily duties are required
- Monitor fire alarm and sprinkler systems, verify fire safety staffing, inspect egress routes, and maintain the fire command station log (Correct answer)
- Daily duties are limited to checking the fire alarm panel once
- Daily duties are delegated entirely to security staff
Correct answer: Monitor fire alarm and sprinkler systems, verify fire safety staffing, inspect egress routes, and maintain the fire command station log
The FLSD has daily responsibilities including system monitoring, staffing verification, egress inspections, and maintaining operational logs.
The FLSD's daily duties include monitoring the fire alarm control panel for trouble signals, verifying that fire safety staff are present and on duty, conducting visual inspections of egress routes for obstructions, checking fire doors, verifying emergency lighting and exit signs, reviewing overnight security reports, and maintaining the fire command station log book.
F89 FLSD Roles and Responsibilities 2
What is the minimum education or experience requirement to obtain an F-89 Certificate of Fitness?