FLSD Emergency Response 2

Question 1

When a fire alarm activates in a high-rise building, the FLSD's first priority is to:

Accepted Answer

Respond to the fire command station, acknowledge the alarm, and determine the nature of the emergency

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Begin building-wide evacuation immediately

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Contact building management to authorize an evacuation

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Send floor wardens to investigate all floors simultaneously

Question 2

The FLSD announces via PA that a fire has been confirmed on the 27th floor. Standard high-rise protocol calls for evacuating:

Accepted Answer

Only the 27th floor (fire floor) and relocating 26th and 28th floors

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All floors from top to bottom simultaneously

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Floors 25 through 29 and sheltering all other floors in place

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The entire building immediately

Question 3

While managing a fire emergency, the FLSD receives conflicting information from two floor wardens about whether a floor has been fully evacuated. The FLSD should:

Accepted Answer

Report the uncertainty to FDNY incident commander and request FDNY to search the floor

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Assume the floor is clear since one warden says it is

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Send both wardens back to the floor to recheck simultaneously

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Make a PA announcement asking if anyone is still on that floor

Question 4

The FLSD's PA announcement during a fire emergency on the 15th floor should instruct occupants on that floor to:

Accepted Answer

Proceed to the nearest stairwell and evacuate down to the street level

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Use the elevator to descend quickly to the lobby

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Shelter in place and await further instructions

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Go to the roof and await helicopter rescue

Question 5

After FDNY arrives and assumes command of a fire incident, the FLSD should:

Accepted Answer

Remain at the fire command station and provide ongoing support to FDNY incident commander

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Return to normal building management duties

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Conduct an independent investigation of the fire cause

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Release floor wardens from their posts once FDNY is on scene

Question 6

Following a confirmed false alarm, the FLSD must:

Accepted Answer

Document the false alarm, determine the cause, and arrange repairs if a faulty device is responsible

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Reset the alarm without documentation if the cause is obvious

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Notify FDNY that the alarm was false only if they responded to the building

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Evacuate the building anyway as a precaution despite knowing it is false