FLSD Fire Emergency Procedures 2

Question 1

During a high-rise fire, occupants should be instructed to check a closed door before opening it by:

Accepted Answer

Using the back of their hand to feel the door and doorknob for heat

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Looking under the door for visible flames

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Smelling for smoke at the door gap

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Opening the door a crack and checking for smoke

Question 2

An occupant trapped on the 35th floor during a fire, unable to use stairwells, should:

Accepted Answer

Shelter in a room, seal gaps under the door, signal from the window, and call 911 to report their location

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Attempt to rappel down the exterior of the building

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Jump from the window onto the fire truck aerial ladder

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Use the elevator as a last resort to escape

Question 3

In a NYC high-rise, the preferred method for determining the location of a fire when the alarm activates is:

Accepted Answer

Reading the fire alarm control panel at the fire command station to identify the activated device

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Manually searching each floor from top to bottom

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Waiting for visible smoke to determine which floor has the fire

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Asking building occupants which floor smells like smoke

Question 4

According to NYC Fire Code, occupants in a high-rise should use a stairwell other than their normal stairwell when:

Accepted Answer

The normally used stairwell has smoke, is blocked, or is directed by FDNY

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They have mobility impairments and need a wider stairwell

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They are on odd-numbered floors versus even-numbered floors

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The building has more than 500 occupants on their floor

Question 5

What does it mean when a high-rise fire alarm activates with a 'temporal-3' audible pattern?

Accepted Answer

Three short pulses followed by a pause — the standard fire alarm evacuation signal

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The alarm is in test mode and occupants should disregard it

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The alarm is a supervisory signal requiring investigation only

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A medical emergency has been detected on the floor

Question 6

The term 'fire watch' means:

Accepted Answer

Continuous patrol of areas where fire protection systems are impaired to detect and report fires

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Using binoculars to watch for fires from the roof of a high-rise building

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The act of monitoring fire alarm signals at the fire command station overnight

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FDNY surveillance of buildings with repeated false alarms