F89 Elevator Emergency Operations and Firefighter Service

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of Phase I elevator recall during a fire emergency?

Accepted Answer

To automatically return all elevators to a designated recall floor for fire department use

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To allow occupants to quickly evacuate using elevators

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To lock all elevators between floors until the fire is contained

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To send elevators to the floor above the fire for firefighter staging

Question 2

Which device most commonly triggers automatic Phase I elevator recall?

Accepted Answer

Smoke detectors in elevator lobbies, hoistways, or machine rooms

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Heat detectors located on the building roof

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Manual pull stations on any occupied floor

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Sprinkler heads activated anywhere in the building

Question 3

During Phase I recall, if smoke is detected at the primary recall floor, elevators should travel to:

Accepted Answer

A pre-designated alternate recall floor free of smoke

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The highest floor in the building to avoid smoke

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The floor immediately below the fire floor

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The floor where the alarm was first activated

Question 4

In Phase II elevator service, who operates the elevator?

Accepted Answer

Trained firefighters using a designated fire service key from inside the cab

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The FLSD remotely from the fire command station

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The building engineer from the elevator machine room

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Any authorized building staff member during the emergency

Question 5

The FLSD's primary responsibility regarding elevators during a fire alarm is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure occupants use stairwells and do not attempt to use elevators

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Activate Phase II mode at the fire command station for firefighters

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Direct all occupants to service elevators for faster evacuation

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Coordinate with the elevator maintenance contractor to inspect all cabs

Question 6

In Phase II firefighter elevator service, the elevator doors will remain open at a floor unless:

Accepted Answer

The firefighter inside the cab continuously holds the door close button

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A remote command is sent from the fire command station lobby panel

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An automatic 30-second timer closes them to conserve elevator power

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The building engineer resets the elevator from the machine room

Question 7

An elevator that does not respond to Phase I recall activation should be:

Accepted Answer

Reported immediately to arriving fire department personnel as a malfunction

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Manually overridden by the FLSD from the elevator lobby control panel

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Left in normal operation since Phase I is considered an advisory system

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Shut down by cutting its power at the main electrical distribution panel