F89 Elevator Emergency Operations and Firefighter Service 2

Question 1

ASME A17.1, the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, requires fire service recall for:

Accepted Answer

All passenger elevators installed in buildings with three or more stories

Answer

ASME A17.1 requires Phase I and Phase II fire service recall for all passenger elevators in buildings with three or more stories, establishing a nationwide baseline for elevator fire safety.

Question 2

If smoke is detected in an elevator machine room, the expected outcome is:

Accepted Answer

Phase I recall is triggered for the elevators served by that machine room

Answer

A smoke detector in the machine room triggers Phase I recall for the elevators controlled by that room, as fire in the machine room directly threatens those elevators' safe operation.

Question 3

What is an 'alternate recall floor' in elevator emergency operations?

Accepted Answer

A pre-designated floor where elevators divert when smoke is detected at the primary recall floor

Answer

The alternate recall floor is a pre-programmed secondary destination built into the elevator system for use when the primary recall floor is unsafe due to smoke or fire conditions.

Question 4

When fire department personnel arrive at a high-rise fire, the FLSD should:

Accepted Answer

Report to the fire command station and provide the incident commander with building and elevator status

Answer

The FLSD must report to the fire command station and immediately brief arriving fire department personnel on building layout, elevator status, and evacuation progress to support the incident command.

Question 5

Which elevator status information should an FLSD be ready to provide arriving firefighters?

Accepted Answer

Which elevators have recalled, are available for Phase II use, or are malfunctioning

Answer

Firefighters need immediate operational status of all elevators — which responded to recall, which are available for their use, and which have known malfunctions — to plan their attack and search operations.

F89 - Fire and Life Safety Director Practice Test

F89 - Fire and Life Safety Director Practice Test

F89 Elevator Emergency Operations and Firefighter Service 2