F89 FLSD Roles and Responsibilities 5

Question 1

Which scenario requires the FLSD to submit a revised Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan to FDNY?

Accepted Answer

A change in building use, significant alteration, or addition of a new hazardous material

Answer

Replacing a burned-out light bulb in a stairwell

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Hiring a new floor warden for an existing floor

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Conducting a regularly scheduled fire drill

Question 2

What is the FLSD's role regarding elevator recalls during a fire emergency?

Accepted Answer

Ensure all elevators are recalled to the ground floor or designated recall floor and taken out of passenger service

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Allow occupants to use elevators to evacuate faster

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Recall only the service elevators, not passenger elevators

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Leave elevator control to the building's elevator operator exclusively

Question 3

How should the FLSD handle a situation where two floor wardens give conflicting evacuation status reports for the same floor?

Accepted Answer

Assume the floor is not clear, notify FDNY of the uncertainty, and treat it as occupied until confirmed otherwise

Answer

Accept the first report received and disregard the second

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Assume the floor is clear to avoid delaying operations

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Send both floor wardens back to re-check independently without informing FDNY

Question 4

Under what circumstance may the FLSD authorize use of elevators for occupant evacuation?

Accepted Answer

Only when directed by the FDNY Incident Commander and the elevator is designated for occupant evacuation use

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Any time the stairs are congested

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When more than 50% of occupants are unable to use stairs

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At the FLSD's discretion whenever it would speed up evacuation

Question 5

What must the FLSD do after every fire alarm activation, whether real or false?

Accepted Answer

Complete an entry in the fire safety log documenting the event, time, and actions taken

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File a police report for false alarms

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Notify all tenants in writing within 24 hours only for confirmed fires

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Reset the alarm panel and take no further action if the cause was determined to be false

Question 6

A new tenant moves in and their staff have not received fire safety training. What is the FLSD's obligation?

Accepted Answer

Ensure the new occupants receive fire safety instruction, including evacuation routes and procedures, before or shortly after occupying the space

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Provide written materials only with no follow-up required

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Wait until the next scheduled annual drill to train the new occupants

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Training new tenants is solely the responsibility of the tenant's own management

Question 7

During a high-wind event, the FLSD is notified that a rooftop door has been left open. Why is this a fire safety concern?

Accepted Answer

Open rooftop doors can pressurize stairwells with outside air, disrupting smoke control systems and making stairwell egress more difficult

Answer

Rooftop doors are required to remain open during high-wind events per FDNY code

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It is only a security concern, not a fire safety issue

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Wind entering from the rooftop helps ventilate smoke from lower floors