FST Emergency Planning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During a tabletop exercise, a scenario reveals that two departments have conflicting evacuation routes. What is the BEST immediate corrective action?
- Cancel the exercise and replan from scratch
- Document the conflict and revise the EAP after the exercise debrief (Correct answer)
- Have one department shelter in place during any future evacuation
- Assign both departments the same assembly area
Correct answer: Document the conflict and revise the EAP after the exercise debrief
Tabletop exercises are designed to identify gaps; the proper response is to document the finding and update the EAP during the after-action review process.
Question 2: What is the role of a Fire Safety Director in a high-rise building emergency plan?
- Operate fire suppression systems manually
- Coordinate evacuation floors and liaise with the fire department (Correct answer)
- Conduct fire investigations after the incident
- Inspect sprinkler heads on a monthly basis
Correct answer: Coordinate evacuation floors and liaise with the fire department
The Fire Safety Director coordinates floor warden activities, manages phased evacuation, and serves as the primary liaison with responding fire department personnel.
Question 3: Which term describes the pre-designated outdoor location where evacuees assemble to be accounted for after leaving a building?
- Staging area
- Command post
- Assembly point (Correct answer)
- Refuge area
Correct answer: Assembly point
An assembly point is the pre-identified outdoor location where evacuees gather so personnel accountability can be conducted after evacuation.
Question 4: A facility's emergency plan must address employees who require assistance during evacuation. Under ADA guidance, what term refers to areas inside a building where mobility-impaired individuals wait for assisted rescue?
- Safe refuge areas
- Areas of rescue assistance (Correct answer)
- Evacuation staging zones
- Accessible means of egress
Correct answer: Areas of rescue assistance
Areas of rescue assistance are designated spaces, typically in stairwell landings, where mobility-impaired individuals await evacuation assistance from responders.
Question 5: A mutual aid agreement between two adjacent facilities primarily ensures:
- Shared liability in the event of a fire loss
- Access to additional resources when one facility's capacity is exceeded (Correct answer)
- Joint compliance with the same fire code
- Combined insurance premiums for both properties
Correct answer: Access to additional resources when one facility's capacity is exceeded
Mutual aid agreements pre-authorize resource sharing — personnel, equipment, or space — when one party's emergency response capacity is overwhelmed.
Question 6: When conducting a hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA), which matrix quadrant represents the HIGHEST priority hazards to address in an emergency plan?
- Low probability, low impact
- High probability, low impact
- Low probability, high impact
- High probability, high impact (Correct answer)
Correct answer: High probability, high impact
Hazards with both high probability and high impact demand the greatest planning resources and mitigation efforts.
Question 7: Which section of NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) governs the requirements for emergency egress lighting in the means of egress?
- Chapter 7 (Correct answer)
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 13
Correct answer: Chapter 7
Chapter 7 of NFPA 101 covers means of egress requirements, including emergency lighting, exit signage, and egress capacity calculations.
FST Emergency Planning 3
During a tabletop exercise, a scenario reveals that two departments have conflicting evacuation routes.
What is the BEST immediate corrective action?