FDNY 8-Week Study Guide Week 2 Lesson 4 Part 2

Question 1

Choose the answer that is most correct based on
Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System:

1. How many of the following are uses of the personal harness? (more than one answer)
   a. Quick and safe means for life saving rope rescues
   b. Emergency escapes
   c. Safety belt for attachment to tower ladder and aerial ladder
   d. Safety belt for attachment to a portable ladder

Answer 1

Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System

1. All

Question 2

2. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the personal harness?
   a. The harness must always be attached to the bunker pants
   b. Members must attach the harness snap hook to the waistband “D” ring every time
   they don their bunker pants
   c. Training in the use of the personal harness is imperative. Sliding without the use of
   the protective landing mat is only permitted when training from a window less than
   2 stories.
   d. The life saving rope turns must be wrapped around the rappel hook in the proper
   manner in order to function properly.

Answer 2

Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System

2. C

Question 3

3. Which of the following is an incorrect description of the personal harness and its use?
   a. The personal harness is made of nylon webbing
   b. It has a minimum breaking strength of 1000 lbs.
   c. The harness comes in 3 sizes, small, medium and extra-large.
   d. The gate is triple action.

Answer 3

Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System

3. B

Question 4

4. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the personal harness and its use?
   a. Members must ensure the hook’s gate is in the locked position prior to performing a slide or lowering operation. To check that the gate is locked, apply lateral pressure on the gate with the left hand.
   b. The rappel hook is positioned on the right hip while in the stored position
   c. A “D” ring is incorporated to the right side of the harness handle to provide a
   connection point to the personal safety system.
   d. The storage bag holding the EXO descender, rope and anchor hook is attached on
   the right side of the personal harness.

Answer 4

Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System

4. B

Question 5

5. During inspection at the start of each tour, how many of the following instances should a personal harness be placed out of service? (more than one answer)
   a. Cuts and abrasions
   b. Persistent stains
   c. Whenever a personal harness is subjected to an impact load. A member free falling
   two feet or more is considered a sufficient impact load.
   d. Whenever doubt exists

Answer 5

Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System

5. A,B,D

Question 6

6. Which of the following is incorrect regarding inspection and maintenance of a personal harness?
   a. Do not lay harness in sunlight
   b. A light lubrication of oil is necessary for rappel hook gate every 6 months
   c. Inspect harness at the start of each tour and after each use
   d. Do not repair or modify the personal harness or rappel hook
   e. When a personal harness becomes grossly contaminated, it shall be placed out of
   service.

Answer 6

Chapter 5, Intro to Belay System

6. B

Question 7

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

7. Which one of the following correctly describes a salient feature of Old Law Tenements?
   a. OLT’s are considered Class 4 construction
   b. OLT’s usually have 4-6 apartments per floor
   c. OLT’s are constructed of brick walls, wood floors and steel “I”beams
   d. The secondary means of egress in OLT’s is via a fire escape or party wall balcony

Answer 7

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

7. D

Question 8

8. Which of the following features is described incorrectly as it pertains to Old Law Tenements?
   a. To provide light and air to each room, shafts may be provided between adjoining buildings. The term “enclosed” as used in this manual will mean “a shaft closed at the top and bound by building walls on all sides.”
   b. OLT’s have limited fire stopping
   c. “Railroad Flats” are those apartments which extend from the front of the building to
   the rear.
   d. OLT’s that have 4 apartments per floor will have fire escapes on both the front and
   rear.

Answer 8

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

8. A

Question 9

9. Originally the stairs and stairway enclosures were wood with wood lath and plaster partitions. In what year were most of these buildings required to fire retard the stairway enclosure?
   a. 1904 b. 1934 c. 1964 d. 1984

Answer 9

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

9. B

Question 10

12. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the construction of New Law Tenements?
    a. New Law Tenements are considered Class 3, Non- Fireproof
    b. Steel “I” beams were introduced to carry floor joists which couldn’t span the
    enlarged floor areas
    c. To avoid being built of fireproof construction, the floor areas were broken up into
    units of 3000 square feet or less.
    d. The dividing walls only go as high as the ceiling of the top floor, resulting in a very
    large undivided cockloft area.

Answer 10

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

12. C

Question 11

14. Which of the following features is an incorrect description regarding “H” type tenements built between 1916 and 1929?
    a. These buildings were developed with the number and layout of apartments varying from building to building.
    b. Some have long interior hallways with rooms of one apartment behind another apartment in “L” or “T” shaped form
    c. Apartment layouts are generally identical from the lobby through the top floor
    d. Cellars have exterior entrances only

Answer 11

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

14. C

Question 12

15. Correct features are found in all of the following statements except which one regarding New Law Tenements?
    a. After 1929, these buildings are considered New Type Class “A” Multiple Dwellings with extraordinary dimensions, though every 3000 square feet were required to be enclosed by firewalls.
    b. First floor (cellar ceiling) is of non-fireproof construction.
    c. Stairways will be found near the front entrance; others will be some distance away
    d. Fire escapes may be found on all sides of the building

Answer 12

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

15. B

Question 13

16. Which of the following is not considered a common feature of Fireproof Multiple Dwellings?
    a. Poured concrete floors, cinder block or gypsum block walls.
    b. There are extreme temperatures in the fire area due to the heat retaining
    characteristics of the construction
    c. Two 1 3⁄4” lines may be required to move down a public hallway when the door to the
    fire apartment is open.
    d. All extinguishing efforts shall proceed initially from one attack stairway.

Answer 13

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

16. C

Question 14

17. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the area and height of Fireproof Multiple Dwellings?
    a. They can be 4 stories
    b. They can be up to 50 stories
    c. They can be irregularly shaped, rectangular or star shaped.
    d. They may have elevators, compactors, standpipes and sprinklers

Answer 14

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

17. B

Question 15

18. The first floor of Fireproof Multiple Dwellings may contain how many of the following? (more than one correct)
    a. Supermarkets
    b. Day care centers
    c. Clinics or offices
    d. Apartments

Answer 15

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

18. A,B,C,D

Question 16

19. Cellars and basements of Fireproof Multiple Dwellings may contain how many of the following? (more than one answer)
    a. Parking garage
    b. Supermarkets
    c. Laundry rooms
    d. Tenant storage
    e. Compactor room

Answer 16

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

19. A,C,D,E

Question 17

True or False
20. Life hazard is not severe outside of the fire apartment when the door to the apartment is closed. But the potential for rapid fire development and extensive heavy smoke on the fire floor and floors above, especially stairways, mandate the need for sufficient units for extinguishment and search.

Answer 17

Chapter 9, Building Descriptions

20. True