Fire Tech Promotion Course 7/25/14 SUMMER 2014 On-line Program

Question 1

Nov Guide & VO Guide
1. Officers should not issue an NOV in the following instance(s)? (2)
A) FORTHWITH VOs - If the inspecting member deems the violation to be an immediate hazard.
B) IMMEDIATE SUMMONS - Violations requiring an immediate summons (e.g., locked exit, smoking on a construction site, illegal storage of LPG, illegal use of kerosene space heaters).
C) GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - (except NYC mayoral agencies) - Federal, State, or other non-City government agencies (MTA, Port Authority, Tri-Borough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, etc.).
D) Do not use the NOV to enforce New York State Laws. (Examples: NYS Labor Law, NYS Multiple Dwelling Law)

Answer 1

1. Answer: All of the above.

Question 2

2. Please choose an incorrect item about the NOV from the list below? (3)
   A) Not more than 7 violation categories (VCs) are to be cited on each NOV.
   B) If a member observes violations that fall into more than 7 VCs, issue additional NOVs.
   C) After issuing an NOV, units shall forward the white (ECB) copy and the blue (FDNY Records Unit Copy) to the Bureau of Fire Prevention Enforcement Unit for processing.
   D) Respondents have forty five (45) days to file a Certificate of Correction to the Bureau of Fire Prevention’s Enforcement Unit.

Answer 2

2. Answer: D = 35 days.

Question 3

3. The NOV is a five (5) part form. Each set of pages is labeled and color-coded as follows: Please choose the incorrect item listed below? (6.2)
   A) White ECB (1st) Copy, Top – (Forward to Enforcement Unit)
   B) Gold Certificate of Correction (2nd) Copy – (Serve to Respondent)
   C) Blue FDNY Records Unit (3rd) Copy – (Forward to Enforcement Unit)
   D) Pink Fire Department Issuing Unit (4th) Copy – (Leave in the NOV book)
   E) Green Respondent’s (5th) Copy – (Serve to Respondent)

Answer 3

3. Answer: D = Pink Fire Department Issuing Unit (4th) Copy – (File in Building Folder)

Question 4

5. Please choose the correct NOV procedure(s) from the list below when writing NOVs to tenants? (7)
   A) Only write an NOV to a tenant if the violation is of something that the tenant has complete control over (i.e., range hood unit in a restaurant or fire extinguishers in a store or office).
   B) Do not write an NOV to a tenant of a multiple dwelling.
   C) If the NOV is for the tenant, issue the NOV in the name of the business/entity responsible for the occupancy.
   D) All of the above.

Answer 4

5. D

Question 5

6. Please choose an incorrect NOV procedure from the list below when writing an NOV to an owner? (7)
   A) If the violation is against the building, name the building owner as the respondent. If the building owner is a corporation, name the corporation as the respondent and check the box for “owner.”
   B) A corporation is a company whose name is followed by the words “Corporation” or the abbreviation “Corp., LLC” or “Inc.”
   C) You can also consider using “OWNER OF” if the building owner is a corporation.
   D) As a last resort, if unable to determine the owner’s name, the respondent shall be identified with the entry “OWNER OF” followed by the building address.

Answer 5

6. Answer: C = Do not use “OWNER OF” if the building owner is a corporation - name the corporation.

Question 6

7. Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the below statement? (7)
   “When preparing the NOV, use only the 8:30am or 10:30am hearing times. Alternate these times to maintain an equal number of hearings at each period. Assign the same hearing time to NOVs issued for the same premises.”
   A) Agree or D) Disagree

Answer 6

7. A

Question 7

8. A summons, not an NOV, shall be served immediately upon finding the following conditions? (7)
   A) Smoking on a construction site.
   B) Smoking in a factory.
   C) Locked, fastened or bolted doors leading into or out of any factory or in any floor thereof, during working hours.
   D) Propane - illegal storage.
   E) Kerosene heater - illegal storage (confiscate).
   F) As otherwise directed by Fire Department procedures.

Answer 7

8. Answer: A, B, C, D, F = E = Kerosene heater - illegal use (confiscate). Illegal storage = Forthwith VO.

Question 8

9. Not more than \_\_\_\_\_ Violation categories (VC) may be cited on each NOV. Please fill in the blank? (7)
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 10

Answer 8

9. C

Question 9

10. A Repeat Violation shall be issued to an owner of a premise when the same respondent is found to violate the same law, rule or regulation at the premises within \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ months of a first violation. Please fill in the blank? (7)
A) 18
B) 20
C) 22
D) 24

Answer 9

10. A

Question 10

Answer questions 11 and 12 based on the paragraph below:
When Department personnel are unable to identify an owner within the premises, or, in the case of a partnership or corporate-owned premises, Department personnel have been unable to identify any of the persons authorized to accept the NOV within the premises, Department members shall affix the Green Copy and Gold Copy of the NOV to the premises itself by taping it to a conspicuous place, preferably with the use of masking tape.
11. In commercial premises, the following locations are recommended for taping the NOV: Please choose the most correct answer? (7)
A) The door to the office of the building’s manager.
B) Any wall in the building’s main lobby, if one exists, preferably near the building’s security desk.
C) All of the above.

Answer 10

11. C

Question 11

Answer questions 11 and 12 based on the paragraph below:
When Department personnel are unable to identify an owner within the premises, or, in the case of a partnership or corporate-owned premises, Department personnel have been unable to identify any of the persons authorized to accept the NOV within the premises, Department members shall affix the Green Copy and Gold Copy of the NOV to the premises itself by taping it to a conspicuous place, preferably with the use of masking tape.

12. In multiple dwellings, the following locations are recommended for taping the NOV: Please choose the most correct answer? (7)
    A) The door to the superintendent’s residence or office.
    B) The wall near the building’s mailboxes or notice board.
    C) Any walls in the building’s main lobby preferably near the building main entrance.
    D) All of the above.

Answer 11

12. D

Question 12

13. Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the below statement? (7)
    “Under no circumstance shall Department personnel give a NOV to an employee at the premises that is the subject of the violation, even if the employee offers to accept the NOV.”
    A) Agree or D) Disagree

Answer 12

13. A

Question 13

14. A Violation Order (VO) is a written order used to remedy any violation listed in the Standard Form of Orders or as directed by Fire Department procedures. Please choose an incorrect VO procedure from the list below? (1)
    A) When issuing a VO, recommended compliance times are listed in the Standard Form of Orders. Variations of the time limits listed are permitted.
    B) Compliance dates should fall on a scheduled AFID period.
    C) Forthwith orders and orders with one other compliance date may be written on the same order, however, violations should be grouped to have a common date and/or time for compliance.
    D) The recommendation is to use separate orders when compliance times are not consistent or multiple violations are cited and additional space is needed on the VO.
    E) Supplement sheets are provided for the VO like the NOV.

Answer 13

14. Answer: E = Write as many orders as required to enforce all of the items in violation. Supplement sheets are not provided for the VO like the NOV.

Question 14

15. If the VO is not corrected within the compliance time the officer may allow an extension if \_\_\_\_\_% of the required work has been completed, a progress notation shall be made on the back of the re-inspection copy. Please fill in the blank? (2)
A) 25
B) 35
C) 75
D) 50

Answer 14

15. C

Question 15

16. Please choose an incorrect VO item from the list below? (2)
    A) First (Pink) Copy- issued to owner, agent or person in charge.
    B) Second (Yellow) Re-inspection Copy- Attached to the building card and placed in “Existing Violations” file.
    C) Third (White) Copy - Evaluation
    D) Fourth (White) Copy - placed in the building folder.

Answer 15

16. Answer: D = Fourth (White) Copy - remains in the violation order book.

Distribution of the Violation Order
• First (Pink) Copy- issued to owner, agent or person in charge.
• Second (Yellow) Re-inspection Copy- Attached to the building card and placed in
“Existing Violations” file.
• Third (White) Copy - Evaluation
Note: If the yellow reinspection copy has been forwarded with a summons and
there are other items outstanding on the same violation order, the (white)
evaluation copy may be used as a second reinspection copy.
• Fourth (White) Copy - remains in the violation order book.

Question 16

17. True of false - can a VO be issued to a non-jurisdictional agency like State, Federal, or Port Authority agencies?
    A) True - they can be issued to these agencies.
    B) False - they cannot be issued to these agencies.

Answer 16

17. A

Question 17

1. Brownstones were built in the late 1800’s as private dwellings. Which choice below contains incorrect information regarding these buildings? (Bwst 2.1.1)
   A) They are three to five stories in height, with a basement, but no cellar.
   B) The interior is of combustible construction, while the exterior shell is made of non-combustible material.
   C) Their width is 20 to 25 feet.
   D) Their depth varies to about 60 feet

Answer 17

1) A = They are three to five stories in height with a cellar (the basement is the first floor.)

Question 18

2. Although Brownstones may have been altered, it is still important to know how these buildings were originally laid out. Which choice below contains incorrect information? (Bwst 2.1.2)
   A) The first floor (basement) was composed of a kitchen in the rear with a dining room in the front, and an interior stairway to the second floor (parlor) and cellar. There is also a large closet.
   B) The second floor (parlor) contained the front and rear parlor rooms, a hall, bedroom in the rear and the main entrance to the building. This is the only floor with two means of egress to the outside.
   C) The third floor contained two bedrooms, with hall rooms in the front and the rear, off the stairway. These may have been bedrooms or bathrooms.
   D) The fourth floor contained two bedrooms, with hall rooms in the front and the rear, off the stairway. These may have been bedrooms or bathrooms.

Answer 18

2) B = The 1st floor (basement) is the only floor with two means of egress to the outside.

Question 19

3. Which choice below contains the most incorrect description of stairways and egress in Brownstone type buildings? (Bwst 2.1.3)
   A) Interior wooden stairs connect the cellar and first floor (basement.)
   B) Interior wooden stairs connect the first floor (basement) and second floor (parlor.)
   C) An enclosed interior stair connects the second floor (parlor) and upper floors.
   D) An iron ladder gives access from the top floor to the roof through a scuttle.

Answer 19

3) C = An open interior stair connects the second floor (parlor) and upper floors.

Question 20

4. Where do ceilings have much ornamental plasterwork in Brownstones, requiring caution when pulling ceilings as the weight of this plaster can cause serious injury to members? (Bwst 2.2.5)
A) Cellar
B) First floor
C) Second floor
D) Top floor

Answer 20

4) C = Ceilings on the second floor (parlor floor) have much ornamental plasterwork.

Question 21

5. In Brownstone buildings, the presence of sprinklers may indicate _______. Most Brownstones ______ fire escapes. (Bwst 2.2.7)
   A) the absence of a fire escape; do not have
   B) a fire escape present; have
   C) the absence of a fire escape; have
   D) a fire escape present; do not have

Answer 21

5. A

Question 22

7. In Brownstones, cellar fires are peculiar in that there are limited means of venting the cellar. Which choice below is not a normal means of venting the cellar? (Bwst 2.2.11)
   A) Venting a couple of very small windows at ground level in the rear.
   B) Venting a couple of very small windows at ground level in the front. C) Venting an opening under a grating near the first floor (basement) vestibule.
   D) Venting the coal chute, where one exists.

Answer 22

7. B

Question 23

8. Rear extensions have been added on the first floor of some Brownstones. In some cases these extensions may be two or three stories in height, and \_\_\_\_\_\_ in depth. They will have their own cockloft. (Bwst 2.2.12)
A) 60 feet
B) 20 to 25 feet
C) 5 to 15 feet
D) 10 to 20 feet

Answer 23

8. D

Question 24

9. Which choice below correctly indicates the roof construction of the “majority” of Brownstones? (Bwst 2.2.15)
   A) A center peak which slopes toward the front and the rear
   B) The roof slopes to the front where there are small front windows
   C) Flat construction with no parapet in rear
   D) More floors in the rear than in front with a roof sloping to the front

Answer 24

9) C = Although these all maybe found on Brownstones, the “majority” are flat construction with no parapet in rear

Question 25

10. In a Brownstone, access to the roof is via the iron ladder leading up to the scuttle opening. The ladder is usually located where? (Bwst 2.2.16)
A) In the hall, under the skylight
B) In a closet
C) In the top floor bedroom
D) Adjacent to the bathroom

Answer 25

10. B

Question 26

11. In flat roof Brownstone buildings, the cockloft space between the top floor ceiling and the roof is approximately \_\_\_\_\_ in height and the roof is pitched toward the \_\_\_\_\_ of the building. (Bwst 2.2.18)
A) 2' to 3'; front
B) 2' to 3'; rear
C) 1' to 3'; front
D) 1' to 2'; rear

Answer 26

11. B

Question 27

12. Some Brownstones may have open stairs in the rear of the building. They usually go from ______, are separate from the main staircase and their original use was for servants. Fire may extend via these stairs. (Bwst 2.3.4)
    A) the first (basement) to the second (parlor) floors
    B) the second (parlor) floor to the top floor
    C) the first (basement) to the third floor
    D) the cellar to the first (basement) floor

Answer 27

12. A