Subway

Question 1

Fire Under Platform, member will not be permitted in track area unless the following 4 requirements are met

Answer 1

1. Power Off
2. Confirmation Power is off with FD Dispatcher
3. Members posted at each end of platform to act as safety people
4. An alternate area of refuge is assured in case of train movement.

Question 2

A member directed to halt train traffic shall use a ____. The ____ is to be held ____ high and moved in a wide horizontal motion of atleast ____ft.

Answer 2

light
light
chest
4

Question 3

What 3 items will be found near the blue light?

Answer 3

Power Removal Box
Telephone
Dry Chem Fire Extinguisher

Question 4

True or false:
To operate the subway telephone you must keep the button on the hand-set depressed at all times during the conversation, releasing the button will terminate the call.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or false:
The Power removal box may not necessarily be located under the blue light but it will be in proximity to it or across the tracks from it?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What will be placed around the power removal box or subway telephone if it is OOS and what color is it?

Answer 6

WHITE bag with RED lettering saying “Out of Service”

Question 7

Does the Blue light telephone ring?

Answer 7

No, there is a buzzer mounted on the wall above the telephone that will intermittently activate

Question 8

When using a cutout in a subway tunnel what maneuver must a FF perform?`

Answer 8

Reduced Profile

Question 9

How far apart are power removal boxes?

Answer 9

Approximately 600ft

Question 10

Are under-river tubes equipped with dry or wet standpipe systems?

Answer 10

Wet

Question 11

All under-river tubes have siamese connections that are located where

Answer 11

Each end of the tube

Question 12

Water supplies for wet systems are ___ ___ connected at each end and protected from freezing (Under River Tubes)

Answer 12

City Main

Question 13

Gate valves with fire department threads are located at approximately ___ ft intervals (Under River Tubes)

Answer 13

200

Question 14

The stand pipes are equipped with ___ hose and adjustable fog and straight stream nozzles (Under River Tubes)

Answer 14

1 1/2

Question 15

No clearance signs are identified by diagonal ___ and ___ stripes painted on a wall

Answer 15

Red and white

Question 16

If you encounter an emergency exit that is unable to be opened with the keys and pry bar what tools must you use to open it?

Answer 16

Vice Grips and pliers

Question 17

What does a RED Subway Entrance Globe indicate?

Answer 17

That there may, or may not be a token booth clerk at this location and that the stairway will be closed at some point during a 24 hour day

Question 18

What does a GREEN Subway Entrance Globe indicate?

Answer 18

That the entrance is open 24hrs a day, there may or may not be a token booth clerk at this location. In areas that are not served by a token booth clerk, access will be via a HIGH ENTRANCE/EXIT Turnstile or a gate

Question 19

How often should the officer on duty record an entry in the Company Journal stating that the assigned Metro-Card is accounted for and on the apparatus?

Answer 19

After each roll call

Question 20

Light trains are intended to be used to transport FD personnel to ___ fires readily extinguishable by ___ or ___ extinguishers, to investigate the source of minor smoke conditions and other similar type incidents.

Answer 20

Small

1 or 2

Question 21

The decision to use a light train is to be made by who?

Answer 21

The CHIEF IN CHARGE

Question 22

If a communications link cannot be established can a light train be used?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

The primary means of communication when using a light train shall be via?

Answer 23

Train Operators radio

Question 24

True or false: If necessary to disembark the Light Train a Handi-Talkie equipped member shall be assigned to remain with the Train operator to maintain communications

Answer 24

True

Question 25

When using a light train how often should progress reports be given?

Answer 25

As soon as possible but atleast every 15 minutes

Question 26

True or false: A light train shall not travel past the next station without the permission of the CIC? Apparatus of the unit who boarded the train should remain at its original location until, and if, directed to another location by the CIC.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or false:
There are approximately 200 ventilation fan plants located throughout the Transit System, with each fan plant having between 1 and 4 fans. Most of the plants have a single fan. Plants serving under-river tubes may have up to 4 fans?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or false: Not every subway station has an associated fan plant. Fans are not universally distributed throughout the subway system?

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Most transit system ventilation fans operate in the ___ mode. A small number operate in the ___ mode

Answer 29

exhaust, supply

Question 30

True or false: Ventilation fans associated with under-river tubes are reversible, as are replacement fans. Fans will not be affected when power removal is ordered by the fire department?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

The evacuation of passengers from under-river tubes shall take place ___ from any fan operated in the exhaust mode

Answer 31

Away

Question 32

True or false: The removal of residual electricity in catenary wires requires the railroad to have a Class “A” employee (A Man) ground the catenary on the tracks/tunnel circuit where power removal was requested by the IC

Answer 32

True

Question 33

All fire teams apply water with hand-held fog nozzles should take advantage of the reach of the fog stream and observe to minimum approach distance of ___ft to catenary wires

Answer 33

10

Question 34

Standpipe outlets on subway platform levels will be located inside a locked stainless steel cabinet. The cabinet can be opened by using the standard ___ ___ ___ ___ and will not contain hose

Answer 34

Subway emergency exit key

Question 35

Sound powered telephone outlet jacks will be located in a secure metal box that can be opened with a ___ key. In most cases, the outlet jack box will be located inside the ___

Answer 35

1620 key

Stainless Steel standpipe cabinet

Question 36

True or false: Sound powered outlet jack boxes are not equipped with handsets. Handsets for sound powered telephones will be distributed to field units by the PTSU

Answer 36

True

Question 37

True or false: Units equipped with sound-powered phones shall bring a telephone handset, 1620 key, and a subway emergency exit key to the station platform level. Another telephone handset and a 1620 key shall be brought to the street level location of the sound powered phone outlet jack box?

Answer 37

True

Question 38

True or false: If the dry stand-pipe is going to be utilized for firefighting purposes on the platform the engine company shall carry the rolled up lengths of hose, standpipe kit, a subway emergency exit key and a 1620 key?

Answer 38

True

Question 39

During the semi-annual subway emergency inspection period shall units charge the stand-pipe system?

Answer 39

No

Question 40

Length and weight of the EED

Answer 40

7 ft, 42lbs

Question 41

EED provides a climbing angle of?

Answer 41

70 degrees

Question 42

Where is the EED located at underground and grade level stations?

Answer 42

Is located at the first blue-light location south of the southbound platform, typically within 50ft of the platform end

Question 43

Where is the EED located at elevated stations?

Answer 43

In the area of the FULL TIME token booth

Question 44

Where is the EED located at under-river tunnels?

Answer 44

At the base of the emergency exit at both ends of each tunnel

Question 45

Where are the keys located to remove EEDs from their mounting brackets?

Answer 45

Every token booth

Question 46

True or false: All Air-Trains are unmanned and all stations have smoke detectors, heat detectors, and an automatic sprinkler system?

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Where is the Blue light power removal box located in AirTrain stations?

Answer 47

At each end of the platform and when depressed will de-energize both inbound and outbound tracks on the guideway for atleast the entire length of the platform

Question 48

How far apart are Blue light power removal boxes on the AirTrain guideways

Answer 48

800ft

Question 49

In the AirTrain system the presence of a guardrail above the parapet wall of the elevated guideway usually indicates that the third rail is located where?

Answer 49

In between the tracks

Question 50

In the AirTrain system when no guardrail is visible above the parapet wall it usually indicates that the third rail in on the ___ of the tracks and that the walkway is where?

Answer 50

outside of the tracks

in between the tracks

Question 51

Atleast one ___ must be assigned to all AirTrain incidents

Answer 51

Tower Ladder

Question 52

Use of the Subway repeater system must be approved by the ___. There are two subway repeater channels, channel ___ and channel ___. These are 5 watt channels. The repeater systems will also carry the H/Ts internal ID and will support the emergency alert feature.

Answer 52

IC

14 and 15

Question 53

Any member operating on the repeater channel MUST be teamed with?

Answer 53

A H/T equipped member operating on H/T channel 1

Question 54

True or false: The MTA NYC Transit single exit station sticker is an 8” x 8” black pictorial with a yellow background. It is located on the station entrance signs at street level?

Answer 54

True