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Question 1

1. Members requesting official permission for variances of tours to attend school shall
   forward a report in duplicate, to the Bureau of Personnel, via the chain of command. Please
   choose from the list below the primary medium for arranging necessary time off to attend
   scheduled classes? (PA/ID 1-72, section 3.1)
   A) Compensatory time due for Memorial or Veterans Day.
   B) Adjusted tour (15 hours).
   C) Any other compensatory time due.
   D) Mutual exchange of tours.

Answer 1

1. Answer: D

Question 2

2. Please choose an incorrect procedure from the list below, when members conduct mutuals
   for members attending various schools covered under PA/ID 1-72? (PA/ID 1-72, 3.1.1)
   A) Tours of duty shall not exceed 24 hours.
   B) Mutual exchange of tours may be made between members assigned to the same division.
   C) Part tour mutuals shall be governed by the following restrictions; not less than one (1) hour,
   not more than six (6) hours.
   D) If the cooperator desires, the reimbursement of several part tour mutuals may be
   accumulated to be reimbursed as a complete tour. Not more than one 9 hour tour may be
   accumulated.

Answer 2

2. Answer: D = If the cooperator desires, the reimbursement of several part tour mutuals
   may be accumulated to be reimbursed as a complete tour. Not more than one 15 hour tour may
   be accumulated.

Question 3

3. Members attending Fire Science, Nursing, EMT Certification, Paramedic Programs and
   other schools are eligible to apply for excusal time. Whenever a member, attending any of these
   programs, is unable to make mutual exchanges of tours or is lacking other time owed, the
   member may be permitted excusal time up to a maximum of ______ hours. Please fill in the
   blank? (PA/ID 1-72, section 3.4)
   A) 15
   B) 24
   C) 36
   D) None of the above.

Answer 3

3. Answer: C

Question 4

4. Members shall repay School Variance excusal time as soon as possible, at their
   convenience. No time limitations for repayment shall be imposed as long as a member is
   enrolled. However, when a member owes 36 hours of excusal time for a period of ______ or
   more days no further excusal time shall be allowed. Please fill in the blank? (PA/ID 1-
   72, section 3.4.2)
   A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 30

Answer 4

4. Answer: D

Question 5

5. Upon notification of an alleged incident of discrimination by a member, the Officer/
   Supervisor is required to notify the Fire Department’s EEO Officer. Please choose the correct
   procedure(s) from the list below? (PA/ID 1-77, section 6.2)
   A) Routine notifications may be made by; Telephone between 0800 to 1800 hours, Monday to
   Friday or E-mail at eeo@fdny.nyc.gov.
   B) For incidents that effect operations; the Officer/Supervisor shall contact the EEO Officer
   during office hours at between 0800 to 1800 hours, Monday to Friday. During non-office hours,
   the EEO Officer can be reached through the Fire Department Operations Center (FDOC).

Answer 5

5. Answer: A and B

Question 6

6. Please choose an incorrect procedure from the list below in regards to EEO procedures?
   (PA/ID 1-77, section 6.3 to 6.9)
   A) The member is not required to give the Officer/Supervisor or any other Fire Department
   official except the EEO Officer or EEO Liaisons any information concerning the complaint.
   B) If the member elects voluntarily to provide any information regarding the alleged incident,
   other than the fact that a complaint is being made the Officer/Supervisor is then required to
   complete a Confidential EEO Incident Report.
   C) Upon completion, the Confidential EEO Incident Report shall be submitted DIRECTLY to
   the EEO Officer in a sealed envelope marked “Confidential” without intermediate endorsement.
   D) No copies of the Confidential EEO Incident Report shall be retained by the Officer/
   Supervisor.
   E) Company Journal/Log Entries shall be entered with regard to any EEO Complaints.

Answer 6

6. Answer: E = Company Journal/Log Entries shall not be entered with regard to any EEO
   Complaints.

Question 7

7. A member has a right to meet privately with the EEO Officer or an EEO Attorney/
   Investigator during office hours; however, the member should obtain approval to do so prior to
   leaving his/her work assignment. Reasonable leave requests to meet with an EEO Office
   representative during work hours cannot be denied by supervisors. Officer/Supervisor shall allow
   members to meet with EEO Office representative at the earliest practicable time consistent with
   the operational needs of their units. Concerns about the above should be immediately addressed
   to the __________. Please fill in the blank? (PA/ID 1-77, section 7.2)
   A) EEO Office
   B) Administrative Battalion
   C) Administrative Division
   D) Borough Commander
   E) FDOC

Answer 7

7. Answer: A

Question 8

8. Unless otherwise indicated in Department Directives, Orders, Rules and Regulations the
   following instructions shall be adhered to: Please choose the most correct answer?
   (Regulations 30, section 30.1.2)
   A) Reports shall be forwarded in single copy.
   B) Reports shall be promptly forwarded through official channels.
   C) Reports shall be addressed to the Chief of Operations.
   D) All of the above.

Answer 8

8. Answer: D

Question 9

9. Reports of special importance or of a nature similar to the following shall be preceded by
   an immediate telephone communication to the Deputy and Battalion Chief on duty: Please
   choose the incorrect item from the list below? (Regulations 30, section 30.1.6)
   A) Unusual occurrence at a fire or elsewhere.
   B) Loss of life or minor injuries to members or civilians at a fire or elsewhere.
   C) Accidents to apparatus, or the placing of a company or apparatus out of service.
   D) Structural or occupancy hazards imminently dangerous to life or property.
   E) Depletion in a unit of manual strength required for fire duty.

Answer 9

9. Answer: B = Loss of life or serious injuries to members or civilians at a fire or elsewhere.

Question 10

10. Whenever a Fire Department unit or member is involved in an incident or unusual
    occurrence with a member of another city agency (i.e., jurisdictional disputes, conflicts etc.), an
    Unusual Occurrence Report is to be prepared by the Officer of the unit involved. Please choose
    an incorrect procedure from the list below? (Regulations 30, section 30.8.5)
    A) This report is to contain all particulars including names, I.D. numbers, time, location, etc.
    B) This report is to be forwarded via the mail bag to the Bureau of Operations by 0900 hours
    of the following business day. On weekends/holidays the report is to be FAXED to the Citywide
    Command Chief. Proper and full endorsements are required.
    C) Administrative Deputy Chiefs can authorize overtime to those members required to prepare
    this report within the prescribed time frame. The officer receiving authorization shall make
    appropriate journal entries.

Answer 10

10. Answer: B = This report is to be FAXED to the Bureau of Operations by 0900 hours of the
    following business day. On weekends/holidays the report is to be FAXED to the Citywide
    Command Chief. Proper and full endorsements are required.

Question 11

11. Please choose the correct uniform procedure(s) from the list below?
    (Regulations 29, section 29.6.3)
    A) The wearing of ties with Chief and Company Officer’s long sleeve work/duty shirt is
    optional from 2300 to 0900 hours.
    B) Ties are required at all hours when dealing with the public (e.g. receiving visitors,
    inspection duties, etc.).
    C) Ties are optional when responding to, operating at, and returning from alarms.
    D) Ties are optional for Chief and Company Officers at all times when wearing short sleeve
    work/duty shirt.
    E) Chief and Company Officers may wear only solid white T-shirts under open necked work/
    duty shirt. T-shirts shall have no lettering, logos or graphics visible through the uniform shirt.

Answer 11

11. Answer: All are correct

Question 12

12. The wearing of Department issued shorts is authorized, subject to the following guidelines:
    A) Shorts are an optional part of the uniform year round. They may be worn by Company
    Officers, Firefighters and Chief Officers.
    B) Shorts may be worn while in quarters and may be worn under the bunker gear during fire
    and emergency operations. (Shorts shall not be worn for CFR-D/CPR responses, ERS NC, and
    Class E alarms unless worn under bunker gear.)
    C) Shorts may not be worn for AFID, Annual Education Day, hydrant inspection, complaint
    investigation, or public education activities (e.g., Operation Sidewalk, Fatal Fire Campaigns).
    D) Units called to Bureau of Training and Satellite Training Locations (e.g., Brooklyn Navy
    Yard) may wear shorts.
    Please choose the incorrect item from the list above? (Regulations 29, section 29.6.4)

Answer 12

12. Answer: A = Shorts are an optional part of the uniform year round. They may be worn by
    Company Officers and Firefighters. (No Chief Officers.) Note: “D” is correct as written in
    Regulations 29, however PA/ID 1-2008, section 4 (AED) states no shorts. AED is conducted at
    the Bureau of Training.

Question 13

13. Chief Officers, company officers, and engine company chauffeurs shall familiarize
    themselves with the following information relative to hydrants and water mains in their
    respective administrative districts and response areas: Please choose the incorrect item from the
    list below? (Regulations 28, section 28.1.3)
    A) Location of all hydrants
    B) Hydrants with drain valve plugged or history of freezing.
    C) Sizes of water mains; location of dead-end mains; mains not cross-connected.
    D) Mains supplied by DEP.

Answer 13

13. Answer: D = Mains supplied by private water supply corporations.

Question 14

14. ________________ are authorized to order engine companies to respond with the
    apparatus for the purpose of shutting down hydrants unlawfully used. During such duty officers
    shall be alert to summon police assistance when required. Such units shall remain in service by
    radio for response to alarms. Please fill in the blank with the appropriate rank that could order a
    company in the situation listed above? (Regulations 28, section 28.1.9)
    A) Battalion Chiefs
    B) Deputy Chiefs
    C) Division Commanders only
    D) Battalion or Division Commanders

Answer 14

14. Answer: B

Question 15

15. ____________ shall, when hydrants are obstructed by large accumulations of snow,
    request the cooperation of the Department of Sanitation. If satisfactory results are not obtained,
    the deputy chief on duty shall be notified by telephone. Please fill in the blank?
    (Regulations 28, section 28.1.11)
    A) Battalion Chiefs
    B) Company Commanders
    C) Battalion Chiefs or Company Commanders
    D) Captains

Answer 15

15. Answer: A

Question 16

14. Once an engine company reaches an apartment door with a charged hoseline, the engine
    officer must notify the ladder company officer of their readiness to enter the apartment and that
    the apartment door will be opened. The door should not be opened until the ladder company
    officer acknowledges and it is approved by whom? (9.10.1 Note)
    A) Ladder Co. Officer only
    B) IC only
    C) Ladder Co. Officer and IC
    D) Fire Sector Supervisor only

Answer 16

14. A

Question 17

15. When entry is to be made through a window, which of the following tactics is not done
    correctly? (9.11)
    A) Prior to entering a window to perform a search member shall notify their officer
    B) Before entering, probe for possible victims, and then check the floor for stability
    C) Before entering an apartment do not clear out the entire window
    D) Immediately upon entering the room from a window, members should make a quick check/
    sweep of the floor in the hall outside the door for any victims before closing the door.

Answer 17

15. C = Clear out the entire window. Removing it will provide a larger and better means of
    egress if conditions deteriorate

Question 18

16. When assigning an Engine Company to stretch a hoseline to the floor above the fire, the IC
    shall give that Engine Company’s identity to? (TB Search 10.1 Note)
    A) The 1st arriving Ladder Officer only
    B) The 2nd arriving Ladder Officer only
    C) The units operating on that floor
    D) The dispatcher

Answer 18

16. C

Question 19

17. “Upon reaching the floor above, the officer must consider forcing a door to an
    apartment other than the one directly over the fire, to provide an area of refuge in the
    event the conditions deteriorate. If an area of refuge is to be made, ensure that the door is
    closed and locked, so as not to create an additional flow path for smoke, heat and fire.” Do
    you agree or disagree with the above statement? (TB Search 10.5)
    A) Agree or D) Disagree

Answer 19

17. D = (ensure that the door is closed and unlocked)

Question 20

18. “Water problems (burst length), should be transmitted as an Urgent handie-talkie
    message. The IC shall ensure that members operating above the fire are aware of the
    problems on the fire floor. If there is any indication of a delay in putting water on any
    amount of fire, all members operating above the fire should seek refuge by returning to the
    fire floor or floor below.” Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? (TB
    Search 10.6 Note)
    A) Agree or D) Disagree?

Answer 20

18. D = (If there is any indication of a delay in putting water on an uncontrolled fire….)

Question 21

19. “Thermal Imaging Cameras (TIC) must be carried by Ladder Company Officers and
    used at all structural responses. At all times, the TIC shall be used in conjunction with a
    systematic search plan allowing Ladder Company Officers the ability to maintain a
    supervisory role of members involved in the search.” Do you agree or disagree with the
    above statement? (TB Search 11.4)
    A) Agree or D) Disagree?

Answer 21

19. A

Question 22

20. When confronted with smoke conditions negating visibility, a TIC can give the Ladder
    Company Officer the capability to visualize the _______ and _______ being generated by the
    fire and can visually provide an early warning of a rapidly expanding fire. (TB Search
    11.5)
    A) convection and conduction
    B) convection and radiant heat waves
    C) smoke and heat
    D) radiant heat waves and gases

Answer 22

20. B

Question 23

23. Which of the following is the approved tactic when entering a structure through an opening
    (door or window) to search an area for the location of the fire or to locate possible victims? (9.11)
    A) VES (Vent, Enter, Search)
    B) VEIS (Vent, Enter, Isolate, Search)
    C) VESI (Vent, Enter, Search, Isolate)
    D) VIES (Vent, Isolate, Enter, Search

Answer 23

23. B

Question 24

24. The secondary search is a thorough and painstakingly complete search for life of all
    areas that required a primary search. In addition, the secondary search must also include
    the entire outside perimeter of the building and all shafts, basements, cellars, elevators,
    roofs, etc. Its purpose is to ensure that no possible victims are overlooked. Time is not as
    important as accuracy. (7.1)
    A) Agree or D) Disagree?

Answer 24

24. Agree

Question 25

25. Company Officers need only notify the IC or Sector Supervisor (if implemented)
    when searches are completed, notification is not necessary when search of an area has not
    been completed. (8.1)
    A) Agree or D) Disagree?

Answer 25

25. Disagree = You also need to make notifications when searches are not completed

Question 26

26. All horizontal tactics, whether Venting for Extinguishment or Venting for Search, require
    communication with and coordination by whom operating inside the fire area to be vented? (9.11)
    A. IC
    B. Engine Co officer
    C. Any FE team member
    D. Ladder Company Officer

Answer 26

26. D

Question 27

715. In COLLEGES or UNIVERSITIES, during each school year, ______ of such required
     drills shall be held using fire escapes on buildings where fire escapes are provided?
     (Educational Pre-2008 Pg 9)
     A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer 27

715. A

Question 28

716. In COLLEGES or UNIVERSITIES, during each school year, ______ additional drill(s)
     shall be held in each school year during the hours after sunset and before sunrise in school
     buildings in which students are provided with sleeping accommodations? (Educational
     Pre-2008 Pg 9)
     A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer 28

716. A

Question 29

717. In COLLEGES or UNIVERSITIES, during each school year, at least _____ of such
     required drill(s) shall be held during the first week of summer school session?
     (Educational Pre-2008 Pg 9)
     A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer 29

717. A

Question 30

718. In schools under the 1968 Building Code that have Holding Areas for Non-Ambulatory
     students, it would be correct to state that? (Educational Pre-2008 Pg 10)
     A. Holding areas are required in public and private schools that have non-ambulatory students
     on floors without grade access
     B. Windows in the Holding Areas shall provide when opened an area free of obstructions at
     least 32” wide x 48” high
     C. Holding area windows shall be openable without the use of a key
     D. Window sills in Holding Areas shall be no more than 36” above the floor level

Answer 30

718. A, B, C, D

Question 31

719. Window sills in Holding Areas shall be painted? (Educational Pre-2008 Pg 10)
     A. Red, outside only with a sign attached to the top window pane reading “FD Access”
     B. Red, Inside and outside with a sign attached to the top window pane reading “FD Access”
     C. Red, outside only with a sign attached to the top window pane reading “Holding Area”
     D. Red, Inside and outside with a sign attached to the top window pane reading “Holding
     Area”

Answer 31

719. B

Question 32

720. Doors leading to Holding Areas inside the building shall have a sign mounted on the
     ______ half of the door that reads ______? (Educational Pre-2008 Pg 10)
     A. Lower, Holding Area
     B. Lower, FD Access
     C. Upper, Holding Area
     D. Upper, FD Access

Answer 32

720. A

Question 33

721. Smoke barriers in schools with Non-Ambulatory children shall separate the holding area
     and adjacent stairway from the rest of the building and may be arranged to be left open if they
     close automatically by a smoke detector on the ceiling immediately adjacent to and on both sides
     of the doors. (Educational Pre-2008 Pg 11)
     A. Agree or D. Disagree?

Answer 33

721. Agree

Question 34

722. In the 2008 Building Code, Group E occupancies (all schools) must all have a manual and
     automatic Interior Fire Alarm system. When an automatic sprinkler system or smoke detectors
     are installed, they shall be connected to the building fire alarm system. (Educational
     2008 Pg 7)
     A. Agree or D. Disagree?

Answer 34

722. Agree

Question 35

723. Automatic sprinklers are required for Group E occupancies where the Group E fire area is
     greater than _____ square feet, and throughout every portion of the educational building below
     the level of exit discharge? (Educational 2008 Pg 7)
     A. 10,000 B. 15,000 C. 17,500 D. 20,000

Answer 35

723. D

Question 36

724. Automatic sprinklers are not required in any fire area or area below the level of exit
     discharge in educational buildings where every classroom throughout the building has at least
     one exterior exit door at ground level without intervening corridors, passageways, or exit
     enclosures. (Educational 2008 Pg 7)
     A. Agree or D. Disagree?

Answer 36

724. Agree

Question 37

725. In the 2008 Building Code, AREAS OF RESCUE ASSISTANCE are required for Non-
     Ambulatory students that are located so that the maximum travel distance from any accessible
     space to an area of rescue assistance is? (Educational 2008 Pg 10)
     A. 100 feet B. 150 feet C. 200 feet D. 250 feet

Answer 37

725. B

Question 38

726. Areas of Rescue Assistance are required to? (Educational 2008 Pg 10-11)
     A. Have direct access to an enclosed stairway or an elevator
     B. Shall be separated from the remainder of the story by a smoke barrier—except when located
     within a stairway enclosure or when a sprinkler protects all such areas of rescue assistance and
     the areas it serves
     C. Must have 2-way communication to a central control point
     D. Must have an exterior area for assisted rescue open to the outside air

Answer 38

726. A, B, C, D

Question 39

727. An Area of Rescue Assistance must have on each of its doors providing access thereto a
     sign stating “AREA OF RESCUE ASSISTANCE” and include the International Symbol of
     Accessibility, and the sign shall be illuminated. (Educational 2008 Pg 11)
     A. Agree or D. Disagree?

Answer 39

727. Agree

Question 40

728. Exterior exit stairways that are part of an accessible means of egress for the exterior area
     for assisted rescue shall provide a clear width of ______ inches between handrails?
     (Educational 2008 Pg 11)
     A. 32 B. 42 C. 48 D. 52

Answer 40

728. C