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FIRE GUARD CERTIFICATION F-03
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FIRE GUARD CERTIFICATION F-03When and where are place of assembly safety personnel required? - Answers -At least
1 fireguard wherever 75 or more people are going to be gathered indoors or 200 or
more gathered outdoors (also dependent on Certificate of Occupancy restrictions)
Examples of public gatherings that may need place of assembly safety personnel -
Answers -Cabarets, indoor skating rinks, bowling alleys, museums, dance halls, movie
theaters, tv studios admitting an audience, sports arenas, circuses, stadiums,
performing arts theaters, passenger terminals, etc.
Another example of a place that may need place of assembly safety personnel -
Answers -Any event that needs a TPA; festivals, outdoor concerts, etc.
TPA - Answers -Temporary Place of Assembly Permit
How many place of assembly safety personnel will be required? - Answers -Refer to
your facility's fire safety and evacuation plan, the Fire Code, or Fire Department
rules/policies.
For temporary place of assembly situations, refer to TPA permit
Where should the certificate of fitness holder keep their CoF? - Answers -Upon his/her
person or otherwise readily available for inspection by any representative of the
Department.
Assembly Area - Answers -A designated area outside of a building where building
occupants are directed to go upon the implementation of an evacuation in accordance
with a fire safety and evacuation plan or an emergency action plan.
Building Information Card - Answers -Provides the relevant fire safety information for a
building or area of occupancy that requires a fire safety and evacuation plan. A building
information card, when required to be prepared, shall be maintained on the premises
and made available upon request to any department representative.
Building Occupants - Answers -All persons in the building, including employees, building
personnel and visitors.
Emergency Health Care Facility - Answers -A sheltered and lit area or building used to
promote the health and safety of patients being provided emergency medical care, and
containing cot(s) and/or litter(s) and emergency medical equipment and supplies as
required by New York State Sanitary Code PART - 18.2.
Evacuation - Answers -The emptying of a building of all building occupants in response
to a fire or an emergency.
, What is the primary purpose/use of place of assembly personnel? - Answers -They are
there to "manage the occupants" in the event of a fire or other emergency.
List some duties of the fireguard - Answers -- Know the location of exits
- Verify that the exits are unobstructed
- Exit paths are clear
- Exits are immediately accessible
- Exits are easily identified
- Be able to identify potential problems
- Know how to notify the FDNY and others in charge of an emergency
- move occupants away from the hazard to nearest (and safest) exit
Two major duties of place of assembly personnel - Answers -1. Maintain the safety of
occupants during a gathering
2. Assist in implementing the evacuation plan the event of an emergency
FSP - Answers -Fire Safety Plan
In the event of a fire or fire alarm, the place of assembly safety personnel shall... -
Answers -direct the evacuation of the area in accordance with directions received and
the evacuation plan.
No storage of combustible material and combustible waste in corridors - Answers -True.
Part of the Pre-Event Inspection
T or F: the seats should be securely fastened to the floors. For temporary seating the
seats should be secured together in an approved layout. - Answers -True
Need a functioning fire alarm and sprinkler system, if available. If any required fire
protection system is out of service, additional F-01 fire guards are required - Answers -
True
ESCAPE - Answers -Exits
Storage
Capacity
Aisles
Protection
Emergency Exit lighting
E: Exits - Answers -All exits are unblocked, unlocked, and properly marked
S: Storage - Answers -The space is clean and orderly with no excessive storage. There
is no storage of combustible material or waste in the corridors. Hazardous materials are
stored or used only in designated areas away from any ignition sources.
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