F02 Fire Guard for Shelters Citywide Certification Exam

1) Fire guards should inspect sleeping areas during patrol.

Why should sleeping areas be inspected?

2) Improper use of portable heaters can:

3) If the fire alarm system has a problem, the fire guard should notify:

4) Which floors are most threatened during a fire?

5) Fire guards must remain alert to suspicious behavior.

If suspicious behavior is observed, the fire guard should:

6) Fire guards must help maintain compliance with fire safety regulations.

What is one responsibility of a fire guard during an emergency?

7) Sprinkler systems help control fires automatically.

When a sprinkler activates it will:

8) A fire watch is required when fire protection systems are impaired.

What is the purpose of a fire watch?

9) Heat detectors sense abnormal temperature conditions.

What type of heat detector activates when temperature rises rapidly?

10) Portable fire extinguishers must be installed at proper heights.

The top of extinguishers weighing 40 lbs. or less must not exceed:

11) A sprinkler water flow detector signals:

12) Emergency preparedness plans may also be known as:

13) Fire guards must communicate clearly during evacuations.

Why is clear communication important?

14) Manual pull stations may require different activation steps.

A pull station requiring one action to activate is called:

15) Fire guards must inspect fire extinguishers to ensure they are:

16) Fire guards must understand automatic detection devices.

Smoke detectors detect:

17) During patrols, fire guards must ensure exit routes are usable.

What condition must exits, hallways, and stairways meet?

18) Another common fire hazard in shelters is:

19) During evacuation, occupants should be directed to:

20) Chemical spills or releases in shelters should be reported by:

21) Fire guards must monitor unsafe behaviors.

Smoking inside shelters should be:

22) Some heat detectors activate when a preset temperature is reached.

Which heat detector requires replacement after activation?

23) Smoking inside shelters is dangerous because:

24) Extinguishers weighing more than 40 pounds have different height limits.

The top of these extinguishers must not exceed:

25) Some pull stations require two actions before activation.

A pull station requiring two steps to activate is called:

26) Improper storage can create hazards.

Items stored in hallways may:

27) Fire guards must patrol shelters regularly to detect fire hazards and maintain safety.

How often must every area of the shelter be patrolled?

28) During a medical emergency, the fire guard should provide information such as:

29) Fire guards play an important role in shelters because they help:

30) Smoke detectors must be maintained properly.

Who should clean and maintain smoke detectors?

31) Fire guards must inspect fire doors during patrol.

Fire doors should normally remain:

32) Carbon monoxide detectors protect occupants from toxic gases.

If a carbon monoxide alarm cannot be reset, what should be assumed?

33) Fire guards must know where fire extinguishers are located.

Portable fire extinguishers must be placed where they are:

34) Sprinkler heads must function properly during a fire.

What must never be done to sprinkler heads?

35) Fire guards should instruct occupants not to use:

36) Fire alarm systems warn occupants of fire.

Alarm systems alert occupants using:

37) Duct smoke detectors monitor HVAC systems.

When activated they will:

38) If someone is injured in a shelter, what should the fire guard do first?

39) Typical fire causes in shelters include:

40) Fire-rated doors must not be:

41) Emergency lighting helps occupants:

42) During a bomb threat or suspicious package situation, the fire guard should:

43) Emergency preparedness plans help protect building occupants.

These plans provide procedures for:

44) Fire guards must inspect stairways and exits.

Exit signs and emergency lighting should be:

45) Manual fire alarm pull stations help notify occupants of emergencies.

Where are pull stations usually located?

46) Fire guards must report emergencies immediately.

What number should be called to report a fire emergency?

47) Exit doors must allow occupants to evacuate safely.

While a shelter is occupied, exit doors must:

48) Fire guards must maintain written patrol records.

How long must fire watch patrol records be kept?

49) Garbage and debris can create fire hazards.

Trash in shelters should be:

50) Standpipe systems allow firefighters to access water in tall buildings.

Standpipe systems supply water to: