After being informed by an ex-employee that there is a bomb in a suitcase on the
north side of the building, the emergency action plan director activated the
shelter in place response. Was this the correct response to activate? Why? If this
was not the correct response, then which response would...
EAP
F-89
Emergency
Action
plan/Fire
safety
director
(FSD)
After
being
informed
by
an
ex-employee
that
there
is
a
bomb
in
a
suitcase
on
the
north
side
of
the
building,
the
emergency
action
plan
director
activated
the
shelter
in
place
response.
Was
this
the
correct
response
to
activate?
Why?
If
this
was
not
the
correct
response,
then
which
response
would
have
been
appropriate?
Explain
your
answers?
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-Because
the
bomb
was
placed
close
to
the
building's
curtain
wall
and
the
potential
for
harm
to
the
occupants
and
to
the
structure
was
substantial,
the
proper
response
should
have
been
to
evacuate
the
building
using
the
emergency
stairwells
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
building
to
protect
the
occupants.
The
EAP
brigade
consists
of
the
Chief
engineer
and
the
director
of
security.
The
emergency
action
plan
director
disputes
that
claim
with
the
FDNY.
The
FDNY
informs
the
emergency
action
plan
director
that
the
EAP
Brigade
in
fact
consists
of
the
chief
engineer
and
the
director
of
security.
The
emergency
action
plan
director
disagrees.
Who
is
correct?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-The
EAPD
is
correct.
The
EAP
brigade
consists
of
three
people:
the
chief
engineer,
the
director
of
security,
and
the
property
manager.
Mutual
Aid
Agreement.
Explain
this
concept.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-A
mutual
aid
agreement
is
an
agreement
between
two
towns,
communities,
or
cities
to
assist
each
other
in
the
event
of
catastrophic
events
affecting
citizens
or
infrastructure.
During
an
in-building
relocation
of
building
occupant
during
and
EAP
emergency,
the
emergency
action
plan
director
relocated
occupant
to
a
floor
above
the
floor
where
the
hazard
was
found.
Was
this
action
appropriate
for
the
emergency
action
plan
director
to
take?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-Yes
when
in-building
relocating
your
building
occupants,
the
occupants
may
be
directed
to
relocate
to
an
upper
floor
of
the
building,
including
(and
depending
on
the
hazard)
the
floor
immediate
above
the
hazard
floor. F.I.S.T.
is
the
acronym
for
force,
information,
space
and
time.
In
which
types
of
situation
should
F.I.S.T.
be
activated
to
prevent
harm
to
people?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-F.I.S.T.
should
be
implemented
whenever
there
is
a
large
crowd
gathered
for
an
event.
The
event
may
be
in
an
auditorium,
gym
in
a
building;
or
in
a
sports
arena
such
as
Madison
square
garden.
Force
is
the
pressure
created
by
overcrowding,
pushing
and
the
domino
effect
of
people
leaning
against
one
another;
information
is
the
information
about
a
venue
and
the
people
occupying
it
before
a
group
assembly
occurs;
Space
refers
to
the
physical
structure
and
components
of
a
venue;
and
time
refers
to
the
control
of
foot
traffic
demand
rates
so
that
traffic
flows
and
doesn't
exceed
capacity
of
any
element
of
the
venue
The
outside
air
intake
fans
are
manually
shut
down;
the
elevators
are
manually
recalled
in
phase
1
and
the
fail-safe
doors
are
manually
released.
What
is
happening?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-The
EAP
is
being
activated
as
these
three
actions
are
fundamental
to
all
EAP
activations:
outside
air
intake
fans
are
manually
shutdown;
elevators
are
manually
recalled
in
phase
1,
and
that
failsafe
doors
are
manually
released.
A
candidate
is
interested
in
becoming
an
emergency
action
plan
director,
but
is
rejected
by
the
FDNY.
What
certificate
of
fitness
did
the
candidate
fail
to
acquire
prior
to
attempting
to
qualify
for
the
F-59?
Explain
your
answer?
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-The
candidate
didn't
hold
an
f-58.
All
candidates
for
the
F-59
are
required
to
be
FSD's
One
side
contains
building
data
and
the
other
side
contains
colored
diagrams.
It
is
laminated
and
measures
8
½
by
11
inches.
What
is
the
name
of
this
document?
Explain
your
answer?
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-This
is
not
a
BIC,
because
the
BIC
must
measure
11
by
17
inches.
Two
of
the
emergency
action
plan
responses
to
emergencies
are
"partial
evacuation"
and
"evacuation."
A
third
concept
is
defend
in
place.
True
or
false?
What
is
Defend
in
place?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-This,
is
false
defend
in
place
is
not
a
concept,
they
would
be
referring
to
shelter
in
place.
Defend
in
place
is
when
the
FDNY
fights
a
fire
while
the
building
is
occupied
by
tenants The
EAP
has
the
following
occupants
listed
as
individuals
who
require
assistance
in
emergency
evacuations:
Maria,
10th
floor;
Peter,
28th
floor;
Sandra,
2nd
floor
and
John,
50th
floor.
Who
will
be
reached
first
via
an
elevator?
Why?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-The
person
on
the
highest
floor
would
be
evacuated
first
than
working
down.
So
the
person
on
the
28th
floor
would
be
reached
first
During
an
EAP
on-site
test,
the
candidate
activates
fireman's
service
elevator
recall
phase
1.
The
candidate
proceeds
to
activate
phase
2
operations
and
correctly
informs
the
examiner
of
the
particulars
of
phase
2
operations.
The
candidate
fails
the
on-site
test.
Why?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-Phase
2
is
not
allowed,
the
elevator
would
be
placed
in
independent
service.
The
elevator
can't
be
recalled
by
the
FDNY
on
phase
2.
The
shelter
in
place
provision
of
the
EAP
is
activated
because
of
an
external
airborne
hazard
that
is
not
expected
to
harm
the
building
occupants.
The
emergency
action
plan
director
correctly
shuts
down
the
outside
air
intake
fans,
released
the
fail-safe
doors
and
activates
phase
1
of
elevator
recall
even
though
the
hazard
is
external.
Are
these
the
correct
actions
on
the
part
of
the
emergency
action
plan
director?
Why?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-Yes,
these
are
the
correct
actions.
You
want
to
prevent
the
spread
of
the
hazard,
and
restrict
movement
in
the
building
A
candidate
who
holds
an
f-25
and
who
brings
a
letter
indicating
their
intent
to
be
listed
in
the
building's
EAP,
visits
the
FDNY
at
9
Metro
Tech
Center
to
take
the
EAP
computer-based
test.
The
candidate
is
rejected
and
informed
to
return
at
a
later
date
to
take
the
computer-based
test.
Why?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-The
candidate
failed
to
take
the
EAP
course
and
provide
a
copy
of
the
graduation
diploma
to
the
FDNY
representative
A
commercial
high-rise
building
is
700
feet
in
height.
The
emergency
action
plan
director
has
to
select
a
building
as
the
primary
assembly
area
in
the
event
of
a
partial
evacuation
or
evacuation;
and
has
two
options
to
choose
from:
Building
"A"
is
at
a
distance
of
600
feet
and
building
"B"
is
at
a
distance
of
800
feet.
Which
building
must
the
emergency
action
plan
director
select?
Why?
Explain
your
answer.
-
CORRECT
ANSWER-The
director
must
evacuate
the
people
away
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