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F80 Practice Test

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The exam and the certificate 9

  • An F-80 holder works in a shelter. Is a separate S-95 certificate needed to supervise the fire alarm system there? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1
  • An F-80 is issued today. What is the longest it can run before it expires? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1
  • Does the notice offer any way to the F-80 other than the computer exam? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), notice of examination
  • The F-80 written exam is made up of how many items? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), exam information
  • How much time does the notice give for the F-80 exam? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), exam information
  • Is the F-80 a citywide certificate or a premises-related one? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1
  • What must an applicant bring in order to take the F-80 written exam? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), notice of examination
  • What must be available for department inspection during the coordinator's work shift? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1
  • What score is needed to secure the F-80 certificate? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), exam information
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Where a coordinator is needed and the duties 13

  • A building puts in a fire alarm system that has two-way voice communication. Which position will the building need? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1.1
  • A fire guard discovers a fire safety violation in a shelter that has a coordinator. To whom is it reported immediately? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4.1
  • A shelter's voice communication system must be one-way. Above what occupancy, for more than 30 days, is a coordinator required? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1.1
  • By the booklet's table, a hotel with one-way or two-way communication needs a director when it has how many sleeping rooms above the ground floor? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1
  • By the booklet's table, which certificate fits a fire alarm system with no voice communication that needs no director, F-80 or F-53 holder? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1
  • The certificate of occupancy allows 40 people, and only 10 are in the shelter tonight. Is a coordinator required? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 1.1
  • The coordinator is absent. Who performs the coordinator's duties at the shelter? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4
  • What does the coordinator need before silencing the fire tones building-wide? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4
  • What must the coordinator tell emergency response personnel when they arrive? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4
  • When must the coordinator be present at the shelter? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4
  • Which task at the fire alarm control panel must the coordinator be able to demonstrate? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4
  • Who is responsible for designating a competent person to be certified as the coordinator? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4
  • Whose duties does the coordinator supervise and direct? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 4

The emergency preparedness plan 11

  • A department representative asks to see the emergency preparedness plan. How soon must it be available? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.2
  • According to the plan's content list, who services the voice communication and fire protection systems? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • Besides listing the entrances and exits, what does the plan say about each one? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • By when must the emergency preparedness plan be prepared and accepted? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5
  • For which buildings does the plan include a building information card? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • How does the plan identify the coordinator? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • What does the plan record about CPR-qualified staff, where the shelter has them? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • Where must the emergency preparedness plan of the shelter be kept? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5
  • Which condition is on the plan's periodic inspection list? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • Which requirement does the plan's ongoing monitoring procedure verify? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1
  • Which set of drawings belongs in the plan? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 5.1

Staff training 10

  • For how long is the staff training record kept on the premises? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6
  • How often, and for how long, must staff take part in refresher training? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6
  • What are the three components of the fire triangle? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6.1
  • What does the training content say about the egress stairs? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6.1
  • What is the bound log book that holds the record of staff training called? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6
  • When must fire and emergency preparedness staff receive their initial training in the plan? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6
  • Which exits and escape routes does the staff training content single out? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 6.1
  • Which stage of a fire is the first one, the growth stage? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 2
  • Which stage of a fire is the fully developed one? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 2
  • Which stage of a fire is the third one, the decay stage? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 2

Emergency drills 16

  • A coordinator fails to tell the central station about a drill and the Fire Department responds. Who is subject to violations? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1
  • A fire alarm activates with no plan for it and no announcement before it. How must it be treated? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7
  • After the occupants of a floor have been evacuated in a drill, what should the staff do on that floor? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1
  • How many firemen's service elevator keys does the fire command station have to hold? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 9.1
  • How many kinds of emergency preparedness should a single drill address? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.2
  • How often should drills be conducted in homeless shelters? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.3
  • Lack of participation in drills becomes a perpetual issue. Whom should the coordinator inform? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.2
  • The shelter's plan calls for evacuation on a fire alarm. Must a drill held to meet the department's requirements actually evacuate the building? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1
  • Some residents find it difficult to understand English. What does the booklet suggest for drill announcements? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 8.2
  • What does the booklet say about the timing of drills? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7
  • What is the first step of the booklet's drill procedure? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1
  • Which means of communication does the booklet call the most efficient between the coordinator and staff during a drill? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1
  • Which of these belongs in the system off-line entry made in the log book for a drill? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1
  • Who must take part in fire drills and non-fire emergency drills? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.2
  • Why does the booklet tell coordinators to know about vacant floors before a drill? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7
  • Why must the fire alarm system be set off at every fire drill? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 7.1

The fire alarm control panel 12

  • A low battery or an AC failure at the fire alarm system produces which type of signal? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • Does pressing the alarm silence switch stop the signal from reaching the central station? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • How many types of signals does the fire alarm control panel process? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • How often should the coordinator conduct the lamp test on the panel? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • What is a remote annunciator panel for? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • What is the acknowledge button on the panel used for? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • When may the fire alarm system be reset after an alarm? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • Which airborne material does the booklet give as a common cause of false alarms from smoke detectors? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • Which conditions does a system reset not clear? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • Which of these is an acceptable secondary power source for the fire alarm system? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.2
  • Which signal shows that a monitored system or device is compromised or not in its normal state? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.1
  • Within how many seconds of a primary power failure must the secondary supply power the alarm system? FDNY study material for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness (revised January 2026), section 10.2

How this list was compiled: Written from the study material the New York City Fire Department publishes for the F-80 Certificate of Fitness, Coordinator of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters, revised January 2026 and read 2026-10-05 (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/fdny/downloads/pdf/business/cof-f80-noe-study-materials.pdf): the notice of examination and sections 1, 2 and 4 to 10, on where a coordinator is required, the coordinator's duties, the emergency preparedness plan, staff training, drills, people who need assistance and the fire alarm control panel. Each question names the section it rests on. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the facts in the booklet and restate them in new words; no sample question, checklist or passage is copied. The booklet itself is copyright the City of New York.

How it works

Unofficial practice for shelter coordinators: 71 questions that follow the New York City Fire Department's F-80 study booklet, Coordinator of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters, revised January 2026. Read October 5, 2026, with a section beside every answer.

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Six topics from the booklet

The Start from menu drills one part at a time: the exam and the certificate, where a coordinator is needed and the duties, the emergency preparedness plan, staff training, emergency drills, the fire alarm control panel.

Exam mode follows the notice

The F-80 notice describes 50 questions in 75 minutes with 70 percent to pass. Exam mode here uses those same three figures and this site's own questions.

  • Two rhythms to keep apart: drills run monthly on each shift; staff refresher training runs at least 1 hour quarterly on each shift.
  • The drill procedure starts with a call to the central station to take the alarm system off-line (section 7.1).
  • Resetting the system leaves trouble conditions uncleared (section 10.1).

Questions and answers

How many questions and minutes is the F-80 exam?

Fifty multiple-choice questions and 75 minutes, with 70 percent needed to pass, says the notice in the booklet revised January 2026. Because notices are revised from time to time, confirm the figures on the department's site.

Are these the real F-80 exam questions?

No. This site has never seen the department's exam and is not affiliated with the New York City Fire Department. The booklet supplied the facts and this site the wording; the booklet's printed samples are not used. No certificate holder has reviewed them yet.

Where is an F-80 coordinator required?

In homeless shelters, the booklet says, including any building that must have a one-way voice communication system and is run or occupied for over fifteen persons for longer than 30 days; emergency shelters count. The certificate is premises-related.

Is a class required before the F-80 exam?

The booklet's notice says every applicant attends the class and brings a completion certificate from a department-approved school to take the written exam. This page is practice only and is not that class.

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