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The NYC Fire and Life Safety Director Exam, in Drawings One Topic on Every Page

For the written test and the on-site test at your own fire command center. Alarm, supervisory and trouble signals, the voice console, Phase I and Phase II, sprinklers and standpipes, smoke control, in-building relocation and drills. Every topic gets its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. One page shows how to match the book's panel to yours. 65 illustrated pages.

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Every topic, its own pageEach system and each step drawn, with the explanation right next to it
65 illustrated pages9 parts, from what a director actually does to the review before the exam
Up-to-date sourcesNYC Fire Code, NFPA 72 and ASME A17.1
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the steps and numbers you need to know:

The FLS Director's three jobs and who covers when you're out
The FLS Director's three jobs and who covers when you're out
Alarm, supervisory, trouble: what each NFPA 72 signal means and what you do first.
Alarm, supervisory, trouble: what each NFPA 72 signal means and what you do first.
Floor selectors, all-call, stairwells and mic: the console in one drawing.
Floor selectors, all-call, stairwells and mic: the console in one drawing.
Phase I = Emergency Recall · Phase II = Emergency In-Car Operation (ASME A17.1-2013, NYC App. K)
Phase I = Emergency Recall · Phase II = Emergency In-Car Operation (ASME A17.1-2013, NYC App. K)
Wet sprinkler system: city water → control valve → check valve → flow switch → riser → branch line → head
Wet sprinkler system: city water → control valve → check valve → flow switch → riser → branch line → head
Stairs, hoistways and duct shafts act like chimneys: smoke reaches floors far from the fire.
Stairs, hoistways and duct shafts act like chimneys: smoke reaches floors far from the fire.
Step 1: read device and floor, acknowledge, note the time, start the log.
Step 1: read device and floor, acknowledge, note the time, start the log.
The Comprehensive plan: accepted by FDNY before occupancy, reviewed at least yearly, amended cards sent to FDNY after changes
The Comprehensive plan: accepted by FDNY before occupancy, reviewed at least yearly, amended cards sent to FDNY after changes

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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 61 topics.

The Problem Isn't You. It's How It Was Explained to You.

You're standing at the voice console in your fire command center. The examiner says, “Smoke on 14. Make the announcement.” You know you've read this, but your hand stops over the floor selectors.

The binder covers the console in pages of running text: zones, selectors, all-call, stairwell speakers, press-to-talk. Paragraphs about buttons don't tell you which one to press first.

Floor selectors, all-call, stairwells and mic: the console in one drawing.

In the book, the console is one drawing: the floor selectors laid out in a grid, the all-call switch, the stairwell selectors and the mic, each one labeled. Next to it, a box with who hears what: the fire floor, the floor above, the floors below.

The rest of the book works the same way. Alarm vs. supervisory vs. trouble, Phase I and Phase II recall, the wet sprinkler riser, smoke climbing the shafts, Step 1 when the alarm comes in: each one has its own page.

So when you're at the console, the drawing is already in your head. You pick the floors, key the mic and say it in order, without going back to the binder.

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Same Topic, Two Ways to Study It

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  • The binder: line after line
  • Signals and panel buttons explained only in words
  • You walk into the exam still unsure
Signals received at the fire alarm control unit shall be classified by priority. An alarm signal indicates an emergency condition requiring immediate action and may be initiated by manual pull stations, smoke detectors, heat detectors or waterflow switches. A supervisory signal indicates an off-normal condition in a monitored fire protection system, such as a closed sprinkler control valve or low fire pump pressure, and requires investigation. A trouble signal indicates a fault in a monitored circuit or component, such as an open circuit or loss of primary power, which may impair system operation.
FOR THIS
  • Each signal in one drawing
  • What you do first, in a box
  • You see it and you get it
Alarm, supervisory, trouble: what each NFPA 72 signal means and what you do first.
CONTENTS

Take a Look at the 9 Parts and 61 Topics

The job and the room, the fire alarm panel, voice communication, elevators, sprinklers and standpipes, smoke and power, the fire response step by step, plans and drills, and the review before the exam: 65 pages, all illustrated.

IThe Job and the Room · pp. 5-10
  1. What a Fire and Life Safety Director Actually Does
  2. The Certificate Path: Course, Written Test, On-Site Test
  3. Which Buildings Need a Director
  4. The Fire Command Center: A Map of the Room
  5. The Emergency Response Team on Every Floor
  6. The 6-Step Order Used in This Whole Book
IIThe Fire Alarm Panel · pp. 11-18
  1. Alarm, Supervisory, Trouble: Three Signals, Three Actions
  2. Reading the Panel Display in 10 Seconds
  3. Acknowledge, Silence, Reset: What Each Button Does
  4. Initiating Devices: What Can Send an Alarm
  5. Notification Appliances: How the Floor Hears and Sees It
  6. Your Building's Panel vs. the Book's Panel
  7. Alarm Verification: Before You Announce
  8. Calling the FDNY and the Central Station
IIIVoice Communication · pp. 19-24
  1. The Voice Console: Zones, Selectors, All-Call
  2. Who Hears What: Fire Floor, Floor Above, Floors Below
  3. The 4 Parts of Every Announcement
  4. Warden Phones: Two-Way Talk with the Floor
  5. Fire Department Phones and Hand-Off to the FDNY
  6. When the Voice System Fails
IVElevators: Phase I and Phase II · pp. 25-31
  1. Phase I vs. Phase II in One Picture
  2. Phase I Recall: Automatic and Manual
  3. Designated Level vs. Alternate Level
  4. The Flashing Firefighter's Hat
  5. Phase II In-Car Operation: OFF, HOLD, ON
  6. Your Elevator Job During a Fire
  7. Trapped in a Car: Non-Fire Elevator Emergency
VSprinklers and Standpipes · pp. 32-38
  1. How a Wet Sprinkler System Works
  2. Control Valves: Open, Closed, Supervised
  3. Water Flow Alarm: Treat It as a Fire
  4. Standpipes: The Firefighters' Water Supply
  5. The Fire Department Connection (Siamese)
  6. The Fire Pump and Its Signals
  7. Impairments and Fire Watch
VISmoke, Power and the Building Itself · pp. 39-44
  1. Why Smoke Is the First Danger
  2. HVAC Shutdown and Smoke Dampers
  3. Stair Pressurization and Smoke-Proof Stairs
  4. Fire Doors, Compartments and Stairwell Re-Entry
  5. Emergency Power: Generator and Transfer
  6. Building Plans and Key Box
VIIThe Fire Response, Step by Step · pp. 45-53
  1. Step 1: Alarm Comes In
  2. Step 2: Verify and Call
  3. Step 3: Announce to the Right Floors
  4. Step 4: In-Building Relocation
  5. Shelter in Place, Partial and Full Evacuation
  6. Occupants Who Need Help
  7. Step 5: Receive the FDNY
  8. Step 6: Log Everything
  9. All-Clear and Return to Normal
VIIIPlans, Drills and Non-Fire Emergencies · pp. 54-60
  1. The Fire Safety Plan: What It Must Contain
  2. Running a Fire Drill
  3. Training Floor Wardens
  4. The Emergency Action Plan for Non-Fire Events
  5. Bomb Threat: Call, Note, Decide
  6. Active Threat and Lockdown
  7. Medical Emergency, Gas Leak, Power Failure
IXReview Before the Exam · pp. 61-65
  1. The Practical Exam: What the Examiner Points At
  2. Phase I vs. Phase II, Alarm vs. Supervisory: The Classic Pairs
  3. Numbers to Verify Before Test Day
  4. The 6-Step Sequence on One Page
  5. Your Building, Your Notes

One Page, One Topic, All Clear

Think of it this way:

It's the on-site test. The examiner points at the elevator controls and says, “Firefighters are here. Elevators to Phase II.” You have a few seconds to say what you do, and in what order.

In the book, you open the Phase I vs. Phase II page and see it in one picture: Phase I is Emergency Recall, Phase II is Emergency In-Car Operation, with the in-car key positions OFF, HOLD and ON drawn right beside it.

Wet sprinkler system: city water → control valve → check valve → flow switch → riser → branch line → head

Same with which floors you relocate first and where they go, the alarm panel signals, the voice console, the wet sprinkler riser and stair pressurization: each one on its own page, drawn the way it looks in a real building.

Fire Safety Director Illustrated is 9 parts and 61 topics, all drawn, and it ends with a review built for test day: the commonly confused pairs, the numbers to verify and the 6-step sequence on one page.

What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.

What's Inside Fire Safety Director Illustrated:

Ipp. 5-10

The Job and the Room

What a director actually does, the certificate path from course to on-site test, which buildings need one, a map of the fire command center, the floor teams and the 6-step order used in the whole book.

IIpp. 11-18

The Fire Alarm Panel

Alarm, supervisory and trouble, reading the display, acknowledge-silence-reset, the devices that start an alarm, horns and strobes, your panel vs. the book's, verification and calling the FDNY.

IIIpp. 19-24

Voice Communication

The voice console, who hears what, the 4 parts of every announcement, warden phones, fire department phones and what to do when the voice system fails.

IVpp. 25-31

Elevators: Phase I and Phase II

Phase I vs. Phase II, automatic and manual recall, designated and alternate level, the flashing firefighter's hat, OFF-HOLD-ON in the car, your elevator job and passengers trapped in a car.

Vpp. 32-38

Sprinklers and Standpipes

The wet sprinkler system, control valves, waterflow alarms, standpipes, the Siamese connection, the fire pump and its signals, impairments and fire watch.

VIpp. 39-44

Smoke, Power and the Building Itself

Why smoke is the first danger, HVAC shutdown and dampers, stair pressurization, fire doors and stairwell re-entry, emergency power, building plans and the key box.

VIIpp. 45-53

The Fire Response, Step by Step

The six steps from the first alarm to the log, in-building relocation, shelter in place vs. partial and full evacuation, occupants who need help and the all-clear.

VIIIpp. 54-60

Plans, Drills and Non-Fire Emergencies

What the fire safety plan must contain, running a drill, training floor wardens, the emergency action plan, bomb threat, active threat and lockdown, medical, gas leak and power failure.

IXpp. 61-65

Review Before the Exam

What the examiner points at, the commonly confused pairs, the numbers to verify before test day, the 6-step sequence on one page and space for your own building's notes.

At the end of the book: A test-day review: the commonly confused pairs, the numbers to verify and the 6-step sequence on one page.

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One page per topic, so you can review one system on a break during your shift instead of rereading the binder at night.

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Your on-site test is coming up

Every response is a drawn sequence you can say out loud at your own panel: alarm, verify, announce, relocate, receive the FDNY, log.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it for me if I've worked in buildings for years but haven't taken a test in decades?

Yes. It's written for people who already know buildings: every topic is one drawing and a short box, in plain language. The panel is drawn generic, and one page shows how to match it to the panel in your own building.

Where does the content come from?

From the official Fire and Life Safety Director study material and the New York City Fire Code, checked against NFPA 72 for alarm signals and ASME A17.1 for elevator operation. Where a number depends on the code edition, the page marks it so you can confirm it against your course material.

Is this official material?

No. It's an independent study companion, not affiliated with or endorsed by FDNY or any agency or exam body. It follows the NYC Fire and Life Safety Director certificate and the NYC Fire Code. If your city uses a different exam, the panel, elevator and sprinkler pages still apply, but the procedures follow New York City.

Does it replace the required course?

No. You still take the required course and use the official material. This book doesn't give you a certificate or count toward course hours: it helps you review, one topic per page.

Are the practice questions the ones on the exam?

No. They are exam-style questions written for this book, to help you find your gaps. They are not official exam questions.

When and how do I get it?

The book and the 2 bonus books come as PDFs by email, to the address you enter at checkout. It's a one-time payment, nothing monthly. The PDFs are made to print, so you can keep a copy at the fire command center.

Is it for the NYC F-89, or a generic version from another state?

It's built around New York City: the FDNY F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director certificate, the NYC Fire Code and the on-site test at your building's fire command center. It is not a generic version from another state.

I already have the course binder. What does this give me that it doesn't?

The binder gives you everything in running text. This book puts each topic on one page with one drawing: the panel signals, the voice console, the elevator key positions, the 6-step order. It's for reviewing what's in your binder, not replacing it.

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