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Phase 1 · N-85

Fire: study by topic

Written exam N-85 · 120 questions · 186 min · chapters 1-12

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Fire is the long exam: 120 questions in 186 minutes. Go topic by topic. For each one I tell you its estimated weight, what to memorize and a trick tied to a booklet page.

Texts prepared by AI from the official FDNY booklet. Not a person and not the FDNY.

Topics

  1. 1The FDNY plan, owner obligations and legal requirementsCh. 1, Ch. 2 · 15 questions≈ 8 of 120 questions0% mastered
  2. 2The FLS Director and the FLS staffCh. 3 · 24 questions≈ 8 of 120 questions0% mastered
  3. 3Firematics: how fire and smoke behaveCh. 4 · 7 questions≈ 3 of 120 questions0% mastered
  4. 4Building construction and primary fire protection systemsCh. 5 · 93 questions≈ 38 of 120 questions0% mastered
  5. 5Other fire safety building systems (elevators, power, HVAC, signs)Ch. 6 · 60 questions≈ 27 of 120 questions0% mastered
  6. 6Operational and maintenance requirementsCh. 7 · 31 questions≈ 12 of 120 questions0% mastered
  7. 7RecordkeepingCh. 8 · 9 questions≈ 3 of 120 questions0% mastered
  8. 8History of fatal high-rise firesCh. 9 · 10 questions≈ 3 of 120 questions0% mastered
  9. 9Fire drillsCh. 10 · 24 questions≈ 5 of 120 questions0% mastered
  10. 10FLS Director responsibilities in fire emergenciesCh. 11 · 23 questions≈ 5 of 120 questions0% mastered
  11. 11Case studies: fire emergenciesCh. 12 · 14 questions≈ 8 of 120 questions0% mastered
  12. 12Appendix A: reference tables (test frequencies)App. A · 34 questions0% mastered

Estimated from the FDNY booklet; the FDNY does not publish the exact distribution.

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