FLSD Curriculum

Public Seminar

FDNY

Bureau of Fire Prevention

Public Certification Unit

January/February 2018 NYC Bill de Blasio Mayor

Daniel A. Nigro

Commissioner

FDNY

Current FSD, EAPD,

ASMEP courses

Existing FSD and EAPD courses cannot

be started after 01/31/2018.

All accredited FLSD schools MUST use

the NEW official FDNY FLSD curriculum

on or after 02/01/2018.

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Student Rights

Prior to students’ registration, the school

must provide the qualification criteria to all

students.

Students who begin the FLSD course can

take components at different schools.

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Hours and Course Structure

Requirements

Required hours: minimum 31 hours of training.

The curriculum is separated into THREE major

components with three graduation exams.

Schools will provide fee structure for the

courses and list them in the application form.

Provide school diploma(s) that clearly indicate(s)

the hours and components that the student has

successfully completed.

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Component requirements

Candidate Categories Component(s) of the FLS Director curriculum

Brand new candidates The 31- hour FLS Director courses (3 components)

Candidates who failed the FDNY Fire

Component CBT twice

The 20-hour “FLS Director: General Topics and Fire

Emergency” course (1 component)

Candidates who failed the FDNY Non-Fire

Component CBT twice

The 11-hour “FLS Director: Non-Fire Emergencies

EAP + ASMEP” courses (2 components: 7 hrs and 4

hrs)

All current F-85 C of F holders The 7-hour “FLS Director: Non-Fire Emergencies

EAP” course (1 component)

All current F-25/F-58/F-59 C of F holders The 4-hour “FLS Director: Non-Fire Emergencies

ASMEP” course (1 component)

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Component 1

Component 1: General Topics and Fire Emergency

(minimum 20 hours) (formerly known as FSD course)

Part I: General topics, chapter 1 to chapter 7 of the

curriculum

Part II: Fire safety training, chapter 8 to chapter 12 of

the curriculum

Graduation exam: 67 questions at 1.5 points each

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Component 2

Component 2: Non-Fire Emergencies EAP (minimum

7 hours) (formerly known as EAPD course)

Part III: Non-fire emergency safety training, chapter 13

to chapter 17 of the curriculum

Part V: On-site exam information, chapter 20 to chapter

22 of the curriculum (minimum 2 hours)

Graduation exam: 25 questions at 4 points each

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Component 3

Component 3: Non-Fire Emergencies ASMEP

Section (minimum 4 hours) (a.k.a. ASMEP course)

Part IV: Active Shooter and Medical Emergency

Preparedness, chapter 18 and chapter 19 of the

curriculum

Graduation exam: 20 questions at 5 points each

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Case studies

The new 20-hr Fire Component (Component 1)

and 4-hr ASMEP ( Component 3) curriculums

provide real cases that occurred in different

occupancies.

There will be open discussion and classroom

exercises. Students should be prepared to

answer the case questions and compare to the

FDNY’s recommendations.

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Practical Skills Section

The 7-hr Non-Fire Component (Component 2)

must introduce the content of the On-Site Exam,

including not less than two hours for practical

skills exercise/hands-on demonstrations:

Elevator emergency operations

Fire alarm panel operation, announcements, and

warden phones/two-way communication devices

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The conclusion of the training course

Schools will provide a diploma

Provide the school diploma/letter to all students who complete

and pass the graduation exam of each course. The diploma will

include all information that FDNY requires.

The diploma/letter is allowed to be one 31-hr diploma or

three separate different course diplomas.

The diploma/letter must include:

1. School’s official letterhead

2. Issue date and expiration date (9 months from the issue date)

3. The course title (hours and content)

4. Applicant’s full name

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FDNY CBT Test

Two (2) separate appointments must be made for

the Computer Based Tests

Must pass the Fire CBT before taking the Non-fire

CBT (can use 2nd appointment for retest)

Fire CBT

120 questions General Building/Fire Component

Non-fire CBT

55 questions for Non-fire Component

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Benefits of FLSD

Candidates are able to save time in:

scheduling

onsite test administration

Repetitive sections of the two tests are omitted.

Demonstration portion is only performed once

receiving certification

Failures only retake specific failed onsite component

(1. General/Building ; 2. Fire; 3. Non-Fire)

Now if a candidate fails an onsite 2 times, they will be

required to retake CBT. (No longer have to return to

school to retake course)

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On Site Failures

Candidates who fail the onsite are able to retake

the individual Component(s) – Fire , Non Fire

and/or General.

Further details can be found in the NOE.

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Current On sites

January 2017- September 2017

FSD

1587 tests administered

61% pass rate

EAP

384 tests administered

80% pass rate

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New Onsite Order

Section 1: Building portion-general building

knowledge

Section 2: Building portion-building knowledge

related to fire safety

Section 3: Building portion-building knowledge

related to Comprehensive Plan

Section 4: FLS staff training

Section 5: Building occupants training for active

shooter incident

Section 6: 30 minutes mandatory break 16

New Onsite Order (continued)

Section 7: Fire scenarios

Section 8: Building scenarios

Section 9: Non-fire scenarios

Section 10: Demonstration portion- fire

command center

Section 11: Demonstration portion- elevator

procedures

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Pilot Onsite Testing

29 experienced candidates (already hold COF)

21 passed

8 Failed

72% pass rate

4 First time candidates

3 passed

1 failed

75% pass rate

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Pilot Onsite Testing Feedback

On average, the FLSD test administration is

approximately 4 hours.

(For both experienced and first time candidates)

Current FSD: approx. 2.5-3 hours.

Current EAP: approx. 2-2.5 hours

Majority of pilot applicants report:

the test is average and reasonable.

the test is long but manageable.

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Pilot Onsite Test Analysis

Onsite preparation of the 12 Highest Scorers

6 used internal building staff

3 used consultants exclusively

2 used both consultants & internal staff

1 not specified

Majority had 3 -5 years of experience

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Comparison of timeframes

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

FSD EAP Current FLSD

School 2 2 4 2

CBT 1 1 2 1

Qualifications 5 0 5 5

Scheduling request 4 4 8 4

Scheduled Date 12 12 24 12

Grading 8 8 16 8

Totals ≈32 weeks ≈27 weeks ≈59 weeks ≈32 weeks

Timeline

01/2018 02/2018

Public

seminars (January 2018)

• New F-85 renewal

procedures

• Schools start the

new curriculum

12/2017

Released the

1st ed.

curriculum to

the schools.

1. New CBT exams

2. New official FLSD

on-site exams

New Procedures

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New procedures on or after 02/01/2018

New

applicant

FLSD (FSD,

EAP, ASMEP)

31-hr courses

FDNY

Fire CBT

FDNY

Non-fire

CBT

exam

Certificate

of

Completion

Hotel or

Office?

T-89

on-site exam

(Fire Only)

Obtain T-89 C of F

with employer

verification letter

Hotel

Office Non-Fire

on-site exam

Level 1 plan

F-89

on-site exam

Obtain

F-89 C of F

Detailed procedure for new and current F-85 holders available

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F-85 renewal procedure 3 RCNY 113-02(f)4

Transition requirements for fire safety directors. All

persons holding a fire safety director certificate of fitness but

not an EAP director certificate of fitness shall undertake and

successfully complete the following requirements. (B) Not later than September 3, 2018, or the expiration of their certificate of

fitness, whichever is sooner, attend and successfully complete a training course

accredited by the Department pursuant to R113-04 and R113-05 that addresses

non-fire emergencies generally (commonly referred to as Emergency Action

Plan training);

(C) Not later than December 1, 2018, or the expiration of their certificate of fitness, whichever is sooner, apply to the Department for an FLS director

certificate of fitness;

Starting on 02/01/2018, the F-85 renewal procedures will

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F-85 C of F in Hotels

Prior to the expiration date:

Pay the renewal fee; AND

Complete the 7-hour EAP or FLSD: non-fire

component course; AND

Submit the T-89 designation letter (available on FDNY

website) to the Public Certification Unit to take the

FDNY EAP or Non-Fire component CBT; AND

Pass the FDNY EAP or non-fire component CBT.

Obtain T-89 Certificate of Fitness by fulfilling the

requirements listed above.

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F-85 C of F in Office Buildings (1)

Prior to the expiration date:

Pay the renewal fee online; AND

Complete the 7-hour EAP or non-fire component course;

AND

Pass the FDNY EAP or non-fire component CBT; AND

Schedule the FLSD non-fire component On-Site exam (a.k.a.

EAP on-site exam) and submit the High-Rise scheduling

confirmation email to the Public Certification Unit.

Obtain the renewed F-85 Certificate of Fitness.

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F-85 C of F in Office Buildings (2)

This newly issued F-85 C of F will NOT be renewable, in

order to be certified as a Fire and Life Safety Director,

the F-85 C of F holder must pass the FLSD non-fire component

On-Site exam within 1 year from the issuance date of the CBT

passing letter. Once the candidate passes the On-Site exam, the F-

85 C of F will be an F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director.

If the F-85 C of F holder does not pass the FLSD Non-Fire

Component On-Site Exam before the CBT passing letter expires,

the holder will have to retake the course and Non-Fire Component

CBT again.

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Q & A

Any questions?

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