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FirefightersHome fire safety survey: Locked exits (restaurant)
Locked exits. The building is a restaurant. With survey forms and procedures, you do a fire safety survey of an occupied structure: you find the fire and life safety hazards, recommend fixes to the occupant and refer what is left unresolved to the proper authority. It is station 5-9 of Ohio's Firefighter II practical exam (NFPA 1001 5.5.1).
Free to startThis scenario
- Locked exits.
- The building is a restaurant.
The steps
- Recognize the life safety hazards.
- Match what you find to the pre-approved recommendations on the survey form.
- Explain the findings clearly to the occupants.
- Tell the occupant the recommended fixes.
- Refer unresolved issues to the proper authority, if needed.
- Complete the forms provided.
- No unsafe act during the evaluation.
To pass
- All 6 steps when no referral is needed, or all 7 when one is.
- The evaluator can play the occupant or owner; the survey form comes with pre-approved recommendations.
- It is a basic survey of the major hazards, not a fire inspection at the level of a Fire Inspector (NFPA 1031).
- The evaluator can stop the station at any time for an unsafe act.
Official source
State · Ohio EMS 5920
Firefighter II Practical Examination Skill Sheets (EMS 5920)
Ohio publishes every Firefighter II skill sheet free: the steps, the critical points and the minimum to pass.
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