FDNY F-80 Certificate of Fitness Training Course

All homeless shelters are required to have an individual who holds a Certificate of Fitness for Coordinator of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters (F-80). This certificate is also needed in any building or occupancy that is required to have a one-way voice communication system, regardless of occupancy classification, and is operated or occupied by more than 15 persons for a period of more than 30 days. This also includes emergency shelters.

This Certificate of Fitness is valid only at a specific location and for the specific person to whom it is issued.

Topics covered in the training course include:

• Fire alarm systems
• Emergency Preparedness Plan
• Emergency procedures
• Periodic inspections
• Standpipe systems
• Sprinkler systems
• Emergency drills
• Portable fire extinguishers
• Test, inspection and repair procedures for fire alarm systems
• Recordkeeping
• Common problems in shelters
• Special Needs occupants
• Safety in shelters

Students must successfully pass the online training course as the first part to obtain a FDNY Certificate of Fitness, then will be required to go to FDNY headquarters located at 9 Metrotech Brooklyn, NY to complete the computer based exams.