Building Occupants - answer All persons in the shelter, including employees, clients,
staff and visitors.
Alarm Silence Switch - answer is used to silence the building audible and visual devices
after evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is being investigated.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm - answer A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to
carbon monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder (notification
device), and power supply
And is not connected to a system.
Carbon Monoxide Detector - answer- An automatic device that senses carbon
monoxide and is connected to the fire alarm control panel.
Requires in building that has fossil, gas and oil.
shall be installed, tested, and maintained by qualified personnel.
Central Station Company - answerA facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premise and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY.
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters - answerF-80
Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems throughout this study material.
Evacuation - answerthe emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a
fire or other emergency.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - answeris also known as the fire safety and evacuation
plan and/or emergency action plan.
A copy of the emergency preparedness plan must be maintained and be available at all
times to Fire Department
Fire Alarm System - answerany system, including any interconnected fire alarm sub-
system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of
fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices.
Classified as automatic, manually activated or both.
, Lamp Test - answerThis function is used on some FACP's to check the condition of the
light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the FACP.
Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff - answer- The individuals identified in
the emergency preparedness plan (also known as the fire safety and evacuation plan or
emergency action plan) as responsible for the implementation of such plan.
fire drill - answera practice of the emergency procedures to be used in case of fire or
non fire emergency.
Drills in homeless shelters should be conducted monthly on each shift.
It shall be conducted at varying time of the day.
Fire Guard - answerA person holding a certificate of fitness for such purposes , who is
trained in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch and performed fire safety duties
Fire Protection System - answerSystem, devices, equipment approved and designed to
protect structure and minimize loss due to fire.
Fire Triangle - answerfuel, oxygen, heat are the three parts of the fire triangle, to be
sustained. If one is removed, the fire will extinguish.
Three stages of fire - answerincipient, free burning, smoldering
Incipient Stage of a Fire - answerFire which is in the initial or beginning stage which can
be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguisher
Free Burning Stage of a Fire - answerThe fully developed stage of a fire. This is the
second stage of the three stages of a fire. Generally during this stage the entire room
and all of its contents are burning.
Smoldering Stage of Fire - answer- The decay stage of a fire. This is the third stage in
the three stages of a fire. This occurs when the fire has an unlimited supply of fuel but
limited oxygen. Visible flames will have diminished and the fire will smolder and
continue to produce smoke and toxic gases, particularly carbon monoxide.
In-Building Relocation - answerthe controlled movement of building occupants from an
endangered area of a building to an in-building relocation area within the same building
in response to a fire or non-fire emergency.
In-Building Relocation Area (IBRA) - answera designated area in a building to which
building occupants may be relocated to in accordance with the emergency
preparedness plan for the premises.
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