Security Guard F-80 Latest Exam
Building Occupants
All persons in the shelter, including employees, clients, staff and visitors.
Alarm Silence Switch
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
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
- 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
A 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
F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems throughout this study material.
Evacuation
the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or other
emergency.
Emergency Preparedness Plan
is 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
any 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
This 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
- 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
a 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
A 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
System, devices, equipment approved and designed to protect structure and minimize
loss due to fire.
Fire Triangle
fuel, 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
incipient, free burning, smoldering
Incipient Stage of a Fire
Fire which is in the initial or beginning stage which can be controlled or extinguished by
portable fire extinguisher
Free Burning Stage of a Fire
The 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
- 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
the 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)
a designated area in a building to which building occupants may be relocated to in
accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises.
Manual Fire Alarm Box
A manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal.
Non-Fire Emergency
A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with and/or practice the
procedures for safe, orderly and expeditious sheltering in place, in-building relocation,
partial evacuation or evacuation, or combination thereof, in the event of a non-fire
emergency, in accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises.
Off-Line
Those periods of time when a Central Station Company will, at the request of a building
owner, not transmit fire alarm signals received from a building to the Fire Department.
Building Occupants
All persons in the shelter, including employees, clients, staff and visitors.
Alarm Silence Switch
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
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
- 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
A 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
F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems throughout this study material.
Evacuation
the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or other
emergency.
Emergency Preparedness Plan
is 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
any 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
This 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
- 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
a 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
A 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
System, devices, equipment approved and designed to protect structure and minimize
loss due to fire.
Fire Triangle
fuel, 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
incipient, free burning, smoldering
Incipient Stage of a Fire
Fire which is in the initial or beginning stage which can be controlled or extinguished by
portable fire extinguisher
Free Burning Stage of a Fire
The 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
- 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
the 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)
a designated area in a building to which building occupants may be relocated to in
accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises.
Manual Fire Alarm Box
A manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal.
Non-Fire Emergency
A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with and/or practice the
procedures for safe, orderly and expeditious sheltering in place, in-building relocation,
partial evacuation or evacuation, or combination thereof, in the event of a non-fire
emergency, in accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises.
Off-Line
Those periods of time when a Central Station Company will, at the request of a building
owner, not transmit fire alarm signals received from a building to the Fire Department.
