F-07 Certificate of Fitness Exam Questions and Complete Solutions

F-07 Certificate of Fitness Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor (FEDC) -  must hold an f-07/w-07 certificate of fitness. Fire and emergency drill conductors are not required to be on the premises at all times F-07 holders -  can work only at the location listed on their Certificate of Fitness W-07 -  Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor Certificates of Fitness are citywide, and W-07 holders can work at more than one location with this Certificate of Fitness staff training and drills -  Fire and emergency drill conductors should conduct staff training and drills in buildings and occupancies that do NOT require a fire safety director (F-25/F-58) or Coordinator of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems (F-80). In buildings where fire safety directors or Coordinators of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems are required, the fire safety director or Coordinators of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems would be responsible for such duties. Emergency Preparedness Plan -  Emergency preparedness plans serve to assure that, in the event of a fire or emergency there are procedures in place that can be implemented to provide the information, guidance, direction and assistance needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including, if necessary, effecting their evacuation, relocation or sheltering in place. The plan is intended to assure that knowledgeable assistance is readily available on the premises to emergency response personnel responding to a fire or emergency at the premises. The owner of any building required to have an emergency preparedness plan shall initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribed by the commissioner, and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the 2014 Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules. recent editions of the Fire Code -  It is important that building owners refer to the most recent editions of the Fire Code and rules when creating or amending the emergency preparedness plan and determining the response to emergencies and the level of staffing that is required for their particular building or occupancy. Effective fire and emergency drill conductors -  must have a working knowledge of the emergency preparedness plan for the buildings where they work. Fire and emergency drill conductors should be provided with an orientation from the building owner or other on-site personnel familiar with and responsible for the emergency preparedness plan before starting to perform their duties. emergency preparedness plan copy -  must be maintained on the premises in an approved location and it shall be made available at all times to Fire Department representatives immediately upon request. The plan should be kept at the fire command station if the building has one. For buildings that do not have a fire command station, the plan may be placed in an approved first responder box, secured by a citywide standard key, located in the building lobby reviewed and updated -  Emergency preparedness plans must be reviewed and updated as necessitated by changes in staff assignments, use or occupancy of the building or its spaces, or the design and arrangement of the premises, but at a minimum, once a year. An entry must be made in the required log book (reference the Recordkeeping section on page 29 of these study materials) documenting the review of the plan and indicating the general nature of any updates that are required. owners, employers, building occupants -  should cooperate in the development and coordination of the emergency preparedness plan Building owners and tenants -  should be familiar with the most recent editions of the Fire Code, FDNY rules, and with the policies and procedures of the Fire Department to determine if their building or occupancy is required to prepare an emergency preparedness plan. 1 of preparedness plan -  The name and address of the business/occupancy, the type of business, the floors that are normally occupied, the approximate number of employees, and the hours of operation 2 of preparedness plan -  The location of all entrances and exits (including emergency exits and fire escapes) and where they exit to (which street or other location) 3 of preparedness plan -  Details regarding the Voice Communication Capability and Fire Protection Systems in the building and the name of the company responsible for maintaining them 4 of preparedness plan -  The procedure by which a fire or other emergency is reported to the FDNY and the staff member(s) responsible for the reporting 5 of preparedness plan -  The procedure for notifying building occupants of a fire or other emergency, and the staff member(s) responsible for the notification 6 of preparedness plan -  The procedure for coordinating and notifying the staff in other occupancies (within a mixed occupancy building) during a fire or other emergency. Additionally, the staff member(s) responsible for the coordinating and notification, and the method of communication should be noted in the plan 7 of preparedness plan -  The procedure for coordinating with firefighting, emergency medical service and other emergency response personnel, including notifying those personnel upon their arrival of the location of the emergency, and the staff member(s) responsible for the coordination 8 of preparedness plan -  The means for receiving and the procedure for monitoring a public emergency notification system 9 of preparedness plan -  The identity and location of CPR-Qualified staff (if CPR-Qualified Staff are available) on the premises, and how to contact them in case of an emergency 10 of preparedness plan -  Procedures for identifying and assisting building occupants who require assistance because of an infirmity, disability or other special need and the staff member(s) responsible for assisting them 11 of preparedness plan -  The procedure for the daily inspection of the premises to verify the following conditions, and the staff member(s) responsible for such inspection 12 of preparedness plan -  The procedure for the ongoing monitoring of the premises during regular business hours to verify compliance of the following requirements, and the staff member(s) responsible for monitoring: daily inspection of the premises -  a. access to means of egress is unobstructed and unimpeded b. combustible materials and combustible waste have been properly stored or removed from the premises c. decorative vegetation is regularly watered or otherwise maintained d. no smoking signs required by the Fire Code or Rules are posted ongoing monitoring of the premises -  a. that the premises do not become overcrowded b. that the allowable use of open flames and open flame devices is being conducted properly and safely c. that the prohibition against smoking, where required by the Fire Code or the FDNY rules, is being observed Building Occupants -  All persons in the building, including employees, tenants, building staff and visitors Central Station Company -  A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premise and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY. Evacuation -  the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an emergency Emergency Preparedness Plan -  Ensure that, in the event of a fire or a non-fire emergency, there are procedures in place that can be timely implemented to provide the information, guidance, direction and assistance needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including, if necessary, effecting their evacuation, relocation or sheltering in place. Such emergency preparedness plans shall further serve to assure that knowledgeable assistance is readily available on the premises to emergency response personnel responding to a fire or non-fire emergency at the premises. is also known as the fire safety and evacuation plan and/or emergency action plan 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 training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with and/or practice the procedures for the safe, orderly and expeditious sheltering in place, in-building relocation, partial evacuation, evacuation, or any combination thereof, in the event of a fire, in accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises Fire Protection System -  Approved devices, equipment and systems or combinations of systems used to deter a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or manage smoke and products of a fire or any combination thereof, including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and standpipe systems. 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 Mixed Occupancy Building -  Buildings that have multiple occupancies. These are referred to as "mixed occupancies" and the different parts will be required to meet the fire code for each specific area. An example of this is a shopping mall with underground parking. The shopping area itself is Group M (mercantile), while the parking area would qualify as Group S (storage). Another example would be a luxury apartment building that has a grocery store on the first floor. The apartments would be considered Group R (residential) and the grocery store would be considered Group M (mercantile). Non-Fire Emergency -  A biological, chemical or nuclear incident or release; declaration of emergency by a lawful authority; explosion; medical emergency; natural disaster; or other emergency affecting the premises or the safety of building occupants. Non-Fire Emergency Drill -  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. Fire alarm systems can be taken "off-line" only for Fire Department approved purposes associated with the prevention of unnecessary and unwarranted alarms. One-way Voice Communication -  enables the FEDC, Staff, or Fire Department personnel to make announcements from the lobby to building occupants in their apartments, offices, classrooms, or in building stairwells. One way voice communication is a public address system that is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the buildings. The one-way voice communication system can be used to warn and instruct building occupants in case of a fire or non-fire emergency. Owner -  the fee owner or lessee of the building, or other person or entity having charge thereof Partial Evacuation -  the emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in response to a fire or an emergency. Public Address System -  an electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to address a large public. Public Address systems enable voice communications from a central location, usually in the building lobby Regular Business Hours -  for the purposes of this study material, regular business hours refers to any time and any day in which the referenced building is open to the public or business is being conducted. For a more complete definition, please refer to Section 402 of the 2008 Fire Code Shelter in Place -  the precaution of directing building occupants to remain indoors, at their present location, in response to a fire or non-fire emergency. Two-way Voice Communication -  a form of transmission in which both parties involved have the ability to transmit information. This enables the FEDC, staff, or Fire Department personnel to communicate with building occupants or each other throughout the building. This is especially useful during an emergency, and allows staff members to report the conditions of a fire emergency from the fire floor back to the FEDC in the lobby at the fire command center. Two way voice communication uses warden phones that are placed at several locations throughout the building, usually near the exit stairways in the building Unnecessary Alarm -  An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which functioned as designed, but for which a department response proved unnecessary. An example of an unnecessary alarm is an alarm triggered by smoke from a lit cigarette in a non-smoking area, when the presence of such smoke does not implicate fire safety concerns. Unwarranted Alarm -  An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which failed to function as designed as a result of improper installation, improper maintenance, malfunction, or other factor. Examples of unwarranted alarms are alarms resulting from improper smoke detector placement, improper detector setting for installed location, lack of system maintenance, and control panel malfunction. Voice Communication Capability -  The ability to communicate to the occupants of a building or occupancy, whether by means of a fire alarm system with one-way or twoway voice communication or other approved means of communication. FEDC Responsibilities -  conduct drills which educate building participants about the fire safety features of the building or occupancy, the exits available, and the proper procedures to follow in case of an emergency. FEDCs must be competent personnel with the ability to identify problems and alter procedures to meet existing conditions. FEDC Certificate of Fitness holders should be fully familiar with the details of the emergency preparedness plan and should ensure that staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills are conducted as required by the Fire Code. FEP Staff Training -  Fire and Emergency Drill Conductors should ensure that FEP staff is trained in the performance of their duties in accordance with the emergency preparedness plan. Training should consist of both an initial training session and refresher training as follows Initial training -  FEP staff members should receive 1 hour of initial training (unless otherwise noted in Table 4.1) in the emergency preparedness plan upon the commencement of their authority and duties in the building. Such training should be for the duration necessary to familiarize FEP staff members with their duties pursuant to the emergency preparedness plan, but in no case less than as may be indicated in Table 4.1. Refresher training -  FEP staff should receive refresher training at such frequency and for such duration as noted in Table 4.1. It is important to understand that all required periodic training is not required to be conducted in a single training session. For example, when training is required to be conducted quarterly for 1 hour, conducting training for 20 minutes once a month over a period of three months would satisfy this requirement Training methods -  FEP staff training should be in the form of live instruction, but may be supplemented by video presentations and/or the distribution of other educational materials. Theaters, restaurants, catering halls, colleges, universities, daycare, factories -  1 hour initial, 1 hour quarterly Office requiring a Fire Safety Director -  Refer to Fire Code Table 406.2(1) and Table 406.2(2) Rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities -  30 min initial, 30 min every 2 months Department stores, dormitories, homeless shelters, hotels and sorority and fraternity houses, storage facilities, warehouses -  Also 1 hour initial, 1 hour annually Staff Training Content -  section 4.2, page 21, read before the exam Emergency Drill Best Practices -  drills should be unscheduled, and employees and occupants of the building should not know the time of day they are taking place. However, depending on the building or occupancy, the FEDC may choose to inform building occupants that a drill will be taking place on a particular day so that their workload or schedule can be altered to ensure their participation in the drill. Drills shall be conducted at varying times of day. They shall be held with enough frequency to familiarize all building occupants with the drill procedure and to have the conduct of the drill a matter of established routine. If drills are continuously held in the same manner at the same time, participants may lose interest in the drills and will be less prepared for a variety of different emergencies. Drill randomness -  Fire and emergency drill conductors should be aware that if drills are allowed to be considered a routine exercise, there is potential danger that in an actual emergency, an evacuation or relocation will not be successful. If drills are always held in the same way at the same time, they lose their value. Drill scenarios -  Drills should discuss possible emergency situations including fire and non fire conditions Partial or full evacuation -  The emergency preparedness plan for a particular building may or may not call for the full evacuation of the building or the partial evacuation of the building. If an emergency preparedness plan requires that the building be partially evacuated or fully evacuated in the event of a fire alarm, fire drills conducted to meet the requirements of the FDNY do not require that you partially evacuate or fully evacuate the building. It is the responsibility of the FEDC and the FEP staff to know the specific requirements for the building where the drill is being conducted. notify the Central Station Company -  a drill is being conducted and that on behalf of the building owner, they would like to request to take the fire alarm system off line. If the FEDC fails to do this, and the Fire Department responds to the premises unnecessarily, the building owner will be subject to violations and possible fines for unnecessary and unwarranted alarms. Participation in Drills -  All regular building occupants shall participate in fire and non-fire emergency drills. In some cases, all building occupants, including visitors, must participate. A single drill should address both fire and non-fire emergency preparedness. The FEDC should evaluate the performance of building occupants and FEP staff during the drills and provide feedback to them post-drill. The FEDC should provide written materials to all FEP staff members at this time, summarizing the important lessons of the drill. This is recommended since receiving both a written document and verbal instruction should help FEP staff members retain important drill information Frequency of Drills -  Drills must be held with sufficient frequency to familiarize occupants with the drill procedures and to establish the drill as a matter of routine Group A Theaters, restaurants, catering halls -  Regular building occupants only (Participation of patrons and guests not required). Semi-annually Group B colleges and universities -  All building occupants must participate, frequency In accordance with NYS Education Law Group B office -  All building occupants, frequency Refer to Fire Code Table 405.2 and Section 405.3 Group B all others -  All building occupants, Quarterly for the first two years after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, and semiannually after that Group E day care facilities -  All building occupants monthly Group E educational -  all building occupants in accordance with NYS education law Group F Factories -  All building occupants monthly Group I-1 -  Rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities. All building occupants Bi-monthly (meaning once every 2 months) Group I-2 -  Hospitals, nursing homes, mental hospitals. Regular building occupants only (Participation of patients and guests not required) , semi-annually Group M -  department stores, regular building occupants only, semi-annually occupants only (Participation of patrons and guests not required) Group R-1 dormitories and sorority and fraternity houses -  dormitories and sorority and fraternity houses In accordance with NYS Education Law Group R-1 -  homeless shelters, all building occupants, monthly on each shift Group R-1 hotels -  regular building occupants only (Participation of patrons and guests not required). Quarterly on each shift Group S -  Storage facilities such as warehouses and storage rooms. Regular building occupants only, semi annually (every 6 months) School fires -  usually started in the bathroom or hallway, most likely since students are not watched as closely in those areas. Fires in bathrooms may be set intentionally by students, or accidentally by students smoking. Fire and Emergency Drill Conductors and other building occupants should be aware of this and immediately report any suspicious behavior that is witnessed. C14 Certificate of Fitness -  Fires in educational occupancies may also occur in the cafeteria kitchen, laboratories, classrooms set up for home economics and industrial arts, offices and storage areas. Some of these types of classrooms, such as science or research laboratories may require additional permits or certificates of fitness from the FDNY Frequent causes of fires in educational occupancies -  include overloaded electrical outlets, the improper use or storage of flammable liquids and the accumulation of trash on school property health care personnel during an emergency -  1. Removal of all occupants directly involved with the fire emergency 2. Transmission of an appropriate fire alarm signal to warn other building occupants and summon staff 3. Confinement of the effects of the fire by closing doors to isolate the fire area 4. Relocation of patients as detailed in the health care occupancy's emergency preparedness plan. Group R-1 Diagram -  Group R-1 occupancies, a diagram depicting two evacuation routes should be posted on or immediately adjacent to every required egress door from each hotel guest room, motel guest room, or dormitory room. If staff notices that this diagram is missing they should inform the fire and emergency drill conductor. The diagram should indicate the following: 1. A visual representation of the number of doors opening into the public corridor which must be passed to reach each exit stair. 2. Location of the fire alarm pull stations and exit stairs. 3. Procedures to be followed in the event of a fire alarm or smoke detector alarm. 4. A written description or visual representation of the procedures to be followed in the event of fire or smoke conditions. log book format -  A bound log book with consecutively numbered pages, an approved electronic format, or other approved form of recordkeeping, shall be maintained at the premises for a period of 3 years from the last entry, and made available immediately upon request of any Fire department representative log book entries -  shall be made in the log book to document drills, education, staff training, plan review and amendment, plan implementation and/or such other information as the commissioner may require. Log book entries should include the following content: 1. Name and C of F number of the person who conducted the drill 2. Date and time of the drill 3. Name and title of staff assisting with the drill 4. Number of occupants participating in the drill 5. Evaluation of effectiveness of the drill, including any delays and deficiencies 6. The time required to conduct an evacuation (if evacuation is part of the drill) Special Needs Occupants -  It is important that anyone in the building who may have a special need during the drill or during an actual emergency informs their employer at the start of their employment or residency within a building so that they can be included in the list of people requiring assistance. English as a Second Language (ESL) Occupants -  Clarifying the announcements and drill procedures with ESL occupants during FEP staff training, education sessions and drills can help alleviate any confusion. For example, if there are a large portion of ESL occupants in the building, FEDCs can use the fire alarm system's voice communication system to make announcements in both English and other languages Hearing Impaired or Unable to Speak -  a person who is hearing impaired or unable to speak should take is to activate the fire alarm pull box, so that other building occupants will be aware that there is an emergency. If the person is outside of a building and needs to report a fire, he/she should follow the procedures below: Emergency Procedures -  Any owner, occupant or other person who becomes aware of a fire or explosion or any other emergency should immediately report the emergency to the Fire department. No owner or other person shall issue any directive or take any action to prevent or delay the reporting of a fire or other emergency to the department. Pull Station -  Activating the pull station is the most effective way to notify the building occupants in case of a fire emergency. There are two types of manual fire alarm pull stations. They are called single action and double action stations Single action stations -  require only one step to activate the alarm. The cover on these alarm stations serves as a lever. Double action stations -  require two steps in order to activate the alarm. The user must first break a glass, open a door or lift a cover. The user can then gain access to a switch or lever which must then be operated to initiate an alarm Portable fire extinguishers -  Portable fire extinguishers weighing 40lbs or less must be installed so that the top of the extinguisher is not more than 5 ft above the floor Hand held portable extinguisher -  Hand-held portable fire extinguishers weighing more than 40 lbs. must be installed so that the top of the extinguisher is not more than 3.5 feet above the floor. The clearance between the bottom of the extinguisher and the floor must not be less than 4 inches. In other words, no fire extinguisher is allowed to be on the floor. PASS -  Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep Class A -  fire extinguisher is used for ordinary combustibles, such as wood, paper, some plastics and textiles. This class of fire requires the heat-absorbing effects of water or the coating effects of certain dry chemicals. Extinguishers that are suitable for Class A fires should be identified by a triangle containing the letter "A." If in color, the triangle should be green Class B -  fire extinguisher is used for flammable liquid and gas fires such as oil, gasoline, etc. These fire extinguishers deprive the fire of oxygen and interrupt the fire chain by inhibiting the release of combustible vapors. Extinguishers that are suitable for Class B fires should be identified by a square containing the letter "B." If in color, the square should be red. Class C -  fire extinguisher is used on fires that involve live electrical equipment which require the use of electrically nonconductive extinguishing agents. (Once the electrical equipment is de-energized, extinguishers for Class A or B fires may be used.) Extinguishers that are suitable for Class C fires should be identified by a circle containing the letter "C." If in color, the circle should be blue. Class D -  fire extinguisher is used on combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, sodium, etc., which require an extinguishing medium that does not react with the burning metal. Extinguishers that are suitable for Class D fires should be identified by a fivepoint painted star containing the letter "D." If in color, the star should be yellow Class K -  fire extinguisher is used on fires involving cooking media (fats, grease and oils) in commercial cooking such as restaurants. These fire extinguishers work on the principal of saponification. Saponification takes place when alkaline mixtures such as potassium acetate, potassium citrate or potassium carbonate are applied to burning cooking oil or fat. The alkaline mixture combined with the fatty acid creates a soapy foam on the surface which holds in the vapors and steam and extinguishes the fire. These extinguishers are identified by the letter K ABC Extinguisher -  Most commonly sold extingusher. dry chemical extinguishers that can be used to extinguish regular combustible fires, flammable liquid fires, and fires involving electrical equipment. Class BC -  used to extinguish flammable liquid fires and electrical equipment fires. Portable fire extinguishers with a classification of just "B" or a classification of just "C" do not exist. red in color and range in size from 5-100 lbs. or larger. Class BC portable fire extinguishers are filled with sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate. D classification -  extinguishers contain a sodium chloride based dry powder extinguishing agent, but most PFEs labeled "Class D" have components that are geared towards a specific metal. Class D portable fire extinguishers are used to extinguish combustible metal fires. K classification -  are found in restaurant kitchens and are used to extinguish combustible cooking fluids such as oils and fats. There are different extinguishing agents found in fire extinguishers labeled Class K. Some of these extinguishing agents are dry and some are wet. Potassium bicarbonate is used in some dry chemical fire extinguishers and a chemical mist is used in some wet chemical fire extinguishers. The extinguishing agents in a Class K fire extinguisher are sometimes electrically conductive and should only be used AFTER the power has been turned off in the electrical appliance. A classification -  are also known as Air Pressurized Water (APW) fire extinguishers. Water is an extinguishing agent for regular combustibles. 44 Class A PFE Portable fire extinguishers with a classification of "BC" are used to extinguish flammable liquid fires and electrical equipment fires. Portable fire extinguishers with a classification of just "B" or a classification of just "C" do not exist. "BC" portable fire extinguishers are red in color and range in size from 5-100 lbs. or larger. Class BC portable fire extinguishers are filled with sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate. An example of a BC portable fire extinguisher is shown below: As mentioned above, a portable fire extinguisher with just a "C" classification does not exist. The "C" classification indicates ONLY that the extinguishing agent is a non conductor and is safe to use on live electrical fires. "C" fires will have either an "A" component, such as ordinary combustibles around the electrical item, or a "B" component such as an oil filled transformer or some electrical device involving flammable liquids. This is the reason "C" classifications are only attached to either a These extinguishers are usually silver in color, approximately 3 feet in height and weigh approximately 25 lbs. Class A portable fire extinguishers are useful in buildings and occupancies that primarily contain Type A combustible materials. D classification -  have components that are geared towards a specific metal. Class D portable fire extinguishers are used to extinguish combustible metal fires. Monthly -  Portable fire extinguishers are required to be inspected __. The building owner is responsible for designating a person to perform a monthly visual inspection. This inspection is a "quick check" that a fire extinguisher is available and will operate. It is intended to give reasonable assurance that the fire extinguisher is fully charged and operable. This is done by verifying that it is in its designated place, that it has not been actuated or tampered with, and that there is no obvious or physical damage or condition to prevent its operation Quick check label info -  The information on the monthly inspection record must include the date the inspection was performed, the person performing the inspection, and those portable fire extinguishers found to require corrective action. Such recordkeeping must either be attached to the extinguisher or on an inspection checklist maintained on file annual servicing -  Servicing is a thorough examination of the Portable Fire Extinguisher (PFE). It is intended to give maximum assurance that the PFE will operate effectively and safely. It also includes any necessary repair or replacement. Servicing the PFE will reveal if hydrostatic testing or internal maintenance is needed. A separate certificate of fitness is required to service, maintain and/or recharge a PFE. A Servicing Company certificate is also required for a company providing such service. PFEs must be serviced at least annually or at the time of hydrostatic testing, or when physical damage to the cylinder is visible during a monthly inspection. impairment coordinator -  the person responsible for ensuring that proper notification and safety precautions are taken when a fire protection system is out of service. The owner or an owner's representative shall be notified when a fire protection system or part of the system is impaired Out of service system -  A fire protection system that is not fully functional; or whose operation is impaired or is otherwise not in good working order System off-line entries: -  Entries should include the date and time the alarm system was taken off-line, the reason for such action, the name and operator number of the person notified at the FDNY approved central station (or other evidence of notification satisfactory to the Department), and the date and time the system was restored to service. Out of service signage -  C of F holders shall notify their supervisor and put a placard (tag) over the defective device, indicating that it is out of service.