f-53 Emergency One-way Voice Announcement Personnel Exam Questions and Complete Solutions

f-53 Emergency One-way Voice Announcement Personnel Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Assembly Area -  A designated area outside of a building to which building occupants are directed to report upon implementation of partial or full evacuation in accordance with comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan or a fire and emergency preparedness plan automatic -  As applied to fire protection devices, any device, equipment or system that initiates system function as a result of a predetermined temperature rise, rate of temperature rise, or combustion products, without the necessity for human intervention Certificate of operation -  A written statement issued by the fire Commissioner approving the operation of a central station, for which such certificate is required by this code or the rules, or the constructions codes covered mall -  A group of M building housing separate mercantile tenant spaces and/or other similar occupancies and a common and a common pedestrian area. A covered mall does not include an exterior perimeter or tenant space with direct pedestrian access to the covered mall. Place of Assembly Safety Personnel -  A person holding a certificate of fitness for place of assembly safety personnel FSP Staff -  The individual identified in a fire safety and evacuation plan as responsible for the implementation of such plan High Rise Building -  Any building designed or constructed in accordance with the 1968 Building Code, any prior Building Code, or other applicable laws, rules and regulations, that is more than six stories or 75 feet/ Mixed -Occupancy -  A building or structure housing more than one occupancy or type required by this chapter to prepare an emergency plan Non-fire Emergency -  A biological, chemical, radio-logical or nuclear incident or release; declaration of emergency plan by a lawful authority; explosion; medical emergency; natural disaster; or other emergency affecting the premises or the safety of building occupants owner -  The fee owner or lessee of the building, or other person or entity having charge thereof. A pre-signal system -  A fire alarm systems having a feature that allows initial fire alarm signal to sound in a constantly attended central location and for which a human action is subsequently required to achieve a general alarm, or a feature that allows the control equipment to delay the general alarm by more than one minute ( but not more than 3 minutes) after the start of the alarm processing Shelter in place -  The precaution of directing building occupants to remain indoor, at their present location, in response to a fire or non-fire emergency. Sprinkler System -  A fire system, other than a mist fire extinguishers system, that utilizes water as the extinguishing agent Standpipe System -  Piping indicating the need for action in connection with the supervision of guard tours, fire extinguishing systems or equipment, fire alarm systems or the maintenance features of related systems Voice Communication Capability -  The ability to communicate to the occupants of a building or occupancy by means of a fire alarm system with one way or two- way voice Should -  The use of the world "should" throughout these study materials generally refers to policies, procedures and/or best practices recommended by the FDNY, and may not be a codified requirement FLSD -  Fire alarm system has two way voice communication systems with warden hone Fire alarm system with one and/ or two way communication installed in a hotel building contains 50 or more sleeping rooms above floor Fire Alarm system installed in a commercial/mixed high rise building F-80 -  Fire Alarm system in a homeless shelter not required FLSD F-53 -  Fire Alarm system with one way commuication system ( public announcement system), not requiring an FLSD/F-80 Supervise the Fire Alarm Panel and communicate the required information to the occupants on the premises S-95 -  Fire alarm system without voice communication system and not requiring an FLSD/ F-80/ F-53 F-03/F-04 -  Place of Assembly safety Personnel Manage the occupants in the event of a fire or other emergency F-07 -  Fire and Non-Fire Emergency Drill Conductor Conduct staff training and conduct drills in the occupancy F-01 -  Fire guard for impairment Perform fire watch if any required fire protection system is out of service for more than 4 hours or the size of the area affected by the out service fire protection stystem is more than 50,000 sqft Operate the key Function of the fire Alarm panel -  Placing the system off-line and on-line Acknowledging the signal at the fire alarm Panel Silencing the fire tones Activating alert tone or alarm tone manually Performing fail-safe door release Resetting the Fire Alarm Control Panel/Fire Command Center F-53 employee should be familiar -  The premise/business location in the building Business hours of the premises Number of occupants allowed Building entrances/exits Stairways used on the premises Elevator and/ Escalator used the premises Fire Alarm Communication Systems Location Critical Building and/ or Premises Staff Contact Information Premises designated in- building relocation areas for non-fire emergencies, if applicable F-53 duties -  Visual inspect the fire alarm system and the communication system to ensure it is functional Maintain the fire alarm log book Be familiar with the emergency procedures established by occupancy owner F-53 holder must in a fire/medical emergency/ non fire emergency -  Report to the Fire control Panel/Fire Command Center on the premises Ensure that 911 has been notified for such emergency Communicate the information and direction to building/ premises occupants; comply with the direction of the emergency response personnel and/or other lawful authorities The 2008 Building Code has expanded the requirement for the fire alarm systems which include but are not limited to the following occupancies -  office buildings shelters places of public assembly hospitals mercantile( retail outlets, malls) residential ( hotels, motels, dormitories, apartment buildings) Schools Unlawful -  install or maintain any fire protection system or device that has the physical appearances of fore protection equipment but that does not perform a fire protection function example smoke detector hidden video camera example CCTV camera that is installed inside a shell that resembles a sprinkler head Fire Alarm Control Panel Operator -  FLSD Director/f-80/F-53 are allowed to operate and address alarms/signals at the FACP during regular business hours Non- Event mode (Description/ The activation of this mode) -  1. Condition for automatic activation A. Up to 12 hours of event, the must automatically revert to Non- Event mode at the expiration of time period B. After 3 minutes of a fire alarm signal activated in Event Mode, the system must be reverted to Non-Event Mode 2. This mode can be activated manually by switch. Event Mode -  No automatic alarm audible or visual notification will be transmitted to the public ( signals only go to the FACP and central station). The manuel live voice announcement must be made by the F-53 C of F holder for direction and implementation of emergency procedures including evacuation Prerecorded voice messages are prohibited When the assembly space occupied by the general public Fire Command Center -  FACP will be located at the fire command center. Fire command center is the principal attended or unattended location The Fire Command Center location must be in the lobby of the building on the main entrance near the elevator. FACP include elevator recall, ventilation shutdown, activation of all fail-safe ( electro-magnetic door release) devices ( if applicable), activation of stair pressurization and smoke ventilation systems Three fire panel signal -  Alarm signals, supervisory signals and trouble signals Fire alarm signals -  It is initiated by a fire alarm initiating device ( pull station, smoke detector, water-flow switch) it indicates of a fire condition FACP will activate the building audible and visual devices connected to the fire alarm ( horn and srobe) F-53 holder must treated a fire and perform duties Supervisory signal -  Supervisory device to indicate abnormal condition that could affect the proper operation of the fire protection systems It displays at the FACP to indicate the supervisory Some FACP indicates the location and some do not Must investigate and contact a contractor to fix problems Trouble signal -  device indicative of a fault in a monitored circuit It displays at the FACP to indicate the trouble condition Must investigate and contact the contractor to fix the problems Fire Alarm, supervisory, trouble -  All three signals will be displays in the FACP and be transmitted to the fire panel but only the Fire Alarm will go to the FDNY Pressing Acknowledge -  The Pressing acknowledge mean that you are aware of the condition Pressing acknowledge will silence the FACP but not the siren in the building Alarm Silence -  Alarm silence is used to silence the building audible and visual devices (such as sirens, bells or gongs) Never silence the building alarm tones or reset the fire alarm system until instructed by the FDNY firefighting personnel SYSTEM RESET SWITCH BUTTON -  This switch is used to reset the fire alarm system after an alarm condition has been cleared Initiating device -  Fire detector is an initiating device which detects the presence of a fire condition Smoke detector -  A smoke detector is a device that detect visible or invisible particles of combustion Smoke detector detect fire much more rapidly than heat detectors Smoke detector fragile device thereof a guard is used to protect the device FACP report smoke detector need to be clean. Maintenance have to be done in a week Two ways smoke detector are important -  1. Smoke detectors can provide an early earning of a fire 2. The early waning allows fire safety staff and occupants to immediately implement the proper emergency procedures Heat detector -  Heat detector is a device that detect abnormally high temperature Heat detectors have been shown to be very effective in reducing fire damage Two different heat detector -  rate of rise and Fixed temperature Rate-of-rise heat detectors -  activate the alarm when the room temperature increases at a rapid rate. This type of detector is more sensitive than the fixed temperature detector rate-of-rise heat detector does not have to be replaced after it has activated the fire alarm Fixed- temperature heat detector -  fixed-temperature heat detector are the most commonly used. Fixed heat detector normally require replacement after they have sounded an alarm However, inteligent eat detector reset themselves water flow switch -  The water flow alarm initiating devices are used to detect the flow of water in a fire sprinkler system and to send an alarm signal The vane or paddle triggers a switch sending a signal to the fire alarm control panel and activate bell Manual Pull -  Fire Alarm systems that are manually activated FDNY required cover over single action Carbon monoxide detectors -  Carbon monoxide detector is a device indicating a concentration of carbon monoxide at or above the alarm threshold that could pose a risk to the life safety of the occupants and that requires immediate action Mandotary visual inspection -  Control equipment: fire alarm system unmonitored for alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals: weekly Control equipment: fire alarm system Monitored for alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals: annually Manuel fire alarm boxes, heat detectors, smoke detectors: semiannually Visual inspection of the fire alarm system or smoke detector -  S-95/F-89/T-89S-78/F-78/S-97/S-98 Smoke detector maintenance /testing/inspection -  S-78/F-98/S-97/S-98 Program service, clean, test, repair and replace fire components -  S-97/ S-98 not allow smoke detector inspection, maintenance, testing and cleaning -  S-95/F-89/T-89/F-80/F-53 not allow to program, clean, test, repair and replace fire components -  S-95/F-89/T-89/F-80/F-53/S-97S-98 Staffs should obtain the following information -  1. Location of the fire (floors and areas on floors) 2. Severity of the fire/ smoke condition 3. Floors affected by smoke conditions 4. Stairways affected by smoke conditions 5 Floors occupied at the time of the fire the number of building occupants in such areas 6 Elevator status Identify stairways for Evacuatio/ Relocation of Building Occupants -  Holder must identify stairways for evacuation/ relocation of building occupants F-53 holder must verify every door is openable during fire emergency Make announcement to building Occupants -  The information regarding fire condition and its location The stairways or other routes of egress that are safe for them to use and direct them to use those stairways or routes of egress Not to sue elevators unless directed to do by firefighting personnel close doors behind them if possible Fire on floor -  F-53 must indicate occupants to evacuate 3 floor below FDNY respond to fore emergency -  Floor plans Building Information Card (BIC) of applicable The building fire safety and evacuation plan, if applicable Elevator and stair diagram, if applicable Elevator keys, if applicable Any other master keys/Access cards may be required Premises security radios/walkie-talkies tool or key to open maual pull stations so they can be reset F-53 information need to provide FDNY -  Location of the fire alarm the nature of the alarm (what caused the alarm) The condition on the fire floor and floor above including smoke condition) The status of the stairways (stairway being used by occupants) Evacuation/relocation status Status of elevator and HVAC system, if applicable The location of the evacuated/ Relocated people Any problems with the evacuation/relocation Number of potential victims at the location Any people unaccounted for Any problems reported to you Any impairment of the fire protection system, if known Is a non fire emergency planning legally required -  No it is not required but it is highly recommended Non Emergency incident -  Hazardous Material incidents, Bomb, Bomb threats, suspicious packages, natural hazards, failure of building utilities, civil unrest and disturbance, active shooter, and medical emergency F-53 should know ( Building Preparedness) -  Building / occupancy specific emergency preparedness plan, if applicable Location of the first " first Responder Kits"if applicable The kit should contain building floor plans, building Information cards radio and walkies fully charge, access cards, first responder if the building/occupancy has mass notification channels Any pre designed relocation area The FDNY recomments the employer or building/ occupancy owner to designate in-building relocation areas or barricade location within occupancy spaces The barricade location should provide an area with ballistic cover, not just visual concealment Manual fore alarm not be used during an active shooter emergency or to notify others of any other non fire emergency -  Employees should be trained not to use manual pull during active shooting F-53 holder must implement shelter in place -  Severe weather civil disturbances Bomb or active shooter presence of an outside airborne substance that has not yet been identified chemical, biological or radio logical contaminants release outside In building relocation -  The controlled movement of occupants from an endangered area of a building to an in building area within the same building response to a fire or an emergency In building relocation area (IBRA) -  A designated area within a building to which building occupants may be relocated. Partial evacuation -  The emptying of a building/ occupancy of some but NOT ALL the occupants in response to a non-fire emergency Evacuation -  The emptying of a building/occupancy of all the occupants in response to a non-fire emergency Avoid -  run/evacuate Have an escape plan and route in mind visualize the entire escape route before beginning to move, and avoid using elevator or escalator evacuate regardless of whether other agree to follow leave your belonging behind help others to escape of possible preventing individual from entering an area where the active shooter may be call 911 Baricade -  ideal baricade should be out of the active shooter's view/ visual concealment and ballistic An ideal barricade place should not trap or restrict your options for movement lock the door, if applicable blockade the entrance with heavy furniture Silence, not vibrate, your cell phone, pager turn off any source of noise hide behind large items remain quiet stay low Confront -  Collaborate and act as a group, if possible act aggressively throw items and improvise weapons Yell Commit to your actions The 4 W's announcement -  What occured where it has occured what-non fire emergency actions should be taken why they are being instructed to follow the non-fore emergency actions F-53 perform following actions -  Report to the fire alarm control panel and ensure 911 is called consult with building staff and gather information from them Identify stairway for building occupants to use Make announcement to building occupants using the 4w rules Notify arriving first responders of the emergency and the building's response Call 911 report -  Building address and location of the shooter Number of shooters, if more than one Physical description of shooters Name/ identity of the shooter Number and type of weapons held by the shooteer Number of potential victim at the location if explosions were heard F-53 duty during active shooter -  Notify the occupants if it is safe to do so F-53 holder will not -  F-53 will not required to activate the fail safe door release Federal Emergency Management Recommend -  Federal Emergency Management highly recommend the use of plain language/clear text to communicate information effectively . Communications -  Continue to monitor the emergency Maintain appropriate communication with the occupancy staff and occupants Maintain appropriate communication with 911 operators or emergency responders if a fire alarm is activated, the F-53 holder should follow standard protocols and procedures of a fire emergency, if safe to do, but proceed with extreme caution and keep the survial techniques ( Avoid-Barrucade-Confronts F-53 holders and occupancy staff should expect -  Police officer may wear regular patrol uniforms or external bullerproof vest, Kevlar helmerts, and other tactical equipment Police officer may be armed with rifles and shotgun in addition to their handguns Police officers may shout commands, and may order individuals to the ground for their safety Follow all official instructions Do not attempt to run toward or grab onto police officers Resist the urge to turn quickly or make any sudden movements Do not carry any packages or items that could be confused s a weapon or explosive device Avoid pointing, screaming, and/or yelling Keep your hands out Do not intefere remember that first police officers to arrive remain calm Be prepared to assist and follow instructions of police officers The first responders may ask for the following items -  Floor Plans Building Information Card (BIC) (if applicable) Keys/Access cards Premises security redios/walkie-talkie (if applicable) (keep fully charged) Location of the active shooter or his/her last known location Number of shooters, of more than one Physical description of shooters Name/identity of the shooter Number of potential victim at the location The layout/design of the buildng/occupancy (open space, interior partition Unique tenats if explosion were heard Call 911 of a medical emergency -  The name of the building or occupancy The address of the appropriate building entrance or other location at which emergency responders will be met by FEP staff, and the nearest cross location The number of patients and their exact loacation inside or outside of the building The patients's chief complaint and/ or present condition call building emergency notification number know the location of defibrillator meet emergency responders respond to victim/patient location to control access of scene decide which elevator/ can fit the stretcher and rpovide easy access F-53 holder should be aware of a mecial emergency, he/she should -  1. go to fire alarm control panel and endure 911 has been called 2. Notify CPR-trained volunteers on the premises and request to renders assistance 3. Make an announcement to the occupants for the recall of elevator, if any elevator is recalled for medical emergency Alarm Notification Appliance -  A fire alarm system component, such as a bell, horn, speaker, light,text display or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile and/or visual alert Annunciator -  A unit containing one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, or other equivalent means in which each indication provides status information about a circuit, condition or location Building occupants -  All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel and visitors Central Station -  A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department Certification of Operation -  Awritten statement issued by the fire commisiioner approving the operation of a central station , for which such certificate is require by this code or the rules, or the construction codes Emergency Alarm System -  A system to provide indication and warning of an emergency condition involving a release of hazardous materials or other hazardous material incident Evacuation -  The emptying of a building or part thereof of building occupants in response to a fire or on fire emergency Fire alarm box, Manual -  A manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal Fire Alarm Signal -  A signal initiated by a fire alarm-initiating device such as a manual fire alarm box, automatic fire detector, waterflow switch, or other device whose activation is indicative of the presence of fire or fire signature Fire detector automatic -  A device to detect the presence of a fire signature and to initiate action Fire extinguishing System -  An approved system of devices and equipment which detects a fire and discharge an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in the area of fire Fire guard -  A person holding a certificate of fitness for such purpose, who is trained in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch Place of assembly safety personnel -  A person holding a certificate of fitness for place of assembly safety personnel Fire Protection System -  Approved devices, equipment and systems or combinations of systems used to detect a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire Fire safety and Evacuation Plan -  A written plan which sets forth the circumstances and procedure for the in-building relocation , partial evacuation or full evacuation of building occupants Impairment Coordinator -  The person responsible for ensuring that proper safety precautions are taken when a fire protection system is out of service 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 non-fire emergency initiating device -  A system component that originates transmission of a change state condition, such as in a smoke detector, manual fire alarm box, or supervisory switch Large area building -  A building that is not a high rise building, but is either a Group B office building within the meaning of section 907.2.2.2 of the building cide that has a total gross area of more than 100,000 square feel or a building of an occupancy Multiple Station Alarm device -  Two or more single station alarm devices that can be interconnected such that actuation of one causes all integral or separate audible to operate Mix Occupancy -  A building or structure housing more than one occupancy required by this chapter to prepare an emergency preparedness plan Office Building -  A group B occupancy designed and arranged to provide offices and other areas for the conduct of business ordinarily conducted in offices 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 Pre- signal system -  A fire system having a feature that allows initial fire alarm signal to sound in constantly attended central location and for which a human action is subsequently required to achieve a general alarm, or a feature that allows the control equipment to delay the general alarm by more than one minute Protected Premises -  A building occupancy or structure located in the city that is equipped with a fire system that transmits an alarm signal to the fire department or a central station that monitors such system for the purposes of reporting fire alarms to the fire department, weather or not the installation of such on the premises is required by law Public address system -  An electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier, and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a given sound and distributing the "sound" to the general public around a building Regular Business Hours -  Time of days of the week during which a building or occupancy is normally occupied and business is conducted. This includes extended business hours during which building occupancy is occupied and business is conducted two way emergency communication -  Two way emergency communication systems are used both in exchange information and to communicate information such as, but not limited to, instruction, acknowledgement of receipt of messages, condition of local environment, and condition persons, and to give assurance that help is on the way unnecessary Alarm -  An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which functioned as designed, but which a fire department response proved unnecessary such as alarm triggered by smoke from lit cigarette unwarrated alarm -  A alarm transmitted by fire alarm system which failed to function as designed as a result of improper installation, improper maintenance, malfunction, or other factor Voice Communication Capability -  The ability to communicate to the occupants of a building or occupancy by means of a fire system with one-way or two-way voice