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2025/2026
Silences the building's audible and visual devices after
evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is
being investigated.
Building Occupants
All persons in the shelter
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Device that senses carbon monoxide
Central Station Company
Receives alarm signals from a protected premise and
retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the
FDNY
Evacuation
Emptying of a building
Emergency Preparedness Plan
,Provide the information, guidance, direction and
assistance needed to protect the safety of building
occupants.
Fire Drill
A training exercise
Fire Guard
Fire guards report any fire safety violations to the
Coordinator of Fire Safety and Alarm Systems in Homeless
Shelters.
Fire Triangle
A fire requires fuel, oxygen, and heat.
Free Burning Stage of a Fire
Second stage of the three stages of a fire. The fully
developed stage of a fire.
After what date was the F-24 certificate of Fitness not
recognized.
July 31, 2014
,How often must this certificate be renewed?
Every 3 years
In what types of buildings and occupancies are
coordinators of fire safety and alarm systems in homeless
shelter required?
Homeless shelters, one-way voice communication
systems, or occupied for more tha n fifteen persons for a
period of more than 30 days.
What is the certificate of occupancy?
Determines the number of occupants authorized to be in
the shelter.
Alarm Silence Switch
Incipient Stage of a Fire
First stage of the three stages of a fire. The growth stage.
In-Building Relocation Area (IBRA)
, A designated are in a building to which building occupants
may be relocated
Off-Line
Periods of time when CS will, per request of building
owner, not transmit fire alarm signals.
One-Way Voice Communication
Makes announcements from the lobby to building
occupants in their apartments/rooms.
Out of Service Signage
placard (tag) over a defective device (job of impairment
coordinator)
Partial Evacuation
The emptying of a building of some but no all building
occupants in response to a fire or an emergency
Phase 1 Emergency Elavator Recall
Involves using a keyed switch to bring the elevators back
to the lobby.