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F80 Exam Questions and Answers
After what date was the F-24 certificate of Fitness not recognized.
Ans: July 31, 2014
How often must this certificate be renewed?
Ans: Every 3 years
In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of
fire safety and alarm systems in homeless shelter required?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Determines the number of occupants authorized to be in the
shelter.
Alarm Silence Switch
Ans: Silences the building's audible and visual devices after evacuation
is complete while the source of the alarm is being investigated.
Building Occupants
Ans: All persons in the shelter
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Ans: Device that senses carbon monoxide
Central Station Company
Ans: Receives alarm signals from a protected premise and retransmits or
otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
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Evacuation
Ans: Emptying of a building
Emergency Preparedness Plan
Ans: Provide the information, guidance, direction and assistance needed
to protect the safety of building occupants.
Fire Drill
Ans: A training exercise
Fire Guard
Ans: Fire guards report any fire safety violations to the Coordinator of
Fire Safety and Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters.
Fire Triangle
Ans: A fire requires fuel, oxygen, and heat.
Free Burning Stage of a Fire
Ans: Second stage of the three stages of a fire. The fully developed stage
of a fire.
Incipient Stage of a Fire
Ans: First stage of the three stages of a fire. The growth stage.
In-Building Relocation Area (IBRA)
Ans: A designated are in a building to which building occupants may be
relocated
Off-Line
Ans: Periods of time when CS will, per request of building owner, not
transmit fire alarm signals.
One-Way Voice Communication
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F80 Exam Questions and Answers
After what date was the F-24 certificate of Fitness not recognized.
Ans: July 31, 2014
How often must this certificate be renewed?
Ans: Every 3 years
In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of
fire safety and alarm systems in homeless shelter required?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Determines the number of occupants authorized to be in the
shelter.
Alarm Silence Switch
Ans: Silences the building's audible and visual devices after evacuation
is complete while the source of the alarm is being investigated.
Building Occupants
Ans: All persons in the shelter
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Ans: Device that senses carbon monoxide
Central Station Company
Ans: Receives alarm signals from a protected premise and retransmits or
otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
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Evacuation
Ans: Emptying of a building
Emergency Preparedness Plan
Ans: Provide the information, guidance, direction and assistance needed
to protect the safety of building occupants.
Fire Drill
Ans: A training exercise
Fire Guard
Ans: Fire guards report any fire safety violations to the Coordinator of
Fire Safety and Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters.
Fire Triangle
Ans: A fire requires fuel, oxygen, and heat.
Free Burning Stage of a Fire
Ans: Second stage of the three stages of a fire. The fully developed stage
of a fire.
Incipient Stage of a Fire
Ans: First stage of the three stages of a fire. The growth stage.
In-Building Relocation Area (IBRA)
Ans: A designated are in a building to which building occupants may be
relocated
Off-Line
Ans: Periods of time when CS will, per request of building owner, not
transmit fire alarm signals.
One-Way Voice Communication
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