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After what date was the F-24 certificate of Fitness not recognized. - Correct
Answer-July 31, 2014
How often must this certificate be renewed? - Correct Answer-Every 3 years
In what types of buildings and occupancies are coordinators of fire safety and
alarm systems in homeless shelter required? - Correct Answer-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? - Correct Answer-Determines the number of
occupants authorized to be in the shelter.
Alarm Silence Switch - Correct Answer-Silences the building's audible and visual
devices after evacuation is complete while the source of the alarm is being
investigated.
Building Occupants - Correct Answer-All persons in the shelter
Carbon Monoxide Alarm - Correct Answer-A single or multiple-station alarm
responsive to carbon monoxide, containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible
sounder (notification device), and power supply (battery or electric with battery
backup) and is not connected to a system.
Carbon Monoxide Detector - Correct Answer-Device that senses carbon monoxide.
It is also connected to the fire alarm control panel. They are required in any
building that has fossil (gas and oil) fuel burning equipments. If it is in alarm
condition and cannot be reset, this indicates that carbon monoxide is still in the
premises.
Central Station Company - Correct Answer-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 - Correct
Answer-F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire
Safety & Alarm Systems throughout this study material.
Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters -
Correct Answer-When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters is absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems
in Homeless Shelters shall be present in the building and shall perform the duties
of the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. ___
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must possess
an F-80 Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
Certificate of Fitness issued by the Fire Department.
Evacuation - Correct Answer-Emptying of a building
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Correct Answer- that homeless shelters keep this
updated. Provide the information, guidance, direction, and assistance needed to
protect the safety of building occupants, including effecting their evacuation,
relocation, or sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a tool intended to ensure that
knowledgeable staff has been identified and designated and that there is a plan in
place for responding to a fire or other emergency at the premises. The fire code
requires
Owner emergency preparedness plan requirements - Correct Answer-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 Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules. It is
important that building ___ refer to the most recent editions of the Fire Code and
rules when creating or amending the ___ and determining the response to
emergencies and the level of staffing that is required for their particular building or
occupancy.
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters/ emergency
preparedness plan for the shelter - Correct Answer-____ must be knowledgeable
about the ___. They 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.
, A copy of the emergency preparedness plan - Correct Answer-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.
Emergency preparedness plans review and update - Correct Answer-This must
happen 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
documenting the review of the plan and indicating the general nature of any
updates that are required.
Fire Alarm System - Correct Answer-any system, including any interconnected fire
alarm subsystem, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate
the status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices.
Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff - Correct Answer-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. (In a shelter, this will include the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters, deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters and fire guards)
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 1 - Correct Answer-The designation of the
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters, by name,
certificate number and position at the premises, and other FEP staff, by name
and/or position at the premises, and their certificate of fitness numbers
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 2 - Correct Answer-The name and address
of the shelter, the floors that are normally occupied, the approximate number of
employees, and the hours of operation
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 3 - Correct Answer-A site plan, floor plan,
and riser diagram of the shelter
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 4 - Correct Answer-A building information
card for high-rise buildings and occupancies
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content 5 - Correct Answer-The location of all
entrances and exits (including emergency exits and fire escapes) and where they
exit to (which street or other location)