CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR SUPERVISION
OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS S-95 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Accessibility - ANSWER As applied to the NFPA definition of admitting
close approach: not guarded by locked doors, elevation, and other effective
means.
Alarm Notification Appliance - ANSWER 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.
Alarm Signal - ANSWER A signal indicating an emergency requiring
immediate action, such as a signal indicative of fire.
Annunciator - ANSWER 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.
Approved Central Station Company - ANSWER A central station company
that has been issued a valid certificate of operation from FDNY.
Central Station - ANSWER A facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to
the Fire Department.
, Defined Fire Alarm System - ANSWER A fire alarm system or any sub-
system thereof that automatically transmits signals to the department or a
central station and that is installed in premises which are required to have a fire
alarm system.
Designated Representative - ANSWER A person or organization designated by
the subscriber who is authorized to receive notifications from the central station
company concerning the status of the protective signaling system at the
protected premises and who is authorized to take action with respect to such
system.
Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACP, FCS) - ANSWER A system component that
receives inputs from automatic and manual fire alarm devices and is capable of
supplying power to detection devices and transponders of off-premises
transmitters. The control unit is capable of providing a transfer of power to the
notification appliances and transfer of condition to relays of devices.
Fire Alarm Signal - ANSWER A signal initiated by a fire alarm-initiating
device such as a manual fire alarm box (pull station), automatic fire detector,
water-flow switch, or other device whose activation is indicative of the presence
of a fire or fire signature. \.
Fire Alarm System - ANSWER Any system, including any interconnected fire
alarm sub-system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and
annunciate the status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices.
Fire Protection System - ANSWER Approved devices, equipment and systems
or combinations of systems used to detect 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.
OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS S-95 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Accessibility - ANSWER As applied to the NFPA definition of admitting
close approach: not guarded by locked doors, elevation, and other effective
means.
Alarm Notification Appliance - ANSWER 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.
Alarm Signal - ANSWER A signal indicating an emergency requiring
immediate action, such as a signal indicative of fire.
Annunciator - ANSWER 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.
Approved Central Station Company - ANSWER A central station company
that has been issued a valid certificate of operation from FDNY.
Central Station - ANSWER A facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to
the Fire Department.
, Defined Fire Alarm System - ANSWER A fire alarm system or any sub-
system thereof that automatically transmits signals to the department or a
central station and that is installed in premises which are required to have a fire
alarm system.
Designated Representative - ANSWER A person or organization designated by
the subscriber who is authorized to receive notifications from the central station
company concerning the status of the protective signaling system at the
protected premises and who is authorized to take action with respect to such
system.
Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACP, FCS) - ANSWER A system component that
receives inputs from automatic and manual fire alarm devices and is capable of
supplying power to detection devices and transponders of off-premises
transmitters. The control unit is capable of providing a transfer of power to the
notification appliances and transfer of condition to relays of devices.
Fire Alarm Signal - ANSWER A signal initiated by a fire alarm-initiating
device such as a manual fire alarm box (pull station), automatic fire detector,
water-flow switch, or other device whose activation is indicative of the presence
of a fire or fire signature. \.
Fire Alarm System - ANSWER Any system, including any interconnected fire
alarm sub-system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and
annunciate the status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices.
Fire Protection System - ANSWER Approved devices, equipment and systems
or combinations of systems used to detect 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.
