Fire Department New York S-98
Questions with Verified Answers
Alarm Notification Appliance - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSA signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action,
such as a signal indicative of fire.
Annunciator - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSA central station company that has
been issued a valid certificate of operation from FDNY.
Automatic - ANSWERSAs 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.
Central Station Company - ANSWERSA person or entity engaged in the operation of a
central station.
Central Station Signaling System - ANSWERSA system comprised of the protective
signaling system at the protective premises, the central station physical plant, the
exterior communications channels, and satellite stations, if any.
Central Station - ANSWERSA facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premises and re-transmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department.
Designated Representative - ANSWERSA person or entity designated by the subscriber
who shall be responsible for receiving notifications from the central station company
concerning the status of the protective signaling system at the protective premises and
who is authorized to take action with respect to such system.
Emergency Alarm System - ANSWERSA system to provide indication and warning of
an emergency condition involving a release of hazardous materials or other hazardous
material incident.
Fire Alarm Box, Manual - ANSWERSA manually operated device used to initiate an
alarm signal.
Questions with Verified Answers
Alarm Notification Appliance - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSA signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action,
such as a signal indicative of fire.
Annunciator - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSA central station company that has
been issued a valid certificate of operation from FDNY.
Automatic - ANSWERSAs 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.
Central Station Company - ANSWERSA person or entity engaged in the operation of a
central station.
Central Station Signaling System - ANSWERSA system comprised of the protective
signaling system at the protective premises, the central station physical plant, the
exterior communications channels, and satellite stations, if any.
Central Station - ANSWERSA facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premises and re-transmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the department.
Designated Representative - ANSWERSA person or entity designated by the subscriber
who shall be responsible for receiving notifications from the central station company
concerning the status of the protective signaling system at the protective premises and
who is authorized to take action with respect to such system.
Emergency Alarm System - ANSWERSA system to provide indication and warning of
an emergency condition involving a release of hazardous materials or other hazardous
material incident.
Fire Alarm Box, Manual - ANSWERSA manually operated device used to initiate an
alarm signal.
