F-80
How many shelters can a F-80Certificate of Fitness holders be certified in? - Answer-Two homeless
shelter locations at one time without applying for a variance.
In what types of buildings are Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
Required? - Answer-1.) Any building required to have a one-way voice communication system
2.) Operated for more than fifteen persons for a period of more than 30 days, including emergency
shelters.
What is the Carbon Monoxide Alarm? - Answer---It is a single or multiple-station alarm that responds to
carbon monoxide
--Containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder and power supply and is not connected to a
system.
What is the Carbon Monoxide Detector? - Answer-An automatic device that senses carbon monoxide
and is connected to the fire alarm control panel
What is the Central Station Company? - Answer-A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premise and reports alarm signals to the FDNY.
, What is the Emergency Preparedness Plan also known as? - Answer-The Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan
OR Emergency Action Plan
When there is any fire safety violations, who is responsible for reporting it? - Answer-Fire guards F-80s
What is the Fire Protection System? - Answer-Approved devices or combinations of systems used to
deter a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or manage smoke and products of a
fire, including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and standpipe systems.
What is the fire tringle? - Answer-A fire requires fuel, oxygen and heat, If one is removed, the fire will
extinguish.
What is One-way Voice Communication? - Answer--Enables the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters, fire guards, FEP Staff or Fire Department personnel to make
announcements from the lobby to building occupants
-It is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the building
What is the first Phase during an emergency? - Answer-Involves using a keyed switch to bring the
elevators back to the lobby or sky lobby. This will cause the elevator car to return non-stop and without
opening the doors to the lobby or sky lobby.
What is the second phase of an emergency? - Answer-Involves turning the elevator car switch to the
"Firemen Service" position. This results in manual operation of the elevators and overrides any other
keyed switch controls and elevator landing call buttons.
Elevators on "Firemen Service" will only be operable by a person inside of the elevator car.
Public Address System - Answer-An electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a
microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to address a large public. Public address
systems enable voice communications from a central location, usually in the building lobby
How many shelters can a F-80Certificate of Fitness holders be certified in? - Answer-Two homeless
shelter locations at one time without applying for a variance.
In what types of buildings are Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
Required? - Answer-1.) Any building required to have a one-way voice communication system
2.) Operated for more than fifteen persons for a period of more than 30 days, including emergency
shelters.
What is the Carbon Monoxide Alarm? - Answer---It is a single or multiple-station alarm that responds to
carbon monoxide
--Containing a build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder and power supply and is not connected to a
system.
What is the Carbon Monoxide Detector? - Answer-An automatic device that senses carbon monoxide
and is connected to the fire alarm control panel
What is the Central Station Company? - Answer-A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premise and reports alarm signals to the FDNY.
, What is the Emergency Preparedness Plan also known as? - Answer-The Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan
OR Emergency Action Plan
When there is any fire safety violations, who is responsible for reporting it? - Answer-Fire guards F-80s
What is the Fire Protection System? - Answer-Approved devices or combinations of systems used to
deter a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or manage smoke and products of a
fire, including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and standpipe systems.
What is the fire tringle? - Answer-A fire requires fuel, oxygen and heat, If one is removed, the fire will
extinguish.
What is One-way Voice Communication? - Answer--Enables the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters, fire guards, FEP Staff or Fire Department personnel to make
announcements from the lobby to building occupants
-It is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the building
What is the first Phase during an emergency? - Answer-Involves using a keyed switch to bring the
elevators back to the lobby or sky lobby. This will cause the elevator car to return non-stop and without
opening the doors to the lobby or sky lobby.
What is the second phase of an emergency? - Answer-Involves turning the elevator car switch to the
"Firemen Service" position. This results in manual operation of the elevators and overrides any other
keyed switch controls and elevator landing call buttons.
Elevators on "Firemen Service" will only be operable by a person inside of the elevator car.
Public Address System - Answer-An electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a
microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to address a large public. Public address
systems enable voice communications from a central location, usually in the building lobby
