FDNY COF B28 NEW EXAM 100% VERIFIED
Central Station - ANSWER A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premises and re-transmits or reports these signals to the Fire Department.
Certificate of Approval - ANSWER A written statement issued by the FDNY
commissioner certifying that an article, device, or equipment has been examined,
tested, and approved for specific use in conformity with the Fire Code or Fire
Department Rules.
Abnormal Conditions - ANSWER When one or more parameters that govern the
operation of a system are outside their control limits.
Alarm Signal - ANSWER A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action,
such as a signal indicative of fire.
Ampere-Hour (Ah) - ANSWER The charge capacity of a battery, or the amount of
current available to be drawn at a consistent rate as the battery is discharged during a
one hour period.
Approved - ANSWER Acceptable to the Fire Commissioner, either as relating to
construction documents or materials, in accordance with the NYC Fire Code and other
relevant laws and rules.
Authority Having Jurisdiction AHJ - ANSWER An organization, office, or individual
responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving
equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
, Automatic - ANSWER A device, equipment, or system that initiates system function as
a result of a predetermined temperature rise, rate of temperature rise, or combustion
products, without human intervention.
Battery Module - ANSWER A module comprising of a number of cells usually connected
in either series or parallel.
Battery Rack - ANSWER A device for the vertical storage of battery modules.
Battery String - ANSWER A number of cells/batteries connected in series to provide a
battery or battery string with the required usable voltage/potential, e.g., 6V, 12V, 24V,
48V, 110V.
Cell - ANSWER A single plate to plate and electrolyte connection that draws a nominal
voltage.
Central Station - ANSWER A location, or central location, to which alarm signals from a
protected premises are transmitted and from which alarm signals are re-transmitted or
otherwise communicated to the Fire Department.
Certificate of Approval ANSWER A written statement issued by the commissioner of the
FDNY, certifying that an article, device or equipment has been examined, tested and
approved for a specific purpose or use in conformity with the requirements of the
construction codes, the Fire Code or the Fire Department Rules.
Commissioning - ANSWER The process of ensuring that all systems and components
of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained
to meet the operational requirements of the owner or end client.
Decommissioning - ANSWER Process of taking an asset or facility out of service or
operational state, sometimes with associated environmental clean-up and/or restoring
the site to original condition.
Central Station - ANSWER A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected
premises and re-transmits or reports these signals to the Fire Department.
Certificate of Approval - ANSWER A written statement issued by the FDNY
commissioner certifying that an article, device, or equipment has been examined,
tested, and approved for specific use in conformity with the Fire Code or Fire
Department Rules.
Abnormal Conditions - ANSWER When one or more parameters that govern the
operation of a system are outside their control limits.
Alarm Signal - ANSWER A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action,
such as a signal indicative of fire.
Ampere-Hour (Ah) - ANSWER The charge capacity of a battery, or the amount of
current available to be drawn at a consistent rate as the battery is discharged during a
one hour period.
Approved - ANSWER Acceptable to the Fire Commissioner, either as relating to
construction documents or materials, in accordance with the NYC Fire Code and other
relevant laws and rules.
Authority Having Jurisdiction AHJ - ANSWER An organization, office, or individual
responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving
equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
, Automatic - ANSWER A device, equipment, or system that initiates system function as
a result of a predetermined temperature rise, rate of temperature rise, or combustion
products, without human intervention.
Battery Module - ANSWER A module comprising of a number of cells usually connected
in either series or parallel.
Battery Rack - ANSWER A device for the vertical storage of battery modules.
Battery String - ANSWER A number of cells/batteries connected in series to provide a
battery or battery string with the required usable voltage/potential, e.g., 6V, 12V, 24V,
48V, 110V.
Cell - ANSWER A single plate to plate and electrolyte connection that draws a nominal
voltage.
Central Station - ANSWER A location, or central location, to which alarm signals from a
protected premises are transmitted and from which alarm signals are re-transmitted or
otherwise communicated to the Fire Department.
Certificate of Approval ANSWER A written statement issued by the commissioner of the
FDNY, certifying that an article, device or equipment has been examined, tested and
approved for a specific purpose or use in conformity with the requirements of the
construction codes, the Fire Code or the Fire Department Rules.
Commissioning - ANSWER The process of ensuring that all systems and components
of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained
to meet the operational requirements of the owner or end client.
Decommissioning - ANSWER Process of taking an asset or facility out of service or
operational state, sometimes with associated environmental clean-up and/or restoring
the site to original condition.
