F-80 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
How many shelters can a F-80Certificate of Fitness holders be certified in? - Answers
:Two homeless shelter locations at one time without applying for a variance.
In what types of buildings and occupancies are Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters Required? - Answers :any building required to have a
one-way voice communication system and that is operated for more than fifteen
persons for a period of more than 30 days, including emergency shelters.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm - Answers :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 - Answers :An automatic device that senses carbon
monoxide and is connected to the fire alarm control panel.
Central Station Company - Answers :A facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premise and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Answers :Also known as the fire safety and evacuation
plan and/or emergency action plan.
Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff - Answers :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
Fire Guard - Answers :Fire guards report any fire safety violations to the Coordinator of
Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters.
Fire Protection System - Answers :Approved devices, equipment and systems 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 or any combination thereof,
including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and
standpipe systems
Fire Triangle - Answers :A fire requires fuel, oxygen and heat, which are the three parts
of the fire triangle, to be sustained. If one is removed, the fire will extinguish.
One-way Voice Communication - Answers :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
is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the
building
, Phase I Emergency Elevator Recall (Phase I) - Answers :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. The
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must be able to
perform phase I emergency recall.
Phase II Emergency In-Service Elevator Operation (Phase II) - Answers :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 - Answers :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
Smoke Alarm - Answers :A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to smoke,
containing a built-in initiation sensor, audible sounder (notification device), and power
supply (battery or electric with battery backup) and is not connected to a system.
Smoke Detector - Answers :An automatic device that senses smoke and is connected
to the fire alarm control panel.
Two-way Voice Communication - Answers :a form of transmission in which both parties
involved have the ability to transmit information. This enables the F-80 C of F holder,
staff, or Fire Department personnel to communicate with building occupants or each
other throughout the building. This is useful during an emergency, and allows staff
members to report the conditions of a fire emergency from the fire floor back to the Fire
and Emergency Drill Conductor in the lobby at the fire command center. Two way voice
communication uses warden phones that are placed at several locations throughout the
building, usually near the exit stairways in the building.
Homeless shelter in Paris, Texas Date: 2009 - Answers :Five men who lived on the
second floor were killed in the blaze. An investigation of the fire determined that the
building had no sprinkler system, fire alarms or smoke detectors.Records indicated that
the shelter hadn't been inspected for at least five years, even though inspections were
required on an annual basis.
Homeless shelter in Bronx, NY
Date: December 7, 2012 and December 9, 2012 - Answers :With the smoke and flames
having filled the hallways, many occupants tried to escape by using the fire escapes.
However, occupants reported that some of the fire escapes were broken, having
How many shelters can a F-80Certificate of Fitness holders be certified in? - Answers
:Two homeless shelter locations at one time without applying for a variance.
In what types of buildings and occupancies are Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm
Systems in Homeless Shelters Required? - Answers :any building required to have a
one-way voice communication system and that is operated for more than fifteen
persons for a period of more than 30 days, including emergency shelters.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm - Answers :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 - Answers :An automatic device that senses carbon
monoxide and is connected to the fire alarm control panel.
Central Station Company - Answers :A facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premise and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the FDNY.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Answers :Also known as the fire safety and evacuation
plan and/or emergency action plan.
Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff - Answers :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
Fire Guard - Answers :Fire guards report any fire safety violations to the Coordinator of
Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters.
Fire Protection System - Answers :Approved devices, equipment and systems 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 or any combination thereof,
including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and
standpipe systems
Fire Triangle - Answers :A fire requires fuel, oxygen and heat, which are the three parts
of the fire triangle, to be sustained. If one is removed, the fire will extinguish.
One-way Voice Communication - Answers :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
is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the
building
, Phase I Emergency Elevator Recall (Phase I) - Answers :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. The
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must be able to
perform phase I emergency recall.
Phase II Emergency In-Service Elevator Operation (Phase II) - Answers :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 - Answers :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
Smoke Alarm - Answers :A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to smoke,
containing a built-in initiation sensor, audible sounder (notification device), and power
supply (battery or electric with battery backup) and is not connected to a system.
Smoke Detector - Answers :An automatic device that senses smoke and is connected
to the fire alarm control panel.
Two-way Voice Communication - Answers :a form of transmission in which both parties
involved have the ability to transmit information. This enables the F-80 C of F holder,
staff, or Fire Department personnel to communicate with building occupants or each
other throughout the building. This is useful during an emergency, and allows staff
members to report the conditions of a fire emergency from the fire floor back to the Fire
and Emergency Drill Conductor in the lobby at the fire command center. Two way voice
communication uses warden phones that are placed at several locations throughout the
building, usually near the exit stairways in the building.
Homeless shelter in Paris, Texas Date: 2009 - Answers :Five men who lived on the
second floor were killed in the blaze. An investigation of the fire determined that the
building had no sprinkler system, fire alarms or smoke detectors.Records indicated that
the shelter hadn't been inspected for at least five years, even though inspections were
required on an annual basis.
Homeless shelter in Bronx, NY
Date: December 7, 2012 and December 9, 2012 - Answers :With the smoke and flames
having filled the hallways, many occupants tried to escape by using the fire escapes.
However, occupants reported that some of the fire escapes were broken, having
