of Fitness not recognized.
How often must this certificate be Every 3 years
renewed?
In what types of buildings and Homeless shelters, one-way voice communication systems, or occupied for
occupancies are coordinators of fire tha n fifteen persons for a period of more than 30 days.
safety and alarm systems in homeless
shelter required?
What is the certificate of occupancy? Determines the number of occupants authorized to be in the shelter.
Silences the building's audible and visual devices after evacuation is comple
Alarm Silence Switch
while the source of the alarm is being investigated.
Building Occupants All persons in the shelter
A single or multiple-station alarm responsive to carbon monoxide, containin
Carbon Monoxide Alarm build-in initiation sensor, audible sounder (notification device), and power s
(battery or electric with battery backup) and is not connected to a system.
Device that senses carbon monoxide. It is also connected to the fire alarm
control panel. They are required in any building that has fossil (gas and oil) f
Carbon Monoxide Detector
burning equipments. If it is in alarm condition and cannot be reset, this indic
that carbon monoxide is still in the premises.
, Receives alarm signals from a protected premise and retransmits or otherw
Central Station Company
reports such alarm signals to the FDNY
Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm F-80 Certificate of Fitness holders; also referred to as Coordinator of Fire S
Systems in Homeless Shelters & Alarm Systems throughout this study material.
When the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
absent, a ____ Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelte
shall be present in the building and shall perform the duties of the Coordina
Deputy Coordinator of Fire Safety &
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. ___ Coordinators of Fire
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters
Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must possess an F-80 Coordin
of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters Certificate of Fitness is
by the Fire Department.
Evacuation Emptying of a building
Provide the information, guidance, direction, and assistance needed to prot
the safety of building occupants, including effecting their evacuation, reloca
or sheltering in place, if necessary. It is a tool intended to ensure that
Emergency Preparedness Plan
knowledgeable staff has been identified and designated and that there is a
in place for responding to a fire or other emergency at the premises. The fir
code requires that homeless shelters keep this updated.
, shall initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribe
the commissioner, and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the Fire Code and the Fire
Owner emergency preparedness plan
Department Rules. It is important that building ___ refer to the most recent
requirements
editions of the Fire Code and rules when creating or amending the ___ and
determining the response to emergencies and the level of staffing that is
required for their particular building or occupancy.
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm ____ must be knowledgeable about the ___. They should be provided with an
Systems in Homeless Shelters/ orientation from the building owner or other on-site personnel familiar with
emergency preparedness plan for the responsible for the emergency preparedness plan before starting to perfor
shelter their duties.
must be maintained on the premises in an approved location and it shall be
A copy of the emergency preparedness
made available at all times to Fire Department representatives immediately
plan
request.
This must happen as necessitated by changes in staff assignments, use or
occupancy of the building or its spaces, or the design and arrangement of t
Emergency preparedness plans review
premises, but at a minimum, once a year. An entry must be made in the requ
and update
log book documenting the review of the plan and indicating the general na
of any updates that are required.