F-07 FIRE & EMERGENCY DRILL CONDUCTOR |24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

Building occupants All people in the building Central Station Company A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and retransmits them to the FDNY Evacuation Emptying of a building of all occupants due to fire or emergency Emergency Preparedness Plan In even of a fire or emergency there are procedures in place that can be implemented to provide information, guidance, direction and assistance to protect occupants. Including evacuation, relocation, and sheltering. Fire and Emergency Preparedness (FEP) Staff The individuals identified in the emergency preparedness plan that are responsible for implementation of the plan. Fire Drill A training exercise where occupants are familiar and practice the procedures for safe, orderly, and expeditious sheltering, relocation, partial evacuation, or evacuation in case of fire. Fire Protection System Approved devices, equipment and systems used to detect 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. In-Building Relocation Controlled movement of occupants from an endangered area of the building to an in-building relocation area due to fire or emergency. In-Building Relocation Area (IBRA) An area in the building where occupants are relocated according to emergency preparedness plan. Manual Fire Alarm Box A manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal. Mixed Occupancy Building Buildings that have multiple occupancies. Required to meet the fire code for each specific area. Ex. group R (residential) and group E (daycare/school) Non-fire Emergency A biological, chemical, or nuclear incident which is an emergency. Ex. explosion, medical emergency, natural disaster, etc. Non-Fire Emergency Drill A training exercise where building occupants are familiar with and practice the procedures for safe, orderly, and expeditious sheltering, relocation, partial evacuation, or evacuation due to a non fire emergency. Off-Line When fire alarm signals are not transmitted from a building to a fire department at the request of the building owner. One-way Voice Communication System to make announcements from the lobby to all occupants. Public address system capable of making announcements from fire command center to all parts of the building to warn and instruct occupants due to fire or emergency. Owner Fee owner or lessee of the building Partial Evacuation Emptying of a building by some but not all occupants due to fire or emergency Public Adress System Electronic sound amplification via microphone, amplifier, and loudspeakers to address large public. Regular Business Hours Any time and day a building is open to the public or business is being conducted. Shelter in Place Directing occupants to remain indoors due to fire or emergency Two-way Voice Communication Transmission in which both parties can transmit information. Allows staff to report conditions of a fire or emergency from the fire floor to the lobby at the fire command center. Unnecessary Alarm An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which worked but a department response was unnecessary. Ex. lit cigarette triggers alarm in no smoking area. No fire safety concerns. Unwarranted Alarm An alarm signal transmitted by a fire alarm system which failed due to improper installation, improper maintenance, or malfunction. Voice Communication Capability Ability to communicate to occupants by means of fire alarm system with one or two way voice communication or other approved ways of communication.