100% Verified Graded A+
1. Central Station
Answer: A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and re-transmits or reports these signals to
the Fire Department.
2. 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.
3. Abnormal Conditions
Answer: When one or more parameters that govern the operation of a system are outside
their control limits.
4. Alarm Signal
Answer: A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action, such as a signal indicative of fire.
5. Ampere-Hour (Ah)
, Answer: Describes the charge capacity of a battery, or how much current can be delivered at a
constant rate as the battery is depleted over the course of one hour.
6. Approved
Answer: Acceptable to the Fire Commissioner, either in reference to construction documents or materials, based on
compliance with the NYC Fire Code and other applicable laws and rules.
7. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
Answer: An organization, oflce, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard,
or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
8. 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.
9. Battery Module
Answer: A module consisting of a number of cells generally connected in either series or parallel.
10. Battery Rack
Answer: A device used to vertically store battery modules.
11. Battery String
Answer: A number of cells/batteries connected in series to produce a battery or battery string with
the required usable voltage/potential, e.g., 6V, 12V, 24V, 48V, 110V.
, 12. Cell
Answer: A single connection between the plates and electrolyte which produces a specific voltage.
13. Central Station
Answer: A facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises and re-transmits or otherwise
reports such alarm signals to the Fire Department.
14. 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 a specific purpose or use in conformity with the requirements of the
construction codes, the Fire Code or the Fire Department Rules.
15. Commissioning
Answer: The process of assuring that all systems and components of a building or industrial plant
are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements of the owner or final
client.
16. Decommissioning
Answer: The process of removing an asset or facility from service or operation, often involving
environmental cleanup and/or returning the site to its original state.