F-07 FIRE & EMERGENCY DRILL CONDUCTOR STUDY
GUIDE
Building Occupants - Answers - All persons in the building, including employees,
building personnel and visitors
central station company - Answers - a facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to FDNY
evacuation - Answers - the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response
to a fire or an emergency
emergency preparedness plan - Answers - ensures that in the even of a fire or non-fire
emergency, there are procedures in place that can be timely implemented to provide the
information, guidance, direction, and assistance needed to protect the safety of building
occupants, including, if necessary, effecting their evacuation, relocation, or sheltering in
place.
emergency preparedness plan - Answers - also known as 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 as responsible for the implementation of such plan
fire drill - Answers - A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with
and/ or practice the procedures for the safe, orderly and expeditious sheltering in place,
in-building relocation, partial evacuation, evacuation, or any combination thereof, in the
event of a fire, in accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises
fire protection system - Answers - Approved devices, equipment and systems or
combinations of 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 - Answers - the controlled movement of building occupants from
an endangered area of a building to an in-building relocation area within the same
building in response to a fire or non-fire emergency
in-building relocation area (IBRA) - Answers - a designated area in a building to which
building occupants may be relocated to in accordance with the emergency
preparedness plan for the premises
, manual fire alarm box - Answers - a manually operated device used to initiate an alarm
signal
mixed occupancy building - Answers - buildings that have multiple occupancies. the
different parts will be required to meet the fire code for each specific area.
non-fire emergency - Answers - a biological, chemical or nuclear incident or release;
declaration of emergency by lawful authority; explosion; medical emergency; natural
disaster; or other emergency affecting the premises or the safety of building occupants
non-fire emergency drill - Answers - a training exercise by which building occupants are
familiarized with and/or practice the procedures for safe, orderly and expeditious
sheltering in place, in-building relocation, partial evacuation, or evacuation, or
combination thereof, in the event of a non-fire emergency, in accordance with the
emergency preparedness plan for the premises
off-line - Answers - those periods of time when a central station company will, at the
request of a building owner, not transmit fire alarm signals received from a building to
the fire department. Only for fire department approved purposes associated with the
prevention of unnecessary and unwarranted alarms
one-way voice communication - Answers - enables the FEDC, staff, or fire department
personnel to make announcements from the lobby to building occupants in their
apartments, offices, classrooms, or in building stairwells. Is a public address system that
is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the
building.
one-way voice communication - Answers - Can be used to warn and instruct building
occupants in case of a fire or non-fire emergency.
owner - Answers - the fee owner or lessee of the building, or other person or entity
having charge thereof
partial evacuation - Answers - the emptying of a building of some but not all building
occupants in response to a fire or an emergency
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. Enable voice communications from a central location, usually in
the lobby.
regular business hours - Answers - any time and day in which the referenced building is
open to the public or business is being conducted.
shelter in place - Answers - the precaution of directing building occupants to remain
indoors, at their present location, in response to a fire or non-fire emergency
GUIDE
Building Occupants - Answers - All persons in the building, including employees,
building personnel and visitors
central station company - Answers - a facility that receives alarm signals from a
protected premises and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to FDNY
evacuation - Answers - the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response
to a fire or an emergency
emergency preparedness plan - Answers - ensures that in the even of a fire or non-fire
emergency, there are procedures in place that can be timely implemented to provide the
information, guidance, direction, and assistance needed to protect the safety of building
occupants, including, if necessary, effecting their evacuation, relocation, or sheltering in
place.
emergency preparedness plan - Answers - also known as 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 as responsible for the implementation of such plan
fire drill - Answers - A training exercise by which building occupants are familiarized with
and/ or practice the procedures for the safe, orderly and expeditious sheltering in place,
in-building relocation, partial evacuation, evacuation, or any combination thereof, in the
event of a fire, in accordance with the emergency preparedness plan for the premises
fire protection system - Answers - Approved devices, equipment and systems or
combinations of 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 - Answers - the controlled movement of building occupants from
an endangered area of a building to an in-building relocation area within the same
building in response to a fire or non-fire emergency
in-building relocation area (IBRA) - Answers - a designated area in a building to which
building occupants may be relocated to in accordance with the emergency
preparedness plan for the premises
, manual fire alarm box - Answers - a manually operated device used to initiate an alarm
signal
mixed occupancy building - Answers - buildings that have multiple occupancies. the
different parts will be required to meet the fire code for each specific area.
non-fire emergency - Answers - a biological, chemical or nuclear incident or release;
declaration of emergency by lawful authority; explosion; medical emergency; natural
disaster; or other emergency affecting the premises or the safety of building occupants
non-fire emergency drill - Answers - a training exercise by which building occupants are
familiarized with and/or practice the procedures for safe, orderly and expeditious
sheltering in place, in-building relocation, partial evacuation, or evacuation, or
combination thereof, in the event of a non-fire emergency, in accordance with the
emergency preparedness plan for the premises
off-line - Answers - those periods of time when a central station company will, at the
request of a building owner, not transmit fire alarm signals received from a building to
the fire department. Only for fire department approved purposes associated with the
prevention of unnecessary and unwarranted alarms
one-way voice communication - Answers - enables the FEDC, staff, or fire department
personnel to make announcements from the lobby to building occupants in their
apartments, offices, classrooms, or in building stairwells. Is a public address system that
is capable of making announcements from the fire command center to all parts of the
building.
one-way voice communication - Answers - Can be used to warn and instruct building
occupants in case of a fire or non-fire emergency.
owner - Answers - the fee owner or lessee of the building, or other person or entity
having charge thereof
partial evacuation - Answers - the emptying of a building of some but not all building
occupants in response to a fire or an emergency
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. Enable voice communications from a central location, usually in
the lobby.
regular business hours - Answers - any time and day in which the referenced building is
open to the public or business is being conducted.
shelter in place - Answers - the precaution of directing building occupants to remain
indoors, at their present location, in response to a fire or non-fire emergency
