F-07 Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor
Building Occupants - ANS-All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel
and visitors
central station company - ANS-a facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises
and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to FDNY
evacuation - ANS-the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an
emergency
emergency preparedness plan - ANS-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 - ANS-also known as fire safety and evacuation plan and/or
emergency action plan
fire and emergency preparedness (FEP) staff - ANS-the individuals identified in the emergency
preparedness plan as responsible for the implementation of such plan
fire drill - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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) - ANS-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 - ANS-a manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal
, mixed occupancy building - ANS-buildings that have multiple occupancies. the different parts
will be required to meet the fire code for each specific area.
non-fire emergency - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-Can be used to warn and instruct building occupants in
case of a fire or non-fire emergency.
owner - ANS-the fee owner or lessee of the building, or other person or entity having charge
thereof
partial evacuation - ANS-the emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in
response to a fire or an emergency
public address system - ANS-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 - ANS-any time and day in which the referenced building is open to the
public or business is being conducted.
shelter in place - ANS-the precaution of directing building occupants to remain indoors, at their
present location, in response to a fire or non-fire emergency
two-way voice communication - ANS-a form of transmission in which both parties involved have
the ability to transmit information. Enables the FEDC, staff, or fire department personnel to
Building Occupants - ANS-All persons in the building, including employees, building personnel
and visitors
central station company - ANS-a facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises
and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to FDNY
evacuation - ANS-the emptying of a building of all building occupants in response to a fire or an
emergency
emergency preparedness plan - ANS-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 - ANS-also known as fire safety and evacuation plan and/or
emergency action plan
fire and emergency preparedness (FEP) staff - ANS-the individuals identified in the emergency
preparedness plan as responsible for the implementation of such plan
fire drill - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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) - ANS-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 - ANS-a manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal
, mixed occupancy building - ANS-buildings that have multiple occupancies. the different parts
will be required to meet the fire code for each specific area.
non-fire emergency - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-Can be used to warn and instruct building occupants in
case of a fire or non-fire emergency.
owner - ANS-the fee owner or lessee of the building, or other person or entity having charge
thereof
partial evacuation - ANS-the emptying of a building of some but not all building occupants in
response to a fire or an emergency
public address system - ANS-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 - ANS-any time and day in which the referenced building is open to the
public or business is being conducted.
shelter in place - ANS-the precaution of directing building occupants to remain indoors, at their
present location, in response to a fire or non-fire emergency
two-way voice communication - ANS-a form of transmission in which both parties involved have
the ability to transmit information. Enables the FEDC, staff, or fire department personnel to
