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264 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 264
Fire pump
can be used as a primary water supply source for a standpipe system
can be started automatically or manually
usually connected to a city main which may be consider to be one of the most reliable
water supply arrangements.
Heat traveling via electromagnetic waves, without objects or gases carrying it along.
Heat goes out in all directions, unnoticed until it strikes an object.
Also known as a "2642" key
approved by the FDNY which serves to operate elevator emergency recall and emergency
in-service operation service switches
recommends that at least 6 citywide standard keys (2642) should be available for
emergency
A single building enclosing a number of tenants, including retail stores, drinking and dining
establishments, entertainment facilities, offices, and other similar uses where the tenants
have an opening onto one or more malls
Definition 2 of 264
A secure device with a lock operable only by a citywide standard key or other approved key.
MULTI-ZONE SYSTEMS
PRESIGNAL SYSTEM
KEY BOX
KEY CODE
,Term 3 of 264
Heat detectors
Work by reacting to heat. Detect fires where there is no smoke. They are activated by the
significant increase of temperature associated with fire.
device that detects abnormally high temperatures or rate of temperature rise.
visual inspection semiannually
can be used as a primary water supply source for a standpipe system
can be started automatically or manually
usually connected to a city main which may be consider to be one of the most reliable
water supply arrangements.
A key of special or controlled design, also known as a "1620" key, for the use of department
personnel and others specifically authorized by the commissioner, which serves to operate
all switches, locks, and other devices required to be operable by a citywide standard key.
Any item that is used for acoustical, aesthetic, or artistic enhancement of an interior space,
including artwork, banners, curtains, draperies, decorative greens, fabrics, hangings, and
streamers, but not including acoustical materials regulated by the Building Code as an
interior finish.
Definition 4 of 264
The utilization of insecticidal liquids passed through fog-generating units where, by pressure and
turbulence, and with or without addition of heat, such liquids are transformed and discharged in
the form of fog or mist blown into an area to be treated.
Personal supervision
Insecticidal fogging
Fire behavior
Wet standpipe system
,Definition 5 of 264
A certified person engaged in the business of fumigation and insecticidal fogging operations,
which authorizes an owner or principal of such business to conduct such fumigation and
insecticidal fogging operations, for which such certificate is required by this code or the rules.
FUMIGATION AND INSECTICIDAL FOGGING OPERATION COMPANY CERTIFICATE.
FIRE GUARD.
Stair Pressurization.
Critical Operations Staff
Definition 6 of 264
combination of interconnected refrigerant-containing parts constituting one closed refrigerant
circuit in which a refrigerant is circulated for the purpose of extracting heat.
Fumigation and insecticidal fogging operation
Discharge the extinguisher
Central station.
Refrigerating systems
Term 7 of 264
Automatic dry sprinkler systems
A system component that originates transmission of a change-of-state condition, such as in
a smoke detector, manual fire alarm box, or supervisory switch.
indicate that the alarm system, transmitter, or communications path is wholly or partially out
of service.
A fault in a monitored circuit
installed where a wet pipe system cannot be heated to prevent freezing. Under normal
conditions there is no water in the piping.
Must be able to make system fully operable within a specific time period.
Example: battery with charger, engine driver generator with battery storage.
, Definition 8 of 264
Creation and maintenance of pressure levels in zones of a building, including elevator shafts and
stairwells, that are higher than the pressure level
at the smoke source
the process by which fans are activated within a stair enclosure to pressurize it and prevent smoke
from entering that stairway
Hot Work Program Authorizations
Covered Mall.
Stair Pressurization.
Interior Finish.
Term 9 of 264
FUMIGATION
A process in which a gaseous agent is used to destroy rodents or insects, which act as
disease carriers.
The purpose or activity for which a building or space is used or designed to be used.
An approved chemical that, when applied to a material in an approved manner, imparts
flame resistance to a material.
provide HVAC in the building every day, but are captured by the smoke-control system in
the event of a fire.
Term 10 of 264
Zone/section control valves
A listed device that senses visible or invisible particles of combustion. SMOKE
fire rises to ceiling, then spreads across Horizontal
Training exercise practice procedures for evacuation
Controls the water supply to a zone area or a section of the building