Horns, strobes and the one-way voice system in a shelter

Rule out what you can with the ✕ buttons, then choose. The debrief for every option opens here.

1. AMoving people out until a routine inspection leaves a failed system in place for weeks; it needs a repair call now.
2. BCorrect: The communication system must work correctly at all times, so record the failure and get the speakers repaired right away.
3. CA megaphone can help in the moment, but it is not a replacement for a required part of the alarm system.
4. DA panel light only shows the circuit energized; if people cannot understand the message, the system is not working.

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1. AThe failure is now a real impairment; finishing the drill first delays the out-of-service steps.
2. BCorrect: A failed communication system is out of service, so stop the drill, follow the impairment steps, and set up another way to reach staff and residents.
3. CWaiting for a routine visit leaves the system broken; an impairment is reported and repaired right away.
4. DCoordinators and maintenance staff may not modify the alarm system; only authorized technicians work inside the panel.

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1. ACorrect: It names who moves and which stair to use, without guessing; clear, specific direction is what keeps people calm.
2. BTelling people to ignore an alarm is never acceptable; any unplanned alarm is treated as a real fire.
3. C“Might” and “if you feel unsafe” leave the decision to each resident, which breeds confusion.
4. D“Any exit” can send people into a stair filled with smoke, and the whole building is told to leave for a local problem.

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1. ALogging the time power came back says nothing about whether announcements can be heard.
2. BA clean display shows no fault signal, but it cannot tell you the speakers carry an understandable voice.
3. CCorrect: Only an actual voice test proves people can hear and understand announcements, and the coordinator must keep the system working at all times.
4. DThe central station handles alarm signals; telling it the electrical work is done does not check the voice system.

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1. ABypassing the system throws away the tool built for floor-by-floor announcements.
2. BCorrect: A partial drill targets one floor, so select that floor’s zone and speak only to the people who need to move.
3. CA pull station starts an alarm; using it to run the drill sends tones and a signal, not a targeted message.
4. DAn all-call reaches every floor, which can start people moving who were meant to stay in place.

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1. AWaiting out a recorded loop wastes time when floors need specific instructions now.
2. BCorrect: Floor-specific directions need a live voice, so take the microphone and talk over the automatic tones as your system allows.
3. CDisabling detectors during an emergency removes protection and is a system change coordinators may not make.
4. DSilencing the building needs FDNY authorization; a voice announcement does not require it.

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1. ASounding every floor is the general alarm method, not the selective one.
2. BThe alarm floor alone is too narrow; the selective method also covers the floors directly above and below it.
3. CCorrect: the selective method covers the alarm floor plus the floor right above and the floor right below.
4. DSelective is not every floor above; it reaches only one floor up and one floor down from the alarm floor.