N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 760.2: Section 760.2

Section 760.2 – Revise Section 760.2 to add new definitions for “Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System (DFS)”, “Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit (DFCU)”, and “Releasing Fire Alarm System (RFAS)” in alphabetical order to read as follows:

Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System (DFS). A protected premises fire alarm system installed specifically to perform emergency control function(s) where a building fire alarm system is not required. (NFPA 72 - 3.3.103.4.2 as amended by Appendix Q of New York City Building Code.)

Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit (DFCU). A protected premises fire alarm control unit that is intended to operate specifically identified emergency control function(s). {NFPA 72 – 3.3.100.2.1 as amended by Appendix Q of the New York City Building Code.}

Informational Note: Examples of a dedicated function fire alarm control unit include a supervisory control unit and either an automatic sprinkler alarm or an elevator recall control.

Releasing Fire Alarm System (RFAS). A protected premises fire alarm system that is part of a fire suppression system or that provides control inputs to a fire suppression system related to the fire suppression system’s sequence of operations and outputs for other signaling and notification. {NFPA 72 - 3.3.103.4.3 as amended by Appendix Q of the New York City Building Code.}

Informational Note: Examples of a releasing service fire alarm system include pre-action and clean air agent systems.