Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) Simulation
A fully interactive fire alarm control panel simulator designed for FDNY F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director candidates. Practice real-time responses to fire, CO, and trouble signals in a training mode that mirrors actual panel operations.
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Be sure to carefully follow the instructions provided above the panel for each training step.
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How to Use the Tribune Fire Panel Simulator
▶ 🚀 Getting Started
- Click the "▶ Start Training" button under the LCD panel to begin.
- The screen will display the first step of your training scenario.
▶ 🧪 Training Mode
- You'll be guided through a series of actions such as triggering an alarm, acknowledging it, and resetting the panel.
- Click the correct buttons in the correct order to complete the scenario.
- The LCD screen will confirm your actions with ✅ if correct or ❌ if incorrect.
- If you make a mistake, click "🔄 Retry Step" to try again.
▶ 📟 Panel Controls
- 🔥 Fire: Simulates a fire alarm in Zone 1.
- 💨 CO Alarm: Simulates a carbon monoxide alarm in the mechanical room.
- ❗ Trouble: Simulates a fault condition in the system.
- 🔇 Silence: Silences the active alarms.
- ✔ Acknowledge: Acknowledges alarms or trouble alerts.
- 🔁 Reset: Resets the panel after alarms have been acknowledged.
▶ 📃 LCD Log
- Every action and trigger is logged with a real-time timestamp.
- Use the ⬆ and ⬇ scroll buttons to view previous events.
- The log is helpful for tracking training progress and learning panel behavior.
▶ ✅ Completing the Training
- Once a scenario is completed, your score will appear and the "Start Training" button will update to "Start Next Training".
- Click it to begin the next preset training scenario.
- There are multiple built-in scenarios covering Fire, CO, and Trouble conditions.
- You can restart the full simulator at any time using the "Reset All" button.
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