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Amend Section 202, General Definitions, to amend or add definitions to read as follows: ADDRESSABLE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. Any system capable of providing identification of each individual alarm initiating device. The identification shall be in plain English and as descriptive as possible to specifically identify the location of the device in alarm. The system shall have the capability of alarm verification." [B] AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY. Buildings or portions thereof used to provide medical, surgical, psychiatric, nursing, or similar care on a less than 24-hour basis to persons who are rendered incapable of self- preservation by the services provided or staff has accepted responsibility for care recipients already incapable. This group may include but not be limited to the following: -Dialysis centers -Procedures involving sedation Sedation dentistry -Surgery centers -Colonic centers -Psychiatric centers ANALOG INTELLIGENT ADDRESSABLE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. Any system capable of calculating a change in value by directly measurable quantities (voltage, resistance, etc.) at the sensing point. The physical analog may be conducted at the sensing point or at the main control panel. The system shall be capable of compensating for long-term changes in sensor response while maintaining a constant sensitivity. The compensation shall have a preset point at which a detector maintenance signal shall be transmitted to the control panel. The sensor shall remain capable of detecting and transmitting an alarm while in maintenance alert." [B] ATRIUM. An opening connecting three or more stories... (remaining text unchanged) BONFIRE. An outdoor fire utilized for ceremonial purposes. Bonfires shall not be any larger than 20 x 20 x 12 feet prior to ignition and the fuel [fire] shall not be constructed to be higher than twelve (12) feet. The Fire Code Official may allow projections higher than twelve (12) feet if, in his opinion, the hazard is not increased by allowing such. [B] DEFEND IN PLACE. A method of emergency response that engages building components and trained staff to provide occupant safety during an emergency. Emergency response involves remaining in place, relocating within the building, or both, without evacuating the building. FIRE WATCH. A temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and systematic surveillance of a building or portion thereof by one or more qualified individuals or standby personnel when required by the fire code official, for the purposes of identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of unwanted fire, raising an alarm of fire and notifying the fire department.