1. A system for monitoring and testing a fire or building system, comprising: a workstation comprising a processor coupled to an operator interface, and a fire/building system comprising a plurality of system points, the workstation in communication with said building system for monitoring said system points; the workstation configured to designate a plurality of system points for inclusion in a test-mode operation such that the plurality of system points are tested while the system points are live, to receive event notifications representative of a status of at least one of said plurality of system points, to log said event notifications in a log, and to update an active points list to reflect the event without requiring operator acknowledgement of the event.