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fire alarm system

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Also known as fire detection system, fire alarm

a system, that works using multiple devices to warn of an emergency.

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Encyclopedic overview

A fire alarm horn strobe (System Sensor SpectrAlert), remote annunciator (Honeywell RA-1000R) and pull station (Edwards 270-SPO), connected together in a fire alarm system. A fire alarm notification appliance (Wheelock MT-24-LSM) as widely used under North American standards A fire alarm system is a building system designed to detect, alert occupants, and alert emergency forces of the presence of fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other fire-related emergencies. Fire alarm systems are required in most commercial buildings. They may include smoke detectors, heat detectors, and manual fire alarm activation devices (pull stations). All components of a fire alarm system are connected to a fire alarm control panel. Fire alarm control panels are usually found in an electrical or panel room. Fire alarm systems generally use visual and audio signalization to warn the occupants of the building. Some fire alarm systems may also disable elevators, which are unsafe to use during a fire under most circumstances.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “fire alarm system” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.