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...

A fire alarm control panel (FACP), fire alarm control unit (FACU), fire indicator panel (FIP), or simply fire alarm panel is the controlling component...

One-alarm fires, two-alarm fires, three-alarm fires, etc., are categories classifying the seriousness of fires, commonly used in the United States and...

initiating devices to a fire alarm. They may be linked to fire alarm systems to varying degrees. A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device...

A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible,...

A fire alarm box, fire alarm call box, or fire alarm pull box is a device used for notifying a fire department of a fire or a fire alarm activation. Typically...

alerts, car alarms, and prison alarms. Some alarm systems serve a single purpose of burglary protection; combination systems provide fire and intrusion...

Common public safety alarms include: civil defense siren, also known as tornado sirens or air raid sirens fire alarm systems fire alarm notification appliance...

fire alarm system is activated and the building is evacuated by means of the nearest available exits, as if an emergency had actually occurred. Fire drill...

stand-alone devices. In non-domestic buildings, fire detection will typically take the form of a fire alarm system, incorporating one or more of the following...