Fire Alarms
A fire alarm system has a number of devices working together to detect and warn people through visual and audio appliances when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other emergencies are present.
These alarms may be activated automatically from smoke detectors, and heat detectors or may also be activated via manual fire alarm activation devices such as manual call points or pull stations. Alarms can be either motorized bells or wall mountable sounders or horns.
They can also be speaker strobes which sound an alarm, followed by a voice evacuation message which warns people inside the building not to use the elevators.
Consult an Engineer
Consult with your Fire Protection Engineer before initiating a building fire alarm system. There are many things to consider.
The time between the outbreak of fire and the commencement of fire fighting is the single most important factor in fire control and can be effectively reduced by having the system monitored directly by the fire service.