term multiple-alarm is a quick way of indicating that a fire is severe and is difficult to contain. This system of classification is used by both fire departments...
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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...
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A fire alarm control panel (FACP), fire alarm control unit (FACU), fire indicator panel (FIP), or simply fire alarm panel is the controlling component...
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sirens fire alarm systems fire alarm notification appliance "Multiple-alarm fire", a locally specific measure of the severity of a fire and the fire-department...
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A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or...
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Mutual aid (emergency services) (redirect from Mutual Aid Box Alarm System)
emergency response that exceeds local resources, such as a disaster or a multiple-alarm fire. Mutual aid may be ad hoc, requested only when such an emergency...
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Smoke detector (redirect from Smoke alarm)
is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Smoke detectors/Alarms are usually housed in plastic enclosures, typically shaped like...
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Skyscraper fires are often multiple-alarm fires. Central Tower burns after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 Daeyeonggak...
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Fire-Lite Alarms is an American company owned by Honeywell and based in Northford, Connecticut. Fire-Lite manufactures fire alarm control panels (FACPs)...
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A fire alarm is an alarm that warns people about a fire. Fire alarm may also refer to: Fire alarm control panel, a controlling component Manual fire alarm...
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