When required by a specification. Usually found in old governemt specifications.
Some new fire codes (2011) require alarm monitoring of fire extinguishers, if an alarm system is already required in the occupancy.
Only if your building is required to have an interconnected fire alarm system. Your local and state fire codes and building codes will determine what kind of alarm system is required, if any. Many single or two-family dwellings are allowed to have individual smoke alarms that are not connected to an alarm panel, but they only give local audible/visual alarm. An alarm panel allows the system to call automatically for help, when necessary. When you have one connected in a building it will supply power to the smoke detectors and the rest of the fire alarm system and may indicate where the fire has been detected. This information can be relayed to the dispatchers, allowing the fire officer/brigade to find the source of the alarm quickly and attend to the cause.
Because it is for LIFE SAFETY.
Mimic panel in fire alarm system 'mimics' or mirrors the signal of the Main Fire Control Panel.
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we have to distinguish between firefighting and fire alarm system. fire fighting is mechanical work (either sprinkler system or Foam or CO2 or FM200) and there is fire alarm or detection system this is an electrical thing that includes ( detectors an fire alarm system) for electrical control building we use FM200.
A "master box" connects an alarm system to the municipal alarm system.
In terms of automatic fire alarm systems in rehabbing an old warehouse, you should activate the facility fire evacuation alarm system. Another thing you should know is make sure to have an automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
As long as the fire alarm cable is shielded (as it is required to be) there will not be any interference, so yes
A fire alarm system will indicate a FIRE EMERGENCY requiring immediate action. The system shall alert all occupants of a building where it is installed when a fire emergency is present.
You technically should not be installing a Fire Alarm dedicated system. You need to call local professionals to do it for you.