They can be the same thing. Fire Alarm Systems are electronic systems which are designed to warn and alert people in the case of a fire. These systems usually contain a central fire alarm control panel, a manual call point and smoke/heat detectors. The heat detectors and detect heat and set off the fire alarm and the smoke detectors detect the smoke from a fire to also set of the fire alarm system. The manual call points are pressed, smashed by someone in order to set off the fire alarms to warn occupants that there is a fire. Heat detectors and usually used in kitchens, bioler houses etc where a lot of smoke/stome is produced, thus stoppping false alarms. Although, you can get seperate heat detection systems which nearly do the same job as fire alarm systems, just with heat detectors.
They are the central component in heat detectors which detect heat.
Fire alarm panels receive signals from sensors and detectors. If smoke, heat, or fire is detected, the panel activates alarms, notifies emergency responders, and can even trigger fire suppression systems.
The fire alarm technician is in charge of the installation of fire alarm systems. Fire alarm systems include addressable or conventional alarm control panels, smoke detectors, heat detectors, manual button alarms, sirens and strobes, signs, etc. A professional fire alarm system is large with professional addressable bus lines alarm systems, addressable detectors for building fire security, or other special field fire security. So, the fire alarm technician should be knowledgeable in alarm systems working principles and installation.
A fire alarm turns on when the sensor senses heat nearby while a burglar alarm senses movement or forced entry from a specific area it is guarding..
They are devices that are made to sense changes in heat (heat alarm/fire alarm) which then activated either self sounders or complex alarm systems Smoke alarms detect chemical changes and as like heat set off either internal sounders or complex alarm networks
Any device that detects smoke or heat and that sounds an alarm.
because it probably has a heat detector in the alarm therefor it goes off.
Heat changes the resistance of a circuit. The change is detected by the system, and activates the alarm.
A heat detector is a device designed to sense a significant increase in temperature, typically above a certain threshold. It is commonly used in fire alarm systems to detect fires in areas where smoke detectors may not be suitable, such as kitchens or areas with excessive dust. When the temperature rise is detected, the heat detector triggers an alarm to alert occupants of potential fire hazards.
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The first electric fire detector was developed in Brooklyn, NY in 1863 by Alexander Ross, however the first electric fire sensor to see commercial use was designed by another New Yorker, William B. Watkins. By the early 1870's, Watkins had developed remotely monitored fire alarm systems using heat detectors and in 1873 formed the first private fire alarm company (Boston AFA) which surivives to this day as AFA Automatic Fire Alarm) Protective Systems.