Whats fire alarm is used to?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

An electronic device or a network of devices that are connected to sirens/bells/sounders to alert occupants of a building that there is a necessary cause of evacuation. System can contain smoke/heat detectors which detect the fire automatically, call points/pull stations are also in place so that persons can manually activate the fire alarm immediately if they see a fire or an emergency.

Answer 3

A fire alarm (often referred to a smoke alarm or a smoke detector) is an early warning device that wakes up occupants and to get them to evacuate them out of a building or a house, before the smoke from the fire chokes the occupants from the house or building. The smoke alarm is supposed to emit a loud 85db alarm that will alert you and your family.

For more information, read the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook that will tell you the common code requirements for residential smoke detectors and/or fire alarm systems.

Answer 4

To alert people that there is an urgent need to evacuate/leave the building immediately!

Answer 5

An audible sound or a visual device that operates when a fire alarm is activated. Audio devices may include speech systems, sirens, sounders bells etc. While visual devices may be strobes.

Answer 6

To alert people in the vicinity of a fire so that they can call for help and get out of danger

Answer 7

a fire alarm is an early alarm of smoke