Fire Alarms

Fire Alarms & Fire Alarm Systems

A fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes. In general, a fire alarm system is either classified as automatic, manually activated, or both. Fire alarms can be used to notify people to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency through Fire Alarm Sounders, to summon emergency services, and to prepare the structure and associated systems to control the spread of fire and smoke.

Manual fire alarm call points are devices that enable people to raise a fire alarm in the event of a fire incident by pressing or breaking an element to activate the fire alarm system.

A fire alarm control panel is an electric panel that is the controlling component of a fire alarm system. The panel receives information from environmental sensors designed to detect changes associated with fire. There are four basic types of panels: coded panels, conventional panels, addressable panels, and multiplex systems. A fire alarm control panel is required under the building code for a majority of new commercial building construction in the majority countries.

Fire Alarm Sounders also known as fire sounders are the instruments used to generate a warning alarm to indicate a possible fire or emergency incident. Sounders can be audible or make a general alarm sound.

Voice enhanced sounders are fire alarm sounders with the addition of voiced alarm messages developed to assist traditional alarm, sirens and bells sounders.