Fire Alarms
Conventional Fire Alarm Conventional panels have been around ever since electronics became small enough to make them viable. They are no longer used frequently in large buildings, but are still used on smaller sites such as small schools, stores, restaurants, and apartments. It is cost effective for the small applications. Addressable Fire Alarm A fire alarm system is an intelligent addressable fire alarm system that can be programmed and labeled. In this system you will have loops instead of areas, this means that the wiring will begin and end in the main control panel. The main control panel should always be located at the main entrance of the premises, the reason for this is for emergency services can identify the fire. Automatic Fire Alarm System An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes associated with combustion. In general, a fire alarm system is classified as either automatically actuated, manually actuated or both. Automatic fire alarm systems are intended to notify the building occupants to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency. It report the event to an off-premises location in order to summon emergency services and to prepare the structure and associated systems to control the spread of fire and smoke. |