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Fire Alarm Annuciator
While fire alarms systems for the average house or small store need
only to sound an alarm to warn the occupants of a fire in a very
large home, a warehouse, office building or apartment building needs
not only to sound the alarm but to make it easy to figure out where
the fire is so that when the fire department arrives they can go
directly to the problem. The best device for this is a fire alarm
annunciator. This device, depending on which you choose, will easily
show where the fire is relieving the fire department of have to
spend unnecessary time hunting for a problem that could cost
thousands of dollars in damage and property loss as well as
potential injury or loss of life to anyone still in the building.
The best kind of fire alarm annunciator has a panel, frequently with
a touch screen, that shows exactly what is going on in the building.
If an alarm has gone off it will show where the fire is. That means
that as soon as the fire department arrives a quick glance at the
fire alarm annunciator and the location of the fire is known so that
the firefighters can be immediately deployed. It also allows the
firefighter to shut off the alarm by hitting a button on the front
of the panel.
Depending on the size of the building the fire alarm annunciator
panel could prove to be quite large. It could be located, if an
apartment building, in the superintendent’s apartment which is
usually situated on the ground or first floor. Or if it is in a
warehouse or office building it will be positioned somewhere similar
that is monitored by an employee and easy to find. When a fire
occurs the panel will turn off all the other functions leaving the
annunciator to show only the hot spots that need immediate
attention.
So, by having a good quality fire alarm annunciator you have enabled
the fire to be spotted quickly as soon as the firemen arrive as well
as enabling the alarm to be silenced. The alarm being quieted makes
it easier for the firemen to concentrate. It also makes it quieter
for the neighbors and they will appreciate the loud noise being
turned off.
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