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  2. Emergency vehicle lighting - Wikipedia

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    A study at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom showed that strobe lighting conveyed a greater sense of urgency to other road users, with the faster the flash the greater urgency, potentially helping to speed the emergency vehicle through traffic. It also concluded that factors such as flash pattern were important, with simultaneously ...

  3. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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    Category 2 systems provide fire detection in specified parts of the building where there is either high risk or where business disruption must be minimized. L1 A category L1 system is designed for the protection of life and which has automatic detectors installed throughout all areas of the building (including roof spaces and voids) to provide ...

  4. Standards for Alarm Systems, Installation, and Monitoring

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    The standard details requirements for a range of alarm systems including central station burglar alarms, police station connected alarms, local alarms, proprietary systems, holdup alarms, and digital alarm communicator system units. It also covers power supplies essential for burglar-alarm equipment operation.

  5. Aviation obstruction lighting - Wikipedia

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    A high-intensity white strobe is used on structures that are taller than 700 feet (210 meters). These lights provide the highest visibility both day and night. Unlike a medium strobe, a high-intensity strobe does not provide 360° coverage; this requires the use of at least 3 high strobes at each level.

  6. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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    A Simplex-brand fire alarm bell. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system.A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action.

  7. Emergency communication system - Wikipedia

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    Government, public and private entities may use LED electronic signs for any purpose ranging from advertising to emergency management. For emergency use of these types of signs, it is often necessary to electronically control them in a unified and coordinated manner, using one of or a mixture of specialized hardware and software.

  8. Stack light - Wikipedia

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    Stack light in automated production for in-line quality inspection. Stack lights (also known as signal tower lights, indicator lights, andon lights, warning lights, industrial signal lights, or tower lights) are commonly used on equipment in industrial manufacturing and process control environments to provide visual and audible indicators of a machine's status to machine operators, technicians ...

  9. Traffic signal preemption - Wikipedia

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    Traffic signal preemption (also called traffic signal prioritisation) is a system that allows an operator to override the normal operation of traffic lights.The most common use of these systems manipulates traffic signals in the path of an emergency vehicle, halting conflicting traffic and allowing the emergency vehicle right-of-way, thereby reducing response times and enhancing traffic safety.