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2. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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   The standard fire alarm sound used in most of North America [citation needed]. Coding refers to the pattern or tones a notification appliance sounds in and is controlled either by the panel or by setting jumpers or DIP switches on the notification appliances. The majority of audible notification appliances installed prior to 1996 produced a ...

3. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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   A fire alarm control panel Fire alarm speaker and pull station. Fire alarm systems are composed of several distinct parts: Fire alarm control panel (FACP), or fire alarm control unit (FACU): This component, the hub of the system, monitors inputs and system integrity, controls outputs, and transmits information.

4. Manual fire alarm activation - Wikipedia

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   Many modern fire alarm pull stations are single-action and only require the user to pull down a handle to sound the alarm. Other fire alarm pull stations are dual-action, and as such require the user to perform a second task before pulling down, such as lifting or pushing in a panel on the station or breaking a glass panel with an attached hammer.

5. Smoke detector - Wikipedia

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   Smoke detector mounted on a ceiling. A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire.Smoke detectors/alarms are usually housed in plastic enclosures, typically shaped like a disk about 125 millimetres (5 in) in diameter and 25 millimetres (1 in) thick, but shape and size vary.

6. These easy-to-use fire blankets are just $7 each: 'Saved my home'

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   Every home cook should have a working, non-expired fire extinguisher, but many of us aren't super confident when it comes to actually using one. Fire blankets aim to make putting out small fires ...

7. Fire alarm call box - Wikipedia

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   A fire alarm box, fire alarm call box, or fire alarm pull box is a device used for notifying a fire department of a fire or a fire alarm activation. Typically installed on street corners or on the outside of commercial buildings in urban areas, they were the main means of summoning firefighters before the general availability of telephones.

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9. Engineering students extinguish a fire with sound waves - AOL

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   The fire will act like a cat going after a laser pointer light and that is all it takes to cut off the oxygen from the fire." The duo says that one day, they hope this technique can help out in a ...