If you discover a fire, then you need to raise the alarm immediately so that everyone can get to safety before the fire escalates in seriousness.
FIRE ALARM ACTIVATION
The Fire Alarm System can be activated in the following ways:
1. ‘Breaking’ the glass in a Manual Alarm Call Point – this usually causes the alarm to sound the evacuation signal for the relevant building or zone.
2. A rise in temperature activates an Automatic Heat Detector – Heat Detectors react to the change in temperature caused by fire. Once the temperature rises above 135 degrees F (57 C) or 194 degrees F (90 C), the heat detector will send a signal to an alarm panel and trigger an alarm.
3. Smoke activates an Automatic Smoke Detector – once particles of smoke and early signs of smoulder are detected, it will send a signal to a control panel.
4. Automatic Smoke Detectors can be Air Sampling type, which have pipes connected to the Boxed Detector
5. An ‘EVACUATE’ signal is received from the Landlord or other Tenants Fire Alarm
