Smoke/heat detectors detect smoke or fire and automatically activate the buildings fire alarm system. Pull stations are located throughout the buildings in main corridors and near the stairwells. In ...

"There are instances that would allow for somebody to pull that fire alarm ... was too far away from their station or unable to be hailed, they could use the fire alarm in an emergency.

For example, the NEC has requirements for conduit size – that doesn’t mean that fire alarm wiring always has to be run in conduit. Similarly, NFPA 72 tells us that pull stations must be ...

FAIRFAX – Fairfax’s volunteer firefighters scramble at the sound of an alarm to the fire station. Before the new firetruck ...