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What happens if you set off a fire alarm?
When the fire alarm goes off, a signal is sent to a monitoring station, which forwards the message to the fire department. In mere seconds, emergency responders are on their way to your business.
Who do you call when a fire alarm goes off?
When you hear the alarm, leave your home immediately, call 911 from outside using a cellphone or a neighbor’s phone, and meet your family at a prearranged meeting place to determine that everyone is safe. Your local firefighters will rule out fire first and then determine what caused the alarm.
How do you remove a fire alarm?
The steps are pretty simple:
- Turn off the power.
- Give your smoke alarm a twist to loosen it.
- Disconnect your smoke alarm from the wiring harness.
- Loosen the screws that hold the mounting bracket in place.
- Remove the mounting bracket.
- Disconnect the old wiring harness from the existing wires.
What do you do by resetting your fire alarm?
Silence the alarm. Enter a valid user code on the panel or keypad to silence the alarm.
Why does the fire alarm keep going off?
Certain fire alarms are sensitive to heat and will go off if they sense a change in temperature (in fact, most fire alarms are a combination of heat- and smoke-activated). The issue comes when the wrong types of fire alarms are located in the wrong places.
What to do when a fire alarm goes off?
The fire alarm might go off when you’re in the bathroom or hallway. If the fire alarm goes off and you’re not in your classroom, walk out of the building and go to the assembly point. Ask the nearest teacher or staff member what to do next. If you see a class exiting, join them.
How often should you change out your fire alarms?
The National Fire Protection Association recommends that smoke detector alarms be replaced every 10 years. If your home is over 10 years old and the smoke alarms have never been replaced, it’s time to replace them.