0 a device such as a bell or siren that warns the people in a building that the building is on fire:
1 a device that makes a loud continuous noise to warn people to leave a burning building
2 a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise to warn people of a fire in a building, or a switch connected to this equipment:
An electrical fault had set off the fire alarm.
This would cover such items as sprinklers, fire alarm systems, floodlighting, removable seating and so on.
There has been some suggestion that authorities will invite the general public to investigate whether a fire is associated with an automatic fire alarm.
Fire alarm systems, which are often combined with security systems, are upgraded and updated as and when necessary, in consultation with the fire officer.
Is not a programme of this sort equivalent to a bogus fire alarm, and is it not equally liable to prosecution?
A leaflet is being produced dealing with the installation of fire alarms and the types of fire alarm most suitable to different factories.
Eight people were burned to death due to the negligence of the employers in not having a fire alarm.
Five visits were made by a factory inspector after the letter had been sent informing the employer that he really must instal a fire alarm.
The fire alarm system went off and the staff and pupils were evacuated safely within two minutes.
