Lynn FD sends 1 Engine and 1 Ladder to "local alarms" For a few definitions -
local alarm = alarm that only sounds in 1 area or in 1 building - the FD is not automatically notified central station alarm = alarm sounds in 1 building and automatic notification is made to an alarm company dispatcher master box / auxiliary box = alarm system in a building is connected to a telegraph for automatic notification to a fire department dispatcher radio box - the new "telegraph" boxes - radio waves have replaced telegraph signals supervised system = I think this is ageneral term for any fire alarm system that can self detect any faults, and send notifiaction to someone of the fault There are variations out there - but I think you get the general idea here On the other side of the coin - some of these terms are sometimes used to denote "response levels" - for example, IIRC, in Washington DC a "local alarm" is any alarm that just gets 1 pumper or maybe 1 pumper and 1 ladder - the "local fire station" units in other words For the police - I hear them mentioning - panic alarm - commercial alarm - bank alarm - motion alarm - glass breakage alarm - front door alarm - ATM alarm - burglar alarm - residential alarm - holdup alarm - etc - I would huess that "panic alarm" usually denotes an alarm that is manually activated by a human being, as opposed to an alarm that is activated by a mechanical or electronic sensor A "medical alarm" can be a Lifeline alarm, or a wall mounted pull chord in a prewired housing unit, or perhaps a low oxygen alarm on a home oxygen unit, or a power failure alarm on a home medical device - Burlington has a radio box at their High School athletic field that is a "medical alarm" IIRC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en.
