2023 Guide to Fire Alarm Detectors & Initiating Devices
An updated guide to the latest technology, codes and regulations impacting fire alarm detectors and devices.
By Shawn Mahoney Senior Engineer, Technical Services at NFPA
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A fire alarm system is a crucial part of a building’s overall fire protection and life safety strategy. The main is a crucial part of a building’s overall fire protection and life safety strategy. The main functions of a fire alarm system include detecting a fire, notifying the occupants and emergency forces, and performing emergency control functions such as closing fire doors and shutting down HVAC systems to limit the spread of fire.
A fire alarm system uses initiating devices such as smoke detectors, heat detectors and waterflow switches to detect a fire within a space by monitoring for the products of combustion. It’s important that the proper initiating device is used to have an effective system that can promptly detect a fire while limiting nuisance alarms.
View the complete article below as SDM introduces some of the most common initiating devices for a fire alarm system and discuss some considerations for their design.
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