alarm signal system
11Fire alarm control panel — A fire alarm control panel (FACP), also called a fire alarm panel. Technicians usually refer to the FACP as the panel. A fire alarm control panel is the central control device that receives information from input devices (smoke detectors, heat… …
12Fire alarm notification appliance — A Wheelock MT 24 LSM electronic fire alarm horn and strobe. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other… …
13Autodialer alarm — An autodialer alarm, or community alarm as it is known in Britain when it is run by the County council, is an electrical device that usually has a push button transmitter which an individual may use to summon assistance to their location. These… …
14National Emergency Alarm Repeater — The N.E.A.R. Warning Device. The National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR) was a civilian emergency warning device in the United States. It was a 2 3 (5 7.5cm) square box designed to plug into a standard 110 volt power outlet to receive a special… …
15Emergency Broadcast System — For the record label, see Emergency Broadcast System Records. For the multimedia group, see Emergency Broadcast Network. The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was an emergency warning system in the United States, used from 1963 to 1997, when it… …
16Medical alarm — A medical alarm is an alarm system designed to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to summon emergency medical personnel. Other terms for a medical alarm are Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) or medical alert.… …
17Intrusion detection system — An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a device or software application that monitors network and/or system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and produces reports to a Management Station.[1] Some systems may attempt to stop …
18Multiple-alarm fire — One alarm, two alarm, three alarm fires, or higher, are categories of fires indicating the level of response by local authorities, with an elevated number of alarms indicating increased commitment of resources. The term multiple alarm is a quick… …
19Emergency Alert System — The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the U.S. put into place in 1994, superseding the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and the CONELRAD System and is jointly coordinated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),… …
20Radio Data System — The RDS Logo Radio Data System, or RDS, is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardises several types of information transmitted, including time,… …
