fire alarm signal

  • 81To take fire — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 82Fire lookout tower — A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a fire lookout whose duty it is to search for fire in the wilderness. The fire lookout tower is a small building usually located on the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 83fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 84Burglar alarm — Silent alarm redirects here. For the album, see Silent Alarm (album). Burglar (or intrusion), fire and safety alarms are all electronic today. Sensors are connected to a control unit via a low voltage hardwire or narrowband RF signal which is… …

    Wikipedia

  • 85Buffalo Fire Department — Motto: Ut Vivant Alii Established 07/01/1880 Staffing Career Stre …

    Wikipedia

  • 86still alarm — noun : a fire alarm transmitted (as by telephone call or by voice communication with the unit directly concerned) without sounding the fire signal apparatus * * * a burglar alarm, fire alarm, or the like, that is activated silently and transmits… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 87False alarm — For a more generic meaning, see False positive. For other uses, see False alarm (disambiguation). A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the phony report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as… …

    Wikipedia

  • 88Central station (alarm monitoring center) — Central Station is a common term used to refer to a company that provides services to monitor burglar, fire and residential alarm systems. The central station may also provide watchman and supervisory services.Central stations use special… …

    Wikipedia

  • 89Sayre Fire — (Sylmar Fire) The remains of the Oakridge mobile home park in Sylmar. 480 of the park s 600 mobile homes were burned in the fire. The undamaged houses in the background became uninhabitable due to lack of utility service. Location …

    Wikipedia

  • 90warning signal — noun an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • Syn: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑alarum • Derivationally related forms: ↑alert (for: ↑alert) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary