Mos 5301 Fire Security Research Paper
Research Assignment: Guide to Fire Detection and Alarms
Student Name
MOS 5301, Fire Protection Technology
Professor Dr. William Pessemier
Columbia Southern University
Introduction One of the most vital aspects of fire protection is to recognize a budding fire emergency as soon as possible, and to notify the facility's tenants and proper emergency groups. This is the primary function of all fire detection and alarm systems. Depending on the expected fire situation, structures and type, quantity and occupants (health care, business, residential, industrial, and day care), and criticality of contents and mission, these systems can offer multiple key functions to aid in the safety of the occupants (Department of Veterans Affairs (Office of Construction & Facilities Management) , 2011). Their first two functions are the most vital. The first being a way to identify a fire hazard as it transpires through either manual or automatic methods. Secondly, it alerts the structures occupants to an imminent fire hazard and the need to withdraw from the building. Another common function in a non single family structure is to send an emergency alarm notification to the local emergency response organizations. Some systems are even designed to sensitive systems to …show more content…
The primarily responsibility is monitoring and controlling the numerous alarm "input" devices (manual and automatic detection modules) and then triggering the appropriate alarm "output" devices (horns, bells, warning lights, emergency telephone dialers, and building controls) (Gagnon, 2008). Control panels often run the gambit from single input and output units, to high-tech computer systems that can monitor numerous structures that spread out over campuses depending on requirements. The two most common control panel designs are conventional and addressable. Both of which are further detailed
Student Name
MOS 5301, Fire Protection Technology
Professor Dr. William Pessemier
Columbia Southern University
Introduction One of the most vital aspects of fire protection is to recognize a budding fire emergency as soon as possible, and to notify the facility's tenants and proper emergency groups. This is the primary function of all fire detection and alarm systems. Depending on the expected fire situation, structures and type, quantity and occupants (health care, business, residential, industrial, and day care), and criticality of contents and mission, these systems can offer multiple key functions to aid in the safety of the occupants (Department of Veterans Affairs (Office of Construction & Facilities Management) , 2011). Their first two functions are the most vital. The first being a way to identify a fire hazard as it transpires through either manual or automatic methods. Secondly, it alerts the structures occupants to an imminent fire hazard and the need to withdraw from the building. Another common function in a non single family structure is to send an emergency alarm notification to the local emergency response organizations. Some systems are even designed to sensitive systems to …show more content…
The primarily responsibility is monitoring and controlling the numerous alarm "input" devices (manual and automatic detection modules) and then triggering the appropriate alarm "output" devices (horns, bells, warning lights, emergency telephone dialers, and building controls) (Gagnon, 2008). Control panels often run the gambit from single input and output units, to high-tech computer systems that can monitor numerous structures that spread out over campuses depending on requirements. The two most common control panel designs are conventional and addressable. Both of which are further detailed