A fire alarm will be activated if a smoke detector, sprinkler head or pull station is tripped. Upon the activation of a fire alarm, the following sequence of events will occur:
- Speakers will sound and strobes will flash on the “floor of incident”. The floor above and the floor below will announce, “A fire emergency has been reported in the building”. The fire alarm system will also advise the employees on those floors to evacuate the building. Concurrently, a 24-hour monitoring center will automatically dispatch the Fire Department when the alarm is activated.
- Occupants will quickly and quietly exit the building, via the enclosed stairways located at opposite ends of each side of the building, and remain outside until Property Management, Security or the responding authorities announce the “all clear”.
- Fire Doors will automatically close during an alarm.
- Building doors will automatically switch to an unlocked status if alarm occurs after normal building operating hours.
- Fire Department will respond and investigate the source of the alarm.