fire alarm

Building emergency alert

A fire alarm is a device that sounds a warning when it detects smoke or fire, or the signal itself: The fire alarm went off in the middle of the night.

Pulling a fire alarm activates the building's warning system manually.

By extension, any urgent warning about danger: She sounded the fire alarm about the company's finances.

device

smoke detector

Combustion particle sensor

strobe · beacon · horn · bell · siren · control panel · battery · carbon monoxide detector · heat detector · photoelectric

evacuation

drill

Hole-boring device

assembly point · stairwell · muster station · warden · marshal · evacuee · clearing · headcount · orderly · single file

alert

warning

Alert about danger

announcement · blaring · piercing · shrill · deafening · earsplitting · ringing · sounding · malfunction · reset

emergency

911

Crisis response number

emergency services · rescue · crisis · panic · chaos · fear · smoke · flames · arson

compliance

building code

Regulations governing structure erection

occupancy · certification · maintenance · testing · monitoring · central station · permit · violation · retrofit · zoning

Categories
Opposites
emergency signaling function

fire alarmall clear

Signal danger has passed

all-clear · safe signal · occupancy permit · silence

fire response mechanism

fire alarmfire extinguisher

Portable flame suppression device

sprinkler system · sprinkler · fire hose · smoke detector

ALERT vs SILENCE/NORMALCY

fire alarmall clear

Signal danger has passed

silence · standby mode · reset · deactivation

Family

fire, alarm, fiery, alarmed, alarming, fires, fireplace, firearm, fireball

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G