fire detector

Ceiling safety device

A fire detector is a device that senses smoke, heat, or flames and triggers an alarm.

Most residential detectors respond to smoke particles in the air; others monitor temperature changes.

The fire detector started beeping when I burned the toast.

Fire detectors may be standalone units or connected to building-wide alarm systems.

Related

battery · sensor · flash · siren · carbon monoxide · early warning · sprinkler · building code · heat · emergency · red · warning · chirp · low battery · mounted · wiring · safety · evacuation

Categories
Opposites
detection vs. suppression

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Portable flame suppression device

sprinkler system · fire hose · fire blanket · fire truck · firefighter

warning vs. ignition

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What initiates burning

fire starter · lighter · match · incendiary device · blowtorch

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G