Fire Alarm Systems
3.3.67.7 Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System
A protected premises system that sounds an alarm at the pro
tected premises as the result of the manual operation of a fire alarm box or the operation of protection equipment or systems, such as water flowing in a sprinkler system, the discharge of carbon dioxide, the detection of smoke, or the detection of heat. (SIG-PRO)
6.9* Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications
6.9.1 Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications System Requirements. Section 6.9 provides information that shall be used in the design and application of emergency voice/alarm communications, the primary purpose of which is to provide dedicated manual and automatic facilities for the origination, control, and transmission of information and instructions pertaining to a fire alarm emergency to the occupants, including fire department personnel, of the building.
3.3.67.1 Auxiliary Fire Alarm System
A system connected to a municipal fire alarm system for transmitting an alarm of fire to the public fire service communications center. Fire alarms from an auxiliary fire alarm system are received at the public fire service communications center on the same equipment and by the same methods as alarms transmitted manually from municipal fire alarm boxes located on streets. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.1.1 Local Energy Type Auxiliary Fire Alarm System
An auxiliary system that employs a locally complete arrangement of parts, initiating devices, relays, power supply, and associated components to automatically trip a municipal transmitter or master box over electrical circuits that are electrically isolated from the municipal system circuits. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.1.2 Shunt Auxiliary Type Auxiliary Fire Alarm System
An auxiliary system electrically connected to an integral part of the municipal alarm system extending the municipal circuit into the protected premises to interconnect the initiating devices, which, when operated, open the municipal circuit shunted around the trip coil of the municipal transmitter or master box. The municipal transmitter or master box is thereupon energized to start transmission without any assistance from a local source of power. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.2 Central Station Fire Alarm System
A system or group of systems in which the operations of circuits and devices are transmitted automatically to, recorded in, maintained by, and supervised from a listed central station that has competent and experienced servers and operators who, upon receipt of a signal, take such action as required by this Code. Such service is to be controlled and operated by a person, firm, or corporation whose business is the furnishing, maintaining, or monitoring of supervised fire alarm systems. (SIG-SSS)
3.3.67.3* Combination System
A fire alarm system in which components are used, in whole or in part, in common with a non-fire signaling system. (SIG-PRO)
3.3.67.4 Household Fire Alarm System
A system of devices that uses a fire alarm control unit (panel) to produce an alarm signal in the household for the purpose of notifying the occupants of the presence of a fire so that they will evacuate the premises. (SIG-HOU)
3.3.67.5 Municipal Fire Alarm System
A system of alarm-initiating devices, receiving equipment, and connecting circuits (other than a public telephone network) used to transmit alarms from street locations to the public fire service communications center. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.6 Proprietary Supervising Station Fire Alarm System
An installation of fire alarm systems that serves contiguous and noncontiguous properties, under one ownership, from a proprietary supervising station located at the protected property, or at one of multiple non-contiguous protected properties, at which trained, competent personnel are in constant attendance. This includes the proprietary supervising station; power supplies; signal-initiating devices; initiating device circuits; signal notification appliances; equipment for the automatic, permanent visual recording of signals; and equipment for initiating the operation of emergency building control services. (SIG-SSS)
3.3.67.7 Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System
A protected premises system that sounds an alarm at the protected premises as the result of the manual operation of a fire alarm box or the operation of protection equipment or systems, such as water flowing in a sprinkler system, the discharge of carbon dioxide, the detection of smoke, or the detection of heat. (SIG-PRO)
3.3.67.8 Public Fire Alarm Reporting System
A system of fire alarm-initiating devices, receiving equipment, and connecting circuits used to transmit alarms from street locations to the communications center. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.8.1 Type A Public Fire Alarm Reporting System
A system in which an alarm from a fire alarm box is received and is retransmitted to fire stations either manually or automatically. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.8.2 Type B Public Fire Alarm Reporting System
A system in which an alarm from a fire alarm box is automatically transmitted to fire stations and, if used, is transmitted to supplementary alerting devices. (SIG-PRS)
3.3.67.9 Remote Supervising Station Fire Alarm System
A system installed in accordance with this Code to transmit alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals from one or more protected premises to a remote location where appropriate action is taken. (SIG-SSS)
3.3.68 Fire Command Center
The principal attended or unattended location where the status of the detection, alarm communications, and control systems is displayed and from which the system(s) can be manually controlled. (SIG-PRO)
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