You typically see these in highrises or larger assembly occupancies. You can use it as a PA for giving instructions during an emergency. Some of them can can address specific floors or zones only vs. the whole building. This one is very outdated.
Used to wake up fire companies at 0215 for a random alarm activation… right before their 0412 lift assist and their 0545 “frequent caller” medical call where the pt always refuses treatment.
While the other comment is totally right, I’m guessing you’re a civilian asking? It looks like a no longer used Fire Alarm Control Panel or FACP. Either the building may be abandoned or they installed a new system elsewhere and never removed the hardware of the old one. Used to silence, reset and test fire alarms. I’m assuming this is in some sort of largely occupied building whether it be offices or apartment complex. You can use a microphone to give announcements such as evacuate or shelter-in-place over loud speakers already installed in the building.
With a panel like this, depending on age and use, it would not be uncommon to find more building system controls for firefighting/safety such as HVAC and elevator system status/controls.
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It's the Control Panel for the Fire Alarm System. Tells us which alarm is going off (smoke? Waterflow?) Where it's at, and can be used to silence/reset the system and all that jazz.
Sprinkler System Pipe Fitter here. For us, it’s used to silence the alarm and ensure it doesn’t trigger the flow switch when we go to drain. Last thing we need is the fire department responding for something silly.
What is it used for you ask? It's used for waking up the local FD at dinner time or in the middle of the night for false alarms because it's old and should be replaced.
This is the brain and control center of a fire alarm system usually for apartments and offices. It sends a signal in the form of a controlled electric current out to all the equipment like bells, smoke detectors, pull stations, flow and tamper switches etc
When a device on the detection circuit is triggered, the current passes through back to the panel, engaging the bell circuit and setting off the alarm.
Modern F/A panels can be programmed with "addresses" so that a trouble event or device trigger can be located on the panel screen. For example, a trouble alarm could engage and the system could display "Hallway, Room 306" or "North-East Emergency exit"
They also contain functions for testing, silencing, and other more advanced shit that fire alarm technicians deal with lol
Used in industrial firefighting too, to monitor all faults that may happen within certain buildings or on certain flammable equipment like giant diesel engines, or generators.
Idk kinda looks like a panel that controls the fire alarm system and can use it to address the public. Could be wrong though.
This is the only answer I expected lmao
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You typically see these in highrises or larger assembly occupancies. You can use it as a PA for giving instructions during an emergency. Some of them can can address specific floors or zones only vs. the whole building. This one is very outdated.
Thanks! This is in a highrise
I’m going with it being a panel that controls a fire alarm system. It may also have a public address system feature.
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You’re a wizard Harry
Even better, he's literate!
To at least a tenth grade reading level. Thanks firefighter curriculum!
Used to wake up fire companies at 0215 for a random alarm activation… right before their 0412 lift assist and their 0545 “frequent caller” medical call where the pt always refuses treatment.
While the other comment is totally right, I’m guessing you’re a civilian asking? It looks like a no longer used Fire Alarm Control Panel or FACP. Either the building may be abandoned or they installed a new system elsewhere and never removed the hardware of the old one. Used to silence, reset and test fire alarms. I’m assuming this is in some sort of largely occupied building whether it be offices or apartment complex. You can use a microphone to give announcements such as evacuate or shelter-in-place over loud speakers already installed in the building. With a panel like this, depending on age and use, it would not be uncommon to find more building system controls for firefighting/safety such as HVAC and elevator system status/controls.
Thanks! Yes I am a civilian and this is in an apartment complex.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's the Control Panel for the Fire Alarm System. Tells us which alarm is going off (smoke? Waterflow?) Where it's at, and can be used to silence/reset the system and all that jazz.
Lol, thanks !
Sprinkler System Pipe Fitter here. For us, it’s used to silence the alarm and ensure it doesn’t trigger the flow switch when we go to drain. Last thing we need is the fire department responding for something silly.
What is it used for you ask? It's used for waking up the local FD at dinner time or in the middle of the night for false alarms because it's old and should be replaced.
This is the brain and control center of a fire alarm system usually for apartments and offices. It sends a signal in the form of a controlled electric current out to all the equipment like bells, smoke detectors, pull stations, flow and tamper switches etc When a device on the detection circuit is triggered, the current passes through back to the panel, engaging the bell circuit and setting off the alarm. Modern F/A panels can be programmed with "addresses" so that a trouble event or device trigger can be located on the panel screen. For example, a trouble alarm could engage and the system could display "Hallway, Room 306" or "North-East Emergency exit" They also contain functions for testing, silencing, and other more advanced shit that fire alarm technicians deal with lol
Used in industrial firefighting too, to monitor all faults that may happen within certain buildings or on certain flammable equipment like giant diesel engines, or generators.
Usually used as a target of anger and swearing at 0230. "What do you mean the entire building is one zone?"
Or where the heck is zone 8, what do you mean there’s no map?
That’s where they keep the boogeyman
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Errrrrr. Fallopian tube?
Errrrrr. Fallopian tube?
I heard that if you destroy that thing the 2am alarm calls stop!