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Author
Smith, W. M.
Title
Telephone Connected Early Warning and Communication System.
Coporate
Totel Systems, Inc., Stratford, CT
Sponsor
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS SP 694, April 1985,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Book or Conf
National Bureau of Standards (NBS)/National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards (NCSBCS), Inc. Research and Innovation in the Building Regulatory Process. NBS/NCSBCS Joint Conference, 6th. Technical Seminar on Streamlined Administrative Procedures, Computers in Construction, and Fire Safety Technology. September 11, 1984, Denver, CO, Beavers, L., Editors, 131-135 p., 1985
Keywords
telephones | warning systems | communication equipment | fire fighting | fire safety | smoke detectors
Abstract
This paper describes a new development in telephone engineering that provides two vital fire fighting functions--annunciation of smoke detectors by individual location, and one way voice communication to remote sections of buildings by zone or all-call using existing standard telepone equipment. This development creates an opportunity for advanced fire systems features to be put in place quickly and at low cost since most structures already have complete telephone system wiring and standard station line telephones throughout the building.