National security warning system integrated with building fire alarm notification system
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1. A fire alarm system, comprising:
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at least one hazard detector that detects any one of fire, heat, and smoke, and that communicates with the controller via a network;
at least one notification appliance in communication with the controller via the network;
a warning receiver, separate and distinct from any hazard detector, the warning receiver receiving a warning alert message from a source external to the fire alarm system, the external source being a military agency, the warning receiver providing at least a part of the received warning alert message to the controller, the controller, in response to the warning alert message, causing the at least one notification appliance to notify based at least in part on the received warning alert message.
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Abstract
A fire alarm system includes a fire alarm notification appliance, and a warning detector which detects a warning alert from a military agency. The fire alarm notification appliance provides notification of the warning alert in response to detection of the warning alert.
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40 Claims
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1. A fire alarm system, comprising:
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a controller; at least one hazard detector that detects any one of fire, heat, and smoke, and that communicates with the controller via a network; at least one notification appliance in communication with the controller via the network; a warning receiver, separate and distinct from any hazard detector, the warning receiver receiving a warning alert message from a source external to the fire alarm system, the external source being a military agency, the warning receiver providing at least a part of the received warning alert message to the controller, the controller, in response to the warning alert message, causing the at least one notification appliance to notify based at least in part on the received warning alert message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a fire alarm system comprising a controller, at least one hazard detector that detects any one of fire, heat, and smoke, and that communicates with the controller via a network, at least one notification appliance in communication with the controller via the network, and a warning receiver separate and distinct from any hazard detector, a method, in the fire alarm system, for providing warnings, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the warning receiver, a warning alert from an external source, the external source being a military agency; providing, by the warning receiver, at least a part of the received warning alert message to the controller; and the controller in response to the warning alert message, causing the at least one notification appliance to notify based at least in part on received warning alert message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A fire alarm system comprising:
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means for controlling at least a part of the fire alarm system; means for detecting at least one of fire, heat, and smoke in communication with the means for controlling; means for receiving a warning alert from an external source and for providing at least a part of the received warning alert to the means for controlling, the external source being a military agency, the means for receiving a warning alert being separate and distinct from any means for detecting; and means for providing, from a fire alarm notification appliance, notification of the warning alert based at least in part on the received warning alert in response to a message from the means for controlling.
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40. A fire alarm system, comprising:
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a system controller; a plurality of fire detectors in communication with the system controller, the detectors detecting any one of fire, heat, and smoke; a warning receiver in communication with the system controller, the warning receiver, separate and distinct from any fire detector, the warning receiver receiving a warning alert from a source external to the fire alarm system, the external source being a military agency, the warning receiver providing at least a part of the received warning alert to the system controller; and a visual annunciator comprising plural color-coded indicators, the visual annunciator being in communication with the system controller and indicating a current alert level in response to a message from the system controller.
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