Re: Question for group on Pull stations?

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Nick Markowitz" <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:_8cde.5172$yd1.1545@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi every one i am working on an article for Pa Fireman
> Magazine do you think manual pull stations are becomming obsolete should
> we
> still be installing them as back ups.
> Personally checking with many AHJ around me none can ever remember a pull
> station being pulled first in a fully protected building only a building
> which had just pull stations for protection  manual system .The smokes
> always activated first and pull stations were pulled after first alarm
> came
> in.
> mostly pull stations have been nothing more than false alarms for
> communitys. for that matter do buildings that have only pull stations no
> smokes give people a confidnce they think there fully protected  with a
> automatic fire system when there not.
>
> all comments are welcome even yours Robert.


Unless they change the rules (and the building codes), pull stations will
always be a required component in any building requiring a supervised,
listed fire alarm system.