Abstract
Fire or smoke alarms are crucial components in building fire safety systems. The effectiveness of fire alarms is investigated in this article. A relationship between effectiveness, efficacy, and reliability is formulated. A comparative study of the effectiveness of fire alarms in two types of occupancies is conducted using the published laboratory and field study results. The current study revealed the difference between the effectiveness of the fire alarm systems in dwelling and commercial stores.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 415-434 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Fire Sciences |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |