{"id":31,"date":"2013-04-03T08:39:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2014-08-07T08:02:22","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T12:02:22","slug":"notification-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"Notification Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Notification devices are audio and\/or visual devices used to notify occupants and\/or responders of various alarm conditions. On average horn\/strobes are installed at 90 inches height and if ceiling is less than that then you install at 6 inches below ceiling. The outside strobe or horn\/strobe should be installed in a fire dept approved location. Also some fire depts have special requirements regarding notification devices, so please be sure to check with them before installing any of these devices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-31\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-31\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-31\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-31\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=31&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notification devices are audio and\/or visual devices used to notify occupants and\/or responders of various alarm conditions. On average horn\/strobes are installed at 90 inches height and if ceiling is less than that then you install at 6 inches below ceiling. 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They provide audible and visual notification of an alarm condition and evacuation of the affected area(s).","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firealarmsboston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/P2R.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":131,"url":"https:\/\/www.firealarmsboston.com\/?page_id=131","url_meta":{"origin":31,"position":1},"title":"Speaker\/strobes","date":"April 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Speakers are devices that carry audio messages as well as designated evacuation tones. They are commonly used on highrise buildings that require different messages to various floors during the alarm and\/or evacuation sequence. 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