Fire

If there was a fire and you were trying to pull the fire alarm and a kid tried to prevent you from pulling the fire alarm because he wants to pull it in a fire what would you do or say?

Pull it faster and ignore him. He’s just a damn kid.

Can you be just a Paramedic and not a firefighter and work for a fire department? If so, what is the average salary?

there is no one answer. it depends on the city, county and how the fire department is set up. NYFD has single role Medics as the FD runs all ambulances, but in my area all ambulances are run third party, so no single role medics in the FD. As a result you will see vastly different pay scales which depend on the variables I mentioned before from one area to another.

A fire department received 84 false alarms out of a total of 300 alarms received. What percent of the alarms received were false alarms?

84 divided by 300 is .28 so the answer is 28%

I need two phone lines for my fire alarm system. Is this just in case one fails, the other will work? Also, can I use one of them as my personal phone line?

Excellent question, and the requirement stems from the National Fire Code (NFPA 72) which is in effect (or some form of it) in most jurisdictions across the US. The NFPA also produces the National Life Safety Code (NFPA 101), and the national Electrical Code (NFPA 70). The Life Safety Code designates what type of building need what kind of alarm, the Fire Code designates how the alarm has to operate, and the Electrical Code designates how it has to be installed (wiring, etc.).

These codes are updated every few years, so the requirements may change at some point, but for now the Fire Code calls for two independent channels of communication to the monitoring center, one channel backing up the other. What’s more, the system needs to "auto-test" both of the channels on a regular basis (at least one channel every 24 hours), and report any regularities. This is normally only a requirement for commercial fire systems, so I suspect you have an office, restaurant, or store that is being protected.

As for using the phone line for your own use, you should check with your local fire marshal on the requirement in your jurisdiction. Chances are they do not want you to use that line for personal use, but it’s possible they will allow it. By the way, NFPA 72 now allows for alternate mean of transmission, such as long-range radio and cellular, so it does not have to be phone lines.

If you were with your 14 year old son and there was a fire and you were outside and your teen said dad can I help you in anyway to get the alarm going? If you were getting ready to break the glass and pull the handle and your teen says here can I do it how would you respond? What would you say so your teen knows he can do it as opposed to you? Would you help him in anyway and if so how would you help your son? With regards to breaking the glass if there was no hammer would you let your son kick the glass?

Firstly, I would hope nobody would have a conversation about who is pulling the alarm during a fire.
Secondly, any alarm I have seen is just a tiny glass tube, what is there to kick?
Why does it matter who pulls the alarm?
This is one of the strangest questions I have ever read on here

My fire alarm doesn’t stop beeping! I pressed the test button to test it out, but that does not resolve it. I removed the battery and replaced it with a new one but it still beeps. It is connected to the electrical system so even if I take out the battery the beeping will continue. Thoughts?
I do not smoke. I tried cleaning it regardless but beeping has continued.

You *might* get it to stop if you clean it again with compressed air. If that doesn’t work, it may just be as old as me and needs to be replaced. {wink}. The link shows a bottle of compressed air you can get at home centers. They may carry different brands but air is air. Works well for several other things as well, such as keyboards.
Al

A relative of mine who lives in a property owned by me is ‘reckless’ at times with her cigarettes. There have been instances of slight fire damage, God knows how a major incident hasn’t developed yet. Am I liable if an incident develops, as I know ‘what she is like’?

The occupier is responsible for that sort of thing.
The owner/landlord is responsible for ensuring that appliances etc are legal and safe.

If there was a fire and it was caused by their carelessness then although it would be your insurance which would initially pay you (or your insurance) could then claim from them.

There is this Fire Safety thing going on in Richfield, Wisconsin tonight. Is anybody going?

Well, was anyone there? Inquiring minds want to know.

Hello,

I’m planning a trip to Moscow, Russia in 4 weeks time (starting the 30th).
I’m really worried hearing the news reports about forest fires and immense temperatures.
Will this weather persist or is there a big chance of cooling (as well as the end of forest fires).

Seeing newsreports that say the Moskoviets are advised to stay inside and images of people wearing protective masks scare me.

Thank you.

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