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Fire Alarm Status

Fire alarm system general alarm status. When active, BAS systems typically execute smoke control sequences including fan shutdown, damper closure, and elevator recall.

Brick

Fire_Alarm_Status

Category

alarms

Typical Range

-

Object Type

-

Haystack

Tags

fireMarkeralarmMarkerpointMarker

Kind

Bool

Point Function

alarm

Haystack Unit

-

States

0normal, no-alarm, clear
1fire-alarm, alarm-active, fire-detected

Aliases

Common

Common Misspellings

fier-alarm

Notes

  • This is a monitoring point from the fire alarm panel — the BAS does NOT control fire alarm systems
  • Triggers smoke control sequences defined by the fire protection engineer
  • Typically a dry contact input from the fire alarm control panel (FACP)
  • All smoke dampers close and fans shut down (or enter smoke evacuation mode) on fire alarm