fire alarm
noun
: a device that makes a loud sound to warn people when there is a fire
Someone set off the fire alarm.
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If Covid was a fire alarm, our response, incredibly, has been to rip out the wiring.
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
The disaster has raised questions about bid-rigging and corruption, as well as negligence by government officials, who have cited substandard mesh netting, polystyrene boards that were sealed to the windows and fire alarm failures as major factors in the fire’s start and rapid spread.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued a ground stop for flights to Dallas Love Field as the airport responded to a fire alarm.
—Jordan Parker
aviation, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
The building did not have a sprinkler system but did have an operational fire alarm, the fire marshal said.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
The disaster has raised questions about bid-rigging and corruption, as well as negligence by government officials, who have cited substandard mesh netting, polystyrene boards that were sealed to the windows and fire alarm failures as major factors in the fire’s start and rapid spread.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued a ground stop for flights to Dallas Love Field as the airport responded to a fire alarm.
—Jordan Parker
aviation, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
The building did not have a sprinkler system but did have an operational fire alarm, the fire marshal said.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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