fire alarm
noun
: a device that makes a loud sound to warn people when there is a fire
Someone set off the fire alarm.
Examples of fire alarm in a Sentence
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Be sure to have a working fire alarm and carbon monoxide detectors.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The following year, inspectors found three of the Castaic facilities had violated the state fire code due to broken emergency lighting, unsafe wiring, failure to maintain fire alarm systems and fire extinguishers and a series of other concerns.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
Cousins' family had their own moment of realization when the fire alarm in their home went off recently.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Charles Virgil, 32, was charged with interfering with a fire alarm system and criminal damage to property after an incident inside the Waukesha County Jail on March 1.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
Property owners of buildings with three units or more are also required to test smoke alarms and fire alarm systems annually and are supposed to provide a copy of test results to the city upon request.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
But he and many other Luxor guests were woken up by a fire alarm around 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
The fire alarm was first reported by Niners Nation’s Akash Anavarathan.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Bowman has admitted pulling a fire alarm before the House voted on a spending measure to avert a government shutdown in September.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2023
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The following year, inspectors found three of the Castaic facilities had violated the state fire code due to broken emergency lighting, unsafe wiring, failure to maintain fire alarm systems and fire extinguishers and a series of other concerns.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
Cousins' family had their own moment of realization when the fire alarm in their home went off recently.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Charles Virgil, 32, was charged with interfering with a fire alarm system and criminal damage to property after an incident inside the Waukesha County Jail on March 1.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
Property owners of buildings with three units or more are also required to test smoke alarms and fire alarm systems annually and are supposed to provide a copy of test results to the city upon request.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
But he and many other Luxor guests were woken up by a fire alarm around 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
The fire alarm was first reported by Niners Nation’s Akash Anavarathan.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Bowman has admitted pulling a fire alarm before the House voted on a spending measure to avert a government shutdown in September.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2023
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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