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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Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Captain Mark Nunez said that firefighters responded to a fire alarm at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning at 1750 Howe Ave.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The incident comes just one day after a confusing fire alarm announcement rang out near Hall H and Ballroom 20, despite no alarm actually being heard.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 26 July 2025
The city said this would amount to 80% of the cost of bathrooms compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and a fire alarm.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Air traffic controllers returned to the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center after the FAA temporarily reduced staffing due to the fire alarm, the FAA wrote in a statement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The incident comes just one day after a confusing fire alarm announcement rang out near Hall H and Ballroom 20, despite no alarm actually being heard.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 26 July 2025
The city said this would amount to 80% of the cost of bathrooms compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and a fire alarm.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Air traffic controllers returned to the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center after the FAA temporarily reduced staffing due to the fire alarm, the FAA wrote in a statement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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