Chapter Headings

• First Things First - What is a Fire Alarm System?
• Types of Fire Alarm System
• Life Safety and Supervision
• A Little History
• Supervision and Redundancy
• Wire is Fragile
• Basic Fire Alarm System Overview
• Conventional Fire Alarm System Supervision - Checking Continuity
• FACP Panel Connections
• Fire Zone and Fire Alarm Loop
• Initiating Device Circuit (IDC): Conventional Input Loop
• Notification Appliance Circuit (NAC): Conventional Output Loop
• Supplement 1 - Battery Power
• Supplement 2 - Ground Fault Detection