It only takes a matter of minutes for a home to be completely ravaged and destroyed by
fire, but most home fires can be prevented. It all starts be being aware that the danger
exists, and then taking the necessary steps to safeguard against fire in your home. In
many cases, you don't have to lose your home and possessions to fire, if you think
ahead and take action now. Even though you likely have protection against fire with your
homeowner's insurance coverage, that money can't replace your memories, your
photographs, and other memorabilia you may have.

To date there are two types of smoke detectors, and the most commonly used are the ionization detectors. They are cheap, require little space, and are far more effective than the other type which are the photoelectric detectors.

Ionization Detector

What is worse than burglary and theft in your property? The only candidate would be fire. If burglary happens on your property, at most all your valuables would be stolen. Cases of fire will not only decimate your valuables, your property will be razed. That is the most horrific nightmare of households.

True enough, property owners (households and offices) invests more in fire security and prevention than in thievery, even banks and holdings of valuables. Why, because fire is now also an element that burglars and thieves use as an accompaniment for their sting. Of course, burglary is still an important factor.

Before we tackle on how does a fire alarm system work, let us first know what a fire alarm system is. A fire alarm system is an "active fire protection" system that controls all the fire alarm modules in a building. When we say "active fire protection", it refers to items or systems that can be "activated" mechanically or electronically.

Fire alarm systems are composed of alarm initiating devices (smoke detectors and heat sensors), alarm notification appliances (sirens or devices that produce loud noises), fire control units (sprinkler systems or fire extinguisher systems), power supplies and wirings.