isolated stairwells, hose reels, fire hydrants, emergency lighting and in some buildings an Emergency Warning Intercommunication System known as an EWIS. Please note all the systems you will be looking at today are maintained and serviced through the Maintenance area within the Division of Infrastructure and Operations. Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) The Fire Indicator Panel - is commonly known as the F.I.P. and is the hub of the fire alarm system in a building. It is usually located on the ground floor near an entrance close to the nearest road. The panel may be located in a cabinet or on a wall. On the panel you will note a number of lights and buttons, which indicate the fire zone activated in the building. Access to the FIP is with a 003 key. The F.I.P. automatically notifies the fire brigade of an alarm when one of its sensors is activated. Where installed, the F.I.P. talks to the E.W.I.S. and notify the building occupants that they need to evacuate. The fire panel operates automatically 24hrs a day and works independently of the EWIS panel. Emergency Warning Intercommunication System (EWIS) The Emergency Warning Intercommunication System Panel (EWIS) is a separate panel to the FIP and generally sits adjacent to Fire Indicator Panel. This panel is a communication panel which allows the Building Warden to address occupants in the building by the use of public address systems, warden intercommunication phones (WIP) phone and enables the warden to manually generate the evacuation signals. Access to the EWIS panel is also by the 003 key. We will be looking at each of the areas shortly. FIP and EWIS Panels This is an example of the EWIS and FIP located next to each other. Fire Break Glass Alarm (BGA) All buildings are fitted with red "Fire - Glass Alarms" allowing the occupants to activate a fire alarm and alert the fire brigade if the building alarms have not activated. The glass section
isolated stairwells, hose reels, fire hydrants, emergency lighting and in some buildings an Emergency Warning Intercommunication System known as an EWIS. Please note all the systems you will be looking at today are maintained and serviced through the Maintenance area within the Division of Infrastructure and Operations. Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) The Fire Indicator Panel - is commonly known as the F.I.P. and is the hub of the fire alarm system in a building. It is usually located on the ground floor near an entrance close to the nearest road. The panel may be located in a cabinet or on a wall. On the panel you will note a number of lights and buttons, which indicate the fire zone activated in the building. Access to the FIP is with a 003 key. The F.I.P. automatically notifies the fire brigade of an alarm when one of its sensors is activated. Where installed, the F.I.P. talks to the E.W.I.S. and notify the building occupants that they need to evacuate. The fire panel operates automatically 24hrs a day and works independently of the EWIS panel. Emergency Warning Intercommunication System (EWIS) The Emergency Warning Intercommunication System Panel (EWIS) is a separate panel to the FIP and generally sits adjacent to Fire Indicator Panel. This panel is a communication panel which allows the Building Warden to address occupants in the building by the use of public address systems, warden intercommunication phones (WIP) phone and enables the warden to manually generate the evacuation signals. Access to the EWIS panel is also by the 003 key. We will be looking at each of the areas shortly. FIP and EWIS Panels This is an example of the EWIS and FIP located next to each other. Fire Break Glass Alarm (BGA) All buildings are fitted with red "Fire - Glass Alarms" allowing the occupants to activate a fire alarm and alert the fire brigade if the building alarms have not activated. The glass section
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