An alarm device for a fire alarm system is described herein. One device includes at least one of an audio notification mechanism and a visual notification mechanism, a supercapacitor, and a controller configured to allow the supercapacitor to power the at least one of the audio notification mechanism and the visual notification mechanism upon a short circuit fault occurring on a loop of the fire alarm system while the alarm device is in an alarm state.

A method of testing a smoke alarm system including: receiving a first manual input via an input device of a mobile device from a user of the mobile device, the first manual input indicating that the user would like to initiate a test of the smoke alarm system including one or more smoke alarms, the one or more smoke alarms including at least a first smoke alarm; determining a time slot allocation, the time slot allocation indicating when each of the one or more smoke alarms should emit an alarm; transmitting the time slot allocation to each of the one or more smoke alarms, wherein each of the one or more smoke alarms is configured to activate the alarm in accordance with the time slot allocation; activating a first alarm on the first smoke alarm; and receiving a second manual input indicating that the user has heard the first alarm.

A system for calling attention according to the present disclosure includes: at least one sensor configured to detect environmental information; a storage device in which condition data representing a condition under which a specific incident occurs is stored; determination means for determining a possibility of an occurrence of the specific incident based on a result of the detection by the sensor and the condition data stored in the storage device; and calling attention means for calling attention to a fact that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident, in which when the determination means determines that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident, the calling attention means calls attention to the fact that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident.

A system for calling attention according to the present disclosure includes: at least one sensor configured to detect environmental information; a storage device in which condition data representing a condition under which a specific incident occurs is stored; determination means for determining a possibility of an occurrence of the specific incident based on a result of the detection by the sensor and the condition data stored in the storage device; and calling attention means for calling attention to a fact that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident, in which when the determination means determines that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident, the calling attention means calls attention to the fact that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident.

One variation of a method for detecting a fire includes: during a first time period: detecting an increase in ambient light intensity and detecting an increase in ambient humidity; responsive to the increase in ambient light intensity and the increase in ambient humidity, detecting a fire event; during a second time period: correlating a decrease in ambient light intensity with an increase in visual obscuration; detecting an increase in ambient air temperature; in response to a magnitude of the increase in visual obscuration remaining below a high obscuration threshold and a magnitude of the increase in ambient temperature remaining below a high temperature threshold, classifying the fire as an incipient fire; and, in response to the magnitude of the increase in visual obscuration exceeding the high obscuration threshold and the magnitude of the increase in ambient temperature exceeding the high temperature threshold, classifying the fire as a developed fire.

One variation of a method for detecting a fire includes: during a first time period: detecting an increase in ambient light intensity and detecting an increase in ambient humidity; responsive to the increase in ambient light intensity and the increase in ambient humidity, detecting a fire event; during a second time period: correlating a decrease in ambient light intensity with an increase in visual obscuration; detecting an increase in ambient air temperature; in response to a magnitude of the increase in visual obscuration remaining below a high obscuration threshold and a magnitude of the increase in ambient temperature remaining below a high temperature threshold, classifying the fire as an incipient fire; and, in response to the magnitude of the increase in visual obscuration exceeding the high obscuration threshold and the magnitude of the increase in ambient temperature exceeding the high temperature threshold, classifying the fire as a developed fire.

A voice alarm notification device of a fire alarm system, comprising: a network port for receiving an alarm notification signal; an audio file library in which the audio files include audio voice message files; a speaker; a processor unit connected to the network port for processing an alarm notification signal and for selecting one of the audio files from the library to be played through the speaker; and a Bluetooth module for establishing a Bluetooth communication link to the voice alarm notification device, via which link an audio voice file can be received. The device is arranged to add the audio voice file received via the Bluetooth communication link to the library so as to be available for selection by the processor unit when it receives an alarm notification signal.

A voice alarm notification device of a fire alarm system, comprising: a network port for receiving an alarm notification signal; an audio file library in which the audio files include audio voice message files; a speaker; a processor unit connected to the network port for processing an alarm notification signal and for selecting one of the audio files from the library to be played through the speaker; and a Bluetooth module for establishing a Bluetooth communication link to the voice alarm notification device, via which link an audio voice file can be received. The device is arranged to add the audio voice file received via the Bluetooth communication link to the library so as to be available for selection by the processor unit when it receives an alarm notification signal.

A Handy Base Station (HBS) which is capable of connecting through a base portion into a power socket (e.g., lamp socket). The HBS may have a plurality of functional modules capable of being detachably mounted in a housing. One of the functional modules may be a light emitter such as a light emitting diode (LED). Another module may be a a communication module which may communicate using a wire line or wirelessly using standard wireless communication protocols. Further disclosed is a combination unit which has the HBS located on a pole such as a utility pole with a landing pad for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to allow the UAV a recharging location between deliveries and to allow the HBS to guide the UAV on its flight.

In an apparatus including a personal monitoring device which includes a microphone, speaker, camera, memory or database, global positioning device, controller, and transmitter, the improvement including a wearable device configured to include at least one of more components of the personal monitoring device on, with, or within, the wearable device, and a smoke detector, the fire detector, or the carbon monoxide (CO) detector. The microphone, speaker, or camera is located on an exterior of the wearable device. The smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, is located on an exterior of the wearable device. The smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, detects a presence of smoke, a fire, or a presence of carbon monoxide, and the speaker emits an alarm, a siren blare, or an audible and verbal message. The transmitter transmits a message to a computer or communication device.