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2. Satellite emergency notification device - Wikipedia

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   A Satellite Emergency Notification Device or SEND is a portable emergency notification and locating device which uses commercial satellite systems rather than the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system. An example of this device is SPOT. The devices use an internal GPS chip to gather location information. When the SEND is triggered, this information is ...

3. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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   A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action. Audible appliances have been in use longer than any other method of notification.

4. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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   As per NFPA 72, 18.4.2 (2010 Edition), Temporal Code 3 is the standard audible notification in a modern system. It consists of a repeated three-pulse cycle (0.5 s on, 0.5 s off, 0.5 s on, 0.5 s off, 0.5 s on, 1.5 s off). Voice evacuation is the second most common audible notification in modern systems.

5. The best tech for adults over 65 we spotted at CES this year

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   It could then instantly send notifications to a range of contacts and/or emergency services, plus there’s two-way audio to talk with the person who fell. The camera offers an 87-degree view and ...

6. Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon - Wikipedia

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   Overview diagram of COSPAS-SARSAT communication system used to detect and locate ELTs, EPIRBs, and PLBs First generation EPIRB emergency locator beacons. An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of ...

7. Emergency locator beacon - Wikipedia

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   An emergency locator beacon is a radio beacon, a portable battery powered radio transmitter, used to locate airplanes, vessels, and persons in distress and in need of immediate rescue. Various types of emergency locator beacons are carried by aircraft, ships, vehicles, hikers and cross-country skiers.

8. Fire alarm call box - Wikipedia

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   In modern installations a computer receives and translates the pulses; in unmanned installations in small communities, the box number may be sounded out by a horn or bell audible community-wide. Some call boxes can be wired to a Fire alarm control panel or annunciator to send a signal to a fire station or dispatch center when a fire alarm is ...

9. Small business survival: The importance of an emergency fund ...

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   A small business emergency fund — sometimes called a contingency fund — is a stash of savings that a business draws from during an emergency or financial challenge.