history of fire alarms?

Question

who invented the 1st fire alarm and where did it originate?

Answer 1

Well... the first fire alarm signaling system was placed into operation in 1852...

The first fire alarm telegraph system in the world was invented, constructed and placed in operation in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 28, 1852. The first alarm was received over the system on April 29, 1852 at 8:25 p.m.

The original system was invented by Dr. William F. Channing, who was assisted in its development and construction by Moses G. Farmer, one of the foremost electrical engineers of the day and who later became the first superintendent of fire alarm telegraph. The system then consisted of three box circuits, three bell circuits, forty boxes, sixteen alarm bells, and crude central office apparatus housed in a building which was exposed to serious fire hazards.

Old fire alarms in buildings used to just be bells. (Circa late 1800's to early 1900's) Before electricity, a pole would connect to a bell on each floor of the building. Someone could manually move the pole and it would strike the bells on each floor. Later, these systems would activate a switch and the bells would sound electrically or even trip other systems as they were installed. I still see these old pole-bell systems in older schools today, particularly older catholic school buildings, since many of them have somehow "missed the boat" keeping their systems updated as the decades have past. I tried to find a picture of one for you on the net. No such luck yet. If I find one, I'll update my answer.

Answer 2

That sounds like a question from some kind of test. I'm not sure who invented the first one but the first alarms were mounted on polls and a person would pull it and it would send a signal to the fire house and ring a bell. It would show a light on a map telling the firemen where to go for the fire. This was during the time of horse drawn steam engines.

Answer 3

If you want to learn about old pull-rod fire alarm systems, go to OldSchoolFireAlarms.com. It is really a great website and very educational.

Answer 4

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