The rules and regulations are really going to be enforced by the Local Fire Marshal, by the City, State, and Federal licensing agencies for the daycare, or even by the Accrediting Agency overseeing the daycare facility. Sometimes the insurance companies or franchise owners also get involved. Each of these authorities will be following different rules, and I can't tell from here who ranks higher in authority.
I can't interpret the rules, but I can show why voice evacuation is needed. The following is an explanation.
![Fire Fire](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/set-emergency-exit-sign-fire-exit-emergency-exit-fire-assembly-point-evacuation-lane-50456104.jpg)
The fire, the tornado, and the shooter require entirely different responses from the occupants. The Etc. for a daycare could even be announcing a child abduction in progress. The fire horns just are not adequate for much of what's needed for Mass Notification Systems, so Voice Evacuation is required in many situations now, especially where children are involved, or where large groups of the public are involved (like auditoriums).
Many people consider overhead paging to be useful for such situations, but these situations are life-safety situations that require a reliable system. Overhead paging systems just aren't installed, maintained, and regularly tested like fire alarm systems are, so to be reliable, it has to be a separate Mass Notification System or a Fire Detection and Emergency Announcement System (FDEAS).
To find out if Voice Evacuation is really needed, the whole list of authorities needs to be contacted, especially the licensing and accreditation agencies who sometimes don't get involved until after the building is finished. They may have something to say, and knowing what they are going to say now is better than having them see and require that a problem fixed later.
Douglas Krantz
I can't interpret the rules, but I can show why voice evacuation is needed. The following is an explanation.
Our PVX series conventional voice systems come in 25, 100, 150, and 200 watt configurations with 120 VAC power supply built in. The ECC-50/100 and ECC-50/100E are multipurpose emergency voice evacuation panels that may be used for fire applications, mass notification applications or both. These state-of the-art Primary Operator Console’s (POC’s) are capable of producing either 50 or 100 watts of audio power that can be distributed to up to eight speaker circuits (i. Fire Alarm & Emergency Communications System Pre-recorded Audio Messages 1. Evacuation Message (Fire Alarm): Three slow whoops. “May I have your attention please. May I have your attention please. There is a fire emergency reported in the building. Please exit the building by the nearest exit or exit stair. Do not use the elevators.” 2. Voice Evacuation Alarms & Voice Alarms (VE/VA) have become well established over the last 25 years. Old fashioned and frankly outmoded fire alarm systems based on bells have not been fully replaced but the concept of voice commands to instruct and direct people on how to leave a building or other area during an emergency is recognised as the most efficient and sensible way to do a critical. The Voice Evacuation Messages can be selected from the tables shown on the following pages. To order, use the. There has been a fire alarm reported in the building. Proceed to the nearest exit and evacuate the building. 3 May I have your attention please. A fire emergency has been reported in the building.
Fire Alarm Voice Evac Message
Voice Evacuation Fire Alarm Systems or Mass Notification Systems
In many cases, a fire alarm system is no longer just a fire alarm system. Voice Evacuation is allowing Mass Notification to be used over part of the fire alarm system to announce to the occupants what to do for other emergencies. In other words, an FAS (Fire Alarm System) doesn't just function as an FDAS (Fire Detection and Alarm System) but as a Fire Detection and Emergency Announcement System (FDEAS - My Acronym).![Fire Fire](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/set-emergency-exit-sign-fire-exit-emergency-exit-fire-assembly-point-evacuation-lane-50456104.jpg)
Pre Recorded Fire Alarm Messages
In a FDEAS (Fire Detection and Emergency Announcement System) the occupant can be told:- There is fire - get out of the building
- There is a tornado - get to a shelter in the center of the building
- There is an active shooter - get out of the halls and lock your door
- ETC.
The fire, the tornado, and the shooter require entirely different responses from the occupants. The Etc. for a daycare could even be announcing a child abduction in progress. The fire horns just are not adequate for much of what's needed for Mass Notification Systems, so Voice Evacuation is required in many situations now, especially where children are involved, or where large groups of the public are involved (like auditoriums).
Many people consider overhead paging to be useful for such situations, but these situations are life-safety situations that require a reliable system. Overhead paging systems just aren't installed, maintained, and regularly tested like fire alarm systems are, so to be reliable, it has to be a separate Mass Notification System or a Fire Detection and Emergency Announcement System (FDEAS).
Is Voice Evacuation Needed?
This whole explanation above is countered by what most people think of as a 'waste of good money'.To find out if Voice Evacuation is really needed, the whole list of authorities needs to be contacted, especially the licensing and accreditation agencies who sometimes don't get involved until after the building is finished. They may have something to say, and knowing what they are going to say now is better than having them see and require that a problem fixed later.
Douglas Krantz