Type A outstation
A fire telephone handset outstation, typically for firefighting teams.
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Technical terms spanning standards, manufacturers, commissioning, networking, testing and fault finding.
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Type B outstation
A hands-free refuge outstation, typically at disabled refuge points.
Intelligibility both ways is the test — a call that connects but can't be understood is a fail.
Unwanted fire signal (false alarm)
A fire signal from anything other than a real fire — cooking, steam, dust, works, faults or malicious operation; managed by matching detection type and siting to the environment.