Wrong alarm in the Zwolle provincial house: Fire brigade without use on the go!

Wrong alarm in the Zwolle provincial house: Fire brigade without use on the go!

On Thursday afternoon, the provincial house in Zwolle, on Luttenbergstrasse, occurred an incident that initially caused excitement. As 1woll.nl reports, the fire brigade was alerted, but it quickly became clear that it was a misunderstanding. An automatic fire alarm system had triggered false alarms, which led to report on smoke and fire.

A spokesman for the fire brigade, Jan Wittenberg by Brandweer Ijselland, confirmed that there had been no actual fire development. Rather, the alarm was due to an automatic message, which was forwarded directly to the fire brigade control center and resulted in the alarm from two fire stations in Zwolle. However, the emergency services remained on site because the problem has already been recognized.

The process and the relevance of fire alarm systems

As it is in the nature of a fire alarm system, the fire brigade immediately informs you in the event of an alarm, which enables quick intervention. In this special case, the fire alarm system lived up to its function, but the misunderstanding naturally required clarification. According to [Brandweer.nl] (https://www.brandweer.nl/onderwerpen/automatic-l registration-van-brand/), it is important that the operational help (BHV) first checks the situation on site before the fire brigade is alerted. Sometimes a delay is incorporated to give the internal fire alarm organization time to examine the situation before the alarm is passed on.

The quick exclamation of the alarm meant that the entire provincial house was evacuated. Employees and MPs, including Gert Harm Ten Bolscher, had to leave the building and were able to collect themselves outside in the sunny weather. The story was not entirely without excitement, but those present were visibly relieved when it turned out that no fire had burned.

The technology behind the alarms

The topic of fire alarm systems (BMA) is of central importance for many companies in preventive fire protection. According to [Feuertrutz.de] (https://www.feuertrutz.de/brandmeldlanlagen-staufbau-kunst- und- Law-based-17102023), these systems are designed to identify fires in the earliest stage and to alert the fire brigade directly. They consist of a fire alarm center and different types of fire detectors that can be triggered both automatically and manually.

Although the fire alarm system in the provincial house now caused many excitement, this incident illustrates the importance of reliable systems in fire protection. Once again it shows how important it is to carry out samples and exercises in order to be able to react quickly in an emergency. Courses on the handling of fire protection technology must also be well thought out in order to minimize the likelihood of false alarms.

In today's world, when security is the top priority, fire alarm systems are not only a standard, but a necessity in every larger building. The provincial house was once again able to convince itself of the efficiency of such systems and learn how important internal communication and action is in crisis situations.