NFPA 72 requires that manual pull stations be installed within 60 inches of the exit doorway of each exit, mounted between 42 inches and 48 inches to the center of the handle, and, among other things, be red in color. Below we have an picture of a typical manual pull station. 5 m) of exit doorway along normal egre clear floor space; one‐hand operation; no tight grasp/pinch/twist; � red, provide required sign (e., 'WHEN ALARM SOUN evice (accessible), or addressable via monitor. NFPA 72 ®, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®, refers to a fire alarm pull station as a manually actuated alarm-initiating device, and defines it as a manually operated device used to initiate a fire alarm signal., Senior Technical Services Engineer at NFPA, breaks down the requirements for mounting manually initiated fire alarm devices — commonly known as pull stations or manual call points — as defined in NFPA 72®, the National Fire Alarm and Signal. Yakel holds degrees in Fire Science Technology, Business Management, and is a graduate of the Firefighter 1 Academy. What is a fire alarm pull station? As opposed to a smoke detector or sensor, human intervention activates a manual pull. In the application of fire distribution box, it is necessary to install it, in the installation process, also need to have corresponding problems need attention! The design of the distribution box needs to be firmly installed with the switch box, mainly to facilitate the later maintenance work; the.
