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  What Constitutes An 'Alarm' During A Fire?

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What Constitutes An 'Alarm' During A Fire?

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(CBS 5) You hear this term on the news every time there is a fire racing through a building. There is a one-alarm blaze, or the fire is up to four alarms.

Jeff in Berkeley sent us this Good Question: What constitutes an "alarm" during a fire?

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