Fire alarm at Hotel 24 South in Staunton, Virginia

Fire alarm activation at Hotel 24 South, an independent boutique hotel in Staunton, Virginia. The fire alarm system is a Siemens voice evacuation system, with Siemens pull stations and Faraday notification appliances. On our floor, at least, the alarm system instructed us to stand by for further information. Ultimately, the alarm, which turned out to be accidental, was reset, with no further informaton given via the speakers.
While filming the alarm, I discovered a bad speaker at the end of the fifth floor hallway in the hotel's historic wing.

[@ooommm4024]

This sounds like a low frequency alarm that can be helpful for those with hearing sensory issues & some hospitals. I used to be a Virginua EMT. Whenever a public fire alarm system was activated, a local fire department, police, & ambulances were required to respond by law. This is still an opportunity to learn.

[@FireAlarm33]

I would definitely let the staff know about the Bad Speaker. Cool Video!!! Do you know the Brand or Model #s of the Alarms and Smoke Detectors in the rooms?

[@hilo2-est3-elev]

If you listen closely, you can hear the stairwells playing a code 3 tone for some reason.

[@ryanwoods4691]

In some areas, they require different messages and tones in stairwells. I cannot recall the exact reason off the top of my head. I believe it's something to do with locating the stairwell via sound.

[@Fahrenheit4051]

Did you let them know about the bad speaker?

[@SchuminWeb]

Yes, the staff was notified about the bad speaker.

[@jonathanstarling1082]

What bad speaker?

[@Train_D3V]

@@jonathanstarling1082 At 2:31

[@autisticgirlawareness7420]

Sounds like a Cruise Ship general alarm but louder

[@davidchoi3628]

nice hallway tho

[@FOSK-lc9op]

I saw these alarms at the mall

[@jonathanstarling1082]

What happened

[@SchuminWeb]

Apparently it was a water leak of some sort that somehow affected the fire alarm system.

[@jonathanstarling1082]

@@SchuminWeb did this happen in the middle of the night?

[@jonathanstarling1082]

@@SchuminWeb was there a speaker in the room?

[@jonathanstarling1082]

@@SchuminWeb what alarms did they have in the rooms

[@Twentythree33]

Probably a leak in a sprinkler line that tripped a flow switch. Could've also been water shorting out a module.