TL;DR
A pull station is the wall-mounted manual alarm device that lets any occupant trigger a building's fire alarm by pulling its handle, sending an immediate signal to the control panel regardless of what detectors sense. Codes place them within 5 feet of exits at about 48 inches high, with single- and dual-action versions—the latter requiring a lift-then-pull motion to deter false alarms.
What it means
A pull station is the wall-mounted manual alarm device that lets any occupant trigger a building's fire alarm by pulling its handle, sending an immediate signal to the control panel regardless of what detectors sense. Codes place them within 5 feet of exits at about 48 inches high, with single- and dual-action versions—the latter requiring a lift-then-pull motion to deter false alarms. NFPA 72 requires each one be tested during the annual alarm inspection.
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