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Fire alarm pull station at The Original Pancake House in Bethesda, Maryland.

The pull station is a "Local" variation on the standard Simplex t-bar pull station, but the sign above it is unusual. Never before or since have I seen a sign such as this over a pull station that is in the affirmative, that yes, the building alarm system is connected to the local fire department.

Most signs like this mounted over pull stations state the opposite, that the alarm system is for evacuation purposes only, and that it does not call the fire department. Such signs advise the person pulling the alarm to then call 911.

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Fire-Lite BG-10 at Roop Hall

Johnson Controls pull station

Standard pull station

Notifier NBG-10 at Benjamin Franklin Middle School [01]

Notifier NBG-10 at Benjamin Franklin Middle School [02]

Notifier NBG-10 at Benjamin Franklin Middle School [03]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [02]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [03]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [01]

Fire alarm pull station in Potomac Hall

Gamewell Century pull station in Crystal City Underground

Edwards pull station in Crystal City Underground [03]

Edwards pull station in Crystal City Underground [01]

Edwards pull station in Crystal City Underground [02]

Fire alarm horn/strobe and pull station at East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Simplex fire alarm pull station

Fire alarm at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

Cerberus Pyrotronics MS-151

Fire alarm pull station in Crystal City Underground [01]

Fire alarm pull station in Crystal City Underground [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the National Museum of American History

Fire alarm pull station

Activated fire alarm pull station at MBTA Chinatown station

Boston fire alarm street box [01]

Boston fire alarm street box [02]

Boston fire alarm street box [03]

SigCom pull station with Simplex branding

Simplex pull station at Museum of Science and Industry

Acela Express door mode switch

Fire alarm at The Original Pancake House in Bethesda

"Door open" pull station

Wheelock "Medical Emergency" push station

Fire alarm pull station at Walmart in Laurel, Maryland

Fire alarm pull station at Wheaton Metro parking garage [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Wheaton Metro parking garage [02]

Cigarette on fire alarm pull station

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [01]

Activated Edwards pull station

Wheelock push station

Fire alarm pull station at the Lincoln Memorial

Fire-Lite BG-12 at Potomac Mills [01]

Fire alarm at 600 Jefferson Plaza [01]

Fire-Lite BG-12 with key [01]

Fire-Lite BG-12 with key [02]

Simplex bell and Couch chevron pull station at Forest Glen Medical Center

Simplex (Couch) chevron pull station at Forest Glen Medical Center

Fire-Lite BG-8 at Olney Indoor Swim Center

Edwards pull station with GE Vigilant branding [02]

Edwards pull station with GE Vigilant branding [01]

Fire alarm at Secure Medical

Fire alarm at Forman Mills on Rhode Island Avenue [02]

Edwards 270A-SPO at the American Legion in Silver Spring

Remote annunciator at the American Legion in Silver Spring

Simplex pull station at an apartment building

Fire alarm pull station at Wawa in Glen Burnie

Edwards pull station at Olney Indoor Swim Center [01]

Edwards pull station at Olney Indoor Swim Center [02]

Edwards pull station at Olney Indoor Swim Center [03]

Fire-Lite BG-12 at Olney Indoor Swim Center

ADT pull station at White Marsh Mall

Fire-Lite BG-12 at Potomac Mills [02]

490 L'Enfant Plaza pull station

Fire-Lite BG-12 at Stuarts Draft Middle School

Halon pull station at P. Buckley Moss Museum

Fire alarm pull stations at P. Buckley Moss Museum

Simplex pull station in Charles Town, West Virginia

ADT pull station

ADT version of BG-10

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [01]

Edwards 270A-SPO at Whole Foods Market

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [02]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [03]

EST pull station

Door release pull station

Fire-Lite BG-10L

Autocall pull station

Ellenco 5C at 9715 Medical Center Drive

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [04]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [05]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [06]

Simplex (Couch) fire alarm pull station [01]

Simplex (Couch) fire alarm pull station [02]

Simplex (Couch) fire alarm pull station [03]

Edwards pull station at Subway [01]

Edwards pull station at Subway [02]

Edwards pull station at Subway [03]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [08]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [07]

Activated fire alarm pull station at Union Station [01]

Activated fire alarm pull station at Union Station [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station

Potomac Hall fire alarm pull station

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Gibbons Hall

Fire-Lite BG-6 at 11161 New Hampshire Avenue [01]

Fire-Lite BG-6 at 11161 New Hampshire Avenue [02]

Fire alarm at 4303 Connecticut Avenue NW

Pull station at 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW

Edwards fire alarm pull station at Laurel Safeway

Cerberus Pyrotronics MS-501

Fire alarm pull station at 5533 Walnut Street

Fire alarm pull station at Cathedral of Learning [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Cathedral of Learning [02]

Simplex (SigCom) pull station

Gamewell Century pull station [01]

Gamewell Century pull station [02]

Gamewell Century pull station [03]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Sears in Waldorf [02]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Sears in Waldorf [03]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Sears in Waldorf [01]

Ellenco 5C at 932 South Walter Reed Drive [04]

Ellenco 5C at 932 South Walter Reed Drive [05]

Ellenco 5C at 932 South Walter Reed Drive [03]

Ellenco 5C at 932 South Walter Reed Drive [02]

Ellenco 5C at 932 South Walter Reed Drive [01]

Ellenco 5C at Sterling Building

Vintage Acme pull station [02]

Vintage Acme pull station [01]

Mirtone fire alarm pull station

Edwards fire alarm pull station [01]

Old and new pull stations

Edwards fire alarm pull station [02]

Fire alarm at 1621 Connecticut Avenue NW

Vintage Thorn pull station

SpectrAlert Advance with pull station

Simplex pull station at Martinsburg train station

Fire-Lite BG-10

Door release pull station at Capital City Mall

Honeywell pull station

Fire alarm at Montgomery College [02]

Fire alarm at Montgomery College [03]

Fire alarm at Montgomery College [01]

Fire alarm at Montgomery College [04]

SigCom pull station with Simplex branding

SigCom pull station with Simplex branding

Fire alarm pull station at Citizens Building [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Citizens Building [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Citizens Building [02]

Fire alarm in Armstrong Hall [02]

Fire alarm in Armstrong Hall [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Geisinger Community Medical Center [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Geisinger Community Medical Center [02]

Decommissioned Gamewell fire alarm box [01]

Decommissioned Gamewell fire alarm box [02]

New fire alarm pull station

Pull station at Rockville Whole Foods [04]

Pull station at Rockville Whole Foods [03]

Pull station at Rockville Whole Foods [02]

Pull station at Rockville Whole Foods [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay Queen Street [01]

Fire alarm pull station at the Sheraton Centre

Fire alarm pull station at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

Fire alarm pull station at the Banting Institute

Mircom MS-404 emergency pull station

Mircom fire alarm at 495 King Street West

Siemens fire alarm pull station at Pickering Town Centre

Pace fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Pickering

Mircom fire alarm pull station at Walmart in North York [01]

Mircom fire alarm pull station at Walmart in North York [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the Chelsea Hotel [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the Chelsea Hotel [01]

Fire alarm pull station at North York Centre

Notifier NBG-10 at 7777 Leesburg Pike

Fire alarm upgrade

Fire alarm pull station at Horseshoe Curve visitor center

Pulled fire alarm at Horseshoe Curve visitor center [01]

Pulled fire alarm at Horseshoe Curve visitor center [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station at a store [01]

Edwards fire alarm pull station at a store [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station at a store [03]

Edwards fire alarm pull station [01]

Edwards fire alarm pull station [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station [03]

Edwards fire alarm pull station [04]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Target in Frederick [01]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Target in Frederick [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Glenwood Library

Abandoned Days Inn near Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania [18]

Abandoned Days Inn near Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania [16]

Abandoned Days Inn near Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania [17]

Simplex pull station at 223 Walnut Street [01]

Simplex pull station at 223 Walnut Street [06]

Simplex pull station at 223 Walnut Street [03]

Simplex pull station at 223 Walnut Street [04]

Simplex pull station at 223 Walnut Street [05]

Simplex pull station at 223 Walnut Street [02]

CWSI wireless pull station

Notifier NBG-12 pull station at Montrose Crossing

Fire-Lite BG-12 at 1209 East Cary Street

Demolition of Spring Mall Building [08]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [01]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [02]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [03]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [04]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [05]

Fire alarm pull station at Martin's in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Martin's in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania [02]

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [02]

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [04]

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [03]

Edwards fire alarm pull station with handle down

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [03]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [04]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [07]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [02]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [05]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [06]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [01]

Old and new pull stations at Greenbelt station

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [10]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [09]

Fire alarm pull station at 12321 Middlebrook Road [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 12321 Middlebrook Road [02]

Activated Autocall pull station [02]

Activated Autocall pull station [03]

Fire-Lite BG-10L in Philadelphia Chinatown [02]

Fire-Lite BG-10L in Philadelphia Chinatown [01]

Activated Autocall pull station [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Bass Pro Shops in Atlantic City

Fire alarm pull station at Acme in Newark, Delaware

Silent Knight pull station at Giant Food in Burtonsville, Maryland [01]

Silent Knight pull station at Giant Food in Burtonsville, Maryland [02]

Fire alarm pull station at 2 Pidgeon Hill Drive [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 2 Pidgeon Hill Drive [02]

Fire-Lite BG-12 at Phantom Fireworks

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [05]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at former Westminster Sears

Old and new pull stations at Target in Frederick, Maryland

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [06]

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [07]

Fire alarm pull station at New Street parking garage [08]

Emergency door release on WMATA railcar 3049

ADT version of Fire-Lite BG-10L [02]

ADT version of Fire-Lite BG-10L [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Mission BBQ in Hagerstown

Fire alarm at Goose Creek

Bosch pull station at Ross in Martinsburg

Fire alarm pull station in museum building

Activated Simplex pull station

Fire alarm pull station and button at Gabriel Brothers

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Sears in Waldorf, Maryland

Fire alarm at DSW Shoes

Fire alarm at Lauinger Library

Edwards-Spectronics pull station

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [05]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [06]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [04]

Woomy looks at a fire alarm

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [07]

Fire alarm aboard the USS Wisconsin [03]

Fire alarm pull station at 2 Eaton Street

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [04]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [01]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [02]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [07]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [05]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [03]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [06]

Radionics pull station at Martin's

Elyse and a tall fire alarm

Sign advising not to let the elevator door slam

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [01]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [02]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [03]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [04]

Hochiki pull station at Hilton Garden Inn [02]

Hochiki pull station at Hilton Garden Inn [01]

Fire alarm pull station in Gabbin Hall

Fire alarm pull station at Hotel 24 South

Fire alarm pull station at Food Lion in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Fire alarm at Angel's Food Market

Pyrotronics pull station at Crossroads Professional Center

Fire alarm pull station at 224 North Main Street [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 224 North Main Street [02]

Door release pull station at Frederick Health [02]

Door release pull station at Frederick Health [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Whole Foods in Glover Park [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Whole Foods in Glover Park [02]

Autocall pull station at Whole Foods Market in Towson, Maryland [02]

Autocall pull station at Whole Foods Market in Towson, Maryland [03]

Autocall pull station at Whole Foods Market in Towson, Maryland [04]

Autocall pull station at Whole Foods Market in Towson, Maryland [01]

Edwards pull station at Clarion Hotel & Suites in Shippensburg

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Mount Airy Plaza [01]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Mount Airy Plaza [02]

Mircom door release pull station at Mount Airy Plaza

Fire alarm pull station at Ross in Columbia, Maryland

Siemens pull station at Hampton Inn Knoxville East [01]

Siemens pull station at Hampton Inn Knoxville East [02]

Siemens pull station at Hampton Inn Knoxville East [03]

Siemens pull station at Hampton Inn Knoxville East [04]

Fire alarm pull station at the Sunsphere

Edwards fire alarm pull station in the basement of a building [01]

Edwards fire alarm pull station in the basement of a building [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station in the basement of a building [03]

Fire-Lite BG-10 at Boscov's

Fire alarm pull station at the Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Langhorne

Fire alarm at Barbers and Brew [02]

Fire alarm at Barbers and Brew [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Chelsea Wine Vault [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Chelsea Wine Vault [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Chelsea Wine Vault [01]

Fire alarm at the New York Transit Museum

Vintage fire alarm call box at New York Transit Museum

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [04]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [05]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [06]

Fire alarm pull station at the Aloft New York Brooklyn [01]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [07]

Fire alarm pull station at the Aloft New York Brooklyn [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the Aloft New York Brooklyn [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [02]

Pyrotronics pull station at Destiny USA

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Gatineau [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Gatineau [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Gatineau [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [04]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [05]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [03]

Mirtone fire alarm pull station at Harvey's [01]

Mirtone fire alarm pull station at Harvey's [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [04]

Fire alarm pull station at Gatineau Sports Center [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Gatineau Sports Center [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Gatineau Sports Center [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Station de la Cité

Pedestrian signal call sensor at Metcalfe and Nepean Streets [01]

Pedestrian signal call sensor at Metcalfe and Nepean Streets [02]

Bilingual fire alarm pull station at Thousand Islands duty free store, Canadian side

Vintage fire alarm at the Dakota

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [02]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [03]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [04]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [05]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay Queen Street [02]

Bilingual fire alarm pull station at Toronto Pearson International Airport [01]

Bilingual fire alarm pull station at Toronto Pearson International Airport [02]

Bilingual fire alarm pull station at Toronto Pearson International Airport [03]

Simplex fire alarm pull station at Taylor Hall [01]

Simplex fire alarm pull station at Taylor Hall [02]

Simplex fire alarm pull station at Taylor Hall [03]

Simplex fire alarm pull station at Taylor Hall [04]

Simplex fire alarm pull station at Taylor Hall [05]

Simplex fire alarm pull station at Taylor Hall [06]

Fire alarm pull station at the Hampton Inn on Citadel Haven Drive

Sun-faded Autocall pull station [01]

Sun-faded Autocall pull station [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [01]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [03]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [04]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [05]

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [02]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [03]

Gamewell Century pull station at the Hampton Inn in Independence, Ohio [01]

Gamewell Century pull station at the Hampton Inn in Independence, Ohio [02]

Route selector box at East 55th Street station

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0

Created on: Sunday 25 September 2011

Dimensions: 2025*2700

Albums: Photos by date / 2011
Photos by location / Maryland / Montgomery County (MD) / Bethesda
Photos by subject / Fire alarms

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