What was your first Alarm for your collection?

First pull station: Edwards 1250-0S coded pull station (Code: 4-7-1-2)
First notification appliance: EST Genesis G1R-VM Strobe
Both are super rare to find in Germany

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Mine was a Simplex Strobe

First pull station I got was the fake bg-12lx
And first bell I got was a junky asf 4 inch non UL listed bell
And the first real devices I got was a system sensor spectralert classic and wheelock RS, and a kidde rebranded 270-SPO

Note how most of everyone’s first devices were ripoff devices

Simplex 4903-9426 Blew up. Simplex 2099-9754 Broken handle.

My first fire alarm was a simplex 4251-30 unfortunately its broken

First pull station: 270spo
First NA: Wheelock 7002T-24
First panel: ESL 1500

For me, a FireLite BG-12L which I still have. I got it back in 2012.

I forgot to mention that it might have been an SPO-270 but I wasn’t sure.

My first device was a Simplex 2901-9806.
Here is a list of my first devices for each category along with the year I acquired the device.

Horn: Simplex 2901-9806 (2016)

Strobe: Simplex 4903-9101 Strobe Plate (2021)

Horn Strobe: Wheelock/Fenwal MT-24-LSM (2017 or 2018)

Pull Station: Fire-Lite BG-12L (2021/2022 new year)

Smoke Detector: Simplex 2098-9636 (2021)

Panel: Fire-Lite MS-2 (2023)

Panel that fully functions: Fire-Lite MS-5024 (2023)

organcram has forgetti disease :pensive:

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It’s true. I have forgetti spaghetti :pensive:

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My first device was an i3, but my first alarm was a silver Simplex 4040 with a single projector on it.

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Here is My Alarms from each Type:

First Fire Safety device was a Vanguard V5-40.

First Horn Strobe was a System Sensor Spectralert Advance P2RH.

First Remote Strobe was a Edwards Integrity Enhanced Strobe.

First Mechanical Horn was a Simplex 4903-9219.

First Non ADA Strobe Alarm was a Wheelock 7002T-24.

First Remote Speaker was a System Sensor Spectralert Advance SPR.

First Pull Station was a Simplex 4251-20.