Alarm Receiving Centre
Live investigations of false fire alarms, written by Raman Chagger and published by BRE in December 2015, suggests that an ‘Alarm Receiving Centre’ (ARC) is a:
‘…centre in which the operator receives an electronic signal from the protected premises and interprets them to organise a suitable response.’
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