Bring these

• Site emergency contact sheet
• Phone or radio
• Fire-alarm event log

1. 1Read without operatingFrom an already safe accessible location, record the exact message, time, device or zone and whether several events appear. Do not open the panel cabinet or change settings.
2. 2Distinguish the labelsAn alarm reports a possible emergency. A supervisory signal calls attention to a monitored fire-protection condition. Trouble indicates a fault in the system or associated equipment. Several conditions can coexist.
3. 3Notify the responsible partiesContact the building lead and qualified alarm service provider using the site procedure. Report any monitoring/communication failure promptly because dispatch signaling may be affected.
4. 4Preserve the evidenceRecord visible messages before authorized personnel operate controls. Avoid repeated resets, pulling batteries, cycling breakers or disabling points; these actions can hide the symptom or impair protection.
5. 5Track through restorationGet a service ticket, responsible contact and follow-up time. If protection is impaired, have the site impairment coordinator involve the authority having jurisdiction and arrange required measures. Do not invent a fire-watch plan from a web article.

Record the exact location, observed condition, time, actions taken, person contacted and follow-up owner. Keep unresolved items visible. A completed checklist means the check was performed; it does not automatically mean the equipment passed or is safe.

NFPA: fire alarm basics — https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/project/storefront/catalog/files/code-or-topic-fact-sheets/FireAlarmBasicsFactSheet.pdf Use the installed equipment manual and your site plan for equipment-specific procedures.