@tagir_valeev More galling still, a scheduled test of a fire alarm system typically *still includes evacuation.* Leaving the building *is* the drill. I have never worked in an office where there was any condition under which occupants are told to ignore the alarm.
Ignoring alarms leads to alarm fatigue which then leads to failure. Alarms either exist for a reason or they don't. A device that says otherwise is a broken device. You're right, devices like that will kill.
Fwiw I’ve worked in buildings with a regularly-scheduled alarm test (same time and day every week) which you were expected to ignore, reporting if there was a fault. It was preceded by a recorded announcement saying it was a rest, and followed by one saying the test was over and any further alarms should be responded to normally by evacuating.
(The drills where you do leave are more common, of course.)
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