Sentence examples for activating the fire from inspiring English sources

At that time, the residents amused themselves by activating the fire alarm to summon the local hook and ladder company, which didn't mind a bit.

Activate the fire alarm, or pick the lock on the door.

The handle also contained two pins and a lever; the first pin was pulled out to make the casing fall away, and the second to activate the firing mechanism in the grenade.

When the user pulled a pin on the handle of the grenade, the casing would fall away and expose the sphere; another pin would activate the firing mechanism, and the user would then attempt to attach the grenade to an enemy tank or other vehicle, ideally with enough force to break the glass ball.

Pulling the trigger activates the firing pin, discharging the weapon.

The purpose of the barometric stage was to delay activating the radar altimeter firing command circuit until near detonation altitude.

The sprinkler system in the building had not activated during the fire.

"The ship's automatic fire extinguishing systems activated, and the fire was successfully extinguished," Mr. Cahill said in the statement.

When the automatic sprinklers are activated by the fire, the water flows through micro-turbine generators attached to the sprinklers, which generate electricity that is used to supply power to the illumination system.

She then apparently panicked, pulling a lever marked "fire suppression" and unwittingly activating the extinguisher system instead of merely summoning help.

A pact to officially activate the 2006 cease-fire agreement had been signed in December 2008 by the Burundian government and the last remaining rebel group, the National Liberation Forces FNLL).