RPTED SIT IN WHICH THE FACILITY FIRE ALARM SYS HAS BEEN RPTED OTS FOR OVER A MONTH. RPTR STATED THERE IS NO BACKUP SYS.

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THIS MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE FORM; BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO RPT THIS AND REMAIN ANONYMOUS FOR FEAR OF POSSIBLE REPRISAL. SINCE PRIOR TO JUL/XX/96; OUR FIRE ALARM FOR THE ENTIRE FACILITY (TWR AND OFFICES) HAS BEEN OTS. NO APPARENT REASON IS OFFERED TO EXPLAIN THE OUTAGE AND NO BACKUP SYS EXISTS. IF THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE FACILITY THERE NOW IS NO VISUAL OR AURAL ALARM TO ADVISE PERSONNEL IN THE TWR OF SUCH AN EVENT. THEREFORE; TWR PERSONNEL WOULD NOT BE AWARE OF A FIRE AND MAY LOSE THEIR ONLY WAY OF EGRESS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THIS IS A 24 HR FACILITY WITH ONLY 1 PERSON SCHEDULED FROM XA00 TO XI30; LESSENING THE CHANCES OF A PERSON BEING WARNED OF A POSSIBLE FIRE BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ELSEWHERE IN THE FACILITY. WHILE THIS IS NOT A PLT/SYS SAFETY PROB; IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A CTLR SAFETY ISSUE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT A FEW DAYS AFTER SENDING THE RPT; RPTR WAS TOLD BY A SUPVR THAT THE FIRE ALARM DID WORK BUT REQUIRED YRLY MAINT WHICH IS DUE. RPTR STATED THE MAIN ALARM PANEL IS IN THE EQUIP ROOM AND A SMALL PANEL IN THE TWR. RPTR SAID THERE IS NO AURAL ALARM IN THE TWR BUT INDICATED THERE IS A RED LIGHT ALARM INDICATOR ON THE SMALL PANEL.