Radio shack burg panel being used as apartment fire alarm

Sounds OK to me, what could possibly go wrong?

Sounds like something a DIY'er would do

I bet they also used double-stick tape for the sensors

These kind of setups were an industry norm before NFPA 72 came into play. Then the AHJ took almost 15+ years to catch up with the standards. Even with all the new standards, many fire marshals still have no clue.

Jim Rojas

For years the fire marshal around here was the guy in charge of the marshmellows at the annual weeny roast. But then he learned how to read, a little. Very little. Now he wears a baseball hat, smokes a cigar and has an American flag patch on his khaki shirt and carries a clip board. And of course, he drives an SUV. That's about all he does now, as far as we can figure out. Oh yeah ..... he also has a very practiced way of frowning and shaking his head when he walks through a building, Ummm, should you be lucky enough to see him walking through a building, that is. Home Depot must have some serious problems because thats where you'll find him during the day, walking the asiles and checking the shelves. Probably looking for cumbustable inventory.

It was probably monitored by Monitronics. Those guys specialize in garbage alarms.

Years ago we had a terrific FM in West Hartford. He was named "Fire Marshal of the Year" by the NBFAA. He was strict about following code but he was also reasonable. If there was an honest mistake he'd point it out and ask how much time you needed to get it fixed. He had no patience whatsoever with Sonitrash and ADT but he'd always work with any company that tried to do things right.

When the local PD decided they didn't want to stay in the fire alarm monitoring business they asked the FM to notify each monitored business and school that they would need to find another monitoring service. Many clients who asked for a recommendation. He said he that due to public policy he could not recommend any specific company, but that they should find a firm whose central station was located in West Hartford. At the time there was only one. :^)

I'm not sure a receiver in the spare bedroom qualifies as a central station