A sound-sensitive emergency alert system, comprising: at least one electronic alarm module disposed at a predetermined location in a building, the at least one electronic alarm module comprising: an acoustic sensor configured to detect at least one acoustic sound in the building and to output at least one sound detection signal corresponding to the at least one acoustic sound detected; an acoustic output device configured to output an audio alert; and an alert communication and control module in electrical communication with the acoustic sensor and the acoustic output device, the alert communication and control module configured to control the acoustic output device to adjust the output of the audio alert in response to the detected at least one acoustic sound, the at least one electronic alarm module is configured to detect at least one emergency event and to: output at least one audio alert; detect at least one acoustic sound; adjust the output of the at least one audio alert based on the detected at least one acoustic sound, characterized in that the at least one electronic alarm module is configured to output the audio alert at a first decibel level when the sound-sensitive emergency alert system detects the at least one emergency event, and to output the audio alert at a second decibel level less than the first decibel level in response to detecting at least one acoustic sound; and transmit information about the detected at least one acoustic sound to components in communication with the emergency alert system. at least one electronic alarm module disposed at a predetermined location in a building, the at least one electronic alarm module comprising: an acoustic sensor configured to detect at least one acoustic sound in the building and to output at least one sound detection signal corresponding to the at least one acoustic sound detected; an acoustic output device configured to output an audio alert; and an alert communication and control module in electrical communication with the acoustic sensor and the acoustic output device, the alert communication and control module configured to control the acoustic output device to adjust the output of the audio alert in response to the detected at least one acoustic sound, an acoustic sensor configured to detect at least one acoustic sound in the building and to output at least one sound detection signal corresponding to the at least one acoustic sound detected; an acoustic output device configured to output an audio alert; and an alert communication and control module in electrical communication with the acoustic sensor and the acoustic output device, the alert communication and control module configured to control the acoustic output device to adjust the output of the audio alert in response to the detected at least one acoustic sound, output at least one audio alert; detect at least one acoustic sound; adjust the output of the at least one audio alert based on the detected at least one acoustic sound, characterized in that the at least one electronic alarm module is configured to output the audio alert at a first decibel level when the sound-sensitive emergency alert system detects the at least one emergency event, and to output the audio alert at a second decibel level less than the first decibel level in response to detecting at least one acoustic sound; and transmit information about the detected at least one acoustic sound to components in communication with the emergency alert system.