A method for inspecting notification appliances in an alarm system connected to an alarm panel , the method comprising: placing the alarm system in an inspection mode to perform an inspection on each of the notification appliances in the alarm system, whereby a verification indicium on each notification appliance being inspected is activated; performing the inspection of the notification appliances; suspending the inspection before all of the notification appliances in the alarm system have been inspected, whereby the verification indicia of all of the uninspected notification appliances are deactivated, addresses associated with each of the uninspected notification appliances are stored, and the alarm system is returned to normal operation; resuming the inspection of the notification appliances, whereby the alarm system is again placed in the inspection mode and the verification indicia of all of the uninspected notification appliances are reactivated; wherein the inspection performed on a notification appliance comprises: performing a physical inspection and actuating an input device on the notification appliance in the alarm system, whereby the verification indicium on the notification appliance is deactivated upon actuation of the input device; transmitting a verification signal from the notification appliance upon activation of the input device; upon receiving the verification signal, the alarm panel records a unique address of the notification appliance, and also records the date and time when the verification signal was received; and the alarm panel further records a unique identification number associated with a magnetic key that was used to actuate the input device. placing the alarm system in an inspection mode to perform an inspection on each of the notification appliances in the alarm system, whereby a verification indicium on each notification appliance being inspected is activated; performing the inspection of the notification appliances; suspending the inspection before all of the notification appliances in the alarm system have been inspected, whereby the verification indicia of all of the uninspected notification appliances are deactivated, addresses associated with each of the uninspected notification appliances are stored, and the alarm system is returned to normal operation; resuming the inspection of the notification appliances, whereby the alarm system is again placed in the inspection mode and the verification indicia of all of the uninspected notification appliances are reactivated; wherein the inspection performed on a notification appliance comprises: performing a physical inspection and actuating an input device on the notification appliance in the alarm system, whereby the verification indicium on the notification appliance is deactivated upon actuation of the input device; transmitting a verification signal from the notification appliance upon activation of the input device; upon receiving the verification signal, the alarm panel records a unique address of the notification appliance, and also records the date and time when the verification signal was received; and the alarm panel further records a unique identification number associated with a magnetic key that was used to actuate the input device. performing a physical inspection and actuating an input device on the notification appliance in the alarm system, whereby the verification indicium on the notification appliance is deactivated upon actuation of the input device; transmitting a verification signal from the notification appliance upon activation of the input device; upon receiving the verification signal, the alarm panel records a unique address of the notification appliance, and also records the date and time when the verification signal was received; and the alarm panel further records a unique identification number associated with a magnetic key that was used to actuate the input device. <EOS>