Patent ID: 7889066

Claim:
A self-configuring emergency event alarm system, comprising: a plurality of alarm network devices, each of which comprises: a processor for communicating with said plurality of self-configuring emergency event alarm network devices to dynamically establish a network of said plurality of self-configuring emergency event alarm network devices; at least one sensor for detecting the presence of a hazard condition, and an alarm output for generating at least one alarm indication in response to detection of said presence of a hazard condition; wherein said processor is responsive to a hazard detected by said at least one sensor for communicating via said network of said plurality of self-configuring emergency event alarm network devices to relay said hazard detection to said plurality of self-configuring emergency event alarm network devices; and network access for interconnecting said self-configuring alarm network to at least one of a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and an emergency response agency.