本文作者系西伯乐斯公司技术服务经理和英国消防系统协会火灾探测执行委员会主席吉姆·福勒。作者在本文中概述了最近半个世纪间火灾自动探测技术的重要发展 ,并向火灾探测工业提出未来应考虑的主要发展领域。火灾探测工业正在迅速发生变化 ,然而 ,技术方面的变化未必意味着就 The writer is Technical Services Manager at Siebels and Jim Fowler, chairman of Fire Detection Executive Board of the British Fire Protection Systems Association. In this paper, the author summarizes important developments in automatic fire detection technology during the last half century and presents the main areas of development for the fire detection industry that should be considered in the future. The fire detection industry is rapidly changing, however, technological changes do not necessarily mean