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Everything and Anything About Fire Alarm Systems

Reddit's International Fire Alarm Technicians Sub

27k subscribers250 posts / mo in Sep 2026195 authors / mosince 2013

r/firealarms has 27k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 250 posts a month from 195 people. Top topics: Electrical Infrastructure Safety, Car Panels & Switches and Control Panels.

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Size and growth

How r/firealarms has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+25%in 12 months · +4.5% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202627k
Growing27k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−31%vs Sep 2025 · −4.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026250
QuieterPeaked at 486 in Aug 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/firealarms

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Electrical Infrastructure Safety1.7%
  2. Car Panels & Switches0.8%
  3. Control Panels0.8%
  4. Smart Home Devices & Safety0.7%
  5. Electrician Discussions0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

Can you post

Posting rules for r/firealarms

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Timing and removals

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What to post

What works on r/firealarms

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/firealarms

Gender and age of the people who write on r/firealarms, the countries and US states they live in, their jobs, and whether a few regulars carry the conversation.

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/firealarms

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research