Abstract: An alarm system for alerting persons within a monitored area as to an emergency situation. The alarm system includes a monitoring unit strategically placed within said monitored area, a vibrating unit and alighting system. The monitoring unit includes a sensor for sensing conditions within the monitored area and generating a sensor signal, a processor for analyzing the sensor signal to determine if an emergency situation exists and a transmitter for transmitting an emergency signal upon a determination that an emergency situation exists by the microprocessor The vibration unit is retained by a person within the monitored area including a receiver for receiving the emergency signal and a vibrator activated by the receiver for causing the vibrating unit to vibrate thereby alerting the person retaining the vibrating unit as to the emergency situation.

Abstract: A signal helmet for use by individuals of limited physical and sensory capacity, such as loss of vision and hearing, is provided to include a padded helmet shell formed with a strobe thereon. A modification of the invention includes translucent reflector blades rotatably mounted adjacent the strobe light to effect illumination to enhance strobe effect, wherein further use of the blades includes a plurality of mirror blades mounted coaxially and above the translucent blades to further enhance strobe effect for a signalling procedure.