Black school trousers, black top with neon death characters,black school shoes and a pair of fishnet black gloves! Ok?
No - you can only deduct clothing costs as they relate to your wearing a uniform for your occupation. or special types of shoes. (Postman can deduct 100.00 a year for special shoes) Workmen get to deduct work boots, and steel helmets and leather belts and equipment that can only be used at their jobs, and not as regular street wear. This applies to Nurses, Firemen, Police - utility company workers, private police and uniformed guards, etc.
I really don't know. Sometime ago, my niece had a fire in her house the fire department guy said they would have to get rid of all the baby's toys and books that had come in contact with the smoke. In a friend's recent fire, most of the contents were saved and taken to a place that restores items after a fire. I think I'd call the Fire Department and ask them what they recommend. I know there are places where you can take your clothes after a fire to have them cleaned and/or laundered. I don't know if they do anything differently than you or I would do or not. Start with the Fire Department.
I really can't tell which type of Fire Alarm bell that is from the picture, there are two types, electrical and mechanical. Electrical bells are controlled by the FA panel. If it is the only alarm going off then I would guess there is some type of failure like a failed relay or signalling module. The pipe leading out the top tends to make me believe it is this type. Mechanical bells have a vane in the pipe that is driven by flow that is actually connected through the back of the bell to the clapper, ringing means some water is flowing through the sprinkler pipe, somebody left a drain open or there is a leak. Either way if you call the Fire Department and tell them there is a red bell that looks like a fire alarm bell that is ringing they will be glad to come out. If there is no fire found on site they will typically issue some type of warning/action/correction notice to the building owner that could become a fine if not fixed. Things break and fail, they don't issue fines for that, not fixing problems is another story. They will probably also tell them to put a sign under the bell that says If bell rings call 911. The Fire Department will be happy to hear from you, they would prefer you call during bankers hours, but any time during daylight would be fine. The firemen coming out to the site won't even know the name of the person who called, but if you have any fear from the landlord just have a friend call.
