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Fire alarms come low voltage and high voltage. If you are not sure it is best for you not to tamper with it. You can see if turning the breakers off and then back on will stop the chirping, and if that does not help, ask your land lord to send a person out to check it.
if the alarm is hard wired, it will kick the breaker off if it shorts out, if its battery powered take the battery out, let it dry out,
Advise the maintenance folks of the problem, and they will figure out what to do about it. The gadget may need replacement or not. Encourage them to replace it if there is any question, as it is obviously useful to have smoke detectors that work.
