Kukho iintlobo ezininzi zezibane zokulumkisa umlilo, phakathi kwazo i-photoelectric smoke detector, xa umsi womlilo ukhusela i-laser, i-electrode ilahlekelwa amandla kwaye ithumela i-alamu. Isibane sesilumkiso somlilo siya kudanyaza bubomvu kunye ne-strobe ukwazisa abantu ukuba kwenzeke umlilo kwaye kufuneka babaleke.