Well, it is doable. Many years ago when I lived in a dorm I lived in a quite old house. An old nursery, which someone decided was a cultural heritage (smart then to let 14 student live there, that wont ruin it at all). Houses with this culture-mark has special rules. One being that it requires different type of smoke alarm. One that goes directly to the fire department and making sure they are the only one that can turn it off. Add to that a faulty alarm that goes off on dust and hot water. Yeah, the fire department came almost once a week. People just opened the doors for the firefighters and went on their business. Everyone would have head phones but people would be reading, cleaning, working at the computer, all while the alarm is at full blast and the fire fighters are looking for the source.