Index: firmware/App/Services/AlarmMgmt.h
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diff -u -r34e43586567b8b43f713d28f1ce36fe781710649 -rf3b83f75a19b975ad1abead662c8151a2907ac00
--- firmware/App/Services/AlarmMgmt.h	(.../AlarmMgmt.h)	(revision 34e43586567b8b43f713d28f1ce36fe781710649)
+++ firmware/App/Services/AlarmMgmt.h	(.../AlarmMgmt.h)	(revision f3b83f75a19b975ad1abead662c8151a2907ac00)
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@
     ALARM_DATA_TYPES_T  dataType;   ///< The type of alarm data provided.
     ALARM_DATAS_T       data;       ///< The alarm data of specified type.
 } ALARM_DATA_T;
+
+/// Payload record structure for an alarm status message.
+typedef struct
+{
+    U32 alarmState;                             ///< Alarm state: 0 = no alarms, 1 = low priority, 2 = medium priority, 3 = high priority
+    U32 alarmTop;                               ///< ID of top active alarm
+    U32 escalatesIn;                            ///< Top active alarm escalates in this many seconds
+    U32 silenceExpiresIn;                       ///< Silencing of alarms expires in this many seconds
+    U16 alarmsFlags;                            ///< bit flags: 1 = true, 0 = false for each bit flag
+} ALARM_COMP_STATUS_PAYLOAD_T;
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
 /// Listing of specific software faults for logging purposes.