Fire Alarm & Detection

Fire Alarm Systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when there’s still time for evacuation. Early detection also plays a significant role in protecting the safety of emergency response personnel. There are two types of fire alarm systems:

A fire alarm system is a system of connected devices working together to detect and warn people when smoke or fire, is present. Alarms can be triggered by smoke detection, heat detection, or manual pull stations. Alarms vary, from the traditional, motorized bells or wall mountable sounders to electronic notification systems, strobes, and voice alert systems.

When selecting an alarm system, consider the ongoing commitment that will be required over the life of the system. Inspection, testing, and maintenance will be crucial to the success of your alarm system.

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Addressable (intelligent)

Addressable fire alarms provide firefighters with the exact location of a fire. Also known as intelligent alarm systems, they can range from one device to complex systems of hundreds of interconnected devices. Each device constantly communicates with the control panel allowing rapid response sending information to a control panel.

Conventional

Initiating Detection

The initiating devices in a fire alarm system detect signs of a possible fire and activate an alarm. They are the system’s triggers and the most visible aspect of the fire alarm system. Examples of initiating detectors include:

Smoke Detectors, Heat and Linear Heat Detectors, Duct systems, Beam, Video, Flame, Gas and Air Sampling Detection units.

When a device is activated by detecting its respective triggering event, the control panel and initiates the audible and visual alarms.

Notification

Audio – Horn strobes combine both audio and visual alarms to alert the occupants to evacuate the premises in the event of an emergency.
Visual – Strobes provide synchronized flashes to alert the hearing impaired to evacuate the premises.
Mass Notification systems are one-way systems that are used to send out emergency alerts over a multi-zone audio system, or other approved method, to instruct or warn occupants of a potential emergency. Such systems can be essential in your disaster preparedness and could be the difference between life and death in a natural disaster, active shooter, or cyberattack situation.
Exit Point – in the event of an emergency, evacuation is critical. Exit point audible devices can reduce evacuation times, prevent injuries and save time. These devices act as audible exit signs and are designed to help building occupants pinpoint the nearest exit location and guide them to exit quickly, reliably, and safely even when visibility is impaired.

Central Station Monitoring

MeshWrx is a wireless technology that provides a fault-tolerant, end-to-end delivery system for fire alarm monitoring. MeshWrx replaces your existing phone lines and installs our mesh radio device to your existing fire alarm control panel. When an alarm is sounded, MeshWrx transmits the alarm signal from your fire alarm control panel to the call center using “smart radio” technology.

Each mesh radio device installed on the network acts as a receiver, transmitter, and repeater of the radio signals on the MeshWrx frequency. These signals are sent through the fastest possible route to the Central Station Monitoring System (Call Center) which alerts the proper authorities in real-time to lessen the impact of the disaster. The routes are continuously recalculated to ensure information is traveling efficiently. As new transmitters are added to the network, the system dynamically adjusts the paths on which information travels. Not only does this provide maximum efficiency but it allows the network to grow exponentially without the need for additional infrastructure.

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Vesda/Air Sampling

VESDA aspirating smoke detectors provide continuous air sampling to give you the earliest possible warning of a fire. This increased response time offers the user additional response time to investigate an alarm and potentially prevent injury, property damage, and business disruption. VESDA detectors can detect minute levels of smoke before a fire has time to escalate. These systems are manufactured using 6 Sigma techniques and adhere to ISO 9000 standards which are certified by regulatory bodies worldwide.

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