Fire Alarm and Sprinkler System Basics
If you own or manage a commercial building, you probably already understand the importance of routine fire alarm inspection in Kansas City. The maintenance and inspection of your building’s fire safety systems are not only required by law, but they may also save lives. How familiar are you with how your fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems work?
Heat Detectors and Smoke Detectors
Fire alarm systems primarily rely on their ability to detect flames and fires before they spread. Most systems have multiple types of detecting devices that can create an alert before things get out of control. These include carbon monoxide detectors, heat detectors, and smoke detectors. Different types of fires fueled by different sources in varying conditions are not all detected as quickly by a single type of detection system. This is why multiple types of detectors are used in fire alarm systems.
Fire Alarm Manual Call Points
A fire alarm manual call point is another name for the red-handled alert systems placed in the hallways of public buildings. Instead of being forced to wait until the fire grows, these manual alert systems allow an individual to manually trigger a fire alarm.
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Main Control Units
The main control unit of a commercial fire alarm and sprinkler system is a computerized device designed to receive an alert signal from a fire, smoke, or carbon monoxide detector, sound audible and visible alarms (bells, buzzers, flashing lights, etc.), and potentially turn on a sprinkler system and alert the local fire department.
Main control units can often be configured differently according to input data. Different types of fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler systems are available. Larger buildings with extensive networks of detectors and sprinklers often require more complex systems capable of distinguishing more efficiently between system faults and genuine alarms.
If you need to extend the reach of your current fire systems or resolve a recurring problem, we offer fire alarm service in Kansas City. If you are concerned that your current system is outdated or no longer suitable for securing the safety of your building’s occupants, we can help with that too.
Aegis Fire Protection – Fire Sprinkler Repair in Kansas City
Aegis Fire Protection LLC is a full-service fire protection company serving the Kansas City metro area and the Springfield, Missouri metro area. We specialize in fire alarm systems and fire sprinkler system design, installation, and inspection. Our NICET-certified design team has over 30 years of field experience caring for clients just like you. BIM coordination is also available.
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Aegis Fire Protection, LLC
11936 W. 119th St. #262
Overland Park, KS 66213
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