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FIRE
ALARM SYSTEMS
Cofessco designs and installs fire alarm systems and
voice evacuation systems that meet or exceed the requirements of
the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), local codes and the National
Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Standard 72.
Cofessco also
modifies and repairs existing systems. Emergency
service for fire alarm systems is available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week.
The varieties
of fire alarm systems (and related equipment) that Cofessco Fire
Protection designs, installs, and services include:
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All major brands of fire alarm equipment
· • Integrated Smoke Detector Systems
· • Fire doors
· • Elevator recall
· • Voice Evacuation
· • Central station monitoring, 24 hours a day
If you can't
find what you're looking for, be sure to call us at (231) 726-2396
or e-mail us at info@cofessco.com
FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM MONITORING, 24 hours a day.
A fire alarm system warns personnel to evacuate a building because
of danger. It is not necessarily connected to a central station
monitoring service, but indeed can be, for greater protection to
your property 24 hours a day. In the event of a fire, a "monitored"
system sends out a signal to the central station monitoring service,
resulting in a call to your local fire department and/or anyone
you list with the monitoring service.
Read more about monitored systems here.
FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM SERVICE: Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
To ensure their reliability, fire alarm systems must be inspected,
tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements of NFPA
72 and your local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Cofessco
Fire Protection will work out a program for periodic testing, inspection,
and maintenance that is right for you and that conforms to all NFPA
code requirements as well as the requirements of your local AHJ
and the system manufacturer's suggested inspection and maintenance
requirements.
Here is a list
of items and procedures included in an annual fire alarm inspection
in accordance with NFPA 72.
• Inspect
control panel
• Verify monitoring connection
• Inspect annunciator
• Test pull stations
• Test bells
• Test audible/visual devices
• Test elevator recall
• Test door holders
• Test smoke detector sensitivity every two years
• Test duct detectors
• Thermal detectors
• Test tamper switches
• Test flow switches
• Test ground fault detection circuitry
• Tested for grounded field wiring
• Battery standby verified
Inspection
A visual examination of a fire alarm system or portion thereof to
verify that it appears to be in operating condition and is free
of physical damage.
Inspection of
your fire alarm system involves regular visual examination, activation,
and documentation of all devices (panels, detectors, pull stations,
horns, strobes, annunciators, door holders, etc.) in your system.
Testing
A procedure to determine the functional status of a system. These
fire alarm system tests follow up on the original acceptance test
at intervals specified in the appropriate chapter of the NFPA Standard
72.
Testing of your
fire alarm system includes annual procedures to determine that the
system operates as designed, including a test of monitoring connections.
Sensitivity testing of every smoke detector in your system is required
every two years.
Maintenance
Work performed to keep equipment operable or make repairs.
Maintenance of your fire alarm system involves regular replacement
of the 24-hour backup batteries.
lnspection,
Testing and Maintenance Service
A service program provided by a qualified contractor or owner's
representative in which all components unique to the property's
systems are inspected and tested at the required times and necessary
maintenance is provided. This program includes logging and retention
of relevant records.
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