One of the most important fire protection systems you can install in your LaCrosse, Vernon, Monroe, and Sauk county business, a fire alarm system is a quick-response means of alerting your employees and coworkers of a fire so they can quickly get to safety. It is important to keep your fire alarm system up to code to ensure that it works properly at all times. As a result, quarterly fire alarm system inspections are critically important. If you are due for a fire alarm system inspection, call Fire Protection Specialists today!
Why professional fire alarm system inspections are important
We Keep You Up To Code
To ensure their reliability, fire alarm systems
must be inspected, tested and maintained. FPS will set up a
service program for periodic testing, inspection, and maintenance
that conforms to…
- NFPA code requirements
- Local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)
- System manufacturer's recommended inspection and
maintenance requirements
- Required Annual Fire Alarm System Testing
Fire alarm systems consist of much more than smoke detectors on the walls or ceilings or a fire annunciator panel in the front of your building. Many elements of fire alarm systems are kept out of sight, so you might not be able to check them every day. During a routine quarterly fire alarm system inspection, the various components of your fire alarm system are exercised and tested to make sure they’re all in good working order. That would include all of the manual pull stations, alert/alarm methods (strobes and horns), smoke and heat detectors, exit/emergency signs and lights, duct detectors, annunciator panels, the main alarm panel and any communications sub-panels and battery backup supplies.
- Every fire exit will be checked to make sure the doors are easy to open and that there are no objects blocking the exits. In addition, the fire alarm system inspection technician will check to make sure every emergency exit door is conspicuously marked, so that people will have no trouble finding it.
- Your fire alarm system inspection technician will check to make sure there are enough emergency exits in your building and that your building does not exceed its maximum occupancy. Making sure the number of emergency exits is sufficient for the amount of people in your building is critical as an emergency situation is likely to trigger a stampede otherwise.
- The fire alarm system inspection technician will check to make sure there are no highly flammable substances in the vicinity of your building. If flammable materials are essential to your building’s function, the fire alarm system inspection technician will make sure they are stored away from high risk areas.
- A fire alarm system inspection will check to see if your fire extinguishers and fire alarm pull stations and devices are located in the proper places so that people can get to them right away in the event of a fire.
Having a working fire alarm system installed in your building saves lives. According to the NFPA, fire alarms increase the chance of survival by as much as 50%! If you want to ensure the safety of your building, coworkers and employees by having a fire alarm system inspection, call FPS today!
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