FIRE ALARMS OVERVIEW

Fire Alarm Systems

Pyrotec has an established reputation for providing quality fire alarm installation and maintenance whatever the type of system and building involved.

We are now able to provide third party product certification for all our fire alarm systems and services through accreditation to the BAFE SP203 scheme (British Approvals for Fire Equipment modular scheme for fire alarm systems).

This scheme is a market standard for fire alarm companies and the BFPSA now sets the scheme as a minimum entry requirement for fire alarm related businesses.

We are also:
Specialist members of the Electrical Contractors Association,
ISO 9001 accredited for quality management by the SSAIB
Part P accredited for electrical works in shared/domestic buildings (building regulations requirement) by BRE Certification
CHAS accredited Contractors

All of the above schemes and associations assess the quality of our systems and/or workmanship on an ongoing basis.

System Categories:

Fire alarm systems fall into different categories according to their primary purpose – to protect life or property.

Category ‘L’ systems (Life protection) range from systems including strategically placed automatic fire detection (afd) and sounders to protect a single room (Category L5) to complete afd coverage in all areas (Category L1) with possible remote communication to other systems and alarm receiving centres.

Category ‘P’ systems (Property protection) may also cover a single specific risk (Category P2) or entire buildings or estates (Category P1).

Category ‘M’ systems include manual call points and sounders and may be incorporated in both of the above categories or used in their own right without afd.

A more detailed explanation of these categories can be found by clicking here (Link to another page on our site with system category info.

System Types:

We are able to provide certificated design, installation, commissioning and maintenance for all types of fire alarm system including the following:

• Wired non-addressable systems (Conventional fire alarms) – typically used in smaller properties providing zone indication of alarm areas.

• Wired analogue addressable systems (Addressable fire alarms) – used in most larger installations (8 zones or more) from one building to entire estates of buildings. The systems can be networked and give individual device information. Integration with other building systems can be achieved to form part of a complete fire protection solution for any building.

• Radio fire alarm systems – provide the options detailed above without cable installation. These systems provide a very practical solution in sensitive buildings or where the disruption of installing a wired system is not acceptable.

Any of the above systems can give fire alarm cover to any grade or category of BS5839 depending on the environment where they are fitted.

 

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