Fire Alarm Systems

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that you have at least one smoke detector per level and one smoke detector in each bedroom.

Types of Detectors

Battery Operated Smoke Detectors: Simply stated, if the battery is dead, they don’t work. When the battery is low, it beeps intermittently. People find this annoying, but it is a necessary reminder to change the battery. (We don’t sell these; you can buy them in any store).

AC Powered Detectors: They operate on 110VAC house electric power and sometimes have a battery back up in case of power failure. They also beep when their battery is low.

Heat Detectors: Heat detectors are not a life saving device since they are slow in responding to fires. However, in areas that are too hot, too cold, or too dusty, they are the only alternative. Heat detectors can supplement the smoke detectors in areas where smoke detectors are not practical, such as garages, kitchens, laundry rooms, and attics.

Monitored Smoke Detectors: When monitored smoke detectors sense a fire developing, they signal the alarm control panel which activates all evacuation horns throughout the residence and sends a fire signal to the central station, who notifies the fire department. Monitored smoke detectors operate from the control panel so that you get battery back up without any batteries to change in the smoke detectors themselves – ever.

     If you have battery operated or 110 VAC powered smoke detectors, who will hear them if you are away from home? Monitored smoke detectors will enable the fire department to be dispatched before priceless possessions or family pets are destroyed.

     When smoke is sensed at any one of the protected locations in the home, the smoke detector will send a message to your control panel which will then cause all the evacuation horns to sound. In addition, the control panel will relay the emergency fire signal to our central monitoring station where the message is received and processed. The local fire department is then notified so that help can be on the way, whether you are at home or away.

"Who will hear the smoke alarm when you are away?"