Fire Alarm Comprehensive Fire Protection for Businesses & Homes
A fire alarm system is a network of interconnected devices designed to detect, alert occupants, and notify emergency services in the event of a fire or fire-related emergency. These systems typically consist of several key components working together to ensure prompt and efficient response to a fire threat.
Key Components of a Fire Alarm System
Initiating Devices:
- These devices are responsible for detecting fire, smoke, or heat and triggering the alarm. Key initiating devices include:
- Smoke Detectors
- Heat Detectors
- Manual Pull Stations (used for manual activation)
Types of Fire Alarm Systems:
- Manual: Requires a person to manually activate the alarm by pulling a lever or breaking glass at a pull station.
- Automatic: Automatically detects and signals a fire, typically using smoke or heat detectors to sense danger and initiate the alarm.
- Conventional: Alarms for all devices within a specific zone, but it can be difficult to pinpoint the exact location of the fire.
- Addressable: Alarms for individual devices, allowing precise identification of the alarm's source for quick and accurate response.
Notification Appliances:
These devices alert occupants and emergency responders to the presence of a fire. Notification methods include:
- Horns
- Strobes
- Speakers
- Voice Notification Systems
Control Panel:
The control panel serves as the central hub of the fire alarm system. It receives signals from initiating devices, manages alarms, and sends signals to the notification appliances to alert occupants and emergency services.
Central Station Monitoring (Optional):
In commercial settings, a central station monitoring system can be used. This feature allows a remote monitoring company to receive alarm signals and respond accordingly, providing an additional layer of security and emergency response.
By combining these components, fire alarm systems ensure safety and prompt notification in the event of a fire, minimizing risk and aiding in quick evacuations and emergency responses.
About Fire-Lite
Founded in 1952, Fire-Lite Alarms introduced addressable fire alarm systems to the market and continues to be a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial fire alarm and life safety systems today. As part of Honeywell Fire, Fire-Lite offers a broad portfolio of products available through security equipment distribution throughout North America. Fire-Lite’s headquarters and manufacturing operations are based in Northford, CT.
Fire-Lite provides cost effective non-proprietary fire alarm solutions for small to medium buildings making Fire-Lite systems an ideal fit for educational institutions, hospitals and health care facilities, commercial complexes, retail spaces and government buildings around the world. With an extensive portfolio of life safety devices, Fire-Lite offers the products you need to protect lives and property while keeping up with continuously evolving code requirements.
Fire-Lite also offers system configuration and programming tools to help minimize the learning curve for those new to the platform while reducing set-up time for even the most experienced installer. Combined with a knowledgeable technical support team and year-round training available through the free Fire-Lite Training Academy program, Fire-Lite offers the training and support necessary to help you install and maintain fire alarm and life safety systems.
Fire-Lite makes innovative fire alarm and life safety solutions to protect property and save lives.
Real Life Applications
Retail
From a small store to a strip mall, the simple and reliable performance of our fire alarm control panels are on guard, so shoppers won’t be caught off-guard.
Healthcare
Fire-Lite intelligent duct detectors detect smoke and combustion particles moving through HVAC systems providing early detection in critical facilities.
Offices
Our complete line of addressable devices, from smoke and heat detectors to pull stations, provide reliable fire detection to help prevent injury, property damage and business disruption.
Hospitality
Integrated SWIFT wireless devices are ideal for spaces where aesthetics are critical, providing superior fire protection without wires.
Education
Fire-Lite’s Emergency Command Center (ECC) for fire and mass notification provide clear and timely communication in real-time to keep teachers and students informed and safe.
Lodging
L-Series Low Frequency Sounder notification appliances are proven to more effectively wake sleeping individuals in a fire event, allowing guests to rest well knowing they are protected.
Be Ready for the Unthinkable.
The time to detect a fire is when it’s just a wisp of smoke. That’s exactly what our systems do. We’ll work with you to build solutions that help keep your people and buildings safe.
Meet Fire Threats With an Integrated Detect and Response Strategy.
Fire protection begins with detection and response. We have experience equipping buildings of every size and complexity. We can scale solutions as your needs evolve by connecting, enhancing and automating life safety systems.
Take Your Facility's Life Safety System to New Heights
Discover how Honeywell’s suite of life safety solutions can help make your building safer, smarter, and compliant with the applicable codes.
Honeywell XLS4000 Series fire alarm control panels
It’s scalable, easy to install and test, and designed with compatibility for full digitalized control and compliance reporting , so building owners will always have confidence they’re protected , no matter the growing demands on the system.
Honeywell Self-test Detectors
The first UL listed detectors that can test themselves. This new range of detectors will revolutionize the way we test life safety systems.
Connected Life Safety Services (CLSS)
Streamlining the way fire and life safety assets are installed, tested and maintained, Honeywell CLSS is the cloud-based answer to the need to minimize disruption to operations, maintain visibility, and demonstrate compliance.
Our Brands
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System Sensor
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US Digital Designs
Fire station alerting solutions that equip first responders with fast and accurate information to enable quicker responses and enhanced situational awareness.
Proprietary Enterprise Brands
Farenhyt Series
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Gamewell-FCI
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NOTIFIER
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