Fire detection System Maintenance, Requirement and Importance
Fire detection System Maintenance, Requirement and Importance
Fire detection systems warn people in case of fire emerging, the release of carbon monoxide and smoke using smoke, gas detector and different sensors. Fire detection systems are designed in such a way so that early detection of fire becomes possible and safe evacuation of people would make on an emergency basis. Early detection of fire plays a vital role as it reduces the loss factor of property and the lives of people. Most fire detection systems are capable of providing information on the location of fire that will help in fast control of fire removal. Fire detection system work in two-way communication, detectors and sensors detects the fire and send a signal of the location to the respondent and the local fire fighting department. Fire detection systems are of different types and mainly contain heat detector, gas detectors, carbon monoxide detection, multiple other sensor, alarms, sirens and automatic control system.
Importance of Fire Detection System
Early detection of fire-related emergencies is very important as it plays a vital role in minimizing the loss of property and lives of people. Having a fire detection system in a building reduces the damage and helps in an early and timely manner of fire control. Having an installation of fire detection is the most important step that should be taken in while construction of residential or commercial buildings.
Requirement of Fire Detection System
For a fire detection system to work efficiently, it must have a good fire alarm system. Fire alarms having buzzers, horns and sirens play important role in warning the people so that it can evacuate the area in a timely manner and gather at the assembly point. Thus, a good fire detection system can save the lives of people by warning them through alarms, buzzers and sirens. A fire detection system also reduces the loss of property by alerting the people so that they can take fire emergency measures to minimize the property loss. These emergency measures include removing small fires using the fire extinguisher, calling the fire fighting department if there is no automatic alerting system for the fire department, cutting off the electricity supply and finally evacuating the people from the fire area. Most insurance companies provide different discounts offer to those individuals who have fire detection systems in their buildings.
Maintenance of Fire Detection System
Inspection and maintenance of fire detection systems are very important for these systems to work properly.
Mainly fire detections system contains electrical and electronic components so timely manner inspection of damaged components especially batteries, sensing environments and structural changes is very important. Usually, maintenance of the fire detection system is done once a year for smooth operation. In the maintenance process, replacement of faulty batteries is done, and proper triggering of sensor and detector is checked. Apart from this alarm system triggering is checked. In short, batteries should be replaced according to manufacturer instructions, and fire detectors are usually replaced after 5 years. Other several tests like the heating test and gas test are performed to check the proper working of heat, smoke and gas detectors. This regular inspection and maintenance are very important for the fire detection system to work efficiently.
