Fire Detection - Case Studies

FlamePro, a renowned British manufacturing specialist of life safety garments and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for firefighters, has been awarded a £4 million contract by Capita, to provide its firefighting PPE for the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), across the next decade. Firefighting PPE tender The competitive tender, part of Capita’s contract with the MOD, saw four different PPE providers bid for the contract, with FlamePro being appointed to provide its full ensem...

A fire that destroyed hundreds of rented units at a three-story self-storage warehouse in Manchester, United Kingdom, has once again brought into sharp focus the wider impact of fire and the vulnerability of buildings with no sprinkler systems. Self-Storage Tameside facility fire About 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to battle the blaze at the Self-Storage Tameside facility, in Denton, on 21st February 2021. Thankfully, there were no injuries, but the wider impact to the hundr...

A fault-tolerant network of Axis EN fire panels from Advanced has been installed at one of Crete’s newest and most exclusive beachfront hotels. Based in the coastal town of Ierapetra in Crete, the Robinson Club is designed around neighborhoods of hotel rooms across a 150 acre-site. This unique layout meant that the fire system specified needed to deliver seamless detection and notification of a potential fire to the hotel’s staff and guests, who could be located anywhere across the...

The innovative and globally renowned manufacturer of lightweight construction technology, Nemak Linz GmbH, has been relying on the high pressure water mist (HPWM) technology from AQUASYS for over 20 years. At the beginning of 2021, the extraction system was expanded. AQUASYS upgraded the new sections with single nozzles in less than 2 weeks and thus, ensured the rapid restart of business. Highly efficient cooling effect of HPWM The highly efficient cooling effect of the AQUASYS HPWM system pr...

Based in the heart of Leicester, Beauchamp City Sixth Form has recently opened its doors for its first term to welcome 350 A-Level students, following a dramatic renovation of a city center office block, formerly home to BT. The new four-story college, opened by The Lionheart Academies Trust, presents classrooms, labs, and IT suites, as well as study spaces and a library which will give students “access to the latest academic research in their chosen areas of study”. To ensure fire...

In Kazakhstan, in the city of Shymkent, the municipal authorities launched a pilot project to install carbon monoxide detectors in private houses. The goal of the project is to help the socially disadvantaged as they are the ones most often affected by CO incidents. Ajax wireless fire detectors were chosen for the project. This month they saved the lives of three people, and, as a result, Ajax security system is planned to be mass-installed in thousands of homes. FireProtect Plus detector At...

Northwick Park Hospital is a major NHS hospital situated in Harrow, North West London, managed by the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Steam leakage from undercrofts The lifts within the hospital are connected to the fire alarm. As a fire safety precaution, a fire event will send a signal to the lifts to travel to ground level. This will also happen when a false fire event triggers the alarm. A series of six sub-terranean undercrofts are used for service distribution, includ...

Drax designed and installed a wireless fire alarm scheme, saving Silva Homes £490,000 in Waking Watch warden fees over 16 months; as well as vastly improving the safety of residents and enhancing the protection of our clients’ property Fire detection challenges  Silva Homes were undertaking a 2-year renovation of an aging multi-story residential block, following the discovery of inadequate fire barriers and compartments. Silva took the issue seriously and decided that the enti...

The University of Oxford has taken steps to ensure that across their city-wide site, life safety is prioritized. With clear visibility of the alarm status of all buildings, response times are faster and false alarms have been greatly reduced. Alarm monitoring solution The alarm systems at Oxford are built up of a multitude of legacy and new equipment spanning a 30 year period. The buildings are also situated across the whole city. With the old fiber ring being disconnected it was important fo...

The installation of a fire detection and alarm system throughout a triple tower complex located in a newlydeveloped district of Tallinn. Project Size: 2800 devices Market Sector: Public sector System Type: Wired Protocol: Argus Vega Control Equipment: 9 x Kentec Networked, 4 Loop Panels Solution The 24000 square meter Tax administration offices required the fitting of 2800 intelligent smoke and temperature sensor devices, within a network of nine Kentec Syncro four-loop analogue addre...

The original fire alarm system did not meet the coverage required by current BS5839 requirements and due to the age of the system and the asbestos on site, it could not be extended. A quick install was required to minimize the disruption of the working Health Center. The Health Center is also a Grade I listed building. Built in 1935-38 and partly restored in the mid-1990s, it was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton architecture practice. Services housed at the center include the Michae...

When the English Whisky Company, the first whisky distillery built in England in 120 years, needed to upgrade their fire detection, an Argus system was the obvious solution. Project Size: 80 devices Market Sector: Retail System Type: Wireless Protocol: Vega Control Equipment: 2 Loop Kentec Panel Project Description Their insurers were demanding more robust and high spec fire detection for the distillery and warehousing, but the extremely thick concrete floors in the main building comb...

The installation of fire detection and alarm system in a new development in Tallinn, comprising two towers built for Estonia’s Eesti Energia power company. Project Size: 1800 devices Market Sector: Public Sector System Type: Wired Protocol: Argus Vega Control Equipment: 10 x Kentec Networked, 4 Loop Panels Solution To achieve the maximum fire safety coverage the 15000 square meter development required the fitting of 1800 intelligent devices, within a network of ten Kentec four-l...

Heathfield is a dynamic and vibrant boarding school for girls aged 11-18, surrounded by stunning grounds in Ascot, Berkshire, with outstanding facilities. The school has an unrivaled emphasis on nurturing each girl so that she achieves the best possible results while living life to the full by participating in sport, drama, music, art, and an extended variety of extra-curricular activities. Work has just been completed on the new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) facility. This...

FCC Environment is one of the waste and resource management companies. With activity throughout Europe, Africa, North and South America, FCC is one of the world’s largest environmental services companies, they provide a range of services, from collecting business and municipal waste of recycling and processing, and the generation of green energy from waste. Fire protection systems AFS provides turnkey fire protection systems for FCC Waste Recycling sites in the UK, each project typicall...

A vast multi-functional business park in South Africa’s Cape Town is the latest prestigious site to be protected by C-TEC’s revolutionary CAST fire alarm system. Owned by Inospace, a rapidly-expanding operator of serviced business parks, the textile exchange is a 2-hectare park located just minutes from Cape Town’s International Airport. Featuring a fully-kitted business hub, warehouse storage areas, high specification meeting rooms and restaurants, the park is home to a wealt...

The RNLI was featured on the BBC news yesterday showing how they are preparing for the coming season. This includes an increase in the number of lifeguards on the beaches. Very apt with the lovely sunshine they enjoyed. With the prospect of few, if any foreign holidays this year, coastal and inland waterways are likely to be busier than ever. Water rescue equipment The lockdown has given many organizations the chance to update their water rescue equipment and the photo shows Michael Gemmell f...

A fault-tolerant network of fire alarm control panels from Advanced has been selected to protect the 3Ts Redevelopment program at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. 36 4-loop MxPro 5 fire panels, 46 repeater panels, and two custom-built AdSpecials panels from UK-manufacturer, Advanced, are to be installed at Brighton’s 3Ts hospital redevelopment as part of phase one of the program. Custom-built panels Phase one involves the construction of a 13-story building with two basement levels, lo...

Vimpex's Hydrosense Water Leak Detection System has been installed in Dublin Airport’s new Visual Control Tower (VCT) to protect the new state of the art facility from water ingress, which could seriously damage electrical, communication and computer networks. Visual Control Tower (VCT) The 87-meters high tower is Ireland’s tallest occupied structure and a commanding new addition to the city’s skyline. It comprises three separate but integrated building elements, the control...

FireRite have worked very closely with SHAW Healthcare for many years, providing a range of fire safety services. Fire Risk Assessments (FRA) Fire Safety Awareness training sessions tailored to address delivery of bespoke material Fire Safety Awareness training sessions tailored to address many roles within the Organization including delivery of bespoke material to the Care Premises Managers covering the broad spectrum of responsibilities and duties delegated to that role, including developin...

FireRite have worked closely with Tai Tarian for many years, providing a range of fire safety services including: - Fire Risk Assessments, (FRA) Fire Strategy Documents (regulation 38), Construction Phase Fire Safety Strategies, Compartmentation Surveys Assistance with Fire Policy and Procedures Development e.g. Permit to Work, Evacuation procedures, Provision of information for Fire Crews, Fire Safety Awareness Training sessions for staff roles from Chief Executive through to local mana...

A fault-tolerant network of fire alarm control panels from Advanced has been selected to protect the 3Ts Redevelopment program at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. 36 four-loop MxPro 5 fire panels, 46 repeater panels, and two custom-built AdSpecials panels from UK-manufacturer, Advanced, are to be installed at Brighton’s 3Ts hospital redevelopment as part of phase one of the program. Phase one involves the construction of a 13-storey building with two basement levels, located on the main...

Designed and implemented precisely to the customer's wishes and equipped with an extensive range of state-of-the-art equipment: The four new unique detection and decontamination vehicles for the Emergency Management Fire Rescue Bureau meet the highest demands. The requirements that the Chinese Emergency Management Fire Rescue Bureau outlined for the new detection and decontamination vehicles were very high. And thus, they posed a welcome challenge for Rosenbauer's experienced technicians, who d...

In the Midwestern Illinois city of Rochelle, the local fire department took delivery of its first Toyne Apparatus, a fully customized rescue/pumper. The Rochelle Fire Department's (RFD) new rescue/pumper will replace an older fire truck built-in 1995 that had served the department for 26 years. Built to take the call, the department’s latest fire apparatus addition is ready to protect the community. Established in 1877, the RFD has been serving the residents of Rochelle for nearly 145 yea...

Following the successful delivery of more than 5,000 sets of high-quality structural firefighting PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) from globally renowned specialist PPE manufacturer, MSA Bristol (MSA Safety Incorporated) and its Australian distributor, Pac Fire Australia (Pac Fire), Australia’s Fire & Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) fire service has continued with their roll out and expect to have an additional 5,000 sets of structural PPE delivered by June 2021. The expectation is...

Hush ActiV, C-TEC’s innovative new BS 5839-6 domestic fire alarm system, is providing first-class fire protection at a luxury apartment block in Bolton, United Kingdom. Set in stunning landscaped gardens in Horwich, a small town on the edge of the West Pennine Moors, Swallowfields is a collection of 28 contemporary new-build apartments featuring spacious living spaces and high-specification fittings. Hush ActiV smoke detectors Each dwelling has been equipped with Hush ActiV smoke detect...

The Allen-Stevenson School is a private school located on the Upper East Side locality in Manhattan, New York City, occupying two inter-connected buildings. Due to a need for additional space, the school expanded the existing buildings vertically, while renovating the remaining floors and constructed a new inter-connected building, adjacent to the original. The project proceeded in a phased manner and services included advising the client on appropriate phasing and implementation of the fire al...

The New York Hilton Midtown is a bustling forty-six story high-rise hotel in Midtown Manhattan.  Sparc has undertaken multiple fire alarm system design projects within the building, including retail tenant fits-outs, modifications to public assembly spaces, and multi-floor, fast-paced guestroom renovation projects.  Fire alarm system Sparc prepared fire alarm system design documents that were filed with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).  Sparc also provided constructio...

The Croton Water Filtration Plant is a new three-story underground NYC Department of Environmental Protection water filtration plant in the Bronx that spans over 750,000 square feet.  Sparc’s services included fire alarm system consulting with the project team to assist in the completion of fire alarm system design documents, witnessing pre-testing, preparing variances, and correspondence with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).  Sparc also assisted with advising the clien...

Hyatt House is a new thirty-story high-rise hotel built in Chelsea. This project had an aggressive opening schedule and Sparc coordinated between the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and the fire alarm contractor to schedule inspection dates that aligned with the team’s Temporary Certificate of Occupancy goal. Sparc also prepared project variances and fire alarm system affidavits for issuance of a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.