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Alarms
The history of Fire Alarm Systems can be traced back to the 1800's.
On April 28, 1852 the first municipal electric fire alarm system using call boxes with automatic signaling to indicate the location of a fire was placed into operation in Boston. Invented by William Channing and Moses Farmer, this system was highly successful in reducing property loss and deaths due to fire and was subsequently adopted throughout the United States and Canada.
In 1902 George Andrew Darby, an electrical engineer from England patented the electrical Heat-Indicator and Fire Alarm. The device was a heat detector rather than a smoke detector and indicated an increase in temperature. The device operated by closing an electrical circuit to sound an alarm if the temperature rose above the safe limit. These early devices subsequently gave way to more modern fire and eventually smoke alarms.
Fire Alarm systems started to hit industrial and institutional use around 1930 when companies such as IBM, Edwards Signal, Simplex and Standard Time Recorder started manufacturing complete lines of Fire Protection equipment with the latest engineering features of the time incorporated into them. These systems were sold and installed under the approval of the Fire Underwriters Laboratories.
Fire Smoke Detector technology developed and flourished in the 1960's with the first Battery Operated Smoke Detector being developed in 1969.
Fire Alarm Equipment and Technology has evolved tremendously since the early days of its inception and properly installed and maintained automatic Fire Alarm and Detection systems help saves lives by providing early warning before the spread of fire allowing for safe evacuation and early fire control.
What we do?
Design, sales, installation and quarterly/annual inspections in accordance with NFPA-72 as well as other governing NFPA Standards, State & Local Codes and Standard Insurance Requirements. Allied Fire is a Notifier Fire Equipment Distributor. Notifier, a division of Honeywell is an ISO 900 Listed company.
Let our trained professionals do the job right the 1st time.
Click on the Systems below for a brief description as well as what you should expect from an inspection:
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FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
At each inspection, Smoke and Heat Detectors will be tested for normal operation and monitored at the Fire Panel. Pull Stations will be activated and monitored at the Fire Panel. Signaling devices, such as Bells, Horn/Strobe units are tested for proper audio and visual levels. Magnetic Door Holders, Sprinkler Waterflow and Valve Tamper Switches, Air Handler, or Elevator control signal lines will be tested, as applicable. The Main Fire Control Panel and all sub-panels will be thoroughly checked and operated per Manufacturer's specifications to include detection sensitivity, alarm & trouble detection and reporting, self-supervision functions, batteries and battery charging circuits, and all control-by-event functions. Systems with Central Station Monitoring will be tested to verify operation of dialers, communicators, Telco lines, and proper alarm notification. Prepare and forward directly to Owner and Local Fire Official, a comprehensive report of system condition.
Inspection Frequency: quarterly
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SMOKE DETECTOR EXPANDED SENSITIVITY TESTING
At each inspection we will use of a calibrated smoke generation machine that verifies whether each Smoke Detector is still operating within the Manufacturer's tested limits. Prepare and forward directly to Owner and Local Fire Official, a comprehensive report of system condition. Allied Fire utilizes an SDI Tru-Test Calibration machine for fast and accurate test results.
Inspection Frequency: one year after system commissioning and every two years there after.
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CENTRAL STATION MONITORING
New Jersey requires that Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Systems be monitored by an approved listed method to ensure proper transmission of an alarm to the Fire Dispatch Station.
The most common transmission method today is by use of an Approved Central Station.
An approved system for Fire and Fire Sprinkler monitoring (central Station) would utilize two phone lines and be capable of sending a 24 hour test signal to the Central Station.
Allied Fire and Safety can provide complete UL Listed Central Station monitoring at competitive rates in accordance with NFPA-72, State & Local Codes and standard Insurance requirements.
In addition Allied Fire and Safety can also provide complete monitoring services for all of your other Safety needs such as security alarms, equipment monitoring (controls such as boilers, HVAC, freezers, etc) and Elevators as well as AES Monitoring which does not require phone lines.
Why with us?
Where else can you log-in to your account to make call list changes, change passwords, and put your account on test, all without having to deal with an operator.
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EXIT & EMERGENCY LIGHT FIXTURES
Emergency lights and emergency lighting provides lighting in corridors, stairwells, ramps, escalators, aisles, and exit passageways during power outages. If your emergency lights fail to operate properly, the building occupants can become disoriented.
Routine maintenance of emergency lights and emergency lighting is frequently overlooked until and emergency occurs--and then it's too late. Regular maintenance is required by NFPA Standard No. 101.
At each inspection units will be cleaned and tested including a full ninety minute Battery load test. Where required, prepare and forward directly to Owner and Local Fire Official, a comprehensive report of system condition.
Inspection Frequency: annually
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VOICE EVACUATION SYSTEMS
Fire Alarm Voice Evacuation systems can be either conventional or addressable. In a Voice Evacuation System the Notification Circuit contains Pre-recorded messages that instruct the occupants on what action to take during the alarm. A Voice Evacuation System usually contains one or more stations that may be used for Authorized personnel to make Emergency announcements and may also contain Fire Fighter Phone stations located at strategic points within the building.
Allied Fire and Safety can furnish and install a complete variety of Fire Alarm Control Panels to suit any requirement. All Fire Control Panels would be installed in accordance with all applicable NFPA Codes and State of New Jersey Requirements.
Allied Fire and Safety would perform a complete inspection and test on your Fire Alarm Control Panel consisting of performance test of all circuits, SLC loops, primary and secondary power supplies and panel supervisory circuits. A complete detailed report would be prepared and forwarded to the owner.
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FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS
A Fire Detection System can be classified as a Fire Alarm System usually combined either with notification (similar to Fire Alarm) but with the combination of Fire Suppression (usually associated with a Fire Suppression method such as Water Based Systems, Foam, Carbon Dioxide, FM200 or Powder).
These systems provide early detection and warning and usually respond much faster than a standard Fire Alarm.
Allied Fire and Safety can design, install and maintain a Fire Detection system for your specific needs.
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BURGLAR & PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEMS
Intrusion or burglar alarms have been in existence for over 50 years and as technology advanced, so has the complexity of the systems.
Allied Fire and Safety can design, install and maintain a complete line of burglar and intrusion systems ranging from a simple residential to the specialized end of high security.
Allied Fire and Safety can install basic "contact activated" controls to "micro-processor based infrared, microwave, audio or sensor driven detection".
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CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISIONS – CCTV
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video camera to transmit a signal to a specific, limited set of monitors. CCTV is often used for surveillance in areas which need security, such as banks, casinos, airports and military installations. CCTV equipment may be used in industrial applications to observe parts of a process that are remote from a control room, or where the environment is not comfortable or safe for humans. CCTV systems may be designed to operate continuously or may be set to activate by triggering of a relay or event.
Video Intrusion Systems can be designed to activate and record any movement in a pre-determined space by activation of a recorder simply by the disturbance of pixels in a given camera's range. Activation of this system could be used to record only or send an alarm to a remote monitoring station. A typical use could range from a residential home driveway to the surveillance of a Car dealership lot.
Allied Fire and Safety can design, install and maintain a system for a variety of your needs.
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VIDEO INTRUSION SYSTEMS
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INTERCOM & NURSE CALL SYSTEMS
Allied Fire and Safety provide full service sales and installation of two way voice systems for residential or commercial applications such as Paging, door intercom or Industrial Paging or Warning Systems.
Allied Fire and Safety can provide installation and maintenance of Nurse Call Systems for your Health Care needs.
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CARD ACCESS SYSTEMS
Access control systems are designed to let authorized employees get in and out of various parts of your business while keeping other people out. Allied Fire and Safety can install a system ranging from simple electronic keypads that secure a single door to large networked systems for multiple buildings that can include parking lot gates, integration with time and attendance systems, and multiple levels of security.
The increased security provided by an access control system is important to many types of businesses and for businesses working with government contracts, it's often a requirement.
Access control systems can greatly simplify management of your facility: no need to replace lost keys, hunt down old keys from terminated employees, or wonder who has access to which areas.
Allied Fire and Safety can design, install and maintain a system to fit your specific needs whether it is a single station keypad or a complex configuration of Biometric finger-print readers.
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EARLY WARNING FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS
Early warning Fire Detection is a fire alarm system composed of specialized detection which may include air sampling, Laser-view, UV or IR Type detection. This type of detection is designed to detect a fire in its earliest stages and can respond 50-100 times faster than standard Photoelectric or Ionization detection.
Air Sampling, also know as aspirating, fire detection utilizes an aspirator, and a supervised sample pipe network to return air samples from an environment that is being protected, back to a detection unit for analysis. The air sample is drawn into the pipe network through either holes drilled in the pipe, a capillary or extended drop from the pipe, or sample heads which can be either adjustable or non-adjustable. Each of these methods use flow calculations to determine sample hole sizes, pressure drops and acceptable pipe lengths to be sure the system meets NFPA guidelines.
Early warning Fire Detection systems should be considered for any area where "down time" is critical and must be avoided.
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Everyone knows that the best system in the world can prove useless unless everyone is properly trained on how to use and maintain those systems. Upon your request, Allied is ready to tailor any of our training programs to your needs.
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Sprinklers and fixed systems are important elements in any good fire protection plan and practice, but they should not take place of hand portable extinguishers. Unlike sprinklers and fixed systems, fire extinguishers are quick, versatile and mobile. Alone each has their draw backs but together they make a good fire protection plan.
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