Housing
Emergency Response: Restoring Fire Alarm Protection
Temporary alarms and a new panel restored a residential fire alarm after a power failure.
The challenge
A housing association client reported a loss of power to the fire alarm control panel at one of its residential blocks. Fire Systems needed to diagnose the problem, put interim measures in place and coordinate a permanent repair.
Our response
An engineer investigated the fault and reported the findings to the office. Temporary wireless interlinked smoke alarms were installed while a replacement fire alarm control panel and batteries were arranged. Site personnel were briefed on the temporary alarms and their operation.
The engineer’s mobile reporting tools and the CASH management system supported the recording of findings, coordination of follow-up work and documentation of the response.
The outcome
A new control panel was installed and tested. Once the main fire alarm system had been restored to operation, the temporary alarms were removed and site personnel were informed. The response and follow-up work were documented in engineer reports.
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Client's Name
Housing association
Duration
Emergency response and follow-up replacement
Solution
Fault diagnosis, temporary interlinked alarms, panel replacement and operational testing.
