Fire detection and alarm defined for your building
Smoke and heat detectors with alarms and notifications to evacuate in an orderly way.
Scope of its own. The engineering and its requirements are confirmed for each project. This page does not offer, and does not take as met, any standard or any authority’s approval.
- DetectorsSmoke or heat, depending on the area.
- Manual pull stationsTo raise the alarm by hand, at the exits.
- Sirens and strobesAudible and visual notification for the people in the building.
- Alarm panelReceives the signals and triggers the notifications.
A diagram of the components, not a photo of an installation. How many there are and where they go is defined by each project’s engineering.
What it is for, depending on your building
A detection system does not prevent fire: it detects smoke or heat and alerts the people in the building so they can act. What changes by type of building is what is detected, where, and how people are alerted.
Offices and shops
Detectors in work areas and hallways, manual pull stations at the exits and audible and visual alarms, according to the design.
Buildings and condominiums (PH)
Common areas, technical rooms and parking garages, with a panel the building management can handle.
Warehouses and industry
Detection suited to each risk (smoke, heat or flame) and an interface with the suppression or ventilation systems you already have.
Hotels and places open to the public
Audible and visual notification by zone or by floor; the project’s engineering defines how and whom to alert.
What it includes and what it needs
What is included and what is optional are set in the proposal, after the visit. Anything that depends on the inspection is told to you before, not after.
See what is included and what it needs
Included
- Detection and alarm panel
- Smoke or heat detectors, depending on the area
- Manual pull stations at the exits, according to the design
- Sirens and strobe lights
- Cabling, setup and zone programming
- Testing of every device and handover with its documentation
Optional
- Monitoring of the panel’s signals by the center (scope and monthly fee separate)
- Interface with the access control, elevators, ventilation or suppression you already have, if the project calls for it
- Special detection depending on the risk, for example in ducts or for flame
- System engineering and drawings, if your project requires them
Site requirements
- Building drawings and the use of each area
- Dedicated power for the panel
- Access to run cables to each device
- A person in charge of the building for tests and drills
Defined during the inspection
- Type of detection per area (smoke, heat or flame)
- Number and location of devices
- Interfaces with other systems
- Scope of the engineering and of the permits before the authorities
Which requirements apply to your building, what each authority reviews and who handles the permits is defined in the proposal, in writing. We do not promise it in advance or take it as met.
Supply, installation and what comes after
Each part has someone responsible for it. Supply and installation are ADVSYSA’s; monitoring is a separate service operated by AMS, an ATG Group company; the equipment warranty is given by its manufacturer.
See who delivers each part
Supply and installation · ADVSYSA
The equipment in the proposal, installed and configured by ADVSYSA technicians.
- Panel, detectors, manual pull stations and sirens
- Cabling and zone programming
- Adjustments according to the project’s engineering
Testing and handover
Before handover, we test every part of the system with you and leave you the documentation agreed in the proposal.
- Testing of every detector, pull station and siren
- Device layout drawing and test record
- Training for whoever handles the panel
Optional services
Quoted separately; none of them is included by default.
- Interfaces with access control, suppression or ventilation
- Special detection depending on the risk
- Engineering and permits, if you ask for them
Monitoring · AMS
It is a separate service: the scope of monitoring a fire panel is confirmed with the center, operated by AMS, when quoting, and it is not assumed to be included. It does not replace evacuation or the emergency call. How our monitoring center responds →
Maintenance
ADVSYSA offers it under its own contract, with its scope in writing: it is not included with the installation.
- Periodic testing of detectors and sirens
- Replacement of backup batteries
- Cleaning of detectors and check of the panel
Manufacturer’s warranty
See the manufacturer’s warranty
Each device carries its manufacturer’s warranty, with the term and conditions that manufacturer publishes for the installed model. It is a condition separate from the supply, the installation and the monitoring.
Detectors have a service life set by their manufacturer and are replaced when it ends; backup batteries are consumables and are part of maintenance. Ask us about the term and conditions that apply to each device in your proposal.
The installation is ADVSYSA’s. Ask us about the installation warranty: its term and conditions are in your proposal or your contract.
What people ask us about fire detection
Can you promise that the authorities will approve the system?
We do not promise it in advance. Which requirements apply to your building is defined by the project’s engineering, and the system is reviewed and approved by the relevant authorities. In the proposal we tell you what scope the installation covers, what study is needed and who handles each permit.
Is the fire department notified?
The installation, on its own, does not notify the fire department. If monitoring of the panel’s signals is contracted, notifying third parties follows the protocol agreed with you: it is not automatic and it does not replace the emergency call you can make. The scope of that monitoring is confirmed with the center when quoting. How our monitoring center responds →
Can I integrate my current system?
Sometimes, yes. During the inspection we check the panel you have, its devices and their condition: it can be expanded, partly replaced or fully replaced. We tell you before we quote.
How often is the system tested?
The frequency is set by the panel’s manufacturer and the project’s engineering; tests and drills are coordinated with the person in charge of the building. Periodic tests, batteries and detector cleaning are part of the maintenance contract.
How much does it cost?
We do not publish prices: it depends on the size of the building, the number of devices and whether your project requires engineering and permits. The written proposal states what is included, what is optional and what goes separately (ITBMS, the sales tax, is added as the law requires).
Tell us about your building
Tell us what you need and the ADVSYSA team will contact you for the next step: a site visit and a written proposal, with what is included, what is optional and what goes separately. If you prefer WhatsApp, the message already says which page you are writing from.
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