Blog tagged as fire department response

Is your alarm system really monitored?

22/08/23 12:42 PM By Adam Jacobs - Comment(s)

I hear stories about poor service almost every day, but yesterday's takes the cake.  One of our team members talked with a new business owner friend that had been using another alarm company for service and signal monitoring.  After being invoiced for over a year, there was an...

Wireless sprinkler supervision

17/07/23 07:42 AM By Adam Jacobs - Comment(s)

Potter's SignaLink Bridge has the ability to monitor any dry-contact switch such as tamper or flow switches and transmit their status wirelessly to any fire alarm panel. This can be especially beneficial when monitoring is required on ever changing or temporary sites, such as new construction.

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Addressable fire alarm systems

22/11/22 02:45 PM By admin - Comment(s)

I have people ask me often, what does "addressable" mean?  Well, in fire alarms, there are two basic types - conventional (zoned) systems, and addressable (point ID) systems.  I like to compare the two like taking a vacation in a new city.  Let's say you head out to visit a ...