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With Addressable Notification Fire Protection Can Deliver Added Benefits it comes to fire prevention no facility is more worthy our efforts than a school It a great responsibility to help our communities children and the teachers and entrusted with their learning and development not to the property paid for by taxpayers dollars the number of fires in K 12 buildings has dropped over the last 30 years an estimated 4,000 school fires are reported by United States fire departments year causing an estimated 75 injuries and 66.1 million property loss good news is that recent innovations in the field of fire combined with newer NFPA standards can help reduce those numbers even further The better news is many of those innovations deliver added benefits beyond fire prevention benefits include fewer nuisance alarms improved and response to onsite threats including shooter incidents reduced risk of vandalism an ability to monitor facility temperatures in cold easier management including self testing fewer required for maintenance and better protection carbon monoxide DIFFERENT CLASS OF FIRE PROTECTION facilities are not like typical commercial buildings environments are often complex and sprawling with auditoriums technical centers and gymnasiums well as cooking facilities and science labs and can be to nuisance alarms vandalism and arson Budget resource constraints are also issues These factors require and architects to think about fire protection system in a different way THE CHALLENGES readers will remember school environments filled with kinds of devices pull stations and bells These older relied on human action to initiate alarms and the of the bell to signal an evacuation These simpler offered some protection but had undesirable effects including frequent nuisance alarms ample for vandalism and an inability to provide instructions to building occupants in a emergency as communities and private institutions refurbish replace aging facilities many are taking advantage opportunities to address these issues with modern Recognizing application specific issues in the K 12 both the International Business Code IBC and 101 offer solutions that differ from previous code cycles of these changes is the requirement for only one pull at a constantly attended location allowing for others be replaced with addressable detection devices that are sensitive and reliable at detecting fire than humans that work around the clock And of course reducing the of pull stations reduces the risk of someone initiating false alarm today detection devices also do something a human do detect carbon monoxide Recent code updates by the have put an increasing emphasis on carbon monoxide and addressable devices are available today that combine heat carbon monoxide and smoke detection in a unit for more comprehensive protection REAPING THE EXTRA BENEFITS can also be programmed to do more than fire For example they can monitor temperature in cold and send alerts when building temperatures drop a threshold This enables schools to address heating problems before they become costly and disruptive schools with more than 50 students are now required have voice evacuation systems many are replacing traditional alarm bells and horns with sophisticated systems that enable building occupants to clear explicit instructions in an emergency through speakers in classrooms and hallways This helps ensure orderly evacuations Digital message boards can be to deliver the same instructions to the hearing impaired high powered exterior addressable speakers can provide intelligibility for miles alerting students in outdoor areas and playing fields voice notification allows for different messages address building occupants in different areas This can be critical importance in specific emergencies allowing school officials to provide detailed instructions to students and to take appropriate action In addition you can consider unique needs of students with auditory sensitivity omitting messages to those classrooms when other in the building receive daily messages a mass notification system is designed for emergency it offers many added benefits You can use it for non emergency communications such as daily In addition it better for your maintenance because they have only one system to learn and IS KEY of the extra benefits cited above are due to addressable Addressable technology treats each device the life safety network sensors notification appliances as an intelligent device That means each device can monitored programmed configured and tested individually addressable technology has historically been unique to devices only Autocall notification appliances now the benefits of addressable technology enhanced programming capabilities of these new life systems allow for improved design scenarios For let say an initiating device senses smoke or carbon and notifies the control panel of the threat The unit then immediately signals the notification appliance the threat area to sound the appropriate response In areas these could be low frequency sounders of threat and response is done through allowing for reduced materials such as local bases and unnecessary wire runs technology also makes repairs easier If a device the system identifies and alerts you to the source of the so you know exactly what happening and can take to fix it quickly and accurately That especially helpful a large multiple building campuses addition addressability allows for automated testing of appliances These tests can be scheduled ahead time to ensure the least possible disruption to school You can test an entire campus in minutes with class disruption During testing all notification sound and flash and any failures are reported to control panel These test results are stored in memory can be printed or downloaded As a result testing fewer resources and time from your busy staff FIRE PREVENTION IS ELEMENTARY matter what kind of school you operate you want a facility safe and conducive to learning Whether you building new school building or updating an existing facility you have opportunity to do more than simply provide basic prevention full range of Autocall addressable fire detection products industry leading performance with ease of installation maintenance With a little foresight you can better protect and property as well as sharply decrease nuisance alarms communication respond better to threats and reduce for vandalism all while conserving resources testing and repairs and making management easier panels and notification and detection can also make managing your fire system and more efficient To learn more about visit www autocall com Johnson Controls Inc Box 423 Milwaukee WI 53201 rights reserved worldwide displayed are for visual representation only Actual products may vary in USA US ON SOCIAL Fire Detection Systemsfirealarmresources com