We at K9 offer home fire alarm systems which are usually part of a total security system providing burglary protection in addition to fire protection.

Such a system supervises doors, windows, and spaces within the home for break-in and may provide monitoring services by dialing your telephone to report a fire or intrusion to a security office through a monitoring service, where it will be reported to your local police or fire department.

We utilize systems that provide remote monitoring services can also be used to provide medical alert services. Here a person with health problems who lives alone carries a radio transmitter that can trigger the system in case they need assistance. Signals received at the monitoring station are identified by type (fire, burglary, medical alert) so that the proper response can be made.

K9 also offers commercial fire protection systems from leading manufacturers to identify developing fire emergencies in a timely manner, and to alert the building's occupants and fire emergency organizations. This is the role of fire detection and alarm systems implemented at the location. Depending on the anticipated fire scenario, building and use type, number and type of occupants and criticality of contents and mission, these systems can provide several main functions. First they provide a means to identify a developing fire through either manual or automatic methods and second, they alert building occupants to a fire condition and the need to evacuate. Another common function is the transmission of an alarm notification signal to the fire department or other emergency response organization. They may also shut down electrical, air handling equipment or special process operations, and they may be used to initiate automatic suppression systems. This section will describe the basic aspects of fire detection and alarm systems.

There are several options for a building's fire detection and alarm system. The ultimate system type, and selected components, will be dependent upon the building construction and value, its use or uses, the type of occupants, mandated standards, content value, and mission sensitivity. This is assessed by fire engineers and appropriate professional who understands fire problems and the different alarm and detection option.