Which Fire Alarm to Choose?

How to choose your fire alarm? The objective is to alert the occupants as quickly as possible or a remote intervention service as soon as an indication suggests a fire. To ensure optimal protection, it is therefore important to select equipment adapted to the places you want to secure. Explanations.

Choose a fire alarm adapted to your home

A hurry smoke detector may be sufficient to meet legal requirements, but it will not provide effective protection in a duplex apartment or an extended detached house. The first question to ask is, therefore, that of the sizing of the fire alarm.

To do this, we must take into account the nature of housing: is it an apartment or a house and there are rules of the condominium to respect? Some regulations prohibit for example the installation of sound alarm devices.

We must then focus more precisely on the topology of places: garage, floor, workshop, cellar or extension are elements to be included in the reflection. Finally, it is advisable to consider the surface and the volume of the places to be protected: one will not pose the same installation in an F3 and in a villa of ten pieces!

There are also special precautions to take if the housing is backed by business premises to receive the public or workers: in this case, the installation of a fire safety system with specific equipment is mandatory.

Identify the right fire detectors

After the configuration of the places, place to the analysis of the systems to implement to ensure an effective prevention. To detect the presence of a fire, one can indeed analyze several phenomena:

The presence of smoke in the air. This is the role of the smoke detector, which is usually based on an optical system.

The sudden rise in temperature. It is determined by a temperature sensor, capable of sending a signal as soon as it exceeds a certain threshold (generally around 55 ° C.

The presence of gases or particles in the air. Some detectors like Xiaomi smart fire alarm focus on measuring the presence of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, which is the leading cause of death among fire victims.

The choice and the combinations between these different detectors will again depend on the nature of the places to be protected. We advise you to use the services of a professional, who will select the appropriate equipment and assist you in their installation.

The golden rule to remember: the detectors of a smart fire alarm must imperatively bear the CE mark and meet the requirements of standard NF EN 14604.

Integrate fire protection into a global security approach

Another facet of fire protection is exploiting the advantages inherent in a global alarm system, whose motion detectors are for example able to record images automatically in the event of an alarm being triggered. In this way, the person in charge of the places has the possibility to be informed of the urgency and to control what happens even when it is not on the spot.

Xiaomi smart fire alarm doubles this protection: it guarantees that an assistance officer is alerted and verifies the nature of the alert as soon as an alarm is triggered. In the event of a fire, the speed of intervention is indeed a determining factor to limit the human and material damage.