The motivation of home security has typically been about keeping houses protected from criminals and intruders, but as technology advances and new integration becomes possible, it can encompass a lot more. Integrating smoke detectors into security systems allows you to develop a centralised system that guards your home comprehensively.
Fire safety needs to be a full-time job, and often over the times we least expect it. Winter fires are just as likely to occur as ones in the summer due to heaters, fireplaces and appliances that get heavily used. Conventional fire detectors are robust and usually work for a long time, but their functionality only serves the purpose of making a sound. While they alert people at home of a potential fire so they can vacate the property, they don’t provide any other measures that could minimise the damage of a fire.
Integrating smoke detectors into your security system harnesses their ability to identify potential fires while sending wider and more sophisticated alerts. At Wise Group, we specialise in incorporating fire, security and access systems for the most effective and streamlined approach to protecting your home and enhancing safety. Here we explain exactly what an integrated fire system is and what it can mean for you.
What’s an Integrated Fire & Smoke Alarm Security System?
Integrated smoke detectors allow your detection units to connect to the broader security system. This means that when the detectors are triggered, they don't only send out a loud sonic signal, but they can alert you through a mobile application or screen panel. Owners or occupants can receive a notification, whether they're home or not, when the fire system is triggered, allowing them to act accordingly. They can help make fast and appropriate decisions that minimises the damage that a fire could cause, saving lives, property and the essential items in the house.
You can set up your integrated system with actions that best suit you too. For example, if there’s no response, a notification can be sent to a nominated contact and emergency services that can assess the situation. When integrated smoke alarms are connected to the security system, they work all the time, even when the alarm system isn't armed. This means if you're in another part of your house and you can't hear the alarm, you’ll be notified through the receiver of the potential fire.
Benefits of Integrated Security & Fire Systems
The ability to connect your security alarm, CCTV monitors and fire system, creates a communicative system that is better able to protect your family, property and valuables. Plugging into this innovative technology means you get many accompanying benefits of modern technology, too, with other positive factors including:
Simple Maintenance & Management
With multiple separate systems come more programs, controls, panels and structures to understand and manage. Homeowners may need to at least understand the basics of their alarm system,CCTV infrastructure and fire alarms so they can ensure they’re working efficiently and monitor them as required.
With an integrated system, there’s only one platform to understand, and since most integrated networks harness modern technology, they’re usually simpler and easier to manage than conventional systems. For example, modern systems can notify you when maintenance is required or faults are found so you can act efficiently. The dreaded fire alarm tests and ongoing stress of wondering if your batteries are working become non-existent. These systems send you a notification when your batteries need changing
Adaptable to Your Needs & System
The flexibility and adaptability of a smoke alarm security system are unrivalled. With the convenience to access activity away from home and be monitored by multiple parties, they offer peaceof mind previously unachievable in ensuring your home is kept safe and secure.
Homeowners can have varying needs too.Some require extra security to parts of the house and a suite of differentalarms and monitoring capabilities. Integrated solutions can incorporate many different types of systems so they can be tailored to suit you while optimizing efficiency and removing unnecessary features.
Time-Saving & Cost-Effective
Beyond the time-saving attributes of one individual system for all of your fire and security systems, integrated solutions only require a single point of contact. This means that owners can go directly to their point of contact for servicing, rather than the ambiguity of several centres to contact to cover the needs of their house. Having one streamlined system is more cost-effective whilst also reducing the amount of logistics in managing multiple providers.
How to Integrate Your Fire Alarm & Security System?
There are multiple ways to develop an integrated smoke system into a smart system. Many systems allow you to link your security system with your Wi-Fi network, which will allow your smoke detector and other installations to communicate with each other. They’ll also be connected to your personal smart devices. You can access your security system through an app on your phone or computer, and notifications will be sent to you wherever you are.
For families or friends that share a house, integrated solutions provide the opportunity to monitor the premises remotely for fire emergencies as well as other security threats. It can make fire and security management much more affordable and help you reach an effective solution much easier. While a fire alarm will alert the occupants of your home and signify the need to evacuate, integrating a fire system will allow you to make informed and appropriate action when they're triggered while you’re away from home.
Going Further
The convenience and ease delivered by integrating your fire alarm and security system can be monumental for your risk mitigation position. There’s also further capacity to connect other installations into your smart system to make the connectivity even more comprehensive. Home owners can integrate CCTV cameras and smart sensors into security alarm systems, allowing these security systems to communicate with each other.
This will allow you to view suspicious behaviour or receive notifications from your CCTV system through your smart devices. With this communication, you can better monitor your home and its premises with a preventative approach, before a potential intrusion happens where you can only take action retroactively.
Integrate Your Fire Alarm & Security System With Wise Group
Evaluating the benefits of integrating your fire alarm and security systems can make you want to take instant action and gain the efficiency, extra security and simplified process benefit it offers. However, you will need a certified installer and Wise Group specialises in integrating fire alarm and security systems, which means we have a range of solutions that we tailor to the intricacies of each of our customers' needs.
Whether you need to monitor critical aspects of your home, develop access control, integrate fire and smoke detector alarm systems or all of these and more, we can help. Wise Group can ensure you reap these benefits and optimise your system's performance while maximising the protection of your family, home or business premises. Get in touch today to get started.
