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FireCARE - the missing link in your fire safety strategy

FireCARE - the missing link in your fire safety strategy
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in association with rGQCBTG FireCARE - the missing link in your fire safety strategy A UTC Fire & Security Company

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Fire Alarm Monitoring FireCARE - because fighting fires isn't a 9 to 5 business 67% of all major fires occur at times when buildings are closed or unoccupied - after 6pm. If your automatic fire detection and alarm system is not monitored by an alarm receiving centre, then vital minutes can pass before a ringing bell gets noticed, if at all. This missing link means that what may start as a minor fire could turn in to a major disaster before help arrives. Fire acts fast...so does FireCARE Chubb's fire alarm monitoring service, FireCARE, connects your automatic fire detection system to our...

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FireCARE A tale of three fires At 0518 on 24 February 2005 a call was received to a Primary School in Oxfordshire. Three rescue pumps were dispatched and flames could be seen by the responding crews some distance from the village. At 0550 a message “make pumps 5 – school well alight” was sent and prompt offensive fire fighting prevented any fire spread into the newly built part of the school which was due to be officially handed over to the The school did not benefit from an automatic detection system, and the call was received from a neighbour only once the roof was well alight. A large...

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Some Common Questions Answered Why do I need FireCARE Fire Alarm Monitoring? Fires often start after normal working hours, and if your premises are unattended, vital minutes can pass before a ringing bell gets noticed, and even if it was heard, would you be confident a passer by would react accordingly and call the appropriate services? With FireCARE, a fire alert will be on its way to a central monitoring station within seconds enabling them to summon the required help immediately. There is always someone on my site 24 hours a day to raise an alarm, so is it necessary? During the panic...

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