Fire Detection for Businesses
Early fire detection is crucial for businesses as it helps to prevent fires from occurring and causing damage to assets and endangering lives. This technology is instrumental in hazardous areas, such as scrapyards and shredder facilities, where fires are difficult to detect and control.
Early Warning Fire Detection Systems
Multispectral and thermal imaging cameras and sensors have revolutionised how industrial facilities detect and combat fires. This is because multispectral cameras and smart sensors detect small changes in temperature and moisture levels, often indicators of a potential fire. Additionally, thermal sensors and thermal imaging cameras can detect heat signatures that are invisible to the naked eye, allowing firefighting systems to quickly locate hot spots and enact plans to prevent the initial fire from escalating.
Examples of Successful Fire Prevention
This high-quality range of Teledyne FLIR smart sensors and cameras also identifies areas at risk of ignition and enacts planned preventative measures before a fire starts. Automated firefighting responses are all controlled remotely and be activated manually or automatically with data supplied by our fire detection systems. Examples of these actions are:
· Turning on a sprinkler system
· Shutting down a system
· Targeting the hot spot to be soaked in firefighting foam
In addition, FLIR thermal imaging cameras will monitor temperature changes in fuel storage depots, avert disasters, satisfy insurer oversight, and improve safety for workers and the public. Large-scale laundry facilities also benefit from thermal monitoring systems that detect rising temperatures before the fire can spread.
Thermal imaging cameras identify hot spots in warehouses before they ignite and provide an early warning response to avoid full-on conflagration before assets are harmed or safety is compromised. Similarly, thermal imaging cameras are also used to ensure safety and detect spontaneous combustion in coal piles, wood chips, fertilisers, and more.
Improved Fire Detection with Smart Sensors
Smart sensors, such as the FLIR A500f and A700f Advanced Smart Sensor ruggedised thermal cameras, offer many benefits for fire detection and prevention. These cameras feature high-temperature detection for extreme environments paired with on-camera analytics and alarm capabilities, making them ideal for industrial early fire detection or outdoor condition monitoring applications.
They will reliably and quickly identify increased temperatures related to potentially dangerous conditions, allowing for early fire detection and prevention. The cameras also feature enhanced spot, area, line, polygon, and polyline analytic functions that improve the definition of areas of interest and object curvatures, which helps commercial and industrial organisations protect assets, improve safety, maximise uptime, and minimise maintenance costs. The cameras are generally used for pile-burn monitoring, providing automated early warnings for potential issues in waste management facilities or coal collection areas that operate 24/7.
Businesses That Need Fire Detection Systems
Recycling centres
Industrial facilities
Warehouses
Power generation
Fuel storage
Recommended Fire Detection Cameras
AX5 series – A38, A68, A50, A70
AXX Series – A400, A500, A700 smart sensors
FH Series – FH ID, FH R
Reliable Fire Detection Systems For Facilities
The benefits of multispectral and thermal imaging cameras for fire detection are clear - they will detect fires and alert them earlier, significantly reducing the impact of these harmful events. As a result, staff are protected, property damage is reduced, and ultimately your business is protected. Contact us to discover the equipment and software we will provide to ensure the safe operation of your facility.