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Fire Protection / Life Safety
We are a Fire Systems integrator providing you with a single source for your fire alarm system needs.
We are a Gamewell-FCI (Fire Control Instruments) authorized dealer providing design and installation services (Parts & Smarts) that will deliver a complete fire alarm system that is in full compliance with the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and all fire and life safety codes.
We offer complete fire & smoke system solutions from the following manufacturers:
Gamewell-FCI, a part of the Honeywell Life Safety Group, combines a long tradition of excellence in protecting life and property with an innovative approach to technology and a proven record of outstanding customer service. With its resources, expertise and experience, Gamewell-FCI is dedicated to staying one step ahead of the ever-increasing challenges of fire and life safety.
Gamewell-FCI Solutions:
E3 Series® - Expandable Emergency Evacuation System from Gamewell-FCI
The E3 Series® from Gamewell-FCI is the most sophisticated, yet
customizable and cost-effective fire safety system available. Built
around innovative, but proven technology it represents the future of
fire alarm control, assisted voice evacuation and mass notification.
Designed using a “building block” approach, the E3 Series is a full
function fire alarm system easily configurable into a distributed
network with advanced voice capability. But only the E3 Series has
something more: the added benefit of broadband technology,
allowing complete system integration over just two wires or fiber
optic cables.
This makes installation – whether in new construction or as part of a
renovation – simpler while also reducing maintenance needed to
ensure peak performance. The modular design provides a “rightsized”
solution for virtually any new or existing building, facility or
campus. Likewise, system expansion, upgrades, or changes are
easier and less costly compared with a traditional fire alarm system.
And because the E3 Series uses distributed and not centralized
communication control, it is perhaps the most survivable fire safety
system in the event of a catastrophic situation.
The bottom line? With the E3 Series, you’re protected by the latest
and most intelligent, survivable and cost-effective fire alarm
and voice evacuation solution available. Simply put, it is
the best value in fire safety technology
over the life of the building.
Never underestimate the power of two
Never before has a fire safety system delivered such remarkable performance and comprehensive protection at an affordable price.
As an advanced network system, the E3 Series minimizes connections. All digital messaging, spoken warnings and instructions, and firefighter telephone communications travel over the same two wires or fiber cables that also serve as network control. This is a Gamewell-FCI design exclusive.
True peer-to-peer exchange of data packets ensures that each segment of the system operates independently, even if other segments have been damaged in a crisis event. The E3 Series is built to survive virtually any emergency situation. It increases safety for building occupants while reducing the chances of major property loss.
Our unique “simplicity of two” design makes configuring, installing and maintaining a system in any location easier, more flexible and less costly.
Communication is the key
The E3 Series brings system - and human -
communication to a new level.
The system’s architecture is based on one
of the simplest, least expensive and
most-proven types of local area
network available. With its broadband
capability, the E3 Series
communicates between nodes
faster and more reliably in an
emergency than traditional
fire alarm systems.
When it comes to communicating with people, the
E3 Series is unsurpassed. Broadband richness
provides clear, intelligible instructions – automated
or live – to the specific areas where they are
needed, even on a floor-by-floor basis.
These instructions continue to be delivered
even if part of the system has been damaged
instead of defaulting to confusing and potentially
misleading tones used by many centralized
fire alarm systems.
For emergency personnel,
navigation of the system’s user
interface could not be easier. The
optional LCD touch screen interface is
so bright, clear and intuitive that it is as
simple to use as an ATM.
Finally, the system’s communication
power is not for fire emergencies alone.
Any instance requiring people to be organized
and directed, like violent weather, weapon events,
or chemical spills, can be reliably served by
the E3 Series.
Performance and protection
Performance like this was never feasible with older style systems requiring numerous modules and dozens of pairs of wires. The E3 Series is newly designed from the ground up to meet or exceed the latest NFPA and UL standards. It is a fresh approach that transforms the classic fire panel into an expandable emergency evacuation system for peak performance and protection.
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7100 Series - Analog Addressable Fire Alarm Control Panel from Gamewell-FCI
A feature-rich, scalable analog addressable control panel—designed to be expandable—represents Gamewell-FCI’s building block approach to cost-effective, life safety system solutions.
Applications
Designed to meet the needs of the smallest to the largest applications for commercial, industrial, and institutional installations. UL Listed for Remote Station, Proprietary, and Central Station fire alarm systems.
The front panel of the 7100 Series offers enhanced convenience that provides an intuitive interface for the first responder, and still provides powerful tools for technicians. This results in a greater level of protection and reduced support costs.
Features
- 80 Character alphanumeric display - ensures clarity of communication between system and operator
- Complete range of programming - from automatic configuration to point-specific for user selectable flexibility
- Available in Single and Two Loop versions, offering 198 or 396 point capacity
- "Dirty" and "Very Dirty" sensor indication - alerts the user to the exact device that is out of sensitivity range
- Multi-level sensitivity programming - indicates increased amounts of particles of combustion through a series of distinctive alarms
- "Extra Address" indication - annunciates any new devices that are added to the system
- Event history log - allows user to track recent system events
- Additional levels of security - with up to five passwords for each of four levels, an administrator knows what has been done to the system and by whom
- Advanced network capability - allows for system expansion and additional power through use of enhanced Boolean functions
- Progressive system commissioning - allows the system to be programmed once, activating devices as they are installed
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FocalPoint® Graphic Workstation from Gamewell-FCI
Gamewell-FCI’s FocalPoint® graphic workstation is the latest
PC-based graphic user interface designed specifically to
link together Gamewell-FCI fire alarm control panels (FACP).
A unique and powerful decision support tool, FocalPoint
workstations help facility managers and security personnel
evaluate complex situations quickly, saving property and
most importantly, saving lives.
FocalPoint workstations use high performance industrial
computers to provide text and color graphic display of fire
control panel network events and locations. Unlike small
hard-to-navigate LCD fire panel displays, its highly intuitive
user interface presents the right information in the right
context at the right time. This makes emergency assessment
prompt and leads to more informed decisions.
The focus is on actionable information.
From a single screen, a FocalPoint workstation operator can:
- Magnify a facility map using the zoom in/out feature to view floor plans or identify the location and type of multiple events.
- Monitor remote site activity and link multimedia (text, audio, video, and bitmaps) to any device.
- View the event history log on the same screen as the facility floor plans to assess the sequence of events.
- Print reports of system-wide events in real-time.
- Display history, operator, event, and response records with time/date stamp.
The workstation greatly simplifies the management of medium
to large fire alarm control systems in sprawling and
campus style installations. Operators can view the status of
multiple fire alarm systems and track system events in real-time
from one convenient central location. Just one
FocalPoint workstation is capable of simultaneously monitoring
multiple gateways.
Currently, the following
Gamewell-FCI FACP’s can be linked:
- Standalone E3 Series® fire alarm control panels
- E3 Series® broadband network voice evacuation systems
- Standalone 7100 Series fire alarm control panels
- NetSOLO® broadband network voice evacuation system
- Standalone 600 Series fire alarm control panels
- 600 Series fire alarm network
- 7200 Series fire alarm control panels
The FocalPoint workstation connects to either a proprietary or shared TCP/IP network for easy and reliable installations.
Features
- Very intuitive user interface in choice of graphic or text display
- Remote monitoring and control of important fire alarm functions: ACKNOWLEDGE, RESET, SILENCE, ENABLE/DISABLE. (See manual for specific functions by panel.)
- User-friendly system setup imports facility floor plans as Windows® graphic bitmaps or meta files
- Security profiles that provide multiple levels of access to administrator-defined user types
- Fast and easy system maintenance, reports, and logging of trouble events
- Automatic screen navigation, selectable by device, to locate and zoom to device-related alarm or event, based on event priority
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System Sensor manufactures smoke and heat detection, duct and sprinkler monitoring, and emergency notification products.
Formed in 1984 to focus on the fire alarm systems market, today System Sensor is one of the largest manufacturers of fire detection and notification products in the world. A specialist in smoke detection technology, System Sensor places a high premium on research and development. The result is a line of products that are reliable, sophisticated and designed for real-world applications.
System Sensor products provide truly world-class fire and smoke detection.
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Gentex's corporate roots are in the fire protection industry. Since 1974, Gentex has provided an extensive line of commercial fire protection products to the North American market. Today, Gentex offers a complete line of high-quality photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, visual and audible signals, speakers, and portable smoke alarms/visual units.
Gentex was originally founded as a manufacturer of high-quality fire-protection products. The Gentex team had long recognized a need for better smoke detection, and in 1974, introduced a product that literally revolutionized the industry.
This landmark product was the world's first dual-cell photoelectric smoke detector. It quickly became the industry benchmark because it was less prone to false alarms and was designed to quickly detect slow, smoldering fires. This technology became the foundation for our current products, millions of which can be found in schools, dormitories, hotels and hospital buildings throughout North America.
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STI is a family owned and operated business that began thirty years ago with Jack Taylor's invention of the Stopper Pull Station Protector. Safety Technology now markets more than 300 products throughout the world. These products help prevent false fire alarms, theft and vandalism of the things that protect us all.
Headquartered in Waterford, Michigan with an office in Worcestershire, England, the STI team has worked hard to continue the work Jack Taylor started. Their first product came directly at the request of a customer, Garnett Hegeman: a high school principal in Detroit, Michigan who had a problem with false fire alarms. Most of their new products throughout the years are a direct result of these types of requests. If you have a false fire alarm, theft, vandalism or other problem, Gentex invites you to challenge them into solving your issue.
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