For rooms where water would do more damage than the fire.

What these systems are

Instead of water, these systems fill the room with an agent that puts the fire out. We work on systems such as Halon, FM-200, and CO2.

Halon and FM-200 are clean agents. They leave nothing behind. There’s no water, no powder, and no cleanup. What’s in the room is still there when the fire’s out.

CO2 works differently. It pushes the oxygen out of the room, and a fire can’t burn without oxygen. That also means people can’t breathe in there, so everybody’s out before it goes. We match the system to the hazard.

How it works

Every system comes with an alarm. Detectors in the room pick up the fire. The panel sounds the alarm and counts down so people can get out. Then the cylinders release, and the agent fills the room.

That only works if the room holds the agent. If a door’s propped open, or somebody punched a hole in the wall for new cable, the agent leaks out before it can do its job. We look for that too.

What we check

• The cylinders: weight and pressure.
• The nozzles: clear, and pointed where they’re supposed to be.
• The release path: the panel, the detectors, the abort switch, and the manual release.
• The room: doors close, and nothing new has been cut through the walls or ceiling.
• The warning signs: up, and where people will see them.

What a visit looks like

We walk the room, check the cylinders, nozzles, and release path, service what’s due, and leave a report.

These systems go on the same calendar as your extinguishers, alarms, and lights. We keep the due dates. You don’t have to think about them.

Who it’s for

Server and data rooms, control rooms, electrical rooms, records rooms, and plants. It fits anywhere water would do more damage than the fire.

If it releases

Once the system goes off, fire or not, that room isn’t protected until the cylinders are recharged. Call. Our 24-hour service covers releases.