OPEN ACCESS™
- A public-private sector fire safety initiative,
- In partnership with the alarm industry
- Delivering alarms to fire departments more quickly and reliably
Fire Monitoring Technologies International is an established technology provider to the fire safety community. We understand the challenges faced by property owners, alarm companies, fire departments, insurers and safety authorities
Using OPEN ACCESS™
Reduces Risk.
- Reduce the potential for human error
- Lower potential property damage and loss of life by reducing fire department response times
- Ensure compliance with the fire codes on every fire alarm signal
OPEN ACCESS™ is a high
speed bi-directional gateway
- For direct, immediate alarm delivery from alarm monitoring stations to emergency response teams
- Providing alarm data transmission, between UL/ULC alarm station software, and emergency services E-911 Computer Aided Dispatch systems
- Flagging critical building data where Fire Department CAD permits
Study Confirms
Time Savings Using OPEN ACCESS™
- Conventional alarm monitoring provides an essential service but features inherent delay and opportunities for errors
- Reporting a fire alarm takes time. The slightest delay – even 30 seconds – means exponential increase in fire progress
- Less than the best possible alarm delivery is a systemic, ongoing
Message from the CEO
Disruptive Technology
Kevin Allison, General Manager, is stepping in for this edition of the Fire Monitoring of Canada Inc. CEO message.
The business world is one that has seen its fair share of disruptive changes over the years. As the world of technology and more importantly information technology (IT) continues to evolve at such a rapid rate, we now see disruptive changes in the form of disruptive technology. Disruptive technology is defined as a new way of doing things that initially does not meet the needs of existing customers
Kevin Allison HBSc, CSP
General Manager
Fire Monitoring of Canada Inc.
