About Action Fire & Alarm
Our team of experienced, certified employees provides for all of your fire protection needs. Fully licensed, bonded and insured, we take great pride in our work, leaving you feeling safe and comfortable in your home or office.
Action Fire & Alarm is the single source for all your fire protection needs and life safety services. With Action Fire & Alarm, just a single contract covers all of your specific fire protection needs. Our contracts include maintenance, as well: our team of service technicians test and inspect your systems at regular intervals to maximize their operational abilities and avoid complications.
We gratefully dedicate ourselves to those who offer their lives in service for our town, city, state, and nation—for the men and women of the Armed Forces, the Police, and Fire & Rescue who do the same here at home.
Fire Alarm Inspections
Here is a list of items and procedures included in an annual inspections in accordance with NFPA 72:
- Inspect control panel
- Verify monitoring connection
- Inspect annunciator
- Test pull stations
- Test bells
- Test all audible/visual devices
- Test elevator recall
- Test door holders
- Test smoke detector sensitivity every two years
- Test duct detectors
- Thermal detectors
- Test tamper switches
- Test flow switches
- Test ground fault detection circuitry
- Tested for grounded field wiring
- Battery standby verified
Sprinkler System Installation
Our experience and abilities allow us to provide every aspect of fire protection needs for the following types of projects:
- Commercial Tennent
- Commercial Office Building
- Commercial Warehouse
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Retail Stores
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Residential Single-Family Homes
- Residential Multi-Family Units
- Apartments
Fire Extinguishers
Fire extinguishers and hoses are the first line of defense in an effective life safety plan, making meeting fire extinguisher standards a necessary component of any business or home. AFA knows exactly which size and style will fit your needs. Our customers always receive the knowledge and training they need to optimize their extinguishers and equipment. We also perform annual inspections, testing, and recharging to ensure the highest level of customer protection and satisfaction.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publications hold the guidelines for minimum requirements. However the local jurisdiction holding authority may advise a facility to go above and beyond those guidelines to meet fire extinguisher standards.
NFPA 10 Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
Five Keys for Compliance:
- Proper Equipment
- Monthly Inspections
- Annual Maintenance
- Service Records
- Live Burn Training
Exit & Emergency Lights
Monthly: A property owner or management company is required to have all exit and emergency lights inspected monthly. The inspection includes the following:
- 30-second monthly testing
- Bulb & Battery Replacement (when needed)
- Aiming of remote heads
Annual: All battery-powered exit and emergency lights must be tested and inspected at least annually per manufactures standards code and. This inspection included includes:
- Load testing of batteries
- Examining leads and terminals
- Emergency and Exit lights installation
- Bulb & Battery Replacement
- Voltage testing
- Aiming of remote heads
- 90-minute annual testing
Fire Alarm Monitoring
One of the most important things you can do to keep your building safe is to install a fire alarm. Fire alarms are critical to the safe operation of your business—they help make sure you and your employees are notified of a fire emergency as soon as one arises, giving you plenty of time to evacuate the building and call the fire department.
But what happens if a fire occurs when no one is around to alert the authorities in the middle of the night or on a non-business day? To protect your valuable equipment, you need someone watching your business at all times. At Action Fire and Alarm, we offer fire alarm monitoring to keep your business protected 24/7.
Contact us online (add hyperlink) or call to learn more about fire alarms and monitoring for your building in South Eastern Wisconsin.
Kitchen Fire Suppression
At your appointment for a kitchen fire suppression inspection, our comprehensive examination process includes the following steps:
- Visually inspect of conduit and location of appliance, duct, and plenum nozzles
- Inspect the link line and position of detectors
- Inspect the automatic actuation of the fire system by cutting a terminal test link
- Test the remote pull station
- Verify electric and gas shuts off when the system is activated
- Replace fusible links
- Verify the gauge on pressurized tanks is at the proper level
- Examine cylinders to record and verify the hydro test date
- Examine the regulator to record and verify the test dates
- Replace system cartridges when required by a manufacturer (for an additional charge)
- Remove and clean nozzles to ensure they are not clogged. Replace nozzle caps
- Test all electrical interlocks (electric shut-offs and fan interlock requirements vary by the local authority having jurisdiction)
- Inspect the piping and copper tubing for tightness
- Record any obvious deficiencies discovered during the inspection
Special Hazard Systems
Chemical fire suppression systems quickly detect and suppress fires to minimize damage, clean-up, and downtime. Such systems are typically used to protect:
- Financial records
- Data storage and computer rooms
- Industrial equipment
- Health care records
- Collectibles
- Historical sites
- And more
Action Fire and Alarm will ensure your system is tested and ready to go when we turn it over to you. We train your employees to understand the proper operation and maintenance requirements to keep your system in optimal operating condition.
24-Hour Monitoring
We are proud to offer 24/7, 365 monitoring services in association with EMERgency24. 24-hour monitoring systems are designed to protect your business and alert the relevant authorities at all hours of the day. We offer a number of different monitoring services suitable for a variety of businesses, including:
CELLULAR
Receive alerts without the expense of a telephone landline. Cellular monitoring is an excellent choice for businesses in remote areas where landlines or radio are impractical.
DIAL-UP
We also offer dail-up monitoring for security and fire systems. This method utilizes your business’s existing phone lines to monitor and send alerts in case of emergencies.
ELEVATOR PHONE
Elevator monitoring systems can utilize cellular or phone line systems to send emergency alerts in case of mechanical malfunctions or if a passenger needs emergency services.
AREA OF REFUGE
Many businesses offer ‘Areas of Refuge’ for people who cannot exit a building without assistance. We offer Areas of Refuge monitoring via phone lines or cellular interfaces.
