As a contractor, it’s likely that you’ve encountered the NOTIFIER brand at some point during your career.
Perhaps a bid required the use of NOTIFIER’s industry-leading devices in one of your constructions. Maybe a project you’ve worked on in the past utilized NOTIFIER products and you’ve come to trust their flexibility, dependability, and potential uses in large-scale installations. Either way, you’re confident in your choice to use NOTIFIER products in your upcoming construction and are likely looking for a reliable security provider for installation purposes. In that case, you’re in luck, as EPS Security’s decades of partnering with NOTIFIER has uniquely positioned us to help you simplify the design and installation of your NOTIFIER fire alarm system.
A quick NOTIFIER crash course
If you’ve never been privileged to work with NOTIFIER devices in the past, you’re in good hands. EPS has partnered with Honeywell & NOTIFIER for more than 30 years to install countless advanced fire alarm systems throughout Michigan, so you could say we know more than a few things about the benefits of NOTIFIER fire alarm systems in commercial buildings.
The argument for NOTIFIER can be simplified to two things: scope and addressability. The NOTIFIER FireWarden line of panels work well within mid-sized structures given their ability to support dozens of devices and modules. FireWarden is a perfect option for most mid- to large-size commercial applications. For more massive systems, there’s ONYX. NOTIFIER ONYX systems are the king of massive fire alarm and voice evacuation needs. ONYX panels are engineered for installation in separate wings of large-scale structures or even in separate buildings within a complex and report ONYX device signals to a single monitoring workstation—the ONYXWorks station. The ONYXWorks then acts as a miniature monitoring center, allowing a system administrator or head of security to observe alarm signals live. In the event of a fire, the person in charge of said monitoring can quickly identify exactly where in the massive complex or building that the alarm was triggered.
The other major benefit of NOTIFER systems is that their devices are addressable. Each device is given a unique “address” and is connected to the other devices on the system. This interconnectivity forms a “loop” of sorts in which the devices are connected back to the panel across two paths. This allows for two chief advantages over one-path, zone-grouped conventional fire systems:
- Each device can report alarm signals that are specific to an area, allowing for easier evacuation and emergency response
- The “loop” design allows for addressable devices to communicate over a second path if the first path is severed or disrupted.
With the help of additional isolators and relays, addressable devices and systems are designed to provide alarm signal communication even if a single device is damaged. This prevents the entire system from “going down” if a device is damaged somewhere on the loop.
Getting started with a NOTIFIER alarm system by EPS Security
It’s good to know that your security partner knows their stuff, but what about practicality? To start, EPS Security is certified and trained to install NOTIFIER alarm systems—something surprisingly few Michigan security companies can say. And despite being family-owned and locally operated, we field a sizable fleet of trained and certified technicians capable of tackling fire alarm installations from the Indiana border to the Mackinac Bridge. Our fire alarm consultants are well-versed in the bid process, and our close partnership with NOTIFIER itself allows us to negotiate extremely competitive rates on product and place aggressive bids for contracting projects.
Our real-world experience isn’t limited to procurement and bidding. We’ve installed complex fire systems across the state of Michigan and are thus intimately knowledgeable in local fire codes while working closely with local AHJs. We can help build a custom NOTIFIER system to the necessary specifications and thoroughly test it upon completion to ensure that your customer’s fire alarm system is functioning precisely as it was designed.
The streamlined EPS design and installation process
Finishing your project with minimum disruption to the process is always the goal. The construction of a new structure is already a product of sheer will as you balance multiple vendors, contracts, and the needs of your customer. With dozens of moving parts at each point in the process, the last thing you need is a progress-halting issue brought on by, say, the security company installing your customer’s fire alarm system.
At EPS Security, we’ve consolidated sixty-plus years of commercial alarm design and installation into a streamlined process. Our engineers have crafted systems ranging from the tiny to the truly massive, each with their own unique needs and restrictions and all constructed to meet local fire codes. In fact, our engineers have experience in:
- Design build. We can build your NOTIFIER fire alarm system from scratch using your existing blueprints.
- Design assist. We can use our extensive fire system knowledge to team up with you to build your custom NOTIFIER notification or voice evacuation system.
Much of our ability to streamline an otherwise complicated installation process is due to our dedication to extensive training. Our installation technicians are trained extensively in-house and receive ongoing education to keep them current on the newest technologies and nuances of fire systems, including NOTIFIER devices specifically. Just as importantly, we are constantly working alongside general and electrical contractors. We know and anticipate the difficulties and expectations contractors have for their security system installers. Our experience allows us to minimize disruption to your timeline. A new construction is always bound to be stressful, but with an EPS partnership, your fire alarm installation doesn’t have to be one of your stressors.
