The Ultimate Fire Protection, Detection, and Verification Solution
Every Second Counts
Waste management and recycling facilities rank among the most challenging workplace environments. The handling and storage of combustible materials and potentially hazardous waste, including chemicals and batteries, heightens the risk of fires at these types of premises. Without swift action, a fire can rapidly escalate, take weeks to fully extinguish, leading to devastating losses of facilities, machinery, and potentially endangering the environment and lives.
Critical to fire prevention strategies is early detection and rapid response to ignition
FireVu is our industry-leading fire detection and verification solution. It incorporates state-of-the-art video analytics – a combination of Video Flame Detection (VFD) and Video Smoke Detection (VSD) technology – which can detect smoke, flames, and heat at their inception when Every Second Counts to minimise the impact.
FireVu identifies the unique characteristics of smoke or flames by assessing changes in heat, brightness, contrast, shape, edge content, loss of detail, motion, and colour matching.
FireVu ensures:
- Early detection: Identifying fire risks before they escalate, pinpointing the exact location of a potential ignition.
- Real-time verification and rapid response: Allowing operators and emergency services to quickly assess and respond to incidents.
- Industry-leading rejection of false positives: FireVu uses advanced algorithms to minimise false alarms.
Why choose FireVu?
- Comprehensive coverage: FireVu systems are designed to cover large sites.
- Scalability: FireVu can be scaled to meet the needs of any facility, from small recycling centres to large waste management plants.
- Integration with existing systems: FireVu can be integrated with your existing fire safety and security systems, providing a seamless and comprehensive safety solution.
- 24/7/365 monitoring: FireVu provides continuous monitoring around the clock.
- Proven reliability: With a track record of protecting over 200 sites globally, FireVu is a trusted name in fire detection and prevention.
FireVu helps to protect against the point of ignition escalating and becoming a major incident – saving time, resources, protecting local communities, and safeguarding lives.
A fire at Bredbury Industrial Estate, Manchester (August 2013) destroyed c.1,500 bales of paper, fabric, and plastic waste. It was not the first incident on this large site, and had serious business consequences for the owner.
Case Studies
FireVu Video Fire & Smoke Solution
FireVu is able to see the movement of smoke or the presence of flame across a CCTV image by identifying their unique characteristics. These include assessing changes in brightness, contrast, shape, edge content, loss of detail, motion and colour matching.
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