Fire Detection, Gas Detection, Signaling and Other Electrical Equipment
FM Approvals is the only laboratory in North America that provides spark detection and extinguishing listings. It also is one of only a handful of labs internationally that offers performance-based certification of flame detectors, and spark detection and extinguishing equipment. And, if your company's detection and signaling needs are unique, FM Approvals will work closely with you in our testing facilities to find and test equipment that meets your requirements.
For the following product categories or to inquire about your specific product, contact Patrick Byrne at +1 (1)781-255-4846:
- Audible and visible notification appliances
- Central station service (placarding program—full service, monitoring only and local alarm installer company listing categories)
- Central station signaling systems
- Combustible Gas Detectors (point and open path)
- Combustion controls
- Control panels for releasing applications
- Emergency voice/alarm communication (EVAC) systems
- Heat detectors (spot and line types)
- Local control panels
- Process-control monitoring devices
- Public fire-alarm reporting and remote-station signaling systems
- Radiant energy (flame) detectors
- Signal transmitters and receivers
- Smoke detectors (spot and aspirating types)
- Sprinkler-system supervision and water-flow detectors
- Toxic Gas Detectors (point and open path)
For additional information, please download and review the Central Station Service 7-Step Process Summary, or view the FM Approval Standards, as well as our Central Station Placarding program.
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