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Fire & life safety - Fire safety city

Smarter fire protection systems help make buildings — from data centers and hospitals to campuses and warehouses — safer. Learn about Siemens’ comprehensive fire safety portfolio to find which works best for your building type.

Smarter protection matters in every building

Get the most efficient fire and life safety solutions, products, and services you need to protect people, assets and buildings. Siemens Technology Certified technicians install, service and expand both Desigo and Cerberus PRO systems. From retail banks and restaurants to universities and high-rise buildings, Siemens’ flexible fire safety portfolio can help you protect your business.

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Small and simple

Types of small buildings

Retail offices or banks

Retail offices or banks require simple, user-friendly fire safety controls along with flexible detection criteria for different areas.

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Restaurants

Small restaurants have varied environments such as the kitchen, bar, dining, restroom and storage facilities that call for a simple, user-friendly fire safety system and flexible detection criteria.

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Other small building types

Small retail stores, clinics, convenience stores and other smaller buildings also typically require simple, user-friendly fire safety controls that come with flexible detection options.

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Siemens fire safety solution overview

Siemens offers cost effective and efficient 50-point fire alarm systems, Cerberus PRO or Desigo Fire Safety, along with a range of standard to advanced intelligent detection to ensure smaller facilities are safe and sound.

Highlights

  • Simple installation, control and maintenance
  • Easy operation ensures customer safety at all times
  • Flexible monitoring capabilities away from the panel
  • Full line of smoke detection, including multi-criteria
  • Releasing and NAC Expansion with PAD-5
  • Releasing supported for pre action/deluge

Efficient

  • Quick and simple installation and auto-programming minimize delays in getting businesses up and running
  • Intuitive menus and clear messages on the panel provide straightforward operation
  • Planned compatibility with future Siemens detectors and peripherals
  • Built-in isolation, or ISOtechnology, included on all major devices at no extra cost ensures better protection and increased business continuity due to faster trouble shooting and maintenance

Flexible detection

  • Cost efficient thermal, optical and thermal/optical detectors
  • UL-268 approved detectors with built-in isolation, ISOtechnology
  • Highly sensitive, ASAtechnology multi-criteria detectors are backed by a No False Alarm Guarantee and protect sensitive or high-value areas
  • More than 20 standard, pre-set detection profiles available based on environmental conditions

Small and powerful

  • Remote fire terminal provides flexible system control
  • Integrated DACT for central monitoring services
  • Connect detectors via 1 class A or 2 Class B circuits
  • 4 system relays (alarm, supervisory, trouble, programmable)
  • 2 auxiliary power connections
  • Battery charging unit provides operation in the event of a power outage

Medium and varied

Types of medium-sized buildings

Outpatient surgery centers

Surgery centers operate successfully when they’re efficient and safe. Patient satisfaction and positive health outcomes are increased when downtime or disturbances are kept to a minimum. Siemens offers fire alarm systems, Cerberus PRO Compact or Desigo Fire Safety Compact, along with a broad line of fire detectors to ensure healthcare facilities such as outpatient surgery centers can invest efficiently in life safety. These systems ensure that faculty and patients are not distracted by safety issues but are focused on patient care.

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K-12 schools

K-12 schools need to protect our most valuable assets, our children. Fire and life safety protection that meets code and standards as well as provides a platform for expansion and migration to the most current technology is crucial.

Innovative and networkable fire alarm systems, Cerberus PRO Compact or Desigo Fire Safety Compact, along with a broad line of fire detectors ensure that in the event of a fire, faculty and students are protected. Siemens also provides mass notification solutions for larger applications like high school campuses.

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Siemens emergency evacuation features

Mass notification solutions ensure that critical emergency information is communicated

  • Emergency voice communication system is available as an add-on to Cerberus PRO and Desigo Fire Safety fire alarm systems
  • Remote notification and real time IP camera through Siemens building and life safety management stations

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Hotels

Hotels require highly reliable, flexible and intelligent fire safety systems to protect the facility. More importantly, protecting guests while not disturbing them with unnecessary alarms or system malfunctions is crucial.

Siemens offers intelligent 250- and 500-point fire alarm systems, Cerberus PRO Compact or Desigo Fire Safety Compact, along with a broad line of innovative fire detectors to ensure hotels meet code and also provide their customers with a safe, comfortable and hassle-free stay.

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E-houses

E-houses require fire and life safety protection that meets codes and standards and provides a platform for expansion and migration to the most current technology. It also offers comprehensive protection for every application for the most exceptional requirements like areas containing explosive or flammable materials, poorly accessible spaces, and historical buildings with aesthetic or architectural restrictions.

Sinorix fire suppression systems, scalable from small to large facilities, release clean agent that ensures any fire threat is eliminated within a matter of seconds, before crucial assets can be damaged. Innovative and networkable fire alarm systems, Cerberus PRO Compact or Desigo Fire Safety Compact, along with a broad line of fire detectors ensure that in the event of a fire the facility and its assets and occupants are protected.

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Siemens fire safety solution features

Sinorix is a customizable fire suppression solution that protects mission-critical areas and prevents collateral damage

  • With environmentally friendly fluid, Sinorix 5112 is quick, reliable and most importantly safe for facility employees
  • Different ASA parameter sets can be used and can be switched over as a function of time or to accommodate processes
  • Permanent, reliable and early fire detection even under frequently changing environmental conditions
  • Panels that support modernization without interrupting business operations

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Other mid-sized building types

Shopping centers, motels, warehouses, offices and other mid-sized buildings require fire and life safety protection that meets codes and standards and provides a platform for expansion and migration to the most current technology.

Innovative and networkable fire alarm systems, Cerberus PRO Compact or Desigo Fire Safety Compact, along with a broad line of fire detectors ensure that in the event of a fire the facility and its assets and occupants are protected.

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Siemens fire safety solution overview

Highlights

  • Flexible and scalable panels that can be networked and integrated with a Siemens building/life safety management system
  • Systems include a broad detector portfolio including multi-criteria fire/CO to match varied environments, along with a No False Alarm Guarantee
  • Optional management station provides detailed insight into and control of networked building systems
  • Remote digital connection to multiple fire alarm systems through an encrypted digital connection through the cloud with Building X Fire Apps
  • Remote viewing diagnostics

Innovative detection

  • Multi-criteria, Siemens ASAtechnology with fire and independent CO detection with audible bases
  • Broad portfolio of green, non-ionization detection with 20+ pre-set application/environment settings and low/high temperature alerts for varied clean to dirty environments
  • Detection for MRI areas with remote Siemens detector using Air Sampling
  • Detectors comply with UL-268, UL2075 and NFPA 720

No false alarms

  • Each detector with ASAtechnology is guaranteed to not succumb to deceptive phenomena
  • A No False Alarm Guarantee for ASAtechnology detectors guarantees false alarms are not the result of detector malfunction and greatly reduces the potential for an unnecessary alarms

Reliable and flexible

  • Network up to 32 panels with 250- or 500-points can be networked to allow for future alterations or expansions to the building structure
  • Remote analysis and evaluation of the system provide real-time system status along with improved servicing planning
  • Automatically configure devices and set detector profiles right from the panel
  • Facilities with Siemens MXL fire systems can now upgrade to Cerberus PRO Compact or Desigo Fire Safety
  • Built-in isolation, or ISOtechnology, included on all major devices at no extra cost ensures better protection and unobtrusive and disruptive service due to faster trouble shooting and maintenance

Large and sophisticated

Data centers

For data centers, avoiding downtime or interruption to operations is extremely important. Identifying and addressing fire and changes in the environment is crucial to business success and continuity.

Siemens provides an industry leading portfolio to keep data centers safe and up and running. Cerberus PRO Modular and Desigo Fire Safety Modular systems are an extremely powerful detection system with a broad portfolio of early warning and highly sensitive detection. Sinorix fire suppression systems, scalable from small to large facilities, release clean agent that ensures any fire threat is eliminated within a matter of seconds, before crucial assets can be damaged.

Siemens fire safety solution highlights

  • A complete solution for early detection, alarm, and suppression protection at the highest levels
  • Industry-leading flexibility for fire detection
  • Robust portfolio for Very Early Warning Fire Detection (VEWFD)
  • Remote digital connection to multiple fire alarm systems through an encrypted digital connection through the cloud with Building X Fire Apps

Early warning fire detection

  • Highly sensitive ASAtechnology detection from Siemens that complies with NFPA 720, NFPA 76 (Telco), UL-268 and UL-2075
  • Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular systems provide a cost efficient and high-level interface with most VESDA Net devices

Maximize asset protection

  • Sinorix is a customizable fire suppression solution that protects mission critical areas and prevents collateral damage
  • With environmentally friendly fluid, Sinorix 5112 is quick, reliable and most importantly safe for facility employees
  • PAD-5 provides addressable releasing and notification appliance circuits
  • Bi-directional Amplifier Systems (BDA) available to provide reliable radio coverage for first responders

Reliable and innovative control

  • Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular are a premier fire alarm system providing innovative control, detection and messaging capabilities
  • The TXR-320 releasing panel offers deluge, pre-action and agent release all in one conventional panel
  • Building and life safety management systems give real time, customized views of networked systems

Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems

Siemens is a leading solution provider in the protection of Li-ion Energy Storage Systems (UL) with the FDA series of Aspirating Smoke Detectors for Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular and life safety management systems.

Our solution with the FDA241 detector offers a unique dual-wavelength technology which provides early detection of pending Li-Ion battery thermal events allowing more time for mitigation before a fire starts.

Aspirating smoke detectors are primarily used in areas where point detectors cannot, or have a limited usage. These include inaccessible or restrictive areas like Li-on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and Demand Management Clean Room. Identifying and addressing fire and changes in environment is crucial to business success and continuity.

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Siemens fire safety solution features

  • VdS approved
  • FDA241 detectors use two wavelengths enabling differentiation between smoke and deceptive phenomena.
  • ETL Listed for Electrical safety to standards
  • Siemens FDA detectors use two wavelengths enabling differentiation between smoke and deceptive phenomena.
  • Patented dual wavelength detection technology reliably detects Li-Ion Off Gas particles – enabling early warning of pending Li-Ion battery thermal runaway event.
  • Designed for increased detection reliability even in the most demanding environmental conditions.
  • FDA detectors are easily integrated into a fire protection system from Siemens.
  • The FDA241 unit has proven to reliably detect Li-Ion battery Off-Gas particles during the pre-Thermal-runaway period of battery failure. This is key to preventing a catastrophic event within the BESS facility.
  • The detector offers up to three modes of operation: ultra-sensitive, auto-discrimination, and robust. Furthermore, an alarm threshold can be defined and programmed.
  • Optionally each FDA241 supports a programmable purge function as well as a programmable 4 - 20 mA remote output that enables display of smoke level and airflow rate.

Siemens fire safety solution applications

  • Li-Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
  • Demand management clean rooms

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University campuses

Campus environments can pose unique challenges. One size does not fit all. Buildings are different sizes and serve different functions. Mixed equipment environments can make it difficult to assess safety systems. Populations are varied and often spread out.

Siemens industry leading fire alarm systems can be networked together to allow centralized control. Panels and detectors are installed based on a building’s size or function. Sinorix suppression systems protect high-value assets, such as libraries while mass notification allows communication with all or part of the population.

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Siemens fire safety solution features

  • Flexible network configurations
  • Full array of detection options
  • No False Alarm Guarantee for detectors with ASAtechnology
  • Conventional and intelligent releasing options • Management station for detailed network view
  • Remote digital connection to multiple fire alarm systems through an encrypted digital connection through the cloud with Building X Fire Apps
  • Developed to network with other buildings/panels
  • Change detectors by type or setting according to space utilization
  • ASAtechnology detectors can be set to ensure that, whether it’s popcorn burning in a dormitory or steam from the showers, false alarms are not an issue
  • CO detection protects students where they live
  • Sinorix, clean agent suppression, protects valuables that would be damaged by water and poses no threat to students
  • PAD-5 provides addressable releasing and notification appliance circuits

Mass notification features

  • Vary message content based on recipient
  • Cover indoor and outdoor spaces and specific individuals or groups
  • Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular Voice Systems for voice evacuation and MNS cornerstone

High rises

High-rise buildings need protection as versatile as their functions. Whether the space is commercial, residential, office or some combination thereof, tenants rely on protection at the highest levels.

Siemens Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular systems are UL-listed for convenience paging and background music providing everyday comfort but able to be commandeered to provide emergency voice evacuation. Building and life safety management stations give a detailed view of networked systems.

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Siemens fire safety solution features

  • Send targeted and varied messages simultaneously
  • Upgrade fire alarm software without taking the system offline
  • Full line of detectors includes multi-criteria
  • Management station for detailed network view
  • Remote digital connection to multiple fire alarm systems through an encrypted digital connection through the cloud with Building X Fire Apps
  • Bi-directional Amplifier Systems (BDA) available to provide reliable radio coverage for first responders

Multi-criteria detection features

  • Add value to residential areas with combination fire/CO detector
  • ASAtechnology detectors eliminate false alarms caused by dust, cigarette smoke or burned food
  • Built-in isolation, or ISOtechnology, included on all major devices at no extra cost ensures better protection and increased business continuity due to faster trouble shooting and maintenance

Centralized control features

  • Management station allows customization of views and control according to user function and skill
  • Visual confirmation of events through integrated camera
  • Integrate building systems for simplified building management

Premier life safety features

  • 300 custom messages enable precise announcements by floor
  • Ring architecture and Class X wiring for enhanced survivability
  • Elevators captured and returned to lobby when fire is detected
  • Digital audio surpasses mass notification system specifications and supports crystal clear messaging

Hospitals

Hospitals need fire and life safety protection for critical environments as well as a fluid population of patients, staff and visitors.

Siemens offers state of the art Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular, mass notification and life safety management systems. ASAtechnology detectors feature low and high temperature warnings, ensuring that blood banks and other sensitive areas are protected. Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular systems offer elevator recall and remote annunciators that connect to nurse call stations to facilitate emergency response.

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Siemens fire safety solution features

  • Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular systems anchors multi-modal life safety system
  • Multi-criteria detectors support area-specific detection; CO detection for patient rooms
  • Life safety management station provides centralized control of networked systems
  • Management station for detailed network view
  • Remote digital connection to multiple fire alarm systems through an encrypted digital connection through the cloud with Building X Fire Apps
  • Bi-directional Amplifier Systems (BDA) available to provide reliable radio coverage for first responders
  • Built-in isolation, or ISOtechnology, included on all major devices at no extra cost ensures better protection and increased business continuity due to faster troubleshooting and maintenance

Mass notification features

  • Target messages by location or person
  • Protection and notification for outdoor and indoor spaces
  • Integrates with key hospital systems

Control and communicate features

  • Fire panel supports 300 messages, tagged by event type
  • Management station centralizes control of fire system and integrated cameras provide live visual event confirmation
  • Optional integration of key building systems
  • Remote viewing and notification of events

Facility upgrade options

  • Migration solution to upgrade MXL panels to faster processor and more advanced features
  • Migrated panels compatible with advanced ASAtechnology detector options

Other large building types

Pharmaceuticals, federal government buildings, apartment buildings, corporate offices and industrial facilities among others can require specialized protection options.

Siemens offers protection for the ordinary and the extraordinary. From offices to warehouses to clean rooms, the Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular systems with advanced detection options covers them. Mass notification adds a layer of protection and communication capabilities to a voice-equipped fire alarm system.

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Siemens fire safety solution features

  • Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular are compatible with CO detection, suppression, mass notification and other life safety technologies
  • Multi-criteria detectors accurately detect fires in virtually all environments from clean to dirty
  • Optional life safety management station for the most comprehensive coverage
  • Management station for detailed network view
  • Remote digital connection to multiple fire alarm systems through an encrypted digital connection through the cloud with Building X Fire Apps
  • Bi-directional Amplifier Systems (BDA) available to provide reliable radio coverage for first responders

Mass notification features

  • Differentiate messages by location or person
  • Protection and notification for outdoor and indoor spaces
  • Multi-modal approach for the most effective communication

Advanced detection features

  • Multiple VESDA detectors connect to Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular for comprehensive detection coverage of highly sensitive areas
  • Broad detection portfolio includes ASAtechnology which supports 20+ environment profiles to cover most applications
  • Choose from detectors with optional CO, temperature profiles, high and low temperature warnings or application profiles

Suppression options

  • Sinorix 5112 offers waterless suppression to protect critical assets without harming people or property
  • Sinorix NXN N2, a naturally occurring inert suppression agent that's environmentally friendly, offers excellent suppression properties against many types of fires and doesn't leave residue behind when activated.
  • Desigo Fire Safety Modular and Cerberus PRO Modular systems and TXR-320 allow the choice of pre-action, deluge or agent release in one conventional panel
  • PAD-5 provides addressable releasing and notification appliance circuits

Siemens fire safety innovations

Siemens provides decision makers with the most efficient fire and life safety products and services — now and in the future.

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Cerberus

Siemens’ distribution automation, danger management and fire protection systems help you protect what matters and improve the reliability and availability of your power distribution grid.

Desigo fire safety systems

Safeguard buildings against fire risk and provide secure, healthy, livable environments for occupants.

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Sinorix NXN N2 – natural suppression technology

A naturally occurring inert suppression agent that’s environmentally friendly, offers excellent suppression properties against many types of fires and doesn't leave residue behind when activated.

Building X Fire Manager

Manage your buildings’ fire safety with remote monitoring of fire systems, easy testing of detectors with disturbance-free testing (DFT), system reporting and efficient maintenance scheduling.

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ISOtechnology and UL-268 7th Edition

As the only manufacturer offering the “No False Alarm Guarantee” for 20-plus years and the inventor of ISOtechnology, we are proud to bring you a cost-effective detection portfolio that continues to exceed the new UL standard.

ACEND Notification

Maximize fire safety with the next-generation portfolio of conventional indoor notification appliances. ACEND notification appliances outperform competitors with several advantages, including lower current draw.

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