Fire detection is required in commercial and industrial buildings under Punjab building regulations and by most insurers, and Civil Defence inspects it for NOCs. The details depend on occupancy and size, but the principles are consistent.
Detection
Smoke detectors in offices and stores, heat detectors in kitchens and dusty halls, beam detectors in high warehouses. Every area covered, every device on a zone chart.
Alarm
Manual call points at exits, sounders loud enough for the space, strobes where noise is high.
Panel
Conventional for small buildings, addressable for hospitals, multi-floor buildings and large factories.
Documentation
Commissioning certificate, zone chart, cause-and-effect matrix and a log book of weekly tests. Inspectors and insurers ask for these.
Maintenance
Quarterly service and an annual full test. Batteries load-tested.
Fire alarm systems designed and documented by Team Tacticals.