Digital fire detection systems such as fire detection cameras can tremendously add to fire safety for small businesses.

You can use these systems for monitoring many places were ordinarily smoke detectors cannot work reliably, for example outdoors if you want to monitor locations such as parking lots or similar spaces.

How Does A Fire Camera Work?

A fire camera makes use of state-of-the-art image analyzing technology to detect fire smoke from video. This brings with it the enormous advantage that a fire camera doesn’t need to be placed near the potential vicinity of a fire: they can detect fires from several hundred metres away. In addition to that, fire cameras can also monitor a much larger area as compared to a smoke detector. For instance, you can use a fire camera to watch an entire building complex or use it to monitor a large open area such as a warehouse or parking lot.

Most ordinary smoke detectors are rather simple devices which may work sufficiently in your own home. Yet, most of these devices, especially the cheaper types do merely sound an alarm upon detection of a fire. A fire camera on the other hand can not just reliably detect fires around the clock but can also alert responders once the system detects a fire smoke. In other words, it works also if you are not present and can thus give you added peace of mind.

One other advantage of fire cameras is that they are back-compatible with ordinarily surveillance cameras. If you happen to own a business, chances are you have already a CCTV system in place. You can then simply replace your existing cameras with fire cameras. The fire cameras will continue to function as ordinary cameras but will also provide you the benefit of dramatically increased fire safety.