Fire alarm testing is a critical part of maintaining safe and compliant buildings. But for many teams, weekly testing still relies on paper records, disconnected systems, or memory-based reporting - leaving room for error and missed insights.
That’s why we’ve enhanced SafeVue Notify, the mobile companion app to our SafeVue platform, with a new feature that simplifies the way you log and review test results. With test summaries, fire alarm testing becomes a clearer, more structured process. This helps teams respond faster, maintain compliance, and gain valuable visibility into system performance.
Whether you're testing a single site or managing a national estate, this new feature empowers you to document, verify, and improve fire safety testing from the palm of your hand.
What is fire alarm testing and why does better data matter?
Weekly fire alarm testing ensures that detection devices like call points and sounders are working as intended. It’s a legal requirement in many environments and forms a vital part of any building’s fire safety strategy.
Traditionally, engineers or caretakers would test a device, record the result in a paper logbook, and move on. But this method makes it difficult to share test data, verify results, or identify patterns, especially when managing multiple buildings or responding to compliance checks.
With SafeVue Notify, we wanted to provide a smarter alternative. One that eliminates manual logbooks, supports real-time data sharing, and brings testing into the digital age.
Introducing test summaries in SafeVue Notify
The latest SafeVue Notify update introduces test summaries - a new capability that allows users to log key details during each fire alarm test, including:
Whether the device was accessible and tested
If the test met British Standard requirements
Notes on faults, broken call points, or unusual conditions
Photo evidence to support test outcomes
These summaries are automatically synced to the SafeVue dashboard, ensuring that fire safety managers and compliance officers have a full digital record at their fingertips. No more chasing paperwork or wondering what happened during a test, just clear, consistent, and auditable information you can trust.
This is especially valuable when devices aren’t accessible or when anomalies occur. You can flag them instantly, attach supporting context, and create a trail that’s easy to act on.
Built for real-world engineers and fire safety teams
SafeVue Notify is designed to support professionals working across busy environments, where time is tight and accuracy is essential.
The test summary feature makes it easy to capture information on the go. With just a few taps, users can input their results, add photos, and move to the next device without delay. All the data is then viewable in the SafeVue dashboard, giving central teams full oversight of which devices have been tested, which weren’t accessible, and where attention is needed.
Whether you're preparing for an audit or managing hundreds of weekly tests, this update removes uncertainty and replaces it with clear, actionable insight.
A support plan that puts you in control
With features like test summaries rolling out regularly, now is the perfect time to join the Drax Technology Support Plan - our all-inclusive annual subscription designed to keep your systems running at peak performance.
The Support Plan includes:
Full Software & System Access – Stay ahead with SafeVue Cloud, AMX product updates, and early access to new features like test summaries and weekly testing automation.
Proactive Servicing & Priority Support – Get annual servicing, site visits, and priority access to our technical team.
Expert Training & Self-Service Hub – Use our library of how-to videos, guides, and support tools to empower your team.
Cost-Effective Onsite Support – Enjoy discounted day rates for onsite engineering support, so help is never far away.
With the Drax Technology Support Plan, you're not only maintaining your systems, but optimising them for performance, efficiency, and long-term compliance.
Weekly fire alarm testing may be routine but it doesn’t have to be a burden. With SafeVue Notify and its new test summary feature, we’re making the process smarter, faster, and more transparent.
Combined with the full support and innovation offered by the Drax Technology Support Plan, it’s a powerful step toward a safer, more connected fire safety strategy. Contact us today to find out how we can help transform your fire safety schedule.
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