Intelligent Airport Fire Alarm Systems: The Intelligence Behind Safer Environments

The challenge of managing airport fire safety

The high cost and disruption of false alarms

False fire alarms in airports don’t just cause a lot of disruption. There are huge cost implications too. It has been estimated that a single 30-minute evacuation due to a false fire alarm could cost an airport and its businesses up to £30,000 in lost revenue. The last thing that anyone wants to deal with in an airport is a flight that is delayed or cancelled due to a technical issue that could have been avoided.

Not only do false fire alarms cause disruption when they occur, they also result in lasting repercussions that can prevent airports from operating effectively for an extended amount of time.

There is potential for false alarms to negatively affect safety and security within an airport. Multiple false alarms can result in staff members suffering from alarm fatigue. This can lead to complacency during a genuine fire which can result in slower evacuations and a higher likelihood of fatal incidents.

Any kind of evacuation in an airport can lead to complications of security procedures which may result in security vulnerabilities. The more false alarms there are, the more vulnerable your airport security may become due to an unwanted and unneeded amount of evacuations. There is an inherent need to protect the critical infrastructure that allows airports to run smoothly.

Complex, multi-site fire systems and siloed data

Due to the sheer number of fire safety assets across an airport, it can be very difficult to keep track of each asset’s status. Especially if there are fire systems from different manufacturers in use. This can make airport fire safety compliance hard work to maintain as there could be multiple reports from different fire safety assets that need to be checked on a regular basis.

Ensuring continuous compliance across a vast estate

Having numerous reports to collate from different sources can leave you with a mountain of work to climb to ensure that your site is fully compliant with UK fire regulations. The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving too, which means that, to remain compliant, you need to be actively monitoring your fire safety assets on a regular basis.

With Drax Technology's solution, BTR operators are able to share reports in real time to the relevant teams, engineers, and auditors so everybody is always on the same page and compliant to regulations.

Fact: National fire‑incident statistics show 133,072 fires in England in the year ending September 2024, while aviation regulators separately stress that airport buildings handling large vehicle and passenger flows must incorporate active fire‑protection and robust structural measures to limit similar car‑park and terminal incidents.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-and-rescue-incident-statistics-year-ending-september-2024/fire-and-rescue-incident-statistics-england-year-ending-september-2024

Our system is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers

Transforming Airport Fire Safety with Drax Technology

At Drax Technology we believe that airport fire safety compliance should not be a case of reacting to issues, but a case of anticipating and avoiding them. That’s why we provide integrated transportation safety systems with real-time fire system monitoring for airports.

Central critical alarm management and response Our intelligent platform allows you to manage all of your alarms and fire safety assets within a single centralised dashboard. This increases issue detection and response times.
Real-time monitoring across all fire panel brands Our real-time fire system monitoring is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers.
Faster emergency response with precise alarm location data Every alarm that is connected to our software has its own status and critical alarm data. This allows you to pinpoint an alert and provide in-depth information on it.
Remote control and disablement for planned maintenance Control your fire safety assets remotely with any web-enabled device. Anywhere, anytime.

Predictive asset management and maintenance Don’t wait for equipment to develop faults. Our intelligent platform predicts potential issues and provides actionable guidance on how to proceed.
RAG-rated asset health for proactive budget Assess the status of fire safety assets quickly and easily with a RAG (Red Amber Green) rating system. Allowing you to replace equipment before it becomes an expensive issue.
Automating compliance testing and audit trails Our software locally stores fire event data from all connected alarms. Providing you with a complete audit trail that is easy to access and share.
Full asset lifecycle visibility from one platform The centralised dashboard provides an overview of all alarms across all of your sites in one place. This includes the status of all fire safety assets and any real-time alerts.
Multi-sensor intelligence to reduce false alarms Our intelligent solution focuses on false fire alarm reduction in airports by monitoring all fire safety assets through multiple sensors. Significantly reducing the number of overlooked equipment faults.

Achieve Undisputable Fire Safety Compliance

Simplify regulatory reporting with the Compliance Hub

The Compliance hub allows you and your facilities manager(s) to keep an audit trail of your fire alarm event data in one place. This can be accessed from anywhere in the world and makes regulatory reporting simple. There’s no need to collate data from multiple places or to search for the relevant paperwork in order to stay fully compliant. Simply gather the information from the Compliance Hub and share it with the required parties.

Evidence-based data to support budget decisions

Our solution provides the real-time status of your fire safety assets. This allows you to show that you are making informed decisions when requesting maintenance or the replacement of an asset. It also provides a strong position from which you can detail the costs of fixing a problem immediately, compared to waiting for a bigger issue to occur that would have much larger cost implications in the future.

Continuous adherence to British Standards

By actively recording and storing the information of all fire events (including false alarms), our intelligent platform allows you to adhere to British fire regulatory standards without the need for someone to constantly check equipment in person on site. This makes your overall critical alarm management more efficient and significantly reduces the risk of any non-compliance through issues or faults being missed.

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Why Drax Technology Outperforms Service Competitors

Our technology becomes a sticky part of your workflow Rather than offering modular solutions that can hamper your workflow due to an inefficient number of required site visits. Our technology brings everything together in one place to help make your airport fire safety compliance an integrated part of your everyday workflow.
Focused on the end-user experience for daily operations Our fire safety software puts the user first. Not only is everything available on one easy-to-use dashboard, but multiple daily events are simplified into clear reports with actionable insights that allow teams to act promptly and confidently. Its non-stop real-time monitoring enables your nominated responsible person(s) to have full visibility of every fire safety device across their site(s).

The seamless integration of technology and services Our technology enables you to make the most of your current fire alarm service provider by integrating directly with their fire safety assets and interlinking everything to create a single fire safety management system. This provides you with more control and detailed insights about the fire safety systems across your portfolio, and allows you to generate compliance reports instantly. Anywhere, anytime.
Next generation airport fire safety starts here Stop relying on reactive systems to look after fire detection systems for transportation hubs. This can lead to unwanted operational disruption, extra financial burdens, and potential safety and security risks. By taking a proactive approach to airport fire safety compliance, you can reduce false fire alarms, catch small issues before they become big and costly problems, and control and report on your fire safety systems via one intelligent centralised portal.

A Partnership Built on Trust and Expertise

Over 25 Years of Experience

For over 25 years, Drax Technology have been market leaders in creating advanced fire alarm software and innovative compliance and safety management solutions that are suitable for a number of different industry sectors. Our technology gives facilities managers and operators a complete overview of their critical alarms, fire safety systems, and audit trail, ensuring their portfolio is always fully compliant.

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Airport fire alarm system FAQs

How does Drax Technology reduce false fire alarms in an airport?

Drax Technology reduces false fire alarms in an airport by taking a proactive and predictive approach to fire system management. Instead of waiting for a faulty piece of equipment to cause an issue and reacting to it. Our intelligent platform monitors all fire safety assets and predicts when a fault may occur. This allows you to fix a minor fault before it becomes a big problem, resulting in false fire alarm reduction in the airport.

Can Drax Technology integrate with our existing fire alarm panels?

Yes, our intelligent solution is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers. It is capable of interlinking fire safety systems from multiple different alarm manufactures into one centralised solution.

How does the solution help with airport fire safety compliance?

Due to its ‘always on’ nature, our intelligent platform records data from every fire event across your portfolio. This data can be accessed easily via the Compliance Hub which generates up to date, comprehensive compliance reports with a full audit trail that you can then share with third parties easily.

What is the main differentiator of Drax Technology compared to companies like Nimbus or Honeywell CLSS?

Whereas our competitors provide modular solutions that are focused on reporting and reacting to alarm events, our technology focuses on predicting and preventing alarm events via real-time fire system monitoring. This allows you to plan ahead and replace a faulty piece of equipment before it becomes an issue that can cause a false alarm or misses a genuine fire event, rather than waiting for a false alarm to flag a problem and then dealing with it after it has already caused an issue.

What is the benefit of having a single control room view for our entire airport campus?

By having a single overview of the fire safety systems across your entire airport campus, you can continuously monitor the status of every fire safety asset in one place without needing to send out engineers to run constant on-site assessments. This can save both time and money by allowing you to only send engineers to provide maintenance to pieces of equipment that need it. You can also reduce the likelihood of false fire alarms due to faulty equipment that may be overlooked without continuous real-time monitoring.