Intelligent Fire Alarm Monitoring for Higher Education & Universities


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The Challenge of Fire Safety In A Higher Education Environment

Managing risk across multi-site campuses and residences

One of the most complex estates to manage are universities and colleges. This is down to the fact that many have large, widespread campuses with different types of buildings including student accommodation, libraries, lecture halls and laboratories. Ensuring campus-wide student fire safety can be a mammoth task for facilities managers as manual systems and site-specific monitoring can create safety gaps, exposing institutions to unnecessary risk.

The impact of false alarms on learning and reputation

False alarms are a nuisance to academic life. Constant evacuations can disrupt lectures, exams, and clinical research and if frequent, false alarms risk damaging institutional reputation. Moreover, students and staff can become desensitised, slowing response times in the event of a genuine threat.

Staying ahead of complex and evolving fire safety compliance

Higher education estates must comply with a range of fire safety regulations and British Standards, often under the watchful eye of auditors, insurers, and local fire authorities. Manual logbooks and siloed systems make proving compliance unnecessarily time-consuming.

The Challenge of Fire Safety In A Higher Education Environment

Transform fire safety management with Drax Technology

Connect all fire panels, regardless of manufacturer, to one platform

Our technology integrates seamlessly with all leading OEM fire alarm panels, putting all your data points into a single, intuitive dashboard. This makes our solution suitable for numerous industry sectors.

Real-time data and predictive analytics to anticipate risk

Our technology platform analyses patterns and by using predictive models, the system is able to pin point recurring faults, identify risks earlier, and support proactive maintenance.

Automate compliance reporting and create a continuous audit trail

Every alarm, test, and maintenance record is automatically logged. Our Compliance Hub produces instant, regulator-ready reports, giving estates directors full confidence in their audit trail.

Fact: Between the financial year 2022/23, 673 educational buildings in the United Kingdom were affected by fires, and 627 of these did not have a fire safety system in place, meaning around 93% of affected educational sites lacked such systems.

Source: https://oshforum.co.uk/briefing/fire-door-safety-issues-highlighted-in-educational-environments/

The Benefits of Drax Technology’s Fire Safety Solutions for University Estates and Facilities Managers

  • Enhance Emergency Response Times and Reduce Downtime Real-time alerts means faster decision-making and more efficient distribution of staff and emergency services, minimising disruption to academic and residential life.
  • Streamlining Fire Door Inspections and Remedial Planning Our platform simplifies fire door compliance tracking, ensuring inspections are completed on time and remedial work is planned and documented.
  • Centralised Asset Management For All Life Safety Systems All assets can be monitored, tracked, and managed through one system giving you complete visibility in one place.
  • Reduce Operational Costs and Unnecessary Engineer Call-Outs Our systems minimise wasted call-outs by detecting faults earlier and filter out false alarms, meaning universities can allocate maintenance budgets more efficiently.
  • Critical Alarm Management: From Pre-Alarm To Resolution Every stage of an alarm is tracked and managed, which ensures no event is overlooked and there are no gaps in your audit trail.
  • Compliance Hub: Always-On Regulatory Adherence Our Compliance Hub automates documentation, giving estates teams an ongoing live record of compliance against current fire safety standards and legislation.
  • Insight Hub: Executive-Level Threat Mapping and KPIs Our dashboards are designed to inform strategic planning and risk management, giving facilities managers and university executives portfolio-wide visibility of their systems.

Just some of the universities benefitting from Drax Technology

Why Drax Technology Is The Intelligent Choice

We build the intelligence that helps your buildings protect people

At Drax Technology, we transform your manual process into a digital one. Our platform means that your system is no longer a reactive one but a proactive safety system suitable for a large complex estate like a university or college.

Proven experience protecting large, complex sites

With over 25 years of expertise, we’ve partnered with leading universities to improve safety, simplify compliance, and reduce costs.

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Education Case Studies

Compliance & Testing Performance

Capture and schedule every event from weekly tests, service visits, to device activations - all tracked, grouped, and visible at a glance. Demonstrate compliance instantly, with real-time data.

Real-Time Site Mapping

Map every site, system, and device with live updates across your portfolio. Understand what’s happening in real-time - from fire alarms to faults, disables to resolutions.

Data & Event Intelligence

SafeVue transforms event data into insight. See which systems are most active, identify recurring issues, and pinpoint where risks originate - by site, device, or event type.

Smarter User Management

Automate user invites, apply granular permissions, and control visibility across teams. SafeVue ensures everyone sees exactly what they need - nothing more, nothing less.

Our system is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers

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Education FAQ's

How can Drax Technology reduce false alarms in a university?

Our technology provides real-time data and predictive analytics that pin point the origin of recurring issues and pre-alarm faults. This means that proactive maintenance (e.g., cleaning a dirty detector) can be enabled before a full alarm is triggered.

Is The Drax Technology Platform Compatible With Our Existing Fire Alarm Panels?

Yes, Drax Technology is designed to integrate and monitor fire alarm systems from all leading OEM fire panel manufacturers (e.g., Honeywell, Siemens, Kentec), bringing all your systems into one central platform.

How Does Drax Technology Ensure Continuous Fire Safety Compliance For Multi-Site Institutions?

Our solutions automate regulatory reporting, providing real-time dashboards and audit trails for adherence to the British Standards, ensuring full visibility of compliance across all campus buildings, including student residences.

What Other Assets Can Drax Technology Help Us Manage Beyond Fire Alarms?

Our Asset Management tool allows you to to track and manage all your assets including fire doors, emergency lighting, water hygiene systems, HVAC, and more from the same platform, complete with RAG ratings and remedial planning.

Can We Monitor Multiple University Campuses From A Single Location?

Yes, the platform provides a central, cloud-based solution for monitoring and managing an entire building portfolio, giving estates directors complete visibility and system control across all sites.