Intelligent Power Station Fire Alarm Systems: Predictive Safety for Critical Infrastructure

The Intelligence Behind Safer Power Environments

Our vision: Beyond standard fire safety

Standard fire safety measures are not suitable for power stations for a number of reasons. Power stations require specialised fire detection and suppression systems due to the number of combustible and dangerous materials on site. Flammable oils for turbine lubrication, coolants, fuels storage and insulation in cables and control systems pose a higher risk of fire than in a standard work environment. This makes the early detection of potential fire risks extremely important.

Standard water-based suppression systems are not capable of dealing with high-voltage electrical fires either. The use of fire suppression systems that use clean agents is recommended.

Regular smoke detection is ineffective too, with early detection systems being crucial to achieving power plant fire detection compliance.

That’s why we believe that the early detection of potential fire risks and proactive maintenance to resolve them quickly is the best approach to take to protect critical national infrastructure. The sooner a fault is detected, the less damage it can do.

Built with foresight. Powered by intelligence. Driven by purpose.

Our proprietary critical alarm management system for power stations has been developed to enable users to plan ahead with their fire safety compliance. Its built-in intelligence facilitates the automation of fire safety compliance and fire safety asset management. This helps site managers to take a proactive approach to fire safety compliance by planning remedial maintenance of assets and budgeting with the aid of real-time data.

Stop reacting. Start anticipating risk.

Rather than waiting for a fire event to happen and dealing with the consequences, it is much more time and cost effective to anticipate risk early and remedy small problems before they can grow into damaging fire risks. This allows you to avoid downtime, asset loss, replacement costs, and needless false alarms.

Predictive analytics that spot issues before they escalate

Whether you are monitoring renewable energy plants or fossil fuel powered sites. Our integrated software platform uses real-time monitoring of the fire safety assets across your portfolio of sites to anticipate and identify potential risks, notify you of them, and provide actionable guidance on how best to proceed. This helps to facilitate an approach that catches small issues before they can escalate and resolves them quickly and efficiently.

Fact: National incident data showing 133,072 fires in the year ending September 2024 underpin risk‑based planning for major hazard sites such as power stations, where operators must provide robust fixed‑system fire protection to prevent generation loss and wider grid instability.

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

The Drax Technology Advantage for Power Generation

Full-stack automation and integrated design Get an overview of your entire fire safety asset portfolio displayed through a centralised user-friendly dashboard.
Seamlessly connect all your fire and alarm systems Interlink all of your fire alarm systems, no matter the brand, and control them from one place.
Autonomous safety, continuous compliance Access a locally stored complete audit trail of your fire safety systems that is updated automatically.

Why a services-led model is a risk to your critical systems Service-led fire safety systems take control out of your hands. This means that to monitor and maintain your critical systems effectively, you will need to make service requests to a third party on a regular basis. This can delay remedial maintenance of faulty equipment resulting in more false alarms and potential missed fire risks.
We put the control in your hands Our intelligent solution is focused on the end user. It allows you to monitor all of your fire safety systems in real-time, make decisions and take action based on an asset’s status, keep a record of your fire safety compliance, and schedule remedial maintenance to avoid potential fire risks.

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Industry Pain Points & Drax Technology Solutions

Our intelligent platform targets specific pain points in fire safety compliance and provides solutions for each one.

The complexity of multi-site and diverse manufacturer estates

Multi-site organisations struggle with each site having different fire safety systems. This can lead to difficult integration due to incompatibility of manufactures and ineffective communication between different types of software.

Relying on different brands and their specific manufacturer-locked software can result in the need for more on-site manual reporting. This can be time-consuming and increase the risk of human error.

Drax Solution: One platform to bring all fire and alarm systems together, no matter the brand

Our unique solution is designed to interconnect all of the fire safety assets across all of the sites in your portfolio, regardless of brand. This enables you to integrate everything seamlessly and see the status of every fire alarm across all of your sites in one place.

High risk of false alarms and compliance failure

The use of a reactive fire safety system increases the risk of false fire alarms and compliance failure in power stations due to certain areas that can be overlooked easily. Reactive systems do not account for the required monitoring of pre-ignition fire risks. These fire risks can go unnoticed until a false alarm is triggered or they develop into a full blown fire event. An increased number of overlooked fire safety system faults results in more false alarms which can lead to compliance failures.

Drax Solution: Predictive models with early-stage triggers and up to date regulatory sync

The Drax Technology approach focuses on predictive fire safety for power generation sites. The platform uses continuous real-time data to generate predictive models and anticipate potential fire risks that could occur. This enables the user to provide mission-critical facility protection by catching small pre-ignition faults early and resolving them before they can trigger a false alarm or progress to a serious fire event.

Slow, manual incident investigation and reporting

In the case of a fire incident, including a false alarm, a full investigation and report is required. This can be very slow and time-consuming when relying on manual checks and paperwork. Collating and cataloguing numerous pieces of paperwork takes further time and increases the likelihood of human error, making manual reporting inefficient and potentially ineffective.

Drax Solution: Detailed logs and audit trails for validated evidence

Our compliance hub keeps detailed alarm logs and complete audit trails to facilitate easier compliance reporting. Each fire safety asset has its own activity log which can be used to support incident investigations. The platform updates audit trails, fires safety asset status updates and compliance reports automatically. This provides complete and accurate reporting for compliance and incident investigations, and saves time that would be wasted on ineffective manual reports.

Our system is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers

Core Solutions for Power Station Fire Safety

Critical alarm management: Total reach and faster decisions See a real-time overview of your fire safety asset portfolio and the status of each device. Detect potential fire risks early and make quick decisions with actionable guidance.
Centralised visibility for singke and multiple sites The centralised dashboard provides a complete view of all fire safety assets across all of your sites.
Reduced alert fatigue and customisable messaging Protect staff from alarm fatigue by reducing the amount of false alarms and using specific messaging for different notifications.
Asset Management: Optimise lifecycle and budget Optimise your asset management for fire safety in a power station with real-time asset statuses and proactive maintenance.

Centralised RAG rating and remedial planning Identify problem devices quickly and easily through RAG (Red, Amber, Green) ratings and targeted remedial maintenance.
Proactive maintenance on critical devices like smoke detectors and heat sensors ‘Always on’ monitoring will flag potential issues with smoke detectors and heat sensors in real-time. Allowing for preventative measures to be taken before a damaging issue can arise.
Compliance Hub: Automate your regulatory reporting The compliance hub provides accurate and up to date records for effective regulatory reporting.
Automated detection of non-compliance with British Standards Compliance reports and audit trails are updated automatically and saved locally. Any non-compliance is flagged with guidance on how to proceed.

Partner with a Proven Market Leader

If you want your fire safety systems to be resilient and effective, integrating our world-leading fire alarm management software with your existing fire safety systems is a smart step to take.

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Power station fire alarm system FAQ's

What is Drax Technology's core offering for power stations?

Our core offering for power stations is an intelligent platform for critical alarm management. This includes real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and automated compliance of power station fire alarm systems.

How is Drax Technology different from a service provider like Nimbus Digital or Honeywell CLSS?

Our solution is different from our competitors because it is not just a piece of software that provides reactive alerts to active fire events, and it is not modular in design.

Instead of being reactive, our intelligent software helps facilities managers to anticipate fire risks and resolve them before they can progress into something more serious.

Instead of being modular, our centralised dashboard interlinks all of the fire safety assets across an entire fire safety portfolio and enables monitoring of them in one place.

Can Drax Technology integrate with my existing fire alarm panels?

Yes, our platform is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers. It can also interconnect numerous fire safety assets centrally, regardless of brand.

How does the Risk Engine help prevent incidents?

The Risk Engine uses real-time data and predictive models to anticipate potential fire risks. This enables facilities managers to catch potential fire risks early, and resolve them quickly before they can escalate into a fire incident.

What is the Compliance Hub?

The Compliance Hub is a dedicated dashboard that automatically records alarm data to produce up to date audit trails and compliance reports. It also continually checks for any non-compliance of fire safety assets across a fire safety portfolio.