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Residential & Care Facilities.

Round-the-clock fire and security protection for care homes, student housing and apartments.

Care homes, student accommodation, HMOs and apartment blocks all house people around the clock — often the people least able to evacuate quickly on their own, needing fire detection and security matched to that reality.

A care home, block of student housing or apartment building is occupied around the clock, meaning fire detection has to be both highly reliable and easy to retrofit into buildings that were never designed with modern fire systems in mind — including the lift shafts that many multi-story blocks rely on.

Fire detection across care homes, student accommodation and apartment blocks typically uses a mix of addressable panels in larger or purpose-built blocks and wireless detection in older or converted residential buildings, where new cabling would be disruptive to occupied units. Aspirating detection is often used in lift shafts and communal plant rooms, where a standard detector is hard to reach and harder to maintain.

Key Challenges

Residents who may need help to evacuate
Fit-and-forget reliability in round-the-clock occupied buildings
Scalable coverage across halls of residence and multi-unit blocks
Compact protection for houses in multiple occupation

How Kidde Global Solutions Helps

The real systems that protect a Residential & Care Facilities site — organized by what they do, not by whose name is on them.

Fire Systems

Wireless Fire Detection

Fit-and-forget wireless reliability for care homes, scalable coverage for student accommodation, and compact protection for houses in multiple occupation. via EMS

Addressable Fire Detection

Apartment complexes and dormitories across multiple countries are protected by GST. via GST

Aspirating Smoke Detection

Suited to lift shafts and communal plant rooms in multi-story residential blocks, where a standard detector is hard to reach and harder to maintain. via AirSense

Security Systems

Access Control

For shared entrances and multi-unit residential buildings. via Aritech

Resources

Axon Access Control Brochure (PDF)

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TruVision Video Surveillance Catalogue (PDF)

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