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Fire & smoke detection

In big open spaces, smoke reaches a camera long before it reaches a ceiling sensor.

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The problem

Why it keeps happening.

Conventional detectors need smoke to physically reach them: a slow proposition in high-bay warehouses, waste facilities, and outdoor storage. By the time a ceiling sensor triggers, a smoldering pile or overheating asset may already be a facility-scale event.

Waste and recycling operations know this pattern too well: hot spots in the pile become fires overnight, with cameras recording the whole progression.

The rule

Written the way you'd say it.

In plain English
“Escalate to the control room the moment smoke or flame is detected.”
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How it runs

  1. 01

    Watch where sensors are weakest

    Existing cameras over tipping floors, storage yards, conveyors, and high-bay racking become visual fire detectors, with no new infrastructure.

  2. 02

    Detect smoke and flame visually

    Detection triggers on the visual signature of smoke and flame in their earliest visible stage, often minutes ahead of point detectors in open volumes. The same cameras flag anything left in a fire exit or egress route.

  3. 03

    Escalate without delay

    Fire-class events skip the queue: immediate control-room escalation with the live view and location, on the escalation path your fire plan defines.

  4. 04

    Document for the aftermath

    Sealed, timestamped footage of origin and progression supports the investigation, fire-safety audits, and the insurance claim.

Measure

What's measured.

  • Smoke and flame events per area and shift
  • Time from alert to acknowledgement
  • Minutes each fire exit or egress route stayed blocked

What it’s worth

  • Minutes of earlier warning where minutes decide the outcome
  • Coverage of open and outdoor areas conventional sensors handle poorly
  • Fire exits kept clear every shift, not only on audit day
  • A documented detection-and-response record for insurers

Estimate your ROI for your own operation, in about two minutes.

Comply

The evidence.

  • A clip and frame of the event, sealed with the device’s own key the moment it happens
  • The rule that fired, the zone and camera, and the time
  • The vision-language model’s verdict on the alert, with its reason
  • Who saw it, who acted, and when, in the audit log
FloFusion · alert review
An alert in FloFusion: the frame, the review choices, and the device seal and evidence check both verified

Common questions

Does this replace our certified fire detection system?

No. Your certified fire detection and alarm system stays the baseline. Camera detection is an aid next to it, giving earlier warning in open and outdoor spaces where point detectors are slow.

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Can it watch outdoor storage and yards?

Yes. Outdoor piles, laydown areas and yards are where cameras have the biggest head start over point detectors. Each camera is checked in the pilot.

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