Re: "Central Station Service" Poll

["Frank Olson" <Please-use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Norm Mugford" <1alarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I was just in Montreal in September and noticed that the
> fire alarm system was in trouble in Place Ville Marie. Went
> back the next day and it was still in trouble. I was not aware
> that the systems do not have to be monitored unless the
> insurance company's required it.
> In Westmount, years ago, part of the Alexis Neon Plaza was monitored
> at the the Westmount fire house, and the other part at the Montreal Fire
> Department, due to a major fire there many years ago. (The plaza
> sits on the border of Montreal/Westmount.)
> Are there any differences on the requirements for ULC/FMC
> in Canada?
>
> Norm Mugford


ULC is the standard by which most AHJ's "default" to.  ULC is written around
NFPA 72 for fire monitoring, requires a licensed, ULC certified company to
install the equipment, the use of ULC listed components, and a ULC listed
(for fire) monitoring station.  The system must also be certified (five year
certificate) with *annual* inspections of the equipment mandated.  On a lot
of buildings in which we service the fire alarm, access control and CCTV but
don't happen to provide the monitoring service, I rarely see the annual
inspection section signed off on.  That is a major "no-no".