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NFPA 72

Fire Alarm Monitoring

24/7 monitoring of your fire alarm system, with alarm, supervisory and trouble signals sent to a professional central station and the fire department notified when it counts.

Your fire alarm only protects the building if someone receives its signals. We connect your panel to round-the-clock central station monitoring, install or upgrade cellular and IP communicators, keep your emergency call list on file, and pair monitoring with your NFPA 72 inspection so the signal path is tested every visit.

Serving Fort Worth & the DFW metro — check your cityTexas ACR-3532428 · CFPS 1180327

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What this service covers

  • 24/7 alarm, supervisory and trouble signal monitoring
  • Fire department notified on alarm
  • Cellular and IP communicator installs and upgrades
  • Emergency call list kept on file
  • Monitoring path verified at every NFPA 72 inspection

Questions

Alarm Monitoring — frequently asked

Do fire alarm companies need a Texas state license?

Yes. A company must hold a Fire Alarm Certificate of Registration (ACR) from the Texas SFMO, and each technician who installs, services, or monitors alarm systems must hold the matching individual fire alarm license.

How often does Texas require a commercial fire alarm system to be tested?

NFPA 72, the SFMO's adopted minimum standard, calls for a full functional test at least once a year, with a semiannual visual inspection of initiating devices. Some device types, like waterflow switches, test quarterly, and your local AHJ can require more.

Does the annual fire alarm test cover the monitoring connection?

Yes. A proper NFPA 72 test verifies that the communicator actually reaches the central monitoring station, not just that the panel and devices function locally.

How long do fire alarm inspection records need to be kept?

Licensed companies keep inspection and test records and make them available to the property owner and the local AHJ; three years is a commonly cited minimum, though a specific jurisdiction may ask for longer.

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