{"id":17,"date":"2014-10-14T22:59:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T22:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/phoenix\/?p=17"},"modified":"2014-11-22T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T13:37:59","slug":"fike-fire-detection-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/?p=17","title":{"rendered":"Unilever (Nigeria) Plc Intelligent Fire Alarm System Using Fike Fire Detection Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phoenix Energy Nigeria Limited, the authorized agent for all Fike Fire Alarm, Fike Video Image Detection Technology and Fike Fire Suppression has installed and commissioned a state\u2010of\u2010the\u2010art system to protect Unilever\u2019s new Mega Distribution Centre (Warehouse) facility in Nigeria. Combining Video Fire Detection (VFD) with traditional fire alarm technology, the solution ensures any fire is detected at the earliest opportunity, before any serious damage is done to the stock or building.<\/span><\/p>\n

The warehouse is situated at Agbara in Ogun State and is used to store products manufactured in Unilever\u2019s factory, which is co\u2010located in the same area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only do warehouses create a very difficult technological challenge for fire detection systems, but the potential loss due to damaged stock and assets or business continuity is vast. High\u2010racking areas, packed with combustible materials provide the perfect conditions for fires to start and spread very quickly. It is imperative therefore, to deploy fire protection solutions that offer reliable and very early detection capability that is cost effective to install in large areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The system consisted of Fike\u2019s SigniFire VFD and CyberCat\u00ae Fire Alarm systems closely integrated to provide the overall fire detection solution. SigniFire continually analyses images from its cameras, looking for tell\u2010tale characteristics that indicate the presence of smoke and\/or flames. This processing and analysis is built into each camera. Thirty\u2010two IP cameras covering the warehouse area were connected to an IP Network Video Recorder (NVR) for recording. Each camera\u2019s alarm output was also connected directly to the Cybercat\u00ae system, ensuring continued protection even if the IP network or NVR failed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commenting on the success of the project, Olusola Asebiomo, Unilever\u2019s Project Engineer said, \u201cWe were very impressed with the intelligence of the fire detection installation, particularly with the video from the SigniFire system \u2010 it was really amazing. We tested it with many different simulated fires and each time the system detected it straight away. It exceeded all of our expectations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Using SigniFire also allows rapid incident response, as the operator can view the live scene and initiate an investigation and\/or intervention before the sprinkler is operated. This is extremely important as quite often more damage is caused to the warehouse stock from the sprinkler water than the fire itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnilever chose Fike\u2019s system following an in\u2010depth competitive analysis of solutions from various manufacturers,\u201d said Tajudeen Adeniji, CEO of Phoenix Energy Nigeria Limited.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFike was the only company to offer the advantages of Video Fire Detection and both of their systems were FM approved and UL listed, which was a requirement of the project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The office and non\u2010warehouse areas of the facility are protected by the CyberCat\u00ae Fire Alarm system, with the installation of 120 detectors, sounders, call points and other devices. The built\u2010in intelligence of the CyberCat\u00ae system is used to both monitor and activate the sprinklers in the event of a fire, based on information from several cameras in the same zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Phoenix Energy Nigeria Limited, the authorized agent for all Fike Fire Alarm, Fike Video Image Detection Technology and Fike Fire Suppression has installed and commissioned a state\u2010of\u2010the\u2010art system to protect Unilever\u2019s new Mega Distribution Centre (Warehouse) facility in Nigeria. Combining Video Fire Detection (VFD) with traditional fire alarm technology, the solution ensures any fire is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,6,9,7,5],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-fike","tag-fire-alarm-system","tag-fire-detection","tag-technology","tag-unilever"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenix-energyco.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}