
Why Use R&L For Your Annual Fire Alarm Inspection
Factory trained and NICET certified inspectors
Up-to-date Kansas State Fire Marshal (Kansas State NFPA 72) approved fire alarm inspection reports
Industry standard methods to test all alarm initiating devices
Quick and reliable inspections
Smoke detector sensitivity testing on all makes and models
Travel to all parts of Kansas
What To Expect With A Fire Alarm Inspection With R&L
Time involved will depend on the size of your facility and security system
If the facility houses tenants, you are responsible for notifying them about the inspection 24 hours in advance.
We will put your system on “test” with the monitoring station so emergency personnel do not respond
Document and list all devices on your fire alarm system
What We test:
All flow valve and supervisory monitoring switches.
All methods of communications to the monitoring station
The voltage and check the age of the back-up batteries
All notification devices
All other devices connected to the system

Prior To Inspection
The following list is not needed for us to preform a fire alarm inspection but would speed up the inspection
Previous year’s fire alarm inspection
Monitoring station contact information and account number
List of all devices on your system
Maintenance records for your system
Smoke Detector Sensitivity Testing – Upon Request

Do you need sensitivity testing of your smoke detectors?
NFPA 72 fire code states
Sensitivity shall be check within 1 year of system installation
Sensitivity shall be checked each alternate year there after unless otherwise permitted per other code
If after the second sensitivity test the detector has stayed within its listed range then the length of time between tests can be extended to a maximum of 5 years
If the frequency is extended records of nuisance alarms must be maintained
If zones show any increase of nuisance alarms over the previous year than sensitivity tests shall be preformed
In short yes. You do need to have smoke detector Sensitivity testing done on your alarm system. Some Kansas State Fire Marshall require sensitivity testing to be done yearly. This only applies to the Kansas State Fire Marshall, your Local Fire Marshall may have other requests. Some Kansas State Fire Marshall’s do not require sensitivity testing in some locations.