EMS provided the wireless detection system for the recently refurbished Monument to the Great Fire of LondonThe Monument to the Great Fire of London in 1666 is making sure history doesn’t repeat itself with a new wireless fire detection solution provided by EMS Radio Fire & Security.
The 202-foot tall column (the exact distance the monument stands from where the fire broke out in Pudding Lane) has had the new 5000 FirePoint system installed by MPE Alarms as part of the City of London Corporation’s £4.5m refurbishment of the landmark.
By using a wireless system the stairway that leads the 100,000 annual visitors to the top of the column can be kept free from unsightly cabling while also reducing the cost to the end client.
The system comprises a main fire panel combined with sensor/sounder units and call points. Using approved radio frequencies instead of fire-rate cabling, the system has full analogue capability and, says the company, is compatible with the requirements of BS5839 part 4 and EN54/2.
With no need for drilling or masonry work, Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece is left almost exactly as it was.
“There is no irony in the fact that a fire protection system has been installed at the monument designed to mark the occasion that London was burnt to the ground,” said Ray Puttock, marketing manager for EMS Radio Fire & Security, “All buildings must provide effective detection and protection systems. However, the use of an advanced wire-free solution has certainly brought this historic structure right up to date”.
