Installing a Grade A Commercial fire alarm maintenance system is the crucial first step in protecting your property, staff, and visitors. However, like any critical safety technology, continuous maintenance is legally required to ensure your system performs flawlessly during an emergency.
At Currant Live, our highly qualified, BAFE-registered engineers provide complete maintenance, 24/7 emergency call-out support, and routine servicing even if we didn’t install your original system.
Required Fire Alarm Maintenance Schedule
Commercial fire alarm maintenance systems (built to BS 5839-1 standards) require a combination of weekly internal checks and periodic professional servicing:
| Frequency | Responsible Party | Key Tasks Included |
| Weekly | Designated In-House Staff | Test a manual call point, verify sounder operation, and record results in the fire safety logbook. |
| 6-Monthly | Certified Engineer | Inspect system layout, power supplies, sounder outputs, and panel fault indicators. |
| Annually | Certified Engineer | Perform a 100% full-system device test, clean sensor chambers, and test standby battery health. |
How to Conduct Your Weekly Fire Alarm Test
Regular testing ensures all call points, sirens, and control panel circuits function correctly. Follow these steps each week:
- Place System on Test Mode: Call Currant Live at 024 7622 8000 before testing to put your line on test mode. This prevents false emergency dispatch calls to the fire service or monitoring centers.
- Warn Building Occupants: Notify staff and visitors that a routine test is taking place and that evacuation is not required.
- Trigger a Call Point: Activate one manual call point (break-glass unit). Rotate which call point you test each week to ensure total building coverage across the year.
- Verify Sounders & Panel: Confirm the sirens ring clearly for ~10 seconds. Check that the control panel correctly identifies the exact triggered zone.
- Silence & Log: Silence the alarm, reset the panel, and record the date, time, zone tested, and any issues in your official Fire Safety Logbook.
- Take Off Test Mode: Call Currant Live back at 024 7622 8000 to reactivate live monitoring.
Essential Routine Inspection Checklist
In addition to weekly testing, perform these routine checks to keep your system compliant:
Fire Safety Logbook: Document every test, false alarm, fault, engineer visit, and maintenance action. Your logbook is a legal document required during local fire authority inspections.
Control Panel (FACP): Ensure no fault warning lights or disabled zone indicators are showing (unless a zone was intentionally isolated for maintenance).
Power Supply & Batteries: Check that the main AC power light is green and inspect standby battery terminals for corrosion or fault signals.
Initiating Devices: Keep smoke detectors, heat sensors, and manual call points clean and clear of dust, paint, or physical obstructions.
Need Fire Alarm Servicing or Support?
Whether you need to schedule your 6-monthly service, log a fault, or place your system on test mode, our team is on call 24/7.
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