FireSight Robotic Fire Watch

Energy Environmental Health and Safety

Hot work continues to be a leading cause of fires, with significant risks to facilities and personnel, especially in industrial environments where fire hazards are amplified.  Recognizing the need for robust fire monitoring solutions, BlackStarTech and Fike Corporation collaborated to build an autonomous firewatch solution to meet the established FM 3270 Approval Standard for Hot Work Robots.  This innovative solution addresses critical safety challenges and can be used for post-hot work monitoring, temporary fire protection outages, and high-risk areas. 

The FM 3270-approved solution integrates cutting-edge technologies, including multi-spectrum infrared flame detection, video analytics-based smoke detection, and a fire alarm control panel, ensuring comprehensive fire monitoring and rapid detection.  FM Global recommends this portable fire watch system to its insured customers, as outlined in datasheet FM 10-3 Hot Work Management delivering 

Enhanced Safety to Personnel:  The system minimizes human exposure to dangerous post-hot work conditions by automating fire detection in hazardous or hard-to-access areas. 

Rapid Detection and Response:  Advanced technologies allow early identification of fire, ensuring swift action before escalation. 

Versatility in Applications:  Effective for post-hot work monitoring, areas where fire protection is offline, and temporary deployments in high-risk areas. 

Compliance and Risk Mitigation:  Meets FM Global's safety standards, ensuring regulatory compliance  

The Automated Fire Detection System is deployed in a wide variety of industries enabling safety and risk mitigation capabilities.  The mature, demonstrated solution provides similar benefits to the Department of Defense while providing technological expansion categories for numerous benefits and efficiencies. 

This technical presentation will explore the system's technologies, including videos of actual events, operational features, and significant role in industrial fire safety.  By adopting this innovative, FM 3270-approved solution; safety managers can protect personnel and assets, confidently mitigate fire risks, and streamline fire watch procedures to create safer, more efficient manufacturing operations.