Your fire alarm system only matters if it works the moment it’s needed. NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, requires commercial fire alarm systems to be inspected and tested on a defined schedule, and your local fire marshal and insurance carrier expect the documentation to prove it.
Sutton Life Safety performs thorough, code-focused fire alarm inspections for commercial properties throughout Northwest Indiana. We test every device, document every result, and submit your inspection reports to your local AHJ on your behalf, with copies for your records and insurance company.
Our commercial fire alarm inspections follow NFPA 72 to the letter, covering every initiating device, notification appliance, control panel, and battery backup. After each visit you receive a detailed, code-referenced report documenting deficiencies, recommended repairs, and the testing schedule your AHJ and insurer require, and we file the report with your local AHJ for you. Serving businesses across Northwest Indiana, Sutton Life Safety keeps your fire alarm inspections on schedule and your people protected.
A complete inspection covers every component of your fire alarm system, including:
Visual inspections of panels, batteries, and device condition keep small problems from becoming failures.
A comprehensive functional test of every initiating device, notification appliance, and panel by qualified technicians.
Smoke detector sensitivity must be verified after the first year, then every alternate year per NFPA 72.
Plenty of companies can walk a building with a clipboard. The difference is what you get afterward. Our reports document every device tested, every deficiency found, and a clear recommendation, so staying compliant never depends on guesswork.
NFPA 72 requires a comprehensive test of the full system at least annually by qualified technicians, with monthly visual checks of panels and batteries in between. Systems not connected to a supervising station may require quarterly inspections, and your local fire marshal can add requirements on top of the code.
It gets documented as a deficiency in your report with a straightforward repair quote. Once repaired, we re-test the device and update the documentation so your record shows the issue found and resolved.
Yes. NFPA 72 requires sensitivity verification within the first year after installation and every alternate year after that. We track the cycle for you so it never gets missed.
No. We place the system on test with your monitoring station before we start, coordinate scheduling around your operations, and notify occupants as needed, so testing never causes a false dispatch.
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