Fire Safety in Student Accommodation

Fire safety is a critical area of concern for companies providing student accommodation. With thousands of students eating, sleeping and socialising in the accommodation, each residence must meet exacting fire safety standards. Fire detection systems must also satisfy the local fire service and university.

But one of Syncro’s customers had issues with residences at a university in Scotland. At one residence, there were up to 40 false alarms each month, an unacceptably high rate. The issue had grown so bad that the fire and rescue service was going to start issuing fines for the disruption and costly false call outs.

The company had to find a way of eliminating the false alarms. It needed to do so at a cost that would be acceptable and with an installation process that wouldn’t further disrupt students. Syncro was called in to identify a suitable solution.