Fire Alarm Inspection, Testing & NFPA 72 Compliance
Your fire marshal will ask for the records. Your insurer may ask for them. A buyer or lender will ask for them during a transaction.
Inspection & Testing
NFPA 72 Requires Periodic Inspection and Testing
If your current provider delivers reports late, skips components, or disappears between visits, that’s a compliance exposure sitting on your desk.
What Gets Inspected
The Full System
Initiating Devices
Smoke detectors, heat detectors, duct detectors, manual pull stations, and sprinkler waterflow/tamper switches.
Notification Appliances
Horns, strobes, speakers, and voice evacuation, verified for operation and audibility.
Control Panel
All functions, indicators, trouble conditions, and programming verification.
Power Supplies
Primary power, secondary battery capacity, and load testing — a common failure point.
What You Receive
Scheduled Service and Real Documentation
We track your inspection dates and contact you — you shouldn’t be finding out you’re overdue from a fire marshal. Written reports formatted for submission to your AHJ and insurer, deficiency documentation with itemized repair quotes, and recordkeeping continuity so your inspection history exists in one place.
Most Common Deficiency
The POTS Line Problem
The most common deficiency we find on otherwise healthy systems is a fire alarm still reporting over a copper phone line. Cellular fire communicators — Napco StarLink Fire and comparable products — retrofit to most existing panels without replacing the panel.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does my fire alarm need inspection?
Most commercial buildings require annual testing of the full system, with certain components on more frequent schedules.
What happens if I fail an inspection?
The AHJ issues deficiencies with a correction timeline. Serious deficiencies can affect your certificate of occupancy.
Can you inspect a system another company installed?
Yes. We inspect and service systems from all major manufacturers regardless of who installed them.
My building changed. Does my fire alarm need to change?
Possibly. Adding walls, changing occupancy type, or modifying HVAC can all affect code requirements. Worth a call before you build, not after.
Do I need inspection if my system is monitored?
Yes. Monitoring and inspection are separate requirements — monitoring transmits signals, inspection verifies the system will generate them correctly.
What if I find deficiencies I can't afford to fix immediately?
Talk to us. We’ll identify what’s code-required and urgent versus what can be scheduled, and work out a timeline.
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Office
8957 W. Windsor Drive
Suite 129
Peoria, AZ 85381
Hours
Normal Hours M-F 8:00-4:30
Emergency service available 24/7
Monitoring station is available 24/7
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Phone: 602-230-1252
Casa Grande: 520-836-0076
Toll free: 866-833-1252