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Imagine that your safety system announces an alarm from a flame detector at a pipeline pumping station miles from the nearest worker. How serious is the incident? Is your suppression system operating as it should? Soon you will need to investigate how the incident began and ended.

A strategically positioned camera viewing the same process area as the optical flame detector helps you answer these questions. A remote digital video recorder (DVR) partnered with the camera helps you answer even more.

Det-Tronics offers a full surveillance solution for professionals who need to monitor for fires and visually record events as they evolve. Det-Tronics’ xWatch industrial-grade camera, a key element in a complete hazard-surveillance system, offers remote visual monitoring. The optional DVR records activities before, during, and after incidents; it also adds internet accessibility.

Learn more here http://xwatch.Det-Tronics.com.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at rss@det-tronics.com.

We’ve fielded plenty of questions lately about cameras serving as both surveillance systems and flame detectors.

People in industrial settings recognize that using a camera to view a hazardous area after hearing a fire alarm can provide valuable data and possibly save lives. They also understand the requirement for accurate, rapid fire detection. But can a surveillance camera be trained adequately to perform as a flame detector?

The first priority of any safety system must be life safety. In other words, above all other functions, the system must reliably recognize a hazard. (more…)