Fire Alarms

For the past 25 years, EST has been helping contractors and end-users in the South Florida area with all of their fire alarm system needs. With more than 1.3 million fires a year resulting in roughly $11.7 billion dollars in damage, you want to make sure you have the best fire prevention system and the best service. EST is a proud strategic partner of Edwards, a Carrier company that focuses on providing a wide range of fire alarm products and solutions. Our focus at EST is to provide our expertise in the field so you can achieve more.

Edwards

	EST 4 Featuring a brand new network architecture, EST4 makes fire alarm, mass notification, and building integration easy to implement, quick to service, and secure in the face of today's cyber threats. + Read More
EST 3 EST3 is a robust modular control panel that unifies fire alarm, security and mass notification systems. The EST3 fire alarm system is a leader in the field... + Read More		EST 3X EST3X is a next generation fire alarm system, with new multi-message displays, innovative controls, intuitive interface, new microprocessors and bold colors. + Read More
iO 64/1000 The iO-Series panels provide a new standard in small building life safety. This small panel packs a punch and like its larger cousins the EST3... + Read More		FireShield Plus FireShield Plus is an excellent conventional panel priced for small projects. This conventional panels while low in cost is high in value. + Read More

Additional Services

Telgaurd

TG-7FS Commercial Fire Alarm Communicator

There's a reason AHJs know the TG-7FS by name. Our commercial fire alarm communicator is unrivaled and provides true drop-in replacement. Using LTE cellular networks, the TG-7FS transmits alarm signals from the fire panel to the designated monitoring station.

On average, cellular monitoring costs the end user significantly less than dedicated landlines. Using the TG-7FS to replace landlines with cellular also means that, each month, your customers will pay you instead of the local telephone company!

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AES Corporation

AES is a manufacturer of wireless radios that are UL Listed for Commercial Fire Alarm use. AES employees a mesh network approach to their radio communication. One advantage to this technology is that no additional charge is incurred for the transmission of your fire alarm signals, no matter how many signals are sent.

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Sales

Sales are the starting point of any fire alarm system. Whether you're a contractor, building owner, property manager or building engineer, the sales team at EST will get you started in the right direction. Working together, we can help you achieve any size fire alarm system project.

Our turnkey solution can provide you with estimates, system design, sealed drawings for permits, permitting, rough installation, device termination, programming and certification of any fire alarm project. Even when your job is done, our job continues as we provide the end-user.

For contractors working in South Florida, counties like Miami-Dade require your installation to be UL certified. No need to worry. We are a UL certified installer of central station service for fire alarm systems S24019 ensuring a smooth and successful installation of any fire alarm system.

Installations

A core value at EST is to help you achieve more, and installation is another key part of this process. Our installation team is structured to tackle any size project you may have. Here are some of the types of projects we have worked on through the years

Remodeling: Typically, remodeling is prominent in South Florida with the large number of high-rise buildings. Working with contractors or tenants, we provide all types of services for relocation or the addition of fire alarm devices in suites. However, our remodeling is not limited to high-rise buildings. We have worked on remodeling jobs for mall tenant spaces, hospitals and many buildings that are changing their architecture in a way that the additions need to interact with the larger fire alarm system.

Retrofits: A large part of retrofits is upgrading obsolete systems to new standards and codes. In most instances, if you maintain the Edwards system in the building, we can reuse some of the existing components. That will reduce the cost of updating your fire alarm systems to the newer hardware. We have successfully completed whole-system replacements by managing both new and existing systems, which reduces the cost of the installation by avoiding having the building on fire watch.

New Installation: New construction projects can be lengthy and tough to manage. Let our team handle any or all of this for you

Conduit
Wiring
Termination of Devices
Programming of New Systems
Integration to Smoke Control Systems
Provide support for Electricians
Inspections
Testing and Certification

MAINTENANCE & SERVICES

Maintenance and service play a key role in extending the life of your fire alarm system. It is important when issues arise with your fire alarm system that repairs are scheduled as quickly as possible. This ensures that your system can meet the required Florida codes, but more importantly, it provides peace of mind to your tenants knowing their fire alarm systems are in proper working order.

As an Edwards strategic partner, we strive to have common parts in stock to improve repair times of your fire alarm system. We keep a large inventory of signature series devices for EST3, EST3X, iO 64/1000, iO 64 and FireShield® Plus fire alarm systems. See our Frequently Used Parts List for some of the common items we keep in stock.

To schedule a repair contact our office @ 305-823-7444 we're available 24hrs every day of the year. Simply provide our personnel with your building information and they will be able to assist you. We are confident will be able to handle any fire alarm system repair you may have.

Inspections

Inspections are an integral part of ensuring your fire alarm system is functional and up to code. At EST, we can accommodate inspections ranging from quarterly to annually depending on your needs. When performing inspections, our certified field service representatives perform a series of tests to ensure the system is working properly. Here are some of the tests that are usually carried out during the inspection

Inspection of indicating devices (horns, strobes, speakers, bells)
Test of all initiating devices (smoke detector, heat detector, pull stations, duct detector, beam detector...
Inspection and test of control panel (display, lights, buttons, buzzers... )
Perform battery test in alarm condition

Our certified field service representatives will tag and certify all equipment tested, and provide the end-user with an NFPA form detailing all systems tested and their results. In order to improve turn-around time, all deficiencies are submitted electronically to our service personnel who can determine the next course of action to have your fire alarm system brought up to code.

Monitoring

System Monitoring is an important and mandatory part of your fire alarm system. With EST's monitoring service, our detection system will quickly notify you of a fire in the earliest stages. Code requires that two land lines be used to monitor your fire alarm system. With updates to NFPA, radio communication has been accepted as a possible means of communication. Find out how EST can save you more than $1,400 a year* by switching to a radio module.**

* Approximate savings are with AT&T, starting price at $60 per month for a business land line.

** Radio communication is subject to availability; free radio signal strength analysis available.

*** Internet access is required.

Runner Service

NFPA 72 requires that supervising station alarm systems, dispatch a runner or technician to the protected premises to arrive within 2 hours after receipt of a signal if equipment needs to be manually reset by the prime contractor. Except where prohibited by the authority having jurisdiction, the runner or technician shall be permitted to be recalled prior to arrival at the premises if a qualified representative of the subscriber at the premises can provide the necessary resetting of the equipment and is able to place the system back in operating condition.

	Miami-Dade has enacted ordinance 14-60 to enforce runner service and preventive maintenance contracts for fire alarm systems categorized as supervising station alarm systems. + Read More

	Miami Beach Fire Department standards NEWC-S13 simplifies the requirements adopted by Miami-Dade ordinance 14-60 + Read More

To ensure your property in any of these cities meet these requirements give us a call today, one of our representatives will be happy to assist you.

Aventura

Coral Gables

Doral

Hialeah

Homestead

Key Biscayne

Miami Beach

Miami Gardens

Miami

North Miami Beach

Opa Locka

West Miami

Frequently Used Parts List

202-7A-T

15/75 cd Synchronized Strobe, White. UL1971 Listed @ 15 cd (75 cd On Axis Per ADA/UL 1638), inchFIRE inch Wall Orientation.

270A-SPO

Pull Station, Noncoded, Break Glass, Metal, Single Pole, Open Circuit, Wire Leads.

278B-1110

Pull Station, Noncoded, Double Action, Break Glass, Plastic, Single Pole, Open Circuit, Screw Terminals, Wire Leads.

757-7A-SS70

15/75 cd Speaker/Strobe - 70V, Red. Strobe: UL 1971 Listed @ 15 cd (75 cd on-axis per ADA/UL1638), inchFIRE inch wall orientation.

757-7A-T

15/75 cd Temporal Horn/Strobe - 24 Vdc, Red. UL1971 Listed @ 15 cd (75 cd On Axis Per ADA/UL 1638), inchFIRE inch Wall Orientation.

757-8A-RS70

110 cd Re-entrant Speaker/Strobe - 70V, White. Strobe: Meets sleeping area requirement. UL 1971 Listed @ 110 cd, inchFIRE inch wall orientation..

757-8A-T

110 cd Temporal Horn/Strobe - 24 Vdc, Red. UL1971 Listed @ 110 cd, inchFIRE inch Wall Orientation. Meets Sleeping Area Requirements.

CS405-8A-T

Strobe w/TB EST

G1F-HD

Multi-cd temporal horn-strobe, hi/lo dB - 24V, White w/FIRE.

G1F-HDVM

Multi-cd temporal horn-strobe, hi/lo dB - 24V, White.

G1F-VM

Multi-cd strobe - 24V, White w/FIRE.

G1RF-HDVM

Multi-cd temporal horn-strobe, hi/lo dB - 24V, Red w/FIREe.

G4F-S7VM

Speaker-strobe (70V), multi-tap, multi-cd, White w/FIRE.

GCF-HDVM

Ceiling mount horn-strobe, multi-cd (15/30/75/95cd), temporal hi/lo dB output, 24V - White w/FIRE.

GCF-S7

Genesis Ceiling Speaker - 70V, FIRE marking, mounts to 4 inch square x 2-1/8 inch box.

GCF-S7VM

Genesis Ceiling Speaker-strobe - 70V, 15-95 multi-cd, FIRE marking, mounts to 4 inch square x 2-1/8 inch box.

GCF-VM

Genesis Ceiling Strobe - 15-95 multi-cd, FIRE marking, mounts to 4 inch square x 2-1/8 inch box.

SD-TRK

SD Remote Reset/Test, 2W/SIG.

SD-TRK4

Duct Detector Accessory, Remote Test/Reset Station/Key.

SIGA-270

Manual Pull Station - Single Action, 1-stage.

SIGA-278

Manual Pull Station - Double Action, 1-stage.

SIGA-CC1

Single Input (Riser) Module. Features a built-in RING TONE generator; use for switching a single signal or audio circuit.

SIGA-CC1S

Single Input (Riser) Module with strobe synchronization output.

SIGA-CT1

Single Input Module. Single circuit input module for use with Normally Open Contact devices. Four selectable personality codes for Alarm latching, or Alarm Delayed latching, or non-latching monitor or latching supervisory.

SIGA-CT2

Dual Input Module. Two circuit input module for use with Normally Open Contact devices. Four selectable personality codes (on each circuit) for Alarm latching, or Alarm Delayed latching, or non-latching monitor or latching supervisory.