Addressable Fire Protection System Helps Residents
Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup, New Mexico was originally created as a private, non-profit, Catholic nursing home, but the three-acre facility added a modern, assisted living component a few years ago. This new three-story complex connects to the main facility and enables residents who don’t need a nursing home to live independently while giving them access to the services.
Still, at least 95 percent of the residents in the two buildings would require some level of assistance evacuating the premises should a fire alarm go off. In order to keep disruption to a minimum, the workers need to quickly determine if there is actually a fire and if there is, be able to determine its exact location so only the people in proximity to the fire have to be evacuated.