Despite clear labeling on smoke alarms and their packaging, as well as ongoing education efforts, more than half of consumers install these alarms in their kitchen — where false alarms are virtually unavoidable.
No wonder that, on average, 47 percent of “nuisance” calls to fire departments stem from unintentional triggering of fire alarms and other home security devices, according to data compiled by the National Fire Protection Association.
OneEvent Technologies’ IoT solution identifies the specialized conditions in individual households and businesses that inadvertently trigger these false alarms, which is great for homeowners and business owners. But its ability to catch such false alarms also can often eliminate the goose chases that drain fire department resources and personnel, and compromise protection of other businesses and residences.
Through intensive data collection and machine learning processes, OneEvent’s fire-tracking technology quickly recognizes signs of harmless activities that traditional systems might associate with actual fires.
Consider this actual case study: In reviewing data from the kitchen of a household, OneEvent’s intelligent monitoring found on multiple occasions that the act of cooking chicken produced similar variations in room temperature and humidity, and the presence and level of particulate (smoke).
Based on that data pattern, OneEvent’s data process recognized the potential for a false alarm six minutes in advance of a traditional system, identified the likelihood of a false alarm four minutes in advance, and determined the inevitability of a false alarm two minutes in advance.
This use of predictive analytics allows OneEvent to send a pre-emptive alert: to the occupant, in the case of a self-monitored home (asking, “Are you cooking chicken?”); or to a central monitoring company in the case of a monitored system.
In both instances, the message provides instructions on how to avoid a false alarm, allowing fire protection personnel to focus their resources on fighting actual fires while minimizing damage and property insurance claims.
Learn more about the power of OneEvent’s solution on its Benefits page.