Kidde Fire Protection

FM-200 Presentation 2001

Corporate Overview

Kidde Fire Protection

Products & Services

Fire Protection Control Panels

Over 20 years experience in
control panel design &
manufacture
Dunford Hepburn acquired by
Williams 1993
Extensive range of addressable
control panels
Specials division for
customisation
of standard products
Multiple Protocols:
Apollo
Hochiki
Nittan

Hart High Sensitivity Smoke Detection

Developed under British MOD
Technology Transfer Licence
Laser based system
Unique digital particle
count
technology
Many options offering
maximum system flexibility

Extinguishing
FM200
Engineered
Pre engineered
CO2
FE-13
Wet Chemical
Dry Chemical

Linear Heat Detection

Continuous heat detector in
the
form of a cable
Analogue (Alarmline)
- averaging heat detector
Digital (Kidde BICC) fixed
temperature heat detector

Alarmline Applications
Petrochemical Industry
Power Generation
Materials Handling
Escalators & Carousels
Heritage Buildings
Vehicle Hazards

Special Hazards Fire Protection

Marine fire detection and suppression
Marine diesel engine oil mist detection
Industrial explosion detection, isolation & suppression
Fire detection and suppression for locomotives & heavy
plant

Explosion Protection
Explosion Suppression
Systems
Isolation Valves
Explosion Vents
Market Sectors
Food
Chemicals & Pharmaceutical
Fossil Fuels
Special Applications

Marine Product Groups

Oil Mist Detector (OMD)
Marine Smoke Detector
(MSD)
Navy
Detection & Alarm
Extinguishing Systems
CO2
FM-200
Foam

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Marine Market Sectors

Marine Engine Builders
Shipbuilders
Shipyards
World Navies
Ship Owners / Operators
Special Projects

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Rail
Fire Protection Systems
Detection & Control
Extinguishers
Repairs
Market Sectors
Diesel Multiple Units
Diesel & Electric
Locomotives
Specialist Rail Vehicles

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Vehicle & Plant

Detectors
Control Units
Suppressors
Market Sectors
Mining & Quarrying
Waste Management
Forestry
P.S.V.s
Specialist Vehicles

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Summary
Extensive Product Ranges
World-wide Approvals
Group Manufactured Products
Comprehensive Product Development Resources
Customer & Technical Support
Extensive Experience in Worldwide Markets
Market Leader

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Company/Group Profile

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KFP as Worldwide Supplier

Sales Turnover

26 m pa

Employees

250

UK Facilities

Northolt
Cramlington

Overseas Offices

Overseas
Singapore
Hong Kong
UAE

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Leaders in Fire Protection Products: UK & Export

Extinguishing Systems
FM-200
FE-13TM
Carbon Dioxide
Wet Chemical
Argonite [Ginge Kerr]
Dry Chemical

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The Post-Halon Era

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Halon Replacement within the Context of

Environmental Issues

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Prominence of Halon Systems

Outstanding combination of attributes
Regarded as panacea for wide range of fire protection
applications
BUT
Not environmentally friendly owing to ozone-depletion
potential

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The Montreal Protocol

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Effect on Halons of Montreal &

its Amendments
Montreal, 1987
Cap production at 1986 level from January 1992
London, 1990
Production halved by Jan 1995 and banned by 2000
Essential uses recognised
Phase-out of ODP transitional substances by
2020-2040

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Effect on Halons of Montreal &

its Amendments Cont...
Copenhagen, 1992
Production banned from Jan 1994
Essential uses generally defined
Transitional substances phase-out advanced to
2015 [90% reduction]
Vienna, Costa Rica, Montreal
Avoid release of stored agent
Consider decommissioning
Promote destruction of Halons not needed
in banks

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Halons in Europe

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Council of EU Directive 2037/2000

Recognition that ozone-depletion remains very significant
More stringent restrictions applied to OD substances including
Halons 1211, 1301
Draft document replaces Regulation No. 3093/94,
December 1994
Ratification mid 2000

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Council of EU Directive 2037/2000

Covers import, export, sale, use, recovery, recycling,
reclamation
Halon usage previously governed by national legislation
Halon replenishment banned from December
31st 2002
Halon usage banned from December 31st 2003
Few critical uses [primarily military, aircraft, inerting]

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Critical Users
Aerospace
Military
Offshore
Channel Tunnel

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Impact of EU Regulation on
Fire Protection Industry
Accelerated opportunities for Halon replacement
Must address Halon recovery, recycling and banking
Industry must minimise Halon ditching

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Options for Halon Replacement

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A Range of Halon Alternatives

Water sprinklers
Water Mist
FM-200 , FE-13 and other
chemical gases
Carbon Dioxide
Inert gases
Foam
Dry powder
Improved fire detection

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What has Resulted?

The Fire Protection Community Has Received.
Plethora of replacement agents
Information overload
Elements of misinformation!

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Objectives for Environmental Responsibility

To provide the most effective
fire protection system
To have a responsible attitude
to the environment
To allow the fire industry
the freedom to make an
environmentally responsible
choice

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The Search for a Halon Replacement

HCFC
Blends

Inert Gas

PFCs

TM

FE-13

FM-200

Safe for
Occupied Areas
Environmentally
Acceptable
No Post Discharge
Clean- Up
Effective
Fire Fighting
Agent
Container Floor
Space

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Examples of Gas Types

Halons

Ozone-depleting substances subject

to phase out Include Halons 1301, 1211

HCFC Blends

Transitional substances banned in Europe

Include NAF S-III

HFCs

Hydrofluorocarbons of zero ODP include

FM-200 and FE-13

PFCs

Perfluorocarbons; zero ODP but high GWP

Include CEA 410

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Introduction of FM-200

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The Development of FM-200

Manufactured by Great Lakes
1987 Development work began
1989 Patent Granted
1992 Approval to manufacture
1993 Environmental Approval
1993 Approval for use in fire fighting in occupied
areas

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Market Acceptance of FM-200

Launched in April 1993
Adopted by majority of the worlds fire protection companies
Tens of Thousands of systems installed world-wide
[estimate ca. 40,000]
Most widely-used Halon replacement

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The Properties of FM-200

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What is FM-200 ?

F
C
F

H
C
F

F
C
F

ASHRAE Designation = HFC227ea

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The Physics of Fire

Fire Triangle
Fuel, oxygen, heat
What is fire?
A series of highly exothermic
chain-branching free radical reactions
Removal of any element of fire triangle
results in suppression

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Fast & Efficient Performance

Removes heat, so fire cant sustain itself

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FM-200 Chemical/Physical
Extinguishing Mechanism
Physical

Chemical

80%

Physical

80%

20%

Chemical

20%

Halon 1301

FM-200

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How is FM-200 Applied?

Cup Burner Conc. [Heptane] - 5.8%
Use Concentration [Minimum] - 7.5% for ISO compliance
Maximum Discharge Time limited to 10 Seconds

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The United States Environment

Protection Agency
HFC227 [FM-200] is the most effective
of the proposed HFC substitutes
for Halon 1301

Federal Register Vol 58

No 90
Wednesday
May 12, 1993

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Fast & Efficient Performance

Compact storage space requirements

Halon 1301

CO2

Inert Gas

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Why is Low Space & Weight Important?

Weight critical for marine applications
Space is primary concern for land-based systems
The bottom line is cost!
Office space in USA costs ca. $30-50/sq. ft/yr
Add lighting, heating, cooling etc
Suppression system space is non value-adding

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FM-200 Suitable for the Following Fire Type

Energised electrical equipment
Class A Wood/other cellulose-type
Class B Flammable liquids

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US EPA Recommendations on the use of FM-200

%

12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Egress must be possible in under 30

seconds.

10.5 LOAEL - Low Observable Adverse Effect Level

Egress must be possible in under 60
seconds.

9.0 NOAEL - No Observable Adverse Effect Level

No exposure limit, egress can exceed 60
sec.

7.0

Minimum Design Concentration, 20% SF

Approved systems must exceed
concentration.

5.8

Minimum Extinguishing Concentration

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The United States Environment

Protection Agency
FM-200 is listed as acceptable for
total flooding fire protection of occupied
spaces with no restrictions
Federal Register Vol 58
No 90
Wednesday
May 12, 1993

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Human Safety
FM-200 is
completely safe
for use in occupied
spaces.

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FM-200 is Fast & Effective

Reaches extinguishing concentration
within 10 seconds
Highly penetrative gas provides
homogeneous dispersion to protect
entire area
Provides ACTIVE Fire Protection

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Why is Rapid
Discharge Important?
Fire growth may be fast, even for Class A fires
Heat and smoke damage is strictly limited
10 seconds vs 1 minute + represents a real advantage
Minimising damage results in

Minimum business interruption

Limited data loss
Minimum cost of remedial action

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FM-200 is Clean
No Residue To Clean Up
No Damage To Electronic Equipment, Magnetic Media,
Documents,
or Irreplaceable Objects

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FM-200 is Viable, Long Term Protection

UL Component Recognised Agent
UL Listed Systems
FM Approved
Recognised and Accepted By NFPA 2001,
ISO 14520

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The Future of FM-200

FM-200 is the most
accepted and specified fire
suppression agent in the
world.

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Long-Term Availability
Agent of choice for the leading fire suppression
system manufacturers
No international production controls or limits
Supported by a Great Lakes Chemical Corporation,
a global corporation committed to improving fire protection
worldwide

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FM-200 Systems Design

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Design Control
Systems designed in accordance with
NFPA Standard 2001, Clean Agent Fire
Extinguishing Systems
BFPSA Code of Practice for Gaseous Fire
Fighting Systems
BS ISO 14520 Standard

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Cylinder/Valve Assemblies
FM-200 stored in steel cylinders super-pressurised with
N2 to 25 bar
Assembly equipped with:

Pressure gauge, Safety burst disc

Optional supervisory pressure switch

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Range of Cylinder Capacity

5 L minimum
0.44 m ht x 0.18 m dia.
243 L maximum
1.45 m ht x 0.56 m dia.
Gas quantity range
3 - 272 kg

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Discharge Actuation Options

Electric Control Head

Operated from panel/remote

manual
station
Electrical/Cable Control Head

As above with remote manual

pull and local pull lever
Cable Control Head

Manual release only

Lever-operated Control Head

Manual release only

Pressure-Operated Control Head

Pneumatic actuation

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FM-200 Pre-Engineered Systems

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FM-200 Pre-engineered
Pre-determined maximum design parameters
No flow calculations required
Prepared bills of materials
Reduced engineering / design costs

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FM-200 Engineered Systems

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FM-200 Engineered
Optimum design for risk
Reduced pipe sizes
Unbalanced flows acceptable
Common void & room protection

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Engineered Central Storage FM-200 System

Distribution Pipe

Discharge Nozzles

Smoke Detectors

Containers

Manual
Station

Raised Floor

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Nozzles
Custom designed and tested
180 degree type for side wall discharge
360 degree type for central ceiling mounting
Maximum ceiling height 3.66 m
Maximum valve-nozzle plane
elevation also 3.66 m (pre-eng only)
Maximum coverage of 14.7
and 9.1 m respectively

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Software Development
Finite element analysis
Core mathematical
model
Key Kidde systems
performance data
ECS-III version software

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FM-200 Markets and Applications

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FM-200
International Acceptance
Performance Approvals
ULI and FMRC in
USA
LPCB in UK
US Navy
US Coast Guard

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FM-200 International Acceptance

Further Performance Approvals

UL, Canada
KGCL, Korea

BOMBA, Malaysia

Ministry of Interior, Hungary

APSAD, France

Dinas Kebakaran, Indonesia

SSL, Australia

Fire Services, Hong Kong

Fire Brigade, Kuwait

Sydney Waterways, Australia

CNPP, France

Min. of Interior, Saudi Arabia

Tianjin, China

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Markets Where FM-200

is accepted for use
West Europ

East Europe

France

North America

Netherlands

South America

Spain

Middle East

Portugal

Africa

Italy

UK

Australia

Far East

Thailand

Japan

China

Singapore

Hong Kong

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Asset Protection

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In todays global
business environment,
the need for clean
agent fire suppression
has never been greater.

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What is A High Value Asset?

Provides critical services
Telecoms, process control
Contains vital information
Data centre, record store
Houses irreplaceable objects
Library, museum
Requires special environment
Clean room, industrial process

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Critical electronics are

extremely vulnerable to
fire.

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Why Do These Facilities

Need Fire Protection?
Guarantee Business Continuity
Protect High Value Assets
Safeguard People

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The Cost of Not Doing Business

Inactive Clean Room 25,000 per hour
Bank 650,000 per hour
Offshore Platform 10,000 per second

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Could Your Business Survive?

Following a serious fire incident

Only 28% of businesses recover

29% close within 3 years

43% never reopen

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Surviving a Fire

The survival of your

business depends
on the type of fire
protection you
choose.

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A fast-acting
fire suppression
agent can prevent
catastrophic
consequences.

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Primary Applications
Computer/EDP facilities
Telecommunications
Process Control
Industrial/Chemical plant
Cultural Heritage
Medical and laboratory

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Primary Applications
Computer Rooms

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Primary Applications
EDP facilities

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Primary Applications
Process Control

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Primary Applications
Cultural
Heritage

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Primary Applications
Industrial/Chemical plant

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Sample Product Placement

Manufacturing & Industrial Computer/Control Rooms...
Thai Plastics, Thailand
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, UK
Fisons Pharmaceuticals, UK
National Power, UK
British Steel, UK
Johnson Matthey, UK

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Sample Product Placement Cont...

Communications
French Telecom, UK
Cable & Wireless, SA, Belgium
Virgin Records, UK
Paktel, Pakistan
Q-Tel, Qatar
GSM Shelters, UAE
Telecom Asia, Thailand
Eiffel Tower, France
Nynex and Orange, UK

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Sample Product Placement Cont...

Military/Government
Qatar Defence Force, Qatar
United States Navy, UK
National Rivers Authority,
UK

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Sample Product Placement Cont...

Financial Organisations...
ABSA Bank, South Africa
KPMG, UK
Trustee Savings Bank, UK
World Trade Centre, Dubai
Barings Bank, Pakistan

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Marine FM-200

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Marine Systems
New market with strong
growth potential
Dedicated Design
manual issued
Product Launch Spring 1999

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Applications
High quality owners
Companies that value safety
maintenance
Owners subject to strict
environmental regulations
Direct Halon 1301
replacement systems

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Type of Ships

Product/Chemical/Shuttle Tankers

Passenger Ships/Fast Ferries

Warships

Government Vessels [coast guard, research etc

Oil Rigs

Tugs

Workboats

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Marine FM-200
International Acceptance
Type Approvals
USCG
MCA
ABS
Det Norske Veritas
Swedish Maritime Authority
Norwegian Maritime Directorate

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Marine FM-200
International Acceptance
More Type Approvals
Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate
Ship and Maritime Authority Netherlands
Australian Maritime Safety Authority

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Marine FM-200
Sample European References
Type of ship

Shipyard

FM-200/kg

Inland container ship

ms Insulinde

316

ms Regina

203

ms Millennium

225

Seagoing yacht

De Vries yard 66

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Inland tanker

K. Damen

1540 on five

Balk

51 on three

Tugboat

Neptunus

152

Fishing vessel

Gerb. Kooiman

135

vessels
Patrol vessels
vessels

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Fyrewatch Modular
Marine FM-200 Systems

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Fyrewatch Systems
Automatic modular systems
Approved by FM and US Coastguard
Available in nine cylinder sizes to protect
volumes up to 27 m3
Heat sensitive discharge at 80o C
Adaptable for cable-pull discharge

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FM-200 and Kidde

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Why Choose Kidde Products?

Large well resourced organisation
Part of Kidde plc
Backed by financial strength of Williams plc
60 years experience in fire protection
Comprehensive product range

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Why Choose Kidde Products?

Quality Assurance certified to
BS EN ISO 9001
Competitive quality and price
Product support documentation
First Class technical support

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Why Kidde FM-200 ?

Significant advantages of Kidde Systems
UL1058A Tested
Factory Mutual Approved

Fully Engineered Systems

Wide Range of Pre-engineered

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Why Kidde FM-200 ?

User-friendly software
World-wide market established
International network of distributors
Strong reference list

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Youve got a big

decision. Weve got
a world of information

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 Fast and efficient

Safe for people
Safe for environment
Available long-term

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Time and again,

FM-200 is the
proven choice

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