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Fire Alarms.
Instantly Notified.
Always Accountable.

Argus sits above your existing fire panel — reading alarm events without touching any safety wiring. Every alert reaches the right person in seconds, with AI triaging noise and a full audit trail for compliance.

Non-intrusive overlay — no BMS changes needed Argus reads alarm events only. No control. No rewiring. Runs on a single mini PC or VM.
<30sFire alarm to mobile alert
100%Audit trail for compliance
ZeroChanges to fire panel
Argus — Fire Events Live
FIRE
Smoke Detector Activated Level 3 — Server Room East, Zone 4B Device: SD-304 · Loop 2 · Address 14 Today 09:41:08 · 2 min ago
Unassigned
FAULT
Call Point Circuit Open Fault Basement Parking — Zone 1A Device: CP-105 · Loop 1 · Address 05 Today 09:28:44 · 15 min ago
Ravi S.
PRE-ALARM
Heat Detector — Temperature Rising Kitchen Utility Room Device: HD-208 · Loop 2 · Address 08 · 54°C Today 09:22:11 · 21 min ago
Priya M. ✓
AI: SD-304 triggered 3× in 7 days — possible sensor contamination or intermittent fault. Recommend inspection before next event.
Push sent to 4 responders · WhatsApp to FM Manager · SMS to Security Desk
Argus now
🔴 FIRE ALARM — Level 3 Server Room
SD-304 · Zone 4B · Loop 2. Tap to acknowledge.
Architecture

Argus Sits Above. Touches Nothing.

One read-only connection to your fire panel's serial or BACnet port. Argus receives alarm events — it never sends commands. Your fire safety system stays fully intact.

YOUR EXISTING FIRE PANEL
Addressable
Fire Panel
Siemens · Honeywell
Notifier · Bosch · Hochiki
Smoke
Detectors
Heat
Detectors
Manual Call
Points
Suppression
Systems
Fire Doors &
Dampers
Read-only
alarm events
RS-232 / RS-485 BACnet/IP Modbus TCP OPC-UA
ARGUS SOFTWARE LAYER
Argus Alarm Governance Mini PC · VM · Cloud
AI noise filtering & deduplication
Intelligent escalation routing
Immutable audit trail
Compliance report generation
Minimal footprint 1× Intel NUC or VM · 4GB RAM · No additional BMS changes
Push alerts
& notifications
Push Notification SMS WhatsApp Email
RESPONDERS & DASHBOARDS
Mobile App iOS & Android
ACK · Close · Escalate
Web Dashboard Real-time
Floor plan view
WhatsApp Instant alerts
to any number
Email / SMS Escalation chains
& on-call rosters
Control Room HD display
Status board
Event Coverage

Every Fire System Event. Captured.

Argus ingests all alarm, fault, supervisory and trouble events from your fire panel — no event type is missed.

Smoke Detectors
Optical · Ionisation · Multi-sensor
Alarm · Fault · Dirty · Isolate
Heat Detectors
Fixed Temp · Rate-of-Rise · Combined
Alarm · Pre-alarm · Fault · Isolate
Manual Call Points
Break-glass · Key-switch
Alarm · Fault · Tamper
Sprinkler / Suppression
Wet · Dry · Gas (CO₂ / FM-200)
Flow · Supervision · Valve · Fault
Sounders & Beacons
Audible · Visual · Combined
Fault · Circuit Open · Short
Fire Doors & Dampers
Magnetic · Electromechanical
Position · Fault · Fail-safe
Flame Detectors
UV · IR · Multi-spectrum
Alarm · Fault · Contamination
Lift Recall
Phase 1 · Phase 2 Firefighter
Recall Active · Fault · Override
Smoke Control / HVAC
Smoke Extract · Pressurisation
Mode Change · Fan · Damper Status
Emergency Power
UPS · Generator · Battery
Mains Fail · Low Battery · Test
Fire Alarm Monitoring
ARC · Monitoring Station Link
Line Fault · Test · Confirm
Addressable Zones
Loop · Zone · Sub-zone
Zone Status · Isolate · Disable
9:41
Argus 3
FIRE ALARM 09:41
Smoke Detector — SD-304
Level 3 · Server Room East
Zone 4B · Loop 2 · Addr 14
FAULT 09:28
Call Point Circuit Open
Basement Parking · Zone 1A
✓ Acknowledged by Ravi S.
PRE-ALARM 09:22
Heat Detector Rising — 54°C
Kitchen Utility Room
✓ ACK'd · Priya M.
Alarms Floor Plan Reports Settings
Mobile App

Full Control.
From Anywhere.

The Argus mobile app gives every responder — FM manager, security guard, on-call engineer — instant access to fire alarm events with the ability to acknowledge, assign and close from their phone.

Instant push notifications Fire alarms reach your phone in under 30 seconds — even if the app is closed.
Acknowledge & close alarms One-tap ACK with auto-timestamp. Add notes. Assign to a colleague. All logged.
Interactive floor plan See exactly which zone and device triggered — colour-coded on the building floor plan.
Escalation & on-call roster Unacknowledged fire alarms auto-escalate up the duty chain until someone responds.
AI event context Each alarm card shows AI-generated context — device history, likely cause, recommended action.
Audit trail on-the-go View full event history, response times and who acknowledged what — for compliance audits.
AI Intelligence

Smarter Than Raw Alarm Data

Argus AI turns a stream of fire panel events into prioritised, contextual, actionable intelligence.

Noise Suppression

Repeated nuisance alarms, test events and known false positives are flagged and suppressed — so responders only see real events.

Pattern Detection

AI detects recurring device faults, identifies dirty or failing sensors and recommends proactive maintenance before a false alarm escalates.

SD-304 alarmed 3× in 7 days → Likely contamination. Schedule inspection.

Smart Escalation

Alarm severity, time of day, zone and device type determine who is notified first — and how quickly unacknowledged events escalate up the duty chain.

Context Generation

Each alarm card is enriched with plain-English context — device location description, last service date, similar past events and the recommended immediate action.

HD-208 · Kitchen · 54°C rising → Not yet at alarm. Monitor. Check if cooking activity normal.
Deployment

Minimal Footprint. Maximum Coverage.

Mini PC Install

Argus runs on a single Intel NUC or equivalent mini PC placed in the control room or IT closet.

Intel i3 or above 4 GB RAM minimum 64 GB storage LAN connection

Virtual Machine

Argus deploys as a standard VM on your existing VMware, Hyper-V or Proxmox hypervisor — no new hardware required.

VMware ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Proxmox VE Docker container

Cloud Hosted

For multi-site deployments, Argus can be hosted on a cloud server — aggregating fire events from multiple buildings into a single console.

AWS · Azure · GCP NTS hosted option Multi-site dashboard 99.9% SLA

Fire Safety System Untouched

Argus only reads the event stream from your fire panel's serial or network port. No modifications to detectors, wiring, zones or the fire panel firmware. Full compliance maintained.

No panel modifications No wiring changes No write access to BMS Read-only serial / IP tap
<30s Fire alarm to push notification
iOS & Android ACK & close from mobile
100% Audit trail coverage
Zero Changes to fire panel
1 Mini PC Complete deployment
AI Pattern detection & context

Connect Your Fire Panel.
In Under a Day.

Argus integrates with all major fire panel brands over serial or IP — with no changes to your fire safety system. Book a demo and we'll show you exactly how it works for your site.