World’s longest pleasure pier has wire-free fire protection

Southend-on-Sea’s famous pier is now equipped with a wire-free fire-protection system from EMS Group as part of refurbishment work following the fire in 2005. This 2 km-long pier was built in the 1880s and has survived collisions with ships and four major fires. The EMS 5000 FirePoint radio analogue fire-detection system was installed by Chubb Fire and protects a number of buildings at the pier head — including the restaurant, security office and plant rooms. Two radio links provide interfaces in the office at the shore end of the pier to the 5000 FirePoint system at the end of the pier and to an existing hard-wire fire-detection system protecting a remote lift station. There are two radio-network control panels and 30 fire devices, as well as two site signalling transmitters.

Related links:

• www.emsgroup.co.uk