Industry — Education

Fire Alarm & Life Safety for
Utah Schools & Campuses

Life safety and school security systems for K-12 schools and universities — protecting students, staff, and campuses across Utah.

Industry Overview

Student Safety Is Mission-Critical

Schools and universities demand life safety and security systems that address both traditional fire risks and the unique security challenges facing educational environments today. PCS has installed fire alarm, mass notification, access control, and CCTV systems for K-12 schools and higher education institutions across Utah, working closely with administrators, facilities teams, and safety coordinators to deliver systems that protect students and staff while supporting daily operations.

Our mass notification systems are designed in close coordination with school emergency response plans — ensuring that lockdown, evacuation, shelter-in-place, and other protocols can be executed with a single action across the entire campus.

Code & Compliance

  • NFPA 72: Fire Alarm

    Educational occupancies require fire detection and notification meeting NFPA 72 requirements.

  • IFC 907.2.3 (Group E)

    Schools need a manual fire alarm with an emergency voice/alarm message (limited exceptions).

  • Utah HB 84 (2024) & Rule R698-13

    Annual school safety needs assessments and, since August 2025, a single managed point of entry during school hours with all other exterior doors locked.

  • NFPA 72 Chapter 24: ECS

    Emergency Communication Systems requirements for voice evacuation and mass notification.

What We Install

Systems We Provide for Education Facilities

Fire Alarm Systems
NFPA 72 compliant design for all school building types and configurations
Mass Notification
Voice evacuation, lockdown alerts, and daily paging on one system
Access Control
Controlled campus entry, visitor management, and door lockdown
Video Surveillance / CCTV
Campus perimeter, entry points, hallways, and parking areas
Intercom / Nurse Call
Classroom, office, and entry intercom with visual display
Fire Alarm Monitoring
24/7 central station monitoring with multi-site visibility across every school in a district
ERRCS / DAS
First responder radio coverage throughout campus buildings
Fire Extinguisher Services
Annual NFPA 10 inspections across all campus buildings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — and this is how PCS designs school notification systems. The same PA and speaker infrastructure supports fire evacuation (with NFPA 72-compliant voice evacuation messages) and lockdown notifications (with pre-recorded and live messaging). Different trigger paths activate different protocol messages, giving administrators full control.

Controlled single-point entry with video intercom and remote door release, visitor management integration, and emergency lockdown capability (locking all exterior doors simultaneously with a single action) are the most critical features. PCS designs school access control systems with these requirements as the foundation.

Yes. For multi-building and multi-campus projects, PCS provides consistent system design, standardized technology platforms, and centralized management across every school building.

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