Industry — Multi-Family

Fire Alarm & Life Safety for
Utah Apartments & High-Rises

Complete life safety and access systems for apartments, condominiums, and high-rise residential buildings across Utah.

Industry Overview

Protecting Residents. Supporting Property Operations.

Multi-family and high-rise residential properties require life safety systems that protect residents while being practical to maintain over the lifetime of the building. PCS has designed and installed fire alarm, access control, intercom, and ERRCS systems for apartment communities, condominium towers, and mixed-use residential developments across Utah. PCS provided the fire alarm systems for Astra Tower in downtown Salt Lake City — Utah's tallest building at 40 stories.

For property management companies, PCS is an ideal partner: we install the systems, monitor them, service them annually, and service fire extinguishers on site or at our shop across your portfolio — all under one relationship. Portfolio service agreements eliminate the need to manage multiple vendors across multiple properties.

Code & Compliance

  • IFC 907: Apartment Fire Alarm (Group R-2)

    Sets when apartment buildings require a manual fire alarm system — based on stories and unit count — and requires smoke alarms in every dwelling unit.

  • IBC 403: High-Rise Package

    Buildings with an occupied floor more than 75 feet above the lowest fire department vehicle access need emergency voice/alarm communication, a fire command center, and radio coverage meeting IFC 510.

  • ICC A117.1: Visible Alarm Capability

    In R-2 buildings required to have a fire alarm system, every dwelling unit must be wired to support visible alarm appliances; common-use areas need visible notification.

  • ASME A17.1: Elevator

    Elevator emergency communication required and must be monitored 24/7.

What We Install

Systems We Provide for Multi-Family Facilities

Fire Alarm Systems
Corridor, common area, and unit detection with voice evacuation for high-rise
Technology Platforms
Warden portfolio dashboard with system status and alarm history across every property
Access Control
Controlled building entry, parking gates, and amenity area access
Intercom / Nurse Call
Apartment-to-entry video intercom with remote door release
Video Surveillance / CCTV
Parking, entry, lobby, and perimeter coverage
Fire Alarm Monitoring
24/7 central station monitoring for all systems
Elevator Monitoring
ADA-compliant elevator emergency communication and monitoring
Fire Extinguisher Services
Portfolio service agreements with on-site mobile service across all properties
Smoke Control Systems
Stairwell pressurization and smoke management for high-rise residential towers, integrated with the fire alarm system
ERRCS / DAS
First responder radio coverage (IFC 510) where the AHJ's radio test shows inadequate coverage
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Under the International Fire Code as adopted in Utah, an apartment building generally requires a manual fire alarm system when any dwelling unit is three or more stories above the lowest level of exit discharge, when any unit is more than one story below the highest level of exit discharge, or when the building contains more than 16 dwelling units — subject to limited code exceptions. Smoke alarms are also required inside every dwelling unit. PCS can review your plans and confirm exactly what your building requires.

Yes. PCS provides consolidated fire alarm monitoring, annual inspections, and fire extinguisher service across multi-property portfolios, with a single point of contact and consolidated compliance reporting for the entire portfolio.

Under IFC 510, a building needs ERRCS wherever the AHJ's radio test shows inadequate first responder radio coverage — which is common in high-rise buildings (an occupied floor more than 75 feet above the lowest fire department vehicle access). PCS can conduct a baseline radio survey to determine whether your building currently has adequate first responder signal coverage and, if not, design and install the required system.

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