NICOLSON POWER SYSTEMS

Commercial Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems

Certified commercial fire alarm installations, multi-brand service, and critical life safety device wiring in Winnipeg. Specializing in elevator returns, duct smoke HVAC shutoffs, magnetic door releases, and CAN/ULC compliance.

  • Licensed & Fully Insured Red Seal Journeymen
  • Multi-Brand Service: Edwards, Notifier, Mircom, Simplex & More
  • Elevator Recall, Magnetic Door Releases & Interlocks
  • Duct Smoke Detection, HVAC Shutoffs & CAN/ULC Verification
★★★★★ 5.0 Star Rated | Winnipeg's Trusted Power Specialists

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Universal Brand Support
Experienced installation and service across Edwards, Notifier, Mircom, Simplex, and more.
Life Safety Interlocks
Precision wiring for elevator returns, magnetic door releases, and HVAC emergency shutoffs.
15+ Years Field Experience
Proven expertise executing complex commercial retrofits and multi-zone addressable builds.
CAN/ULC Code Compliant
Strict adherence to Canadian Electrical Code, Manitoba Building Code, and CAN/ULC-S524 rules.
CODE COMPLIANCE & SYSTEM RELIABILITY

Why Proactive Fire Alarm Management & Upgrades Matter

Critical Life Safety Protection

A properly engineered fire alarm system is your facility's first line of defense. Beyond mandatory municipal code compliance, responsive detection preserves structural assets, eliminates corporate liability, and guarantees rapid, orderly occupant evacuation during emergency events.

Upgrading Outdated Class B Wiring to Class A

Class B wiring is an outdated standard that introduces major vulnerabilities to modern facilities. In a Class B system, a single wire break or fault leaves every downstream detector and strobe completely disabled. Upgrading to a Class A closed-loop configuration provides redundant return paths—ensuring all devices continue communicating and sounding alarms from both sides of the fault, delivering a drastically higher level of safety for your building and its occupants in a fire scenario.

Year-Round Testing & Maintenance

Life safety systems cannot be neglected. We support mandatory CAN/ULC-S536 annual inspections, verifying backup battery charge capacity, smoke sensor sensitivity, notification audibility, and control panel relays to guarantee 100% operational readiness 365 days a year.

Synchronized Building Defense

A modern fire alarm panel acts as the master command center during an emergency. We ensure all critical auxiliary relays—including elevator primary/secondary recall, HVAC duct fan shutoffs, magnetic fire door closures, and sprinkler water flow monitors—respond in exact synchronization.

FIRE ALARM CAPABILITIES

Complete Commercial Fire Alarm & Interlock Solutions

From panel installations to critical auxiliary safety device integration, we service all fire alarm infrastructure.

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Universal Brand Panel Service

Installing, wiring, and servicing Edwards/EST, Notifier, Mircom, Simplex, and conventional/addressable control panels.

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Elevator Recall Interlocks

Primary and alternate floor return relay wiring, elevator machine room detectors, and shunt-trip disconnect controls.

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Duct Smoke & HVAC Shutoffs

Sampling tube duct smoke detector wiring, remote key test stations, and automated air handler emergency shutdown relays.

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Magnetic Door Releases

Wiring 24V magnetic hold-opens, smoke barrier door releases, and access control override unlocks for safe egress paths.

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Notification Appliances

Synchronized wall and ceiling horn strobes, visual beacons, bells, and pre-action voice evacuation speaker circuits.

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Sprinkler & Flow-Switch Monitoring

Direct monitoring integration for water flow switches, tamper valves, pressure switches, and auxiliary fire pump circuits.

OUR FIRE ALARM PROCESS

3 Steps to Life Safety Compliance

01

Code & Blueprint Review

We review engineered fire protection drawings, occupancy classifications, and device schedules to ensure total code compliance.

02

Conduit & Device Rough-In

Our Red Seal electricians run dedicated fire alarm cabling, bend clean EMT conduit pathways, and terminate all initiating devices and interlocks.

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Pre-Testing & Verification

We complete end-to-end loop testing, coordinate with third-party verification engineers, and secure final municipal sign-off.

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