Key Services
Installation and Upgrade
Installing a new fire alarm or sprinkler system or upgrading an existing one is a complicated process. It demands careful design, estimating, planning, installing, pretesting, expediting until the final inspection and approval. With our long history and experience, we offer our clients the stress-free service that only a seasoned and reliable service provider can deliver. Our team of professionals including engineers, sales, project manager, and technicians have the skills to ensure that your fire alarm or sprinkler system will be installed to the highest standards.
Testing, Inspection and Certification
For service companies, building owners, fire safety officials and other organizations responsible for occupant safety, fire alarm testing, inspection and certification is crucial. To ensure comprehensive safety compliance, Altus works with the industry’s best and most experienced engineering experts. Using Altus’ state-of-the-art inspection tools, inspectors can quickly gather data on fire and life safety devices and ensure they meet code requirements using easily verifiable inspection reports.
Maintenance and Service Calls
Altus offers reliable fire alarm, sprinkler, security and A.R.C. system maintenance services, creating a maintenance schedule according to code requirements and the building’s system and setting up a flexible, cost-effective maintenance program that works for your business. Our trained and NICET certified service technicians are familiar with troubleshooting and repair of any trouble signal, defective device, etc. to ensure your systems function when you need it. In case of emergency, our company’s service department is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to service calls.
Central Station Monitoring
Our 24/7 central station monitoring service offers automatic response to alarm signals. Our central monitoring station makes use of efficient alarm signal transmission technology and specially trained operators to reach out to our clients and promptly dispatch the fire department when an alarm signal is received.
Engineering
Our engineering department provides technical, engineering, surveying and hands-on support to our customers and the rest of the Altus team. The team collaborates with the CAD department and customers to execute on functions such as site surveys and floor plan generation, key design-built projects and study on matters such as early detection, sensitive environments and landmarks.
Expediting/Filing
We offer the most efficient filing services to help you with all necessary plans and documents for design, filing and final sign off. We also provide recertification service for violation orders, obtaining final letters of approval and other documents.
A.R.C.S. Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance
Auxiliary Radio Communication Systems (“A.R.C.S.”) are independent radio communication systems for emergency situations in buildings enabling firefighters to communicate from any floor that is within the transmission range of an antenna. They use two-way radio technology to enhance transmitted signals to ensure coverage throughout buildings. Altus offers supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance for our state-of-the-art A.R.C.S. in all types of buildings along with engineering, filing and certification services.
drills
Altus offers a wide range of fire and life safety drills to help prepare for emergency scenarios. These drills provide safety awareness and preparedness, maintain high standards for prevention and sustain a safe environment for all building occupants. Our services include but are not limited to, fire drills, evacuation drills, shelter-in-place drills, stairwell familiarization drills, and elopement drills.
plans
Altus designs and develops custom plans to meet the unique needs of buildings and help ensure the safety of its occupants. Typical plans include Fire Safety and Evacuations Plans, Emergency Action Plans (non-fire emergencies), Fire Protection Plans, floor plans, and standpipe/sprinkler riser diagrams.
training
Ongoing training and exercises are key to ensuring that building occupants understand the intricacies of their respective buildings and feel prepared in an emergency. Altus offers training programs in areas including, but not limited to, active shooter response, emergency preparedness, evacuation procedures, fire safety plan procedures, fire extinguishers, occupant/resident safety, and tabletop exercises.
risk management
Altus designs emergency, incident, and crisis management plans while developing a program strategy, tailored to your needs, in line with your current policies, operations, and locations. Altus offers preparedness assessments, crisis management services, business continuity services, corporate-level tabletop exercises, and post-incident reviews.
certification courses
Altus offers FDNY accredited fire and life safety certification courses as well as New York State Security Guard training courses. Private classes, including online classes, are available upon request.
Installation and Upgrade
Installing a new fire alarm or sprinkler system or upgrading an existing one is a complicated process. It demands careful design, estimating, planning, installing, pretesting, expediting until the final inspection and approval. With our long history and experience, we offer our clients the stress-free service that only a seasoned and reliable service provider can deliver. Our team of professionals including engineers, sales, project manager, and technicians have the skills to ensure that your fire alarm or sprinkler system will be installed to the highest standards.
Testing, Inspection and Certification
For service companies, building owners, fire safety officials and other organizations responsible for occupant safety, fire alarm testing, inspection and certification is crucial. To ensure comprehensive safety compliance, Altus works with the industry’s best and most experienced engineering experts. Using Altus’ state-of-the-art inspection tools, inspectors can quickly gather data on fire and life safety devices and ensure they meet code requirements using easily verifiable inspection reports.
Maintenance and Service Calls
Altus offers reliable fire alarm, sprinkler, security and A.R.C. system maintenance services, creating a maintenance schedule according to code requirements and the building’s system and setting up a flexible, cost-effective maintenance program that works for your business. Our trained and NICET certified service technicians are familiar with troubleshooting and repair of any trouble signal, defective device, etc. to ensure your systems function when you need it. In case of emergency, our company’s service department is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to service calls.
Central Station Monitoring
Our 24/7 central station monitoring service offers automatic response to alarm signals. Our central monitoring station makes use of efficient alarm signal transmission technology and specially trained operators to reach out to our clients and promptly dispatch the fire department when an alarm signal is received.
Expediting/Filing
We offer the most efficient filing services to help you with all necessary plans and documents for design, filing and final sign off. We also provide recertification service for violation orders, obtaining final letters of approval and other documents.
Engineering
Our engineering department provides technical, engineering, surveying and hands-on support to our customers and the rest of the Altus team. The team collaborates with the CAD department and customers to execute on functions such as site surveys and floor plan generation, key design-built projects and study on matters such as early detection, sensitive environments and landmarks.
A.R.C.S. Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance
Auxiliary Radio Communication Systems (“A.R.C.S.”) are independent radio communication systems for emergency situations in buildings enabling firefighters to communicate from any floor that is within the transmission range of an antenna. They use two-way radio technology to enhance transmitted signals to ensure coverage throughout buildings. Altus offers supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance for our state-of-the-art A.R.C.S. in all types of buildings along with engineering, filing and certification services.
drills
Altus offers a wide range of fire and life safety drills to help prepare for emergency scenarios. These drills provide safety awareness and preparedness, maintain high standards for prevention and sustain a safe environment for all building occupants. Our services include but are not limited to, fire drills, evacuation drills, shelter-in-place drills, stairwell familiarization drills, and elopement drills.
plans
Altus designs and develops custom plans to meet the unique needs of buildings and help ensure the safety of its occupants. Typical plans include Fire Safety and Evacuations Plans, Emergency Action Plans (non-fire emergencies), Fire Protection Plans, floor plans, and standpipe/sprinkler riser diagrams.
training
Ongoing training and exercises are key to ensuring that building occupants understand the intricacies of their respective buildings and feel prepared in an emergency. Altus offers training programs in areas including, but not limited to, active shooter response, emergency preparedness, evacuation procedures, fire safety plan procedures, fire extinguishers, occupant/resident safety, and tabletop exercises.
risk management
Altus designs emergency, incident, and crisis management plans while developing a program strategy, tailored to your needs, in line with your current policies, operations, and locations. Altus offers preparedness assessments, crisis management services, business continuity services, corporate-level tabletop exercises, and post-incident reviews.
certification courses
Altus offers FDNY accredited fire and life safety certification courses as well as New York State Security Guard training courses. Private classes, including online classes, are available upon request.
