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Without monitoring, that's often nobody until the next person walks through the door. 24/7 fire alarm monitoring closes that gap. Instead of relying on someone being on-site to hear the alarm and respond, the signal is sent directly to a monitoring centre, day or night, whether the building is occupied or not. **What actually happens when an alarm triggers** - The monitoring centre receives the signal the moment the alarm activates, regardless of the time. - Trained operators assess the alert and follow an agreed response procedure for your building. - The fire service is contacted where appropriate, without waiting for someone on-site to notice or call it in themselves. **Where this matters most** Unoccupied buildings overnight and at weekends are the clearest case, since there's no one there to hear an alarm at all. But it also matters for larger sites where an alarm sounding in one area might not be heard, or acted on quickly enough, in another. **The difference it makes** The value isn't the alarm itself, since most buildings already have one. It's the certainty that someone is always watching for it, and that a response starts immediately rather than depending on who happens to be around. For an empty building at 2am, that difference is the whole point. If your current alarm system isn't monitored, or you're not sure whether it is, that's worth checking. Get in touch and we can talk you through what's in place and what your options are. 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