Fire Watch Agent
Detects fire and smoke on the cameras you already own — and triggers your hooter, sprinkler-zone relay, and PA-system evacuation message at the same moment.
“By the time the alarm goes off, the fire is already winning.”Your cameras catch the smoke in the first seconds — and trip the hooter themselves.
Everyone learns to live with the gap between “something happened” and “someone noticed.” We did not. Let the cameras do the watching and your people do the deciding — alerted the instant it matters, not hours later. From “that is just how it works” to “wait — it could work like this.”
Heat sensors trip after the fire is already a fire.
Traditional fire systems — heat sensors, ionisation smoke detectors, beam detectors — trip after smoke or temperature reaches a critical threshold. By then, in a warehouse or factory floor, the fire has had time to grow. Stock gets damaged. Sprinklers flood the wrong zone. Insurance claims pile up.
The cameras you already have can see the smoke earlier than most particulate or heat sensors. The problem is that nobody is watching the feed at 3 a.m. on a Sunday. By the time security reviews the recording, the team is already explaining to the CFO why a chunk of the warehouse went up.
Add the false-positive problem: welding sparks, steam from cleaning, low-angle sunlight, vehicle exhaust. Generic 'fire detection' models trigger on all of these, get muted by operations within a week, and turn into shelfware.
Real fire. Real smoke. Real-time action.
Fire Watch Agent watches every camera frame continuously for the visual signatures of smoke and flame. It runs on standard RTSP / ONVIF IP cameras at 4 MP or higher, configured per the VIZO361 datasheet — 0.3 m flame detectable at approximately 11–30 metres, 1 m flame at approximately 38–100 metres, minimum 1 lux illumination, default flame-detection size around 1.1 percent of image width.
When a detection is confirmed, the agent does not stop at notification. It triggers your existing on-site hardware in the same moment — hooter, strobe, sprinkler-zone relay, PA-system pre-recorded evacuation message, lift-recall, and a parallel SMS / WhatsApp burst to your emergency contacts. The same agent opens an incident in the VMS with the pre-roll automatically clipped for evidence.
Fire Watch is designed as a supplemental visual-detection layer alongside your statutory fire-alarm system, not a replacement. It sits next to your existing fire panel as the second confirming signal, catching events that heat and particulate sensors miss until a fire has grown.
Known limitations (from the VIZO361 datasheet): detection distance depends on flame and smoke size; bright backgrounds may interfere; obstructed fire cannot be detected (line-of-sight is required); smoke detection has reduced accuracy in foggy or dusty environments. Fire Watch supplements but does not replace primary fire-alarm systems.
How Fire Watch Agent works — end-to-end
From the moment a frame leaves your camera to the moment your hardware reacts. No black box — every step explained.
Ingest the camera feed
Connect existing IP or analogue cameras over RTSP / ONVIF. 4 MP minimum recommended. No new hardware required at the camera.
Edge or cloud inference
Vision model runs at the edge (single GPU device per cluster of cameras) or in a central GPU pool. Per the datasheet, supports up to 500+ concurrent streams at enterprise tier.
Confirmation + suppression
Detection must persist across consecutive frames and meet motion / shape / colour criteria. Suppresses sunlight, steam, welding sparks. Hot-work-permit-aware policy supported.
Hardware actuation
Dry-contact relay or controller API to hooter, sprinkler-zone solenoid, PA controller, BMS / BAS handoff. Configurable per camera, per shift, per permit.
Evidence + incident ticket
Pre-roll clip exported to VMS. Incident opened with snapshot, camera ID and timestamp. Optional closed-loop with insurer audit pack.
Detection without action is just an alarm. We close the loop.
Every Fire Watch Agent event can trigger your existing on-site hardware. Wired or wireless. PLC, contactor, BACnet, MQTT or webhook — your choice.
Hooter / Siren
Integration
Dry-contact relay wired to existing fire-panel hooter or independent acoustic device.
Outcome
Audible alert at the moment of confirmed detection. Zone-specific or facility-wide based on policy.
Sprinkler Zone Relay
Integration
Optional. Dry-contact relay to a specific zone solenoid where customers opt for actuation.
Outcome
Zone-specific response. Avoids flooding unaffected areas.
PA System Announcement
Integration
Audio-out feed or webhook to existing PA controller (BACnet / MQTT / HTTP).
Outcome
Pre-recorded multilingual evacuation message plays automatically (EN / HI / AR / regional).
Strobe & Lift-Recall
Integration
Dry contact to building automation system or direct strobe relay.
Outcome
Visual alert for hearing-impaired staff. Elevators recall to ground floor automatically.
SMS / WhatsApp / Slack
Integration
WhatsApp Business API, MSG91, Twilio, Slack, Microsoft Teams.
Outcome
Parallel notification to managers, security, plant head, insurance broker — in the same moment.
Fire Panel Integration
Integration
Modbus, BACnet, or dry-contact to existing fire-alarm panel.
Outcome
VIZO361 acts as a second confirming signal alongside the statutory fire-alarm system.
Where Fire Watch Agent is deployed
Specific industries, specific scenarios, specific outcomes — not generic marketing claims.
Manufacturing
Polymer, chemical and textile lines
Extruder runaway, hydraulic leaks on hot machinery, electrical-cabinet smouldering — all visible to the cameras well before they reach the ceiling-mounted heat detector. Supplements, does not replace, the primary fire panel.
Warehousing & Cold Chain
Battery, paper, packaging, EV storage
Stacked battery storage, EV swap yards, paper / packaging warehouses, lithium cell storage. High-rack zones where smoke pools above sensor height are exactly where camera-based detection adds value.
Oil, Gas & Critical Infrastructure
Storage tanks, gas yards, substations
Hazardous-area cameras under constant-supervision policy. Integrated with hot-work permits — temporarily relaxed during scheduled welding, automatically re-armed at permit end, every state change logged for audit.
Corporate Campuses
Data centres, server rooms, archives
Server rooms and document archives carry asymmetric risk — small fires destroy disproportionate value. Fire Watch complements VESDA / aspirating systems with visual confirmation that helps reduce nuisance evacuations from dust events.
Healthcare & Hospitality
Hospitals, hotels, hostels
Multi-zone coverage with per-zone escalation rules. Kitchen events go to F&B head, electrical events to facilities, patient-floor events trigger PA + lift-recall immediately.
Industrial Process Plants
Refining, foundries, smelters
Heat-tolerant deployment. The agent ignores baseline thermal radiance from active processes and focuses on anomalous smoke or unconfined flame. Permit-driven policy switching during scheduled hot work.
Technical specifications
The numbers we publish in proposals. Detailed accuracy targets, latency budgets, and integration scope.
| Datasheet reference | Use Cases 13 + 14 — Fire Hazard Identification + Smoke Detection |
| Deployment timeline | Approximately 1 week, per the datasheet |
| Minimum camera resolution | 4 MP |
| Training required | Minimal initial tuning; per-site flame-size calibration during the pilot |
| Flame range (datasheet) | 0.3 m flame detectable at ~11–30 m; 1 m flame at ~38–100 m |
| Illumination requirement | Minimum 1 lux |
| Detection geometry | Default flame detection size around 1.1% of image width; line-of-sight required |
| Compatible cameras | Standard RTSP / ONVIF IP cameras, 2 MP–8 MP |
| Scale | Up to 500+ concurrent camera streams in the enterprise tier |
| Integrations | Fire panel, PA, BMS / BAS, WhatsApp / SMS / Slack, VMS evidence export |
| Compliance posture | Supplemental visual-detection layer; not a replacement for primary statutory fire-alarm systems |
| Benchmark accuracy | Site-specific — measured and documented during the 30-day pilot |
One prevented or earlier-detected event can pay for the deployment many times over.
Insurance and replacement costs from industrial fires are significant — single events can be material on the year's P&L. Fire Watch is positioned to give your team an earlier visual signal than ceiling-mounted heat detectors typically provide, with the actuation closing the loop to your existing hooter and sprinkler infrastructure.
Insurance posture: customers running Fire Watch share an audit pack — model configuration, false-positive log, hardware-actuation test records — with their broker as supplemental-detection evidence. Whether your insurer offers a premium reduction depends on jurisdiction, underwriter, and asset class; we will help you prepare the pack regardless.
Operational gain: by suppressing nuisance triggers from welding, sunlight and steam, Fire Watch reduces the false-positive shutdowns that historically train operators to ignore the system. Real fire alarms stop being the boy who cried wolf.
A real-world example
Customer name withheld per NDA. Full reference available on request.
Reference customer (named under NDA)
Proeffico has deployed Fire Watch Agent across reference customer sites in manufacturing and warehousing. Verified outcomes are available under NDA on request. Site-specific accuracy, response time, and ROI are benchmarked during your 30-day pilot on your actual cameras and shared in a signed pilot report before any commercial commitment.
Pilot
Real numbers benchmarked on your site, in your signed pilot report
Fire Watch Agent vs the traditional way
Most facilities still run on the old playbook. Here's what changes.
The traditional way
- ✗Heat / ionisation detectors trip after smoke or heat reaches a critical threshold
- ✗Single point of detection per device — blind spots between mounted heads
- ✗Human guard on shift is the only chance of early visual detection
- ✗Hardware integration via a separate fire-alarm panel — slow change management
- ✗Welding / steam / sunlight false-positives train the team to mute alerts
With Fire Watch Agent
- Visual detection on the camera feed, two-frame confirmation suppresses sunlight / steam / welding false alarms
- Continuous wide-angle coverage from cameras you already paid for
- Round-the-clock visual watch, multilingual PA, edge inference — no internet required for detection
- One platform: detection + hooter + sprinkler relay + PA + SMS + VMS evidence in a single configuration
- Suppression model trained on each — configurable per camera and per shift
Questions buyers ask before they sign
Does Fire Watch replace my existing fire-alarm system?
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No. Fire Watch is a supplemental visual-detection layer, not a replacement. Your sprinkler, fire panel, and statutory fire-safety obligations remain unchanged — Fire Watch adds early-warning visual detection alongside them.
How do you handle welding, hot work and grinding sparks?
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Fire Watch supports a hot-work-aware policy. When a hot-work permit is active, the relevant cameras run in 'permit mode' with elevated tolerance, returning to standard mode at permit end. Every transition is logged for audit.
What if my camera placement isn't ideal for fire detection?
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We run a site survey before deployment. Many existing camera positions work as-is, especially in warehouses where they cover wide spans. For specific risk areas, we recommend supplementary cameras.
Can it run without internet?
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Yes. In edge mode, all inference happens on the on-prem GPU device. Internet is only required for software updates and remote support. Hardware actuation works fully offline. Air-gapped on-prem deployment is supported.
What's the false-positive rate?
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Site-specific — measured during the 30-day pilot and shared in a signed pilot report. Hot-work-heavy environments are tuned more aggressively. Confirmed false-positives are fed back to improve site-specific calibration during the pilot phase.
Will my insurer recognise Fire Watch?
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We provide an audit pack — model configuration, deployment record, hardware-actuation test results — that brokers and underwriters in India, the GCC and the US can use as supplemental-detection evidence. Premium impact depends on jurisdiction, underwriter and asset class.
What does it cost?
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VIZO361 is sold on a Private Offer model. Pricing reflects camera count, scenarios, deployment mode and actuation scope. A 30-day pilot on 2 cameras is included before commitment. Quote within 5 working days of a discovery call.
How do I add Fire Watch to an existing VIZO361 deployment?
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If you already run another VIZO361 Vision Agent — say PPE Compliance or ANPR — Fire Watch activates as an additional capability on the same cameras and edge devices. No additional hardware required.
Who built this — and who reviewed it
Last reviewed: 2026-05-22Product Lead
Utkarsh Yadav
AI / ML Lead, VIZO361° (Facial Recognition + Liveness Detection)
Leads the facial-recognition, liveness-detection, and identity workflows in VIZO361. Designs the agent architectures behind Identity, Footfall Analyst, and PPE Compliance.
Product Lead
Swastik Vaish
AI Engineer, VIZO361° (Fire & Smoke, Cash Detection)
Leads the safety + loss-prevention model family in VIZO361 — including Fire Watch, Cash Counter, Guard Watcher, and Crowd Density. Owns model accuracy benchmarking during pilots.
Reviewed By
Saurabh Agarwal
Founder & CEO, Proeffico Solutions Pvt Ltd
Founded Proeffico in 2018. Reviews every product narrative for accuracy against the VIZO361 datasheet, customer reference behaviour, and Proeffico's published trust commitments.
Profile →All capability claims on this page are anchored to the VIZO361 Product Datasheet (2025). Site-specific accuracy, latency, and ROI figures are benchmarked during a 30-day pilot on your cameras and shared in a signed pilot report — not published as universal numbers.
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