For decades, fire protection has focused on reacting once a fire has already started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fidelity SecureFire<\/a><\/strong> and Sigfox South Africa<\/strong><\/a> are changing that model with the launch of HEATWATCH<\/strong>\u2014a connected fire-risk ecosystem designed to identify danger before flames appear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By combining intelligent heat monitoring, nationwide IoT connectivity, 24\/7 command-centre oversight and South Africa’s largest private fire response network, HEATWATCH<\/strong> helps customers move from fire detection to fire prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africa’s increasing reliance on solar power systems, battery storage, inverters and backup energy solutions has significantly increased the importance of proactive fire prevention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As homes and businesses invest in alternative energy infrastructure, the risk of temperature-related equipment failures and electrical fires continues to grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Early heat detection is becoming an essential layer of protection for both residential and commercial properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While traditional fire protection technologies typically react only once smoke or flames are already present, HEATWATCH <\/strong>identifies abnormal heat build-up at the source, providing an early warning before a fire can develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the centre of the solution is a user-friendly, intelligent heat-monitoring sticker that is easy to apply directly to high-risk equipment, continuously measures temperature changes and comes with a guaranteed two-year battery life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The solution is designed to protect a wide range of high-value and high-risk assets, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike conventional fire-detection systems that mostly rely on smoke detection, HeatWatch monitors rising temperatures directly at the equipment level, providing an earlier warning of potential fire risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Customers are notified instantly while the 24\/7 National Command Centre monitors the incident, manages escalation protocols and coordinates the appropriate response. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Where required, nationwide fire response teams can be dispatched rapidly, transforming early detection into immediate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The solution is further strengthened by Fidelity\u2019s partnership with Sigfox, in which Fidelity holds a 25% ownership stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Technology is only valuable when it delivers action,” says Wahl Bartmann, Group Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Services Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The fire industry has traditionally focused on what happens after a fire starts. We believe the future lies in identifying risk before an incident occurs. HEATWATCH<\/strong> is more than a sensor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It is a connected prevention ecosystem that combines predictive technology with South Africa’s largest private fire response capability. That means we can help customers act before a small risk becomes a devastating loss.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “For our customers, that translates into less damage, less downtime and greater peace of mind,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Sigfox South Africa, the licensed operator of the national Sigfox 0G network, the partnership demonstrates how IoT connectivity can be applied to solve real-world safety challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The network’s extensive national coverage and proven reliability ensure that critical warning signals are transmitted quickly and efficiently, even in environments where traditional connectivity may be unavailable or unreliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This partnership is exactly what our network was built for,” says Gregory Rood, CEO of Sigfox South Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Reliably moving small but critical pieces of information over long distances while using very little power is where the Sigfox 0G network excels. When lives may be at risk or significant asset damage is possible, dependable connectivity becomes essential.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Together with Fidelity SecureFire, we are helping shift fire protection from responding to incidents to preventing them before significant damage occurs.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n While many fire-safety technologies focus solely on detection, HEATWATCH <\/strong>combines four critical components into a single integrated solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This integrated model provides businesses and homeowners with a comprehensive fire-risk management ecosystem rather than a standalone monitoring device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The result is faster awareness, faster decision-making and faster intervention when every second counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With no Wi-Fi or hardwired infrastructure required, HEATWATCH <\/strong>can be deployed quickly and cost-effectively across homes, businesses, industrial facilities and remote locations nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, Fidelity SecureFire and Sigfox South Africa are redefining how South Africa prevents fires by combining predictive monitoring, intelligent connectivity and rapid response into a single proactive protection ecosystem designed to prevent loss before it occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More information about HeatWatch and how it can help protect your business, assets and high-risk equipment will be shared on our social media pages soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/strong>Click here to learn more about Fidelity SecureFire.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HEATWATCH combines intelligent heat monitoring, nationwide IoT connectivity and South Africa’s largest private fire response network to help prevent fires before they happen. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":868072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2082749045223625119","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[25982,8181,25983,25764,15770],"class_list":["post-868065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-fedility","tag-fire","tag-heatwatch","tag-securefire","tag-sigfox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868065"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":868134,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868065\/revisions\/868134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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From Fire Detection to Fire Prevention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A Nationwide Fire-Risk Prevention Ecosystem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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