Method of responding to a fire event

Abstract

A method and system for responding to a fire event occurring at a premises, wherein a plurality of members are associated with the premises, and wherein each of the plurality of members 120 has a user computer device 125. The method comprises: sending, from a server 100, a plurality of fire event response actions to the user computer devices 210 and storing the actions in a database 105; receiving, by the server from a user computer device, an opt-in response; updating, on the database, the statuses of fire event response actions to reflect the opt-in response; and sending at least one of the updated plurality of fire event response actions to the user computer devices. The computer devices are limited to opting in to one fire event response action at a time and the server may send instructions as to how to respond. The method may also involve determining a location and which user computer devices are at the premises. A sensor may detect the fire and alert the central system.

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