Commercial Emergency & Exit Lighting
Northeast Fire Systems installs, tests, and maintains emergency and exit lighting for commercial buildings. When the power fails, egress paths and exit signs have to stay lit long enough for everyone to get out, and NFPA 101 requires that to be tested and documented on a schedule. We handle the fixtures, the batteries, the testing, and the paperwork.
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What Code-Compliant Egress Lighting Requires
Emergency lighting only matters during a power failure, which is exactly when nobody is checking it. NFPA 101 requires a 30-second function test every month and a 90-minute discharge test every year on every unit, with records the fire marshal can ask for. NEFS installs the fixtures, runs the tests, replaces what fails, and keeps the log.
- Egress path and exit sign coverage to NFPA 101
- Monthly 30-second and annual 90-minute tests
- Battery replacement and same-visit repairs
- LED and self-testing fixture upgrades
Emergency Lighting Design
We walk the egress routes and map where light is required: corridors, stairwells, exit discharge, and the exit signs that mark the way. Then we specify fixtures and battery or inverter backup that hold the required illumination for the full 90 minutes. The layout meets NFPA 101 and your local inspector's requirements, for new construction and retrofits alike.
Exit Sign & Fixture Installation
We install exit signs, emergency lighting units, and combination fixtures, both self-contained battery units and inverter-fed systems. Our technicians coordinate with your electrician on circuits and tie-ins, and we document every fixture location so the system is ready for inspection and for service later.
Monthly & Annual Testing
Code requires a 30-second function test of every unit each month and a 90-minute discharge test each year. NEFS runs those on a schedule for a single building or a portfolio, records the results, and reports any unit that failed. You get the documentation your authority having jurisdiction expects, and we get the failed units fixed.
Battery Service & Repairs
Batteries in emergency fixtures wear out in a few years, and a dead battery means a dark hallway when it counts. We replace batteries, lamps, and whole fixtures as they fail, usually on the same visit as the test, so a deficiency does not sit open until the next inspection.
LED Retrofits & Upgrades
Older fixtures fail tests more often and cost more to maintain. We retrofit to LED units and self-testing, self-diagnostic fixtures that run their own monthly and annual tests and flag faults, which cuts the labor and the risk of a missed test. We evaluate what you have and recommend only what is worth replacing.
Frequently Asked Questions about Emergency & Exit Lighting
NFPA 101 requires a 30-second function test every month and a 90-minute discharge test every year on each unit. NEFS runs both on a schedule and keeps the records.
We identify the failed battery, lamp, or fixture, replace it, and re-test, usually on the same visit. The record shows the deficiency and the correction.
Yes. We retrofit to LED and self-testing fixtures, which fail less often and run their own required tests.
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What You Can Expect from NEFS
NEFS treats emergency lighting as a life safety system, not a fixture. We install it to code, test it on the schedule code sets, and fix what fails so the record stays clean.
Straight recommendations
We tell you what your building needs to meet code, and what it does not. We do not sell equipment you have no requirement for.
Manufacturer-trained technicians
Our technicians are manufacturer-trained on the fixtures we install and carry the batteries and lamps to resolve most deficiencies on the first visit.
One provider for the life of the system
From installation through monthly and annual testing, repairs, and upgrades, NEFS stays your single point of contact for your emergency and exit lighting.