Remote control of fire suppression systems

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire;

monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building;

determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished;

transmitting, by the computer system, an indication that the fire has been extinguished to a first processor for a first user who is located at the building;

receiving, by the computer system and from the first processor, a request to transmit the indication that the fire has been extinguished to a second processor for a second user who is remote from the building;

determining, by the computer system, that the second processor for the second user is associated with the building;

transmitting, by the computer system and in response to determining that the second processor for the second user is associated with the building, the indication that the fire has been extinguished to the second processor;

activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on the second processor for the second user who is remote from the building;

receiving, after activating the feature and from the second processor, a command to turn off the water supply;

transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building; and

transmitting, by the computing system, an updated notification that the water supply is turned off to both the first processor and the second processor.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical device comprises a solenoid valve that is located along the water supply for the building and at a position upstream of the fire suppression system.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising sending an alert to both the first processor and the second processor that causes details about the fire in the building to be output to both the first user and the second user, wherein the feature is deactivated on the second computing device at a time the details are output.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein:

the second processor is configured to present the feature in a user interface of the second processor,

activating the feature comprises transmitting, by the computer system, activation information to the second processor to cause the second processor to activate the feature,

the second processor is configured to prohibit user selection of the feature when the feature is deactivated, and

the second processor is configured to permit user selection of the feature when the feature is activated.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the feature comprises a selectable button that is displayed in the user interface.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, the feature to turn off the water supply to the building, the feature being presented on the first processor for the first user who is located at the building;

receiving, after activating the feature and from the first processor, a confirmation command to turn off the water supply; and

transmitting, by the computer system and based on the command to turn off the water supply from the second processor and the confirmation command from the first processor, the control signal that causes the electromechanical device to close the water valve within the building.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, the feature to turn off the water supply to the building, the feature being presented on the first processor for the first user who is located at the building further comprises:

determining a location of the first user in the building based on monitoring sensor information from the one or more sensors located within the building;

activating the feature being presented on the first processor based on determining that the first user is located proximate to the fire; and

activating a second feature to contact emergency services, the second feature being presented on the first processor for the first user.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the computer system and to the second processor, the location of the first user in the building;

activating, by the computer system, the second feature to contact emergency services, the second feature being presented on the second processor for the second user; and

receiving, by the computer system and from the second processor, a command to contact the emergency services.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein receiving, by the computer system and from the second processor, the command to contact the emergency services further comprises overriding a denial command from the first processor for the first user to contact the emergency services.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first user is an occupant of the building and the second user is a first responder at a fire department.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting, at both the first processor and the second processor, a user interface providing real time status information for the fire, the real time status information being provided by the computer system based on information detected by the one or more sensors located within the building; and

automatically disabling, by both the first processor and the second processor when the user interface is initially presented, the feature to turn off the water supply to the building.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the real time status information includes (i) information indicating whether the fire is still burning, (ii) information indicating whether the fire suppression system has begun dispensing water onto the fire, and (iii) location information of the first user located at the building.

13. A system comprising:

one or more sensors located within a building that are configured to detect fires in the building;

an electromechanical device to control a water valve located along a water supply for the building and at a position upstream of a fire suppression system for the building;

a first processor configured to display information about a fire within the building to a first user who is located at the building;

a second processor configured to display information about a fire within the building to a second user who is remote from the building; and

a computer system with one or more processors that are programmed to:

receive information that indicates that a fire has been detected in the building and the a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire;

monitor sensor information from the one or more sensors located within the building;

determine, based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished;

transmit an indication that the fire has been extinguished to the first processor;

receive, from the first processor, a request to transmit the indication that the fire has been extinguished to the second processor;

determine that the second processor is associated with the building;

transmit, in response to determining that the second processor is associated with the building, the indication that the fire has been extinguished to the second processor;

activate, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off the water supply to the building, the feature being presented on the second processor;

receive, from the second processor, a command to turn off the water supply;

transmit a control signal that causes the electromechanical device to close the water valve within the building; and

transmit an updated notification that the water supply is turned off to both the first processor and the second processor.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the computer system is further programmed to send an alert to both the first processor and the second processor that causes details about the fire in the building to be output to both the first user and the second user, wherein the feature is deactivated on the second processor at the time the details are output.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the computer system is further programmed to activate the feature based on transmitting activation information to the second processor to cause the second processor to present the feature in a user interface of the second processor and activate the feature on the user interface of the second processor.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second processor is configured to prohibit user selection of the feature when the feature is deactivated and permit user selection of the feature when the feature is activated.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

activate, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, the feature to turn off the water supply to the building, the feature being presented on the first processor;

receive, after activating the feature and from the first processor, a confirmation command to turn off the water supply; and

transmit, based on the command to turn off the water supply from the second processor and the confirmation command from the first processor, the control signal that causes the electromechanical device to close the water valve within the building.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

determine a location of the first user in the building based on monitoring sensor information from the one or more sensors located within the building;

activate the feature being presented on the first processor based on determining that the first user is located proximate to the fire; and

activate a second feature to contact emergency services, the second feature being presented on the first processor.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

transmit to the second processor the location of the first user in the building;

activate the second feature to contact emergency services, the second feature being presented on the second processor; and

receive, from the second processor, a command to contact the emergency services.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the computer system is further programmed to override a denial command from the first processor for the first user to contact the emergency services.