LOOKOUT
Concept

The fire department is minutes away. Lookout is seconds.

A fire suppression unit that hides in your ceiling like a recessed light. When a fire starts, it lowers, finds the flame and puts it out before the fire takes the room.

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Tank between joists Sensor head Aiming nozzle
Discharging at the source.

An illustration of the intended sequence. It is not footage of a test.

The problem

A modern room burns faster than help can arrive.

UL set identical fires in two living rooms, one furnished the way homes were in the 1950s to 1970s and one furnished from today's stores. Synthetic foam and fabric changed the clock.

Room with modern furnishingsunder 4 min
Room with legacy furnishingsover 29 min
Time from ignition to flashover, the point where the whole room is burning. Bars drawn at 3:40 and 29:00. Across UL's three sets of tests, every modern room flashed over in under five minutes.
1 in 2

Home fire deaths come from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when people are asleep. Only 1 in 5 home fires happens in those hours.

83% lower

Death rate in home fires where sprinklers were present. Adding them to an existing house means opening ceilings and running pipe, so few people do.

How it works

A smoke alarm tells you to run. Lookout goes to work.

  1. Waits

    Sits flush in the ceiling, the size of a recessed light. A sealed tank is hidden between the joists.

  2. Wakes

    When smoke is detected, a sensor head and nozzle lower out of the housing.

  3. Confirms

    Thermal and flame sensors look for real fire. Smoke alone never triggers a discharge.

  4. Puts it out

    The nozzle aims at the source and fires while the alarm sounds and your phone is alerted.

Why it is different

Sprinkler-grade thinking without the sprinkler install.

Where it stands

Lookout is an idea on paper today.

Nothing has been built, tested or certified. The numbers on this page describe the fire problem. They are not measurements of the product.

  1. NowConcept and design brief
  2. NextWorking prototype
  3. ThenIndependent fire testing
  4. ThenSafety listing and insurer review
Waitlist

Tell us you'd want one.

No payment, no commitment. If enough people raise a hand, Lookout gets built. You'll hear from us when there's something real to show.

$299Planned price, per unit

One unit covers one room. It replaces an existing recessed light, so most homes need no electrician, and the light stays.

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