SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C.  20459

                FORM 10-KSB/A-1  Annual or Transitional Report

  (Mark One)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

                  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996

                                       OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                         Commission File Number 0-17580

                                 FIRETECTOR INC.
              (Exact name of Small Business Issuer in its charter)

           Delaware                                             11-2941299
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                  262 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Issuer's telephone number, including area code:  (516) 477-4300

Securities  registered  pursuant to Section  12(b) of the Act:  None  Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock, $.001 par value per share
                                (Title of Class)

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES X     NO

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best  of  the  Registrant's   knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements be reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB ( )

     State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $13,614,000

     The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the Registrant,  based upon the average bid and ask prices for the  Registrant's
Common  Stock,  $.001  par  value  per  share,  as  of  December  17,  1996  was
$2,204,371.94.

     As of January 24, 1997, the Registrant had 3,548,400 shares of Common Stock
outstanding.

     Documents Incorporated by Reference: None




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ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL
PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.

     The Directors and Executive Officers of the Company are as follows:

                                                           DATE SERVICE
    NAME            AGE             OFFICE                 COMMENCED

Daniel S. Tamkin     37        Chairman, Chief            October 1990
                               Executive Officer,
                               General Counsel and
                               Director

Joseph Vitale        48       President, Chief            May 1994
                              Operating Officer
                              and Director

John A. Poserina     56       Treasurer, Vice             January 1997
                              President, Chief
                              Financial Officer,
                              and Director

Dennis P. McConnell  43       Secretary and               January 1997
                              Director

Henry Schnurbach     44       Director                    October 1988

Richard Axelsen      62       Director                    October 1988

Marc Palker(1)       44       Treasurer, Chief            October 1988
                              Financial Officer,
                              Secretary and
                              Director


         (1)  Mr. Palker resigned as Treasurer, Secretary, Chief Financial
         Officer and Director of the Company and all its subsidiaries
         effective January 1, 1997. Mr. Palker has taken a position working
         with several companies affiliated with the Company's largest
         stockholder.

     Mr. Tamkin has a J.D. degree from New York University  School of Law and an
A.B.  degree  from  Columbia  University.  Mr.  Tamkin has been Chief  Executive
Officer since March 15, 1996,  prior to which Mr. Tamkin was Vice  President and
General  Counsel of the Company from October 1990.  Also since October 1990, Mr.
Tamkin has been a Vice  President of Mirtronics  and Executive Vice President of
Forum  Financial  Corporation,  a Toronto based  merchant  banking  organization
controlled by a Director of Mirtronics. Since November 1992, Mr. Tamkin has been
a director of Unicap  Commercial  Corporation,  an Ontario  corporation which is
registered  under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Mr.
Tamkin was associated  with Varet & Fink P.C. from 1986 to October 1990 and from
October 1990 to January,  1993 was Counsel to that firm. Mr. Tamkin is presently
Counsel to Dolgenos Newman & Cronin LLP, counsel to the Company.

     Mr. Vitale has been active in the  fire/communications  industry with Casey
since 1982.  Mr. Vitale has been  President of the Company since March 15, 1996.
Mr. Vitale has been  President of Casey since 1993 and has held the positions of
Director  of  Engineering,  Vice  President -  Engineering  and  Executive  Vice
President.  Mr. Vitale holds a Bachelor of Science  degree in  Engineering  from
C.W. Post College and a Master of Science degree in Electrical  Engineering from
New York University.


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     Mr.  Poserina  joined  the  Company as  Treasurer,  Vice  President,  Chief
Financial  Officer and Director as of January 1, 1997.  From December 1995 until
he joined the Company,  Mr.  Poserina was an independent  financial  consultant.
Also, from July 1996 to September 1996, Mr. Poserina was Chief Financial Officer
of Happiness  Express Inc. Mr. Poserina was Chief Financial Officer of Dorne and
Margolin Inc. from November 1994 to December 1995.  Prior to that, Mr.  Poserina
spent 15 years as Vice  President,  Treasurer  and Chief  Financial  Officer  of
Chryon Corporation, a NYSE listed company registered under the Exchange Act. Mr.
Poserina holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting  from the University of Rhode
Island and is a Certified Public Accountant.

     Mr.  McConnell is associated with Dolgenos Newman & Cronin LLP,  counsel to
the Company.  Prior to Dolgenos Newman & Cronin,  he was associated with Varet &
Fink P.C. from 1989 to March 1993. Mr. McConnell has a J.D. degree from New York
Law School.

     Mr.  Schnurbach has a Bachelor of Commerce  degree from Sir George Williams
University and is a Certified  Management  Accountant in Ontario.  Since October
1991,  Mr.  Schnurbach  has been  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Cantab./Polyair
Incorporated, a manufacturer of specialty covers and packaging materials.

     Mr. Axelsen has a Bachelor of Science degree from Hofstra  University.  Mr.
Axelsen  was  President  of Casey from 1982 to 1993 and  Chairman of the Company
from 1986 to March  1996.  Mr.  Axelsen  previously  served as a Director of the
Automatic  Fire  Alarm  Association  of  New  York  and  as  Co-Chairman  of the
Association's advisory committee for new codes and existing codes.

     Mr.  Palker was  employed by the Company,  as  Treasurer,  Secretary,  Vice
President  and CFO since  September  1988.  From 1988 through  1992,  Mr. Palker
served as a National  Director of the  Institute of Management  Accountants,  in
1994 as a National Vice President,  and currently serves as a National Committee
Chair of this  organization.  Mr. Palker holds a Bachelor of Science degree from
Rider  College and a Master of Business  Administration  degree from St.  John's
University. Mr. Palker is a Certified Management Accountant.

     There are no family relationships between any Director or Executive Officer
of Firetector and any other Director or Executive Officer of Firetector.

     Directors  hold office for a period of one year from the Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders  at which  they are  elected  or until  their  successors  are duly
elected and qualified. Officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and hold
office  at  the  will  of  the  Board.  There  is  no  nominating,  auditing  or
compensation  committee  of the Board of  Directors  nor is there any  committee
performing similar functions.

         During the fiscal  year ended  September  30,  1996,  Marc  Palker,  an
Officer and Director of the Company  during the fiscal year ended  September 30,
1996,  failed to file with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on a timely
basis one required report relating to transactions  involving Common Stock owned
by him.  During the fiscal year ended  September  30, 1996,  Joseph  Vitale,  an
Officer and Director of the Company  during the fiscal year ended  September 30,
1996,  failed to file with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on a timely
basis one required report relating to transactions  involving Common Stock owned
by him. During the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1996,  Henry  Schnurbach,  a
Director of the Company during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  failed
to file  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on a timely  basis one
required report relating to transactions involving Common Stock owned by him. In
making these statements,  the Company has relied on the written  representations
of its  directors,  officers and 10% holders and copies of the reports that they
have filed with the Commission.


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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  information  with  respect  to
compensation paid or accrued by the Company for services rendered to it for each
of the three fiscal years ended September 30, 1996, as to Daniel S. Tamkin,  the
Company's present Chief Executive Officer and Richard H. Axelsen,  the Company's
former Chief Executive  Officer;  none of the Company's other Executive Officers
had aggregate remuneration in excess of $100,000.

                       SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

                                                              LONG
                    ANNUAL COMPENSATION                 TERM COMPENSATION
                                                                   All Other
Year      Salary ($)       Bonus($)     Other($)      Option/SAR Compensation
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel S. Tamkin
1996      $69,000            --           --             --           --
1995      $65,000            --           --                          --
1994      $65,000            --           --            8,750(1)      --

Richard H. Axelsen
1996      $85,000            --           --             --           --
1995     $110,000            --           --                          --
1994     $137,000            --           --            3,750(2)      --

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(1) Options to purchase  8,750 shares of Common  Stock,  at a price of $1.00 per
share, were issued to Mr. Tamkin in May, 1994.

(2) Options to purchase  3,750 shares of Common  Stock,  at a price of $1.00 per
share, were issued to Mr. Axelsen in May, 1994.
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     In December 1995,  the Board of Directors  voted to institute a 401(k) plan
for  nonunion  employees to be effective  January 1, 1996.  The plan  includes a
profit sharing provision based on a determination of the Board of Directors.

     Directors do not receive any compensation for their service.  Out-of-pocket
expenses for travel, meals and miscellaneous  expenses incurred in the course of
the Director's activities on behalf of the Company are reimbursed at cost.

     The Company adopted its 1990  Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan (the "Plan")
and has reserved  175,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan to employees
and officers of the Company and its  subsidiaries.  The Plan is  administered by
the Company's Board of Directors, which determines the officers and employees to
whom  options  ("Options")  are to be granted,  the number of shares that may be
purchased  at the  Option  price,  which  may not be less  than 100% of the fair
market  value of a Common  Share at the time the Option is granted.  Each Option
granted under the Plan is evidenced by a written Option  Agreement.  All Options
granted  under the Plan expire on May 24, 1999, or with respect to any optionee,
90 days after termination of employment (with certain  exceptions in the case of
death or permanent  disability  of the optionee) or if an optionee is terminated
for cause, upon termination.  Directors may grant options to eligible  employees
at  exercise  prices not less than 100% of the fair  market  value of the common
shares at the time the option is granted.  The Plan  provides for  anti-dilution
protection  for  optionees  in the case of  recapitalizations,  stock  splits or
combinations,  and stock  distributions.  The standard form of Option  Agreement
(which may be altered)


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provides for  piggy-back  registration  of Common Shares issued upon exercise of
Options   issued  under  the  Plan.  All  Options  issued  under  the  Plan  are
non-transferable (except to an executor or administrator of an optionee's estate
for a limited  period) and all Common  Shares  issuable upon exercise of Options
are  restricted  securities  and may  only be sold  pursuant  to a  registration
statement  under  the Act,  or an  available  exemption  from  the  registration
requirements of the Act.

     The  Company  currently  has issued  and  outstanding  options to  purchase
103,750 shares of its Common Stock,  at an exercise price of $1.00 and 71,250 at
an exercise price of $1.25, to certain of its officers, Directors and employees.
See Item 12, "SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT."


ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     The  following  table sets forth certain  information  known to the Company
regarding  beneficial  ownership of the  Company's  outstanding  Common Stock at
January 8, 1996 of (i) each  beneficial  owner of more than five  percent of the
Common Stock, (ii) each of the Company's  Directors,  and (iii) all Officers and
Directors of the Company as a group.

          Common Stock Beneficially Owned At January 24, 1997

                                     Number of Shares     Percent of Shares
                                     --------------------------------------
Mirtronics Inc.(1)                        4,369,250              61.7%
First Corporate Capital Inc.(2)             500,000              12.4%
Daniel S. Tamkin (3)                        363,200               9.4%
Joseph Vitale (4, 5)                         23,875                nil
Richard H. Axelsen (4, 5)                    12,500                nil
Henry Schnurbach (2)                          8,250                nil
John A. Poserina (4, 5)                      13,500                nil
Dennis P. McConnell (6)                           0                nil
All Executive Officers and
Directors as a Group (6 Persons)            421,325              10.8%
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     (1) Includes  3,528,000  shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
preferred stock,  exercise of presently  exercisable  options held by Mirtronics
and conversion of debt owed to Mirtronics and convertible  into shares of Common
Stock. See ITEM 12, "CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS". Address is
106 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario.

     (2) All issuable upon exercise of presently exercisable options. Address is
106 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario.

   (3)  Includes  303,200  shares of Common  Stock  issuable  upon  exercise  of
presently  exercisable  options.  Of these  options,  12,500 were granted by the
Company and 290,700 were acquired from  Mirtronics.  Address is 106 Avenue Road,
Toronto, Ontario.

    (4) Address is 262 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville, NY.

    (5) Issuable upon exercise of presently exercisable options.

    (6) Address is 96 Spring Street, New York, NY.
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ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

     As at September 30, 1996 Firetector and its affiliates were indebted to


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Mirtronics and its subsidiaries for materials,  loans and miscellaneous advances
in the  amount of  $149,000.  In  addition,  the  Company is  indebted  to First
Corporate  Equity  Ltd.,  an  affiliate  of a  Director  of  Mirtronics,  in the
aggregate amount of $204,500.  Firetector and Casey also have granted Mirtronics
a pledge of all assets to secure any indebtedness  which may, from time to time,
be  owing  by  Firetector  or Casey or any  subsidiaries  to  Mirtronics  or its
subsidiaries.  The Company had a receivable from Mirtronics and its subsidiaries
in the  amount  of  $413,000  and  $297,000  at  September  30,  1996 and  1995,
respectively.

     In July 1994, in consideration of Mirtronics extending the term of a letter
of credit that supported a prior credit  facility and making  further  advances,
Firetector restated the price, terms and conditions of the conversion rights and
options   previously  granted  to  Mirtronics  and  granted  Mirtronics  500,000
additional  options  giving  Mirtronics,  as at September 30, 1996, the right to
acquire up to an  aggregate  of  1,840,000  shares of Common Stock at a price of
$.30 per share.  Mirtronics has the right to designate a member of  Firetector's
Board of Directors and has certain standard lender covenant  protections against
material  changes and  transactions  as long as the  foregoing  debt and options
remain outstanding.

         In March 1995 the Company  entered into a  Debt/Equity  Agreement  with
Mirtronics,  whereby  Mirtronics will have the right until December 31, 1999, to
convert all or part of the Company's debt to Mirtronics  into shares of Class A,
Series 1 Preferred  Stock,  at the conversion  price of $1.00 per share,  or one
share of Preferred Stock for each dollar of debt converted.  The Preferred Stock
may be  converted  into  Common  Stock at the rate of two Common  shares for one
share of Preferred.

       In March 1995,  Mirtronics converted $425,000 of debt into 425,000 shares
of Class A, Series 1 Preferred  Stock and in May 1995,  Mirtronics  converted an
additional  $250,000 of debt into 250,000  shares of Class A, Series 1 Preferred
Stock.

     First Corporate Capital Inc., an Ontario  corporation  ("FCC") has provided
the bank  under  the  Credit  Facility  with an  income  guaranty  (see  Item 6,
"MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION") in consideration of
which  Firetector  has  granted to FCC  options to  purchase  500,000  shares of
Firetector  Common Stock at $.30 per share  through  December 31, 1999.  In July
1996, FCC exercised 100,000 of these options at $.30 per share. Mark Litwin, the
President and a Director of Mirtronics is also President and a Director of FCC.

       In 1985, Casey entered into a royalty agreement with Joseph Vitale, prior
to his becoming the President and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company.  The
agreement pays Mr. Vitale a royalty on certain systems  marketed and serviced by
Casey. In fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  Casey paid $61,000  pursuant to
the terms of the agreement.

   As  discussed  in  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  "Note  2.
Transactions With Related Parties", as of January 1, 1997, pursuant to the terms
of an  employment  agreement  between  the Company  and  Richard H.  Axelsen,  a
Director of the Company,  Firectector  repurchased  25,312  shares of its Common
Stock from Mr. Axelsen.

     Management believes each of the foregoing  transactions was entered into on
terms  at least  as  favorable  as could  be  obtained  from  unrelated  parties
negotiating at arms-length.

     Daniel S. Tamkin, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of
Firetector, is also an officer of a company controlled by a Director of
Mirtronics, Firetector's largest stockholder. Mr. Schnurbach, a Director of the
Company, is a Director of Mirtronics.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  the  Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                              FIRETECTOR INC.
                              (Registrant)

                              By: /s/ DENNIS P. McCONNELL
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                              Dennis P. McConnell,
                             Secretary and Director

Dated: January 28, 1997