A fire protection system comprising: a fire control panel; a plurality of components connected to the fire control panel; and a portable device configured to communicate wirelessly with one or more of the plurality of components; wherein the plurality of components comprise a first component and a second component, wherein the first component and the second component each comprises first communications circuitry, and wherein the first component comprises second communications circuitry; and wherein the first communications circuitry is configured to receive data from another of the pluralitly of components; wherein the second communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly transmit the data to the portable device; characterised in that the first and second components (14a, 14b) are configured to communicate with one another in response to one or more first commands wirelessly received from the portable device, by transmitting one or more second commands to one another via the first communications circuitry; wherein the second communication circuitry is configured to wirelessly receive the one or more first commands from the portable device; wherein the first communications circuitry is configured to transmit the one or more second commands to the other component, and is configured to receive, in response to the one or more second commands, the data from the other component; wherein the data comprises data relating to the status and/or configuration of the other component; wherein the second component also comprises second communications circuitry; wherein each of the first component and the second component is configured to communicate wirelessly with the portable device via its second communication circuitry; and wherein each of the first component and the second component is configured to, when communicating with the portable device via its second communication circuitry, communicate with the other component so as to act as a relay between the portable device and the other component. a fire control panel; a plurality of components connected to the fire control panel; and a portable device configured to communicate wirelessly with one or more of the plurality of components; wherein the plurality of components comprise a first component and a second component, wherein the first component and the second component each comprises first communications circuitry, and wherein the first component comprises second communications circuitry; and wherein the first communications circuitry is configured to receive data from another of the pluralitly of components; wherein the second communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly transmit the data to the portable device; characterised in that the first and second components (14a, 14b) are configured to communicate with one another in response to one or more first commands wirelessly received from the portable device, by transmitting one or more second commands to one another via the first communications circuitry; wherein the second communication circuitry is configured to wirelessly receive the one or more first commands from the portable device; wherein the first communications circuitry is configured to transmit the one or more second commands to the other component, and is configured to receive, in response to the one or more second commands, the data from the other component; wherein the data comprises data relating to the status and/or configuration of the other component; wherein the second component also comprises second communications circuitry; wherein each of the first component and the second component is configured to communicate wirelessly with the portable device via its second communication circuitry; and wherein each of the first component and the second component is configured to, when communicating with the portable device via its second communication circuitry, communicate with the other component so as to act as a relay between the portable device and the other component.