Are you really maintaining your fire alarm system? Fire alarm systems are expected to help protect people, property, and assets. But you can’t tell if they’re fully operational just by looking at them ...

According to the December 2011 Campus Safety magazine and Center for Campus Fire Safety fire survey, more than half of university, hospital and K-12 school district fire protection professionals rate ...

For many fire departments false fire alarms have become a nuisance and have lead to changes in response policies due to the number of alarms. The response may limit the number of units on the initial ...

History has shown that some of the largest industrial fires have occurred when systems were out of service, or impaired. Many corporations require that all of their facilities be provided with ...

A fire is nearly guaranteed to have a profound impact on your business if you're a property manager or building owner. Interruptions and closures of businesses, cost of damages, insurance claims, and ...

Fire walls and fire barriers are inserted into buildings to separate spaces into reasonably-sized fire areas, or because hazards are present. The separations must be continuous or their purpose will ...

Interest in emergency systems rose sharply after 9/11 and remains high. Building owners no longer install fire alarm signaling systems just to satisfy their insurance company. Today, their motivation ...

Traditional fire alarm systems are inherently reactive. They detect something that may indicate the presence of a fire and react with an alarm. These systems lack nuance, have long been susceptible to ...