Rude Awakening: Low-Frequency Sounders
Back then, it was common to use bells to signal an alarm. As technology changed, it was found that the bells emitted too much electrical noise back into the system and it caused problems with transistors and integrated circuits. For years,
Essential Home Safety Tips for the Holiday Season: Cold Weather Safety: Winterize Your Home
The smell of freshly baked cookies and the sight of twinkling lights throughout your neighborhood can only mean one thing – the holiday season is here. Decorating your home, opening stockings by the fire, lighting the menorah, or toasting to
Essential Home Safety Tips for the Holiday Season: Home Security
The smell of freshly baked cookies and the sight of twinkling lights throughout your neighborhood can only mean one thing – the holiday season is here. Decorating your home, opening stockings by the fire, lighting the menorah, or toasting to
Essential Home Safety Tips for the Holiday Season: Fire Safety
The smell of freshly baked cookies and the sight of twinkling lights throughout your neighborhood can only mean one thing – the holiday season is here. Decorating your home, opening stockings by the fire, lighting the menorah, or toasting to
Essential Home Safety Tips for the Holiday Season: Holiday Light Safety
The smell of freshly baked cookies and the sight of twinkling lights throughout your neighborhood can only mean one thing – the holiday season is here. Decorating your home, opening stockings by the fire, lighting the menorah, or toasting to
Why Does My Commercial Fire System Keep Having False Alarms?
Has your commercial fire alarm system experienced a series of false alarms in recent months? This can be a major costly problem. Here are some of the reasons why your commercial fire alarm might be having false alarms all the
How to Make Sure Your Commercial Fire Alarm System is Working Properly
If a fire were to start in your building today, how would your commercial fire alarm system respond to it? If a fire were to start in your building today, how would your commercial fire alarm system respond to it?
Escape Planning and Practice Can Save Lives
Accelerated speed of today’s home fires prompts NFPA to focus on escape planning and practice during Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2019 Today’s home fires burn faster than ever, making escape planning all the more critical to home fire safety. Studies
New Smoke Detectors vs. Used Smoke Detectors: What’s best?
So, even a 10 year NEW never been used smoke detector still in the box are in our view is new. With the upcoming new UL smoke alarm and detector standards (UL 217 and UL 268 7th Edition) taking affect in
Can your bedroom door keep flames and smoke out?
Watch how having your door closed can help you stay safe from a fire's smoke, heat, and flames. [embed]https://youtu.be/RasyRPsstxc[/embed] Officials are issuing an urgent alert when it comes to home fires – sleep with your bedroom door closed. Turns out, this simple
How smoke alarms became installed in nearly 100% of US homes
While smoke alarms are installed in almost 100% of homes, approximately 30% of alarms don't work due to aging, removal of batteries, or failure of the homeowner to replace dead batteries. In 1915, people living in homes or apartments could expect
Avoid main cause of house fires
Learn what are the main causes for home fires and how to prevent them. SPOILER - "don't leaving stove unattended, have working smoke detectors, and fire sprinklers" NFPA Cooking Safety Tips Before we promote a key solution to America's home fire problem (e.g.,
Protect Tenants with These Fire Prevention Tips
One of the biggest fire prevention steps is to ensure smoke detectors are installed and working properly. A helpful reminder for tenants on the common apartment fires and how to prevent them. This covers prevention tips ranging from installing and checking
How long do fire protection repairs and installs take?
Learn and steps and timeframe for installing or repairing your fire system. This timeline is key when parts, such as the Simplex 4098-9714, need to be replaced. The most common question our project managers get is: “How soon can you get