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
Options for fire systems in old buildings
A prime concern for facility managers is the maintenance and upgrade of their fire safety systems. Here are things to keep in mind as you make the decision to maintain or upgrade your system. The 1980's saw a significant expansion of
Voice is Choice for Emergency Response
Voice is Choice for Emergency Response Behavioural studies of emergencies indicate voice messages increase response time. Voice is Choice for Emergency Response. Well documented research into human behaviour in emergency situations shows that 75 percent of people react immediately to clear authoritative
Fire Alarm Retrofits Do’s and Don’ts
Existing fire systems may need retrofits for a number of reasons. Learn key tips to retrofitting to keep costs down and your system working. The 1980's saw a significant expansion of commercial real estate within the United States. Now, nearly twenty-five
Notre Dame blaze: fire experts on safeguarding heritage sites
A great flame rising between the two towers with whirlwinds of sparks […] Below that fire, below the gloomy balustrade […] two spouts with monster throats were vomiting forth unceasingly […] jets of liquid lead […] like water springing from
Fire Safety For Your Airbnb Rental
Thinking of renting out your place? Protect yourself and your home with these critical steps. Airbnb and other peer-to-peer hospitality services and vacation rentals are not regulated the same way as hotels. Requirements vary across jurisdictions. This checklist can guide you
UL New Testing Facility
"Time is running out! Act fast and get in a line at the new UL testing facility before you run out of time to certify your new fire safety products! With about a year to go before the UL 2020
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.,