Kidde Recalls Over 200,000 Smoke/CO Detectors
Many recalled units will have the TruSense logo or “AMBER=FAULT” printed on the front, according to Kidde’s website. BIG RECALL NEWS!! Kidde is recalling about 226,000 smoke [...]
COVID-19 Impact on the Fire Safety Business Continues into 2021
This stop-start cycle impacted the industry throughout the supply chain. A manufacturing backlog built up that even today has not caught up with demand. The impact of COVID-19 has spared no [...]
13 Tips for Manufacturing Employees Restarting Work
As standard operations and the pace of production starts to revert to normal, both employers and employees must consider the possibility of physical deconditioning. Manufacturing jobs are often [...]
Siemens FP-11 prices increase as supply dwindles
There is NO replacement detector for the FP-11 The end of an era is upon us. The MXL fire safety system is officially being discontinued as of May 29, 2020. While final FP-11 smoke detector [...]
COVID-19 Impacts Fire Alarm Manufacturers
In early April, we received notification that major fire alarm manufacturers who build and assemble their products in Mexico have been shut down by the government due to COVID-19 exposure in [...]
UL 217 & 268 New Smoke Detector Standards Extended to 2021: But does this matter?
On December 5th, 2019, UL decided to extend the UL 217 & 268 smoke detector standards compliance date from May 2020 until June 2021. Read what this means to you, your fire safety system, and [...]
New Smoke Detectors with Old Panels? UL says No!
New 2020 UL standards means new smoke detectors, but does it mean in fire alarm control panels as well? With the new UL 217 and UL 268 (7th Edition) standards quickly approaching, facility [...]
