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. As with any other system, electronics and other ...

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AFAA-sponsored fire alarm system testing and inspections seminar covering• Why Test and Inspect?• Visual Inspection • Enforcement of Requirements • How to perform a Visual Inspection • ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. A New York sprinkler testing technician recently told ...

Q: I am a resident of a retirement apartment complex. Recently, we were notified the fire alarms would be tested. During the test the alarms sounded continually. We ate lunch with ear-deafening noise ...

Fire detection systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of occupants. Early detection also plays a significant role ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. – This Fire Prevention Week, there’s a sobering message from the American Red Cross of Louisiana: home fire deaths are on the rise across the state. This year, the state has lost more ...

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

TORONTO—Installing an alarm system for free to entice customers to sign up for a multiyear monitoring contract is a common home security mass marketing strategy. And now a Toronto company is taking ...

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 ...