In order to maintain a reliable commercial fire alarm system, it’s essential you keep your smoke detector clean. Over time, dust, debris, and even insects can find their way into your smoke detectors. When this happens, detectors can become less sensitive or even trigger false alarms. In a commercial setting, these false alarms can lead… Read more »
To make sure the fire alarm system in your industrial building is working the way it should, you’ll need to subject it to fire safety inspections on a regular basis. You’ll also need to take the necessary steps to ensure that it passes inspections with flying colors. Here are just a few of the reasons… Read more »
When it comes to commercial fire alarm systems, reliability is everything. Whether you’re managing a school, hospital, warehouse, or high-rise, your fire alarm system must be ready to respond in an instant. One of the best ways to ensure that every horn sounds and every strobe flashes when it should is to invest in a… Read more »
What’s the purpose of a fire alarm panel? It activates a quick emergency response when there’s a fire, letting people know they need to get out of the building. It’s the centralized hub that connects all your fire safety devices, including detectors, pull stations, strobes, sirens and sprinklers. When one device detects a threat, the… Read more »
When it comes to fire safety, there’s no room for compromise. Your fire alarm system plays a critical role in protecting your building, employees, and assets, which is why keeping it in peak condition is essential. Over time, parts can wear out or become outdated, requiring replacement to ensure reliability. Nevertheless, with so many manufacturers… Read more »
Budgets are often determined months or even years in advance, right? So, when is it time to budget for a new fire alarm system for your building or complex? Commercial fire alarm systems have many components. And, like most products, they sometimes fail and/or stop working all-together, especially if they’re older– say, for instance, more… Read more »
If a fire occurs at a house, it’s a residential fire. If it occurs at a place where the public spends money and gathers for business or pleasure, such as a store or hotel, it’s deemed a commercial fire. Specifically, a commercial fire is defined by some as a fire that breaks out in an… Read more »
Do you work in a commercial building? If so, it probably has a fire alarm system installed just in case there’s a fire. It’s there to detect and alert people that there’s a problem so they can escape and so professionals can come and take care of the problem quickly. Commercial fire alarm systems have… Read more »
If you work in a building that’s older, chances are good that it has an older fire alarm system. Obviously, if you’re there, you want to make sure that people get out of the building if there’s a fire, and they need to be alerted to one thanks to the system in place. When it… Read more »
Do you own or manage a commercial building? If so, you know that safety is something people think about, especially if there are unsafe conditions inside or around the building. For instance, what if a fire starts? Are there smoke detectors that are in working order? What about sprinkler systems? Is there a plan to… Read more »