If a fire ever breaks out in your retail store, office building, hotel, restaurant, or other commercial establishment, you want your commercial fire alarm to spring into action immediately. It will let everyone know that they need to get out right away and increase the chances of the fire department responding quickly and putting the… Read more »
Are you thinking about trying to connect an addressable smoke detector to the conventional fire alarm system that you have set up in your building? You should think again! The smoke detectors that you use in your building need to match up with your fire alarm system. That means that addressable smoke detectors will not… Read more »
Is your commercial fire alarm panel trying to tell you something? If so, a yellow or red light will usually flash on the panel to indicate a problem. In most cases, this problem won’t be anything you need to necessarily worry about too much. However, you shouldn’t ignore your fire alarm panel if it has… Read more »
Installing a commercial fire alarm system in your business is important, but it’s only half the battle when it comes to fire safety. As a business owner, you shouldn’t just have a fire alarm system installed and then assume it’ll work when you need it to. You’ll also need to test it out on a… Read more »
The fire alarm system in a commercial building isn’t going to last forever. At some point, it’ll need to be replaced, and it’s important to replace it before it becomes obsolete and puts your building at risk. There are some challenges that you might face when replacing a fire alarm system in a commercial setting,… Read more »
If you own a business, it’s important for you to do more than just install a fire alarm system in your commercial property. It’s also a good idea for you to understand the different components that make up your system. It’ll come in handy in the event you need to make repairs to your system… Read more »
When you want to protect your business from fires it’s a good idea to have a commercial fire alarm system in place and “on” just in case something goes wrong. You never know when, where or why a fire might start. It could be someone tossing a cigarette somewhere without putting it out all the… Read more »
What are the basics of a commercial fire alarm system? Fire Alarm Control Panel First, there’s the fire alarm control panel. This is a box that could be considered the brain(s) of the fire alarm system. It’s the central point for communication and it’s the box that ultimately relays information. For instance, when a device… Read more »
If you were to talk about building zones, you should know that they’re not determined by where wires are run for the fire alarm system. Actually, they’re determined by the building’s separations when it comes to fire-control and smoke-control. Basically, a fire zone is a specific area of a building and each zone is separated… Read more »
There are roughly 100,000 commercial fires that take place in the U.S. every year. These fires do more than $2 billion worth of damage on an annual basis and cause hundreds of deaths and injuries. Finding a fire safety solution for your business can help protect both your building and, more importantly, your employees and… Read more »