Blog categorized as Fire Safety

Severe Weather and Your Fire Alarm

22/11/22 02:33 PM By admin - Comment(s)

Severe weather is inevitable, and so is the need to ensure that automatic fire alarm systems are restored to full working condition as quickly as possible after the emergency is over. Here are a few tips to help facility managers and authorities having jurisdiction dealing with this issue.

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Preparing your low-voltage systems for winter

14/11/22 03:53 PM By admin - Comment(s)

Here are some tips to prepare for winter months regarding fire alarms, intrusion alarms, security cameras, and other low-voltage systems.


- Make sure camera lenses stay clear on any outside cameras.  Icicles, frost, and snow can block your views and can also prevent varifocal lenses and PTZ type...

Remodeling may bring fire trucks

14/11/22 03:44 PM By admin - Comment(s)

I had a customer call today about this, so I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone.  If you are doing remodeling of any kind you should cover the smoke detectors and put your system on test while sawing, soldering, etc.  Here are some of the worst construction by-products that...

Hotel Fire Alarm Upgrade with Zero Downtime

14/11/22 03:34 PM By admin - Comment(s)

I just finished estimating a new wireless fire alarm system for a 66 room hotel, when it hit me.  We'll be able to make this system change with ZERO downtime on the fire alarm system.  In an existing building, with an existing system, the downtime is always a big concern.  Changing ov...

5 Things Facilities Managers Need To Know About Hurricane Clean-up

26/10/22 08:58 AM By admin - Comment(s)

Our friends at NFPA have published an informational article for facility managers who are responsible for the safety in a building.  When that building has just been damaged by a hurricane, their job becomes one hundred times harder.  This article gives some great tips and things to consid...

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