Today’s hospitals and specialized care facilities integrate a slew of building technologies to ensure all systems function as intended to provide state-of-the-art care for patients. Many of these ...

For many fire departments false fire alarms have become a nuisance and have lead to changes in response policies due to the number of alarms. The response may limit the number of units on the initial ...

In the February 2024 issue, I introduced the what rules – the category of rules that tell us what to install in a building, typically segmented by occupancy classification and maximum allowable ...

The San Jose Unified School District should pledge to install automatic fire alarms and sprinklers in all remodels of its schools and offices, the Santa Clara County civil grand jury recommends. In a ...

Even if you're not ready to take the plunge into fire alarm system design and installation just yet, you should still know the fundamentals in order to perform emergency work. This includes knowing ...

Anxious parents at Trace Elementary School are prodding school board members and a local legislator to change state law and force the San Jose Unified School District to install fire sprinklers and ...

Business fires cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damages every year, making this one of the most important safety issues for business owners and office or facility managers to address.

Anyone who has been in the fire service for more than a few months has probably, at some point in time, been involved in a fire station discussion about automatic fire alarms, and in many cases, the ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, DE– The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company is urging businesses and neighbors to help cut down on costs from unnecessary responses. IRVFC says 40% of its responses in 2024 and 2025 ...

Residence Hall fire safety is one of the highest priorities on campus. Residence Halls are protected by automatic fire alarm systems with smoke and heat detectors,pull stations and automatic sprinkler ...

This month’s reader questions focus on sprinkler alarms. As it turns out, there is a lot of confusion over which NFPA rule — 13 or 72 — applies. Why does my local fire inspector think the fire alarm ...