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.

Fire alarm cabling has become incrementally more complex over the years, in part driven by the trend toward mass notification, which is a factor of the fire alarm system. Mass notification — a one- or ...

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The hospital’s I.T. server room is covered by an aspirating system. This air sampling system has its own dedicated E3 Series panel tying it to the overall fire alarm network. Another priority was to ...

Q. I have a powerful fire alarm control unit that has built-in capability to attach security and access control devices, when it's desired, to provide a comprehensive (and economical) life-safety ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems. Residential smoke alarm systems, including interconnecting wiring, are not covered by Art. 760 because they are not ...

St Louis, MO – RapidFire Safety & Security (RapidFire), a leader in the fire, life safety, and security industry has acquired Tri-X, a 37-year-old fire and security systems integrator in San Dimas, ...

NORTH ADAMS — Thud, thud, thud, thud. Thud, thud, thud, thud. On Tuesday, the city officially decommissioned its Gamewell telegraph fire alarm system, also known as call boxes, of nearly a century and ...