Make Fire Extinguisher Inspections Part of Your Fire Prevention Plan Fire extinguishers are a part of the fabric of our modern lives. We keep them in our kitchens, in our workplaces, and we hope we never have to use them. Part of OSHA’s safety regulations states that you need to regularly ensure that your business’s
Codes and Standards from the National Fire Protection Agency The NFPA 101 document for Life Safety Codes is almost 1,000 pages long and is extremely comprehensive. While it can be hard to say there can ever be too much information on fire code and workplace safety, it’s hard to imagine anyone has the time
The Fire Science Programs Keeping America Safe In the old days, the only real requirement to become a firefighter was a high school diploma. But just like everything else, getting a college education is a serious leg up in a competitive world. And in this industry, a Fire Science Degree will only bring you higher
The history of fire protection goes way back. From the advent of the Parmelee / Grinnell sprinkler to the introduction of the first fire alarm panel in the 1800’s by Farmer & Channing, fire protection has had various sectors of growth over the years. Portable fire extinguishers have been around for a couple centuries, but
Here’s What To Do About Frequent False Alarms It’s the middle of the night, everyone in your home is finally sleeping peacefully. The dog is snoring at the foot of the bed, and there isn’t a peep coming out of the kids’ rooms. That is until your fire alarm starts going off, and now everyone
The Importance of the Fire Safety Equipment Inspections For the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Industry, the main goal is to protect human beings from potentially hazardous or life-threatening situations. How do inspections aid in this unseemingly heroic act? Well, for starters, every time an inspection is completed it provides the assurance that the equipment
A Fire Protection and Safety Equipment History Lesson In 1812, Sir William Congreve installed the first water sprinkler system in the Theatre Royal. It had been the first one installed anywhere in the world. It was a large pipe connected to smaller, perforated one all of which were attached all around the building. In the
New Year, New Fire Alarm Devices for Your Home The New Year is here! We are hoping that everyone made it safely into 2019 after all of the cooking and baking, fires in the wood stove and fireplaces, and testing out the kids’ new electric toys. That’s a cause for celebration if I’ve ever heard
What role does IoT play in the fire inspection industry? In the present day, businesses and business owners are increasing their productivity, reliability, and accuracy through the integration of technology specifically built to improve and aid industry processes. Companies are growing and expanding exponentially due to the increased efficiency IoT devices provide for the operations
How IoT Devices Are Improving Fire and Life Safety in the Industry We are now at a time where software serves as a business service, not just a tool. And it’s changing everything… in a very, very good way. IoT devices are the best tool today for everyone involved; that’s why the integration of IoT