I was fortunate enough to have learned this lesson early in my career thanks to a “kind” electrician who literally smacked me upside the head on a pre-wire, and asked “Are you stupid or something?” ...

Susan Brady, Editor in Chief: What criteria should a dealer use when deciding between specifying a conventional fire alarm system or an addressable fire alarm system? Richard Roberts, System Sensor, ...

Today’s dynamic, multi-use buildings present fire and life-safety system design challenges. A large open conference, for example, may be unoccupied for days and then be transformed for an event with ...

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 ...

Fire detection systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of occupants. Early detection also plays a significant role ...

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.

Modern risks and hazards have prompted the fire protection industry to reevaluate its two main objectives: to reduce the loss of life and limit property losses from fire. The industry needs to create ...