Originally published by Valerie Ziavras, NFPA® Technical Services Engineer

With Halloween quickly approaching, thoughts of candy, ghosts, and haunted houses are surely on your mind. While haunted houses may be an entertaining way to spend an October evening, there can be devastating consequences if a fire were to break out and proper protections aren’t in place.

Hospitals cannot evacuate their patients; therefore, the right fire safety solutions for fire prevention are crucial. Facility managers or service providers must detect fire events as early and reliably as possible. In this way, they can handle hazards without disturbing patients and staff. That‘s why Smarter Protection Matters.

Siemens smart fire detection technology adapts to any specific application environment. By choosing the right set of parameters, intelligent detectors sense real fires, avoiding false alarms and unnecessary evacuations

Fire safety systems from Siemens make the Feldschlösschen brewery in Switzerland a perfect place to keep a tradition on tap.

Understanding the different fire safety needs for each area of your commercial office building is crucial to the prevention, detection and suppression of fire-related emergencies. Customizing the fire safety solutions to these different areas can make all the difference in the event of a fire, ensuring the protection of your staff and facility when it counts.

Buildings are becoming increasingly complex with countless people move through them all the time. Not all of them will be familiar with the building or in a physical condition to escape a danger zone. Tailoring to this complexity with visual, acoustic and voice alarming is essential to protecting lives and complying to safety standards.

Communication Company will sponsor a breakfast session about Lithium-ion Battery Fires and Detection on June 6th, 9:00-10:30 am CST at the Dean and Barabara White Center in Merrillville. Participants can earn 1.5 CPD credits. Danish and coffee will start at 8:30 am CST.

Communication Company completes fire alarm and life safety systems inspections for acute healthcare facilities in accordance with NFPA and applicable sections of ACHC/HFAP (Chapter 13 Life Safety) Standards.

The primary task of technical equipment in data centers is to ensure maximum availability of data. Fire safety plays a major role in this context. The figures cited in the manual “Designing and Operating IT Rooms and Data Centers” [1] are eye-opening: If a company’s data center is destroyed by fire, the very existence of the business is at stake. 70 percent of all affected businesses are forced to shut down. Only 23 percent are fully operational again after one year. Minimizing the risk of fire damage is therefore a top priority. Early detection of incipient fires and swift initiation of countermeasures are critical basic requirements for maximum system availability.

The risks of fire and explosion in the food and beverage industry are often underestimated. Especially in this sector, however, minor fires can cause significant material and consequential losses. But process interruptions caused by false alarms are also costly. The best remedy is detection as early and as reliably as possible using innovative, false alarm-proof fire alarms.

Fire protection is essential to protecting life and property, and third-party monitoring is critical to ensure all possible safety measures are employed. When weighing a fire alarm monitoring service for your home or business, consider a service contract with EMERgency24 through an authorized dealer Communication Company as your first choice.

Fire safety is an essential factor for college campuses to consider when providing housing for their students. Coupled with a steady rise of occupancy in off-campus housing and dormitories, it is essential that campuses have the proper procedures in place to protect their communities from fires.

All businesses have a responsibility to their employees, customers, and the general public to maintain a safe working environment. Life safety systems are a key part of any business's fire prevention plan. That's why Communication Company offers comprehensive fire inspection services for all types of businesses. From fire alarm systems to extinguishers and sprinkler systems, we make sure your business is up to code and compliant with all local regulations.

Sinorix offers intelligent choices for extinguishing. Tailor-made and fully integrated into the fire-protection system.

As school shootings continue to plague the U.S. education system, shooters are weaponizing critical communication devices in order to lure students and staff from their classrooms into hallways and other open spaces.

As the holiday season is upon us, it is important to remember to stay vigilant when it comes to fire prevention. With an array of specific holiday traditions involving lights, flames and electric appliances, it is imperative to take extra precautions during this time of year. To help and your loved ones stay safe, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite fire safety tips from the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), the U.S. Fire Administration, and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI).

While having a fire detection system in place is commonplace in any facility, understanding the fire safety guidelines concerning testing and inspection can be challenging. Fire safety guidelines are frequently changing, so having someone familiar with the latest information is critical to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of your workplace. 

In today’s corporate world, ensuring life safety and business continuity is just as important as being able to react quickly and flexibility to changing market requirements, customer needs and emerging risk. Thinking ahead is particularly important for fire safety. Expansions in your business, drops in system performance or increased operational costs due to increased maintenance or false alarms can call for more modern protective measures.