Have You Tested Your Facility Fire Alarms Lately?
Fire Alarm and Life Safety System Inspections for Acute, Critical Environments
Communication Company completes fire alarm and life safety systems inspections for acute facilities in accordance with NFPA and applicable sections of ACHC/HFAP (Chapter 13 Life Safety) Standards.
Healthcare: Hospitals, long-term care, senior living centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, AHEPAs
Education: K-12, technical schools, colleges, universities
Commercial: Real estate development, property management, hotels, restaurants
Industrial: Manufacturers, logistics, transportation, machining, energy
Government and municipalities
It is a critical requirement that your facilities meet visual and functional requirements as determined by The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) Standards. Our inspection process helps to ensure that required performance measurements and ranges of acceptable results are met and documented per inspection guidelines. Whenever discrepancies exist between acceptable performance standards and actual test results, notes and/or recommended solutions are proposed or provided for immediate review and approval.
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About NFPA Standards
NFPA is committed to promoting the Fire and Life Safety Ecosystem to protect people and property against evolving safety threats and wants to work with others who are part of this critical system.
NFPA 25 is the baseline for inspection, testing, and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems. Compliance helps maximize system integrity to avoid failure and ensure a fast, effective response in a fire emergency.
Download our NFPA Code Requirements for Inspection and Testing to understand the cycles in which your facilities and equipment should be tested.
About ACHC/HFAP Standards in Healthcare
AAHHS is the parent company of the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the accrediting body for a number of hospitals and critical access hospitals in the U.S. HFAP functions as a brand within ACHC, and together, the organization is known as ACHC.
HFAP accredits hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinical laboratories. HFAP also provides accreditation for ambulatory specialty care/office-based surgery and certification for stroke care, laser and lithotripsy services, joint replacement programs, advanced compounding, and wound care.
ACHC accredits home health, hospice, renal dialysis, home infusion therapy, and DMEPOS and has additional programs for behavioral health, ambulatory care, pharmacy, private duty, and sleep medicine.
Meeting ACHC/HFAP standards is especially important in facilities caring for Medicare or Medicaid patients.
What Do Communication Company Inspections Entail?
The following are the types of devices tested in our facility inspections. Hundreds of these types of devices exist in each facility, and it is critical to ensure they are working and providing reliable operational excellence in all environments, especially critical facilities.
Battery
Bell
Chime
Chime/Strobe
Communicator
Control Panel
Duct Detector
Expander Panel
Heat Detector
Horn/Strobe
Programmable Relay
Pull Station
Smoke Detector
Speaker/Strobe
Strobe
The Consequences of Not Completing Routine Fire Alarm Testing and Inspections
Here are three stories reflecting the potentially dire and unnecessary consequences of not routinely testing and inspecting fire alarm systems.
In October 2023, 71 residents evacuated from Clay County nursing home after a fire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. >>Read more
In October 2023, three were injured, including a firefighter, after a fire at a Chicago nursing home. >>Read more
In June 2023, the former Elizabeth Nursing Home and the current Senior Independent Living Center caught fire. All residents are accounted for. The Village of Elizabeth had to conserve water in its reservoir after the fire. >>Read more