Today’s hospitals and specialized care facilities integrate a slew of building technologies to ensure all systems function as intended to provide state-of-the-art care for patients. Many of these ...

A small fire breaks out in a hospital's outpatient wing. Immediately, the fire alarm system kicks into action. The hospital engineering staff is alerted to the activated device location, the fire ...

On Feb. 4, 2017, at 2328 hrs, the University of Maryland Security Operations Center (SOC) received the first of multiple fire alarm activations through the university’s Keltron Alarm Monitoring System ...

In the February 2024 issue, I introduced the what rules – the category of rules that tell us what to install in a building, typically segmented by occupancy classification and maximum allowable ...

For many fire departments false fire alarms have become a nuisance and have lead to changes in response policies due to the number of alarms. The response may limit the number of units on the initial ...

is your neighborhood reporter for North Beach, Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Area. NUECES COUNTY, Texas — During a routine inspection of the Nueces Courthouse, Corpus Christi Fire Department ...

Even if you're not ready to take the plunge into fire alarm system design and installation just yet, you should still know the fundamentals in order to perform emergency work. This includes knowing ...

DAVISON, MI – Davison Community Schools has purchased a new fire alarm system for its high school as the district looks to further enhance student safety. In total, the upgraded system cost about $1.5 ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. Most cities require fire alarm system plans to be ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

An automatic sprinkler system prevented further damage to a manufacturing facility after a fire started inside Monday night. Durham Fire said crews responded to an automatic fire alarm around 11 p.m.