The goal of the fire alarm industry is to increase the efficiency of fire alarm technology for early and pinpointed response. In the area of fire detection and annunciation, incredible maintenance and ...

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.

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 ...

Northford, Conn., August 7, 2014 – Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell today released the Lite-Connect multi-mode fiber solution, designed to join as many as 16 remote fire alarm control panels together to ...

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 ...

We all know electrical workers are responsible for installing many different electrical systems within a building (lighting and receptacles). But what about all of the other types of systems, such as ...

Detection of a fire can include heat detection, smoke detection, infrared detection, and gas detection equipment. There are several types of fire alarm systems and remote monitoring services available ...

Interest in emergency systems rose sharply after 9/11 and remains high. Building owners no longer install fire alarm signaling systems just to satisfy their insurance company. Today, their motivation ...

YARMOUTH, Maine—Military installations and college campuses are the two verticals best known for having mass notification systems. However, as that facet of the industry develops and grows, mass ...

Fire codes do not normally signify a sea change in the fire industry, but this year may be different. NFPA 2010 contains major changes having to do with mass notification. The new code will be ...

Honeywell Fire Systems (Northford, Conn.), a division of the Morris Township, N.J.-based Honeywell International, announced the limited warranty period on its U.S.-made fire alarm products is to be ...

Great Barrington fire officials are crediting a fire alarm system for preventing a worse situation. A fire broke out at the James A. Modolo VFW at 800 Main St. The building was unoccupied, and there ...