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]. Have you ever made an embarrassing mistake that was ...

The latest published edition of NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code-2016, further clarifies the fire alarm industry’s concept of traditional terms and their definitions. The first ...

The National Fire Protection Association announced last week that, with its Technical Meeting in Las Vegas concluded, the requirements of NFPA 720, Standard for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2003, United States fire departments responded to 2,189,500 false alarms, excluding good intent and smoke scare calls. Everyday throughout the United States, fire departments respond to numerous ...

WEST WARWICK, R.I. –– In the anguishing months after the 2003 Station nightclub fire, lawmakers moved swiftly to toughen the state’s fire prevention code –– an onerous document rife with exceptions ...