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How To Find A Reputable Fire Protection Company

Finding the best fire protection company is easier than you think.

How Long Do Fire Extinguishers Last? Solved!

Fire extinguishers last anywhere from 5 to 15 years. If it's been a while since you've inspected yours, follow this guide to tell if it's in working order.

Safety tips to avoid appliance fires in your home

After the Edinburg Fire Department recently saw two dryer fires in one day, fire Chief Shawn Snider is reminding residents that dryers can become a fire hazard if not maintained properly.

How to Prevent Home Fires

You can vastly cut down deadly fire risks by exercising good safety habits and simple prevention steps. This article lists the “Big 7” most common causes of preventable fires and tells you the simple things you can and should do to keep them from starting. Prevention costs little or nothing.

Firefighters Are Warning People To Never, Ever Leave Bottled Water In Your Car

How Fire Sprinklers Affect Human Behaviour in Emergencies

Fire sprinklers are often considered the first line of defence in the event of a fire. Read on to find out more.

When is it Time to Replace Your Home’s Fire Alarm?

Ideally, all of the fire alarms in your home need to be interconnected. This will ensure they all go off if smoke or fire is detected.

This Map Helps Predict Which Homes Need a Fire Alarm

The lack of a working fire alarm can very literally be the difference between life and death. This map uses data visualization to highlight regions where there may be a lack of smoke detectors, to help cities ensure their citizens remain safe.

Benefits of Fire Sprinklers

Fire sprinklers can prevent your home from being destroyed by a chimney fire or any other type of fire.

What’s the Difference Between Fire Sprinkler and Fire Suppression Systems?

Parts of fire sprinkler and fire suppression systems are very different in the way they extinguish or control fires and their applications.

This Fire Alarm Texts You When It Senses Smoke

And if there's a false alarm, you can turn it off by tapping your phone.

What is the Difference Between the 4 Common Types of Fire Sprinklers?

Fire sprinklers can contain or even extinguish a dangerous fire and often limit property damage. Find out the key differences in the four major types.

Can Fire Alarm Systems be Integrated into a Door Access System?

Yes it can, the easiest way is run a relay from the electric strike/electrified lock to the fire alarm system. If your access control system is powered by a central controller, you can often run fire panel relays to the controller. This makes it much easier so you do not have to rewire the doors themselves. Oftentimes these controllers manage multiple doors, so it can save a lot of wire running.

Is Your Fire Protection System Up to Date?

When was the last time you scheduled fire protection system maintenance service? Don’t put your building and employees at risk. Call State Systems for maintenance service in TN, AR, or MS.

Never Paint Your Fire Sprinkler…And Other No-Nonsense Sprinkler Safety Measures

Construction, remodeling and redecorating in the workplace or home often involves painting walls and ceilings. Occasionally, this means that life ... Read More

Nine steps for promoting home fire sprinkler in...

Developers need to know that installing fire sprinklers in their new homes can be a financial win. Serious dollars can be saved via reducing construction

3 Steps to Optimal Data Center Fire Protection

Most suppression systems require the use of a detection system to activate. Matching the performance characteristics of a detection system with a suppression system is a critical component of the fire protection design. Detection must align with the hazard, suppression system type and fire protection goals. An increasingly popular detection method is air sampling... Read more

Fire Protection System Dos and Don'ts for Commercial Buildings

A fire protection system is a vital component of any commercial building. Without a fire protection system, your employees, customers, office equipment, merchandise and tangible assets are placed at serious risk. As you work together with your fire protection professional, inspector and supplier, keep in mind some of the following dos and don'ts of an effective fire protection system for a commercial building.

Preventing Freezing In Dry Fire Sprinkler Systems

Every year facility owners may spend thousands of dollars from their operating budgets replacing auxiliary drains in dry sprinkler systems.