Fire alarm systems serve a vital purpose. But if installed incorrectly, they can fail to protect building occupants. Worse, some errors can increase the danger to building occupants. Thus, Art. 760 ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems, including circuits controlled and powered by the fire alarm system. These include fire detection and alarm ...

STILLWATER, Okla.—Current fire alarms work fine for the general population, but they can cause big problems for students with special needs and for teachers who are charged with safely evacuating them ...

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]. Q. Isn’t “commissioning” another name for the ...

NORTH ADAMS — Thud, thud, thud, thud. Thud, thud, thud, thud. On Tuesday, the city officially decommissioned its Gamewell telegraph fire alarm system, also known as call boxes, of nearly a century and ...

Career firefighter Matt Wells will talk about how fire departments of yesteryear were alerted to fires at a presentation at the Fairport Museum. Wells' presentation on the Gamewell Telegraph Fire ...