For a popular nightclub with a nuisance alarm problem, the new Advanced Multi-Criteria Fire Detector increases fire response and accuracy while saving the club thousands.
Archive for November, 2009
Advanced Multi-Criteria Fire Detector: Ideal Applications
Beyond applications with persistent nuisance conditions, such as entertainment complexes, food preparation areas, and public lodging facilities, the Advanced Multi-Criteria Fire Detector is also ideal for applications that cannot tolerate nuisance alarms at any time…
Research Aims to Increase Photoelectric Detectors’ Sensitivity to Flaming Fires
Data has shown that while flaming fires are not as common as smoldering fires in residential occupancies, they still comprise a large percentage of fire events. Flaming fires also tend to produce untenable conditions more quickly than smoldering fires, and ionization detectors typically perform better than other detection technologies in flaming fire situations.
Selling CO Protection
With all the stories of carbon monoxide (CO) tragedies, your customers are likely becoming more aware of the dangers of CO. Likewise, the numerous stories of tragedies averted by CO detection have proven that CO detectors save lives. As a result, many of your customers are probably already interested in obtaining CO detection.
Fire Protection Specialists Lend Consulting, Inspection Expertise
Keith S. Frangiamore is vice president of operations at Fire Safety Consultants, Inc. (FSCI), Elgin, Ill., and a certified fire protection specialist. FSCI, one of the largest private fire protection plan review service companies in the United States, provides review services for many U.S. municipalities and fire departments, as well as for private companies throughout the world. FSCI’s project list includes soccer stadiums, hospitals, casinos and data storage warehouses.
Providing Solutions vs. Meeting Code
Often people say they want the best, but their spending demonstrates that “adequate” is good enough. We talk to system designers who recommend solutions for their customers that would provide better fire and life safety protection than what code requires. But they ultimately end up providing the bare minimum protection required at the customer’s request. [...]
System Sensor Expands Training Opportunities
As 2009 closes out and we enter 2010, System Sensor is ramping up its training options through multiple channels to meet the growing demand for useful and easily accessible fire and life safety training. Specifically, System Sensor is focused on expanding and improving training options through three key access points: Webinars, Online Training and Seminars.
Design Notification Circuits with Revised Voltage Drop Calculator Tool
Quickly plan and model notification appliance circuits (NACs) using the entire line of SpectrAlert® Advance appliances with the Voltage Drop Calculator. System Sensor has completely redesigned this user-friendly tool as a stand-alone application that users can download to their computers.
Relays Provide Switching Application Control to HVAC, Doors and More
Gain an even higher level of protection for facility-wide fire and life safety systems with System Sensor multi-voltage conventional relays. These relays control high-current switching applications in an overall fire protection system, such as fan and damper assemblies, doors, elevators, air handling systems and other types of system interfacing.
Redesigned Sounder Bases Increase Versatility, Consistency
The newly redesigned System Sensor sounder base presents a cleaner, more attractive look backed by simplified installation, easier configuration and better performance. Versatile enough to be used in almost any application, its surface-mount pre-wire plate is flexible and adaptable to fit various junction box styles.