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Buying Guide: Best Remote Annunciator for Fire Alarms

Let's talk a look at the core functions of a remote annunciator and some buying criteria you can use as you work toward your purchase decision.

Problems with Monitoring Your Own Fire Alarms

Monitoring your own fire alarms is not without its challenges. Just like with almost everything else, there are pros and cons with the choice. Learn how to make the correct purchase decision.

Problems with Central Station Fire Alarm Monitoring

Let's walk through some of the key problems you must consider. Some of them may not apply to certain situations, while others can be mitigated without much trouble or expense.

Selecting the Best Fire Protection Services for a Government Agency or a Business

Let's first start by reviewing each of these areas where you might require the services of a fire protection expert. After that, we'll talk about how to evaluate and choose the best service options for your company or agency.

Your BDA System Protects Emergency Responders by Enhancing Radio Coverage

A BDA (Bi-Directional Amplifier) system is a signal-boosting solution designed to enhance emergency responder radio coverage. This is an important technology for protecting first responders during an emergency. It's also increasingly mandated by state and local fire codes.

Understanding the NFPA Fire Watch Requirements You Must Follow

The NFPA doesn't expect you to perform a fire watch much under normal circumstances. The purpose of a fire watch is to replicate, via sheer manpower, the functions of your automated detection and extinguishment systems. If you must execute a fire watch, here are the rules you must follow...

Purchasing Fire Alarm Equipment for Cities, Campuses, and Military

Fire alarm equipment can be tailored to meet the specific needs of different types of facilities such as cities, campuses, and military installations.

What is a Monitored Fire Alarm System?

This type of fire alarm system can provide peace of mind knowing that your property is monitored 7x24x365. It also, oddly enough, will make you compliant with the essentially universal requirement to monitor the fire alarms in any significantly large building.

How to Choose the Best Fire System Monitoring in 2023

While you don't have a choice in whether you're going to monitor your fire system, you do get to choose what system or service you're going to buy. Let's review the actual requirements involved, as well as the best ways to tackle them.

Migrating to Radio, Ethernet, or Fiber Panels from 100mA Loops

Last week, we took a look at why clients are moving away from telegraph fire alarm monitoring systems that utilize copper 100 milliamp (mA) loops. Today, we would like to focus on why clients are so interested in migrating to panels that report alerts via radio, Ethernet, or fiber communication when their copper 100mA Loops start to fail.