Life safety in skilled nursing facilities that provide care and compassion to some of our nation’s most vulnerable residents is in part based on the presence of sophisticated fire protection and life ...

Other times, fire protection systems are taken offline for repairs, equipment replacement, or upgrades. Fire pump failure could spell disaster for a nuclear power plant, but regularly scheduled ...

Do you know that in 2017, almost 100,000 age-standardized deaths occurred globally from heat, fire, and hot substances? Governments worldwide are trying to lessen this staggering number by reducing ...

Alternative fire suppression systems are common in many commercial buildings throughout the United States. Wet-chemical, dry chemical, systems utilizing foam, clean agent, and carbon dioxide ...

“All precautions have been taken for a complete rethink of its fire protection,” Philippe Jost, president of the Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris public body, told a parliamentary commission. Notre Dame ...

A rendering of Dynetics' Enduring Shield solution for the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capability. (Photo courtesy of Dynetics) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection ...

While it may be considered by some as a tedious and necessary evil, fire protection systems require and deserve a specific amount of inspection, testing and maintenance regimens to help ensure ...

The importance of fire alarm systems cannot be overstated. From saving lives to protecting valuable property and equipment, fire alarm systems are a mainstay of all modern buildings. So much so that ...

The importance of implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that are specifically written for the chemical processing industry Implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that ...

There are serious risks associated with lithium-ion battery energy storage systems. Thermal runaway can release toxic and explosive gases, and the problem can spread from one malfunctioning cell to ...

Article 695 covers the electric power sources and interconnecting circuits for electric motor-driven fire pumps. It also covers switching and control equipment dedicated to fire pump drivers. Article ...