Editor’s Note: Fire Alarm 411 is a new regular column in Security Business dedicated to fire alarm contracting, code compliance and emerging fire & life safety technologies. When I transitioned into ...

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Fire doors are required to close and latch in order to provide protection during a fire. One strategy for locking classroom doors quickly is to leave the door hardware locked at all times but prevent ...

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Fire Administration, there were 110,000 non-residential fires in the country in 2023. They led to 1,200 injuries, 130 deaths, and over $3.16 billion in ...

From some of our earliest memories in elementary school as little kids, we all recall participating in fire drills on a periodic basis. Of course, the purpose of those fire drills was to train ...

Access to daylight and views to the outside provide well-documented benefits to occupants in all buildings. But when it comes to school design, these considerations often receive more emphasis as ...

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...

“The fire service is 200+ years of tradition, unimpeded by progress.” is a common saying among old firefighters, and if I had a nickel every time I’ve heard those words in my 38 years in fire media, I ...

ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has elevated its comprehensive fire and life safety services in Oklahoma with the acquisition of The Alarm Group (TAG). Combining The Alarm Group's local expertise ...