The new CO1224TR Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detector with RealTest from System Sensor is a round version of the award-winning System Sensor CO1224T CO detector for ceiling or wall application... The ...

Until recently, standard fire detectors relied on a single sensor to detect the presence of heat or smoke to determine if there was a nearby fire. As many homeowners and facility managers can attest, ...

Michael Swain, campus fire prevention officer at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, said he practices the three E's – education, enforcement and engineering – when preventing fire-related ...

System Sensor today announced that it has launched its new i4 Series Combination CO/Smoke Detector and Integration Module. The i4 Series is the first low-voltage, system-connected, combination smoke ...

While all smoke alarms are designed to detect smoke, different sensing technologies react differently to certain types of fires. The Fist Alert SA3210 Dual Sensor Ten Year Alarm makes use of both ...

It’s well worth considering the newest models from First Alert and Kidde.

Even if you're not ready to take the plunge into fire alarm system design and installation just yet, you should still know the fundamentals in order to perform emergency work. This includes knowing ...

Interest in emergency systems rose sharply after 9/11 and remains high. Building owners no longer install fire alarm signaling systems just to satisfy their insurance company. Today, their motivation ...

An electronic nose is so sensitive that it can distinguish between cigarette smoke and smoke from an office or factory fire. Developed by a European research consortium the device will help to end the ...

One strategy for improved fire warning sensors uses thermoresistive materials to send a rapid and quantifiable electrical ...

Having a fire alarm in your garage is important, especially if your home has an attached garage or a garage near rooms where people sleep. Fires can spread quickly, and by the time a garage fire ...

You may hear it if you own a scanner. Whenever there's a fire, firefighters call for a first alarm, then maybe a second... or even more. But what does it mean? What does each alarm indicate? Basically ...