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  1. The Silent Sentry – A Working Smoke Detector   

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    In conversations with both friends and people I have met through emergency calls with the fire department, I often observed that a lot of people never give a second thought to that little lifesaver mounted on the ceiling or the wall of their home.  That little lifesaver is the smoke detector.

    On average, a fire department responded to a fire somewhere in the United States every 23 seconds in 2024.  A civilian was fatally injured in a fire every two hours and 14 minutes (more…)

  2. How Fire Alarm Information Can Fill in a Loss Puzzle

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    Did I lose you in the title? Fire alarms! Ah, those mysterious systems required by, discussed in, and described by hundreds of pages of sometimes baffling and circular code text. They can be intimidating to think about. Have you considered that these mysterious red boxes could have information helpful in a loss? Let me describe why it could be advantageous to have a knowledgeable person to check out the fire alarm system after a loss, and not just for fires. Just as an airplane’s black box may hold information (more…)

  3. The Life of a Smoke Alarm – How A Decade Flies!

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    A smoke alarm milestone birthday party!

    No kidding, I’m passionate about fire protection!  To prove it, I could tell you stories about the damage I have seen from various failures from freezes to fire pump cooling to what happens when a fire hydrant’s weep holes are clogged…. But instead, I will tell you about smoke alarms!

    Although it’s still new in my head, my home just turned 10 years old. The decade has seen the replacement of two household appliances and at least one HVAC repair… now what? A paint and décor refresh?  Maybe, but that’s not what the fire protection engineer is thinking! It’s time to replace the smoke alarms! (more…)

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