Tag: <span>fire alarm design</span>

Tag: fire alarm design

Commercial Fire Alarm Installation: The Shop Drawing

This article was published on 1/4/2017    and updated on  1/25/2022   Each element of the detection, notification, and evacuation systems for any building must conform to all relevant fire safety standards. Only duly Registered Design Professionals (RDP) should prepare and present the plans for installation. Appropriate local authorities must certify …

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Business Can Now Deduct the Full Cost of Fire Alarm Systems

Section 179 refers to the tax code that allows businesses to deduct an amount larger than normal depreciation for assets, typically thousands of dollars, during the year placed in service.  The expenses allowed to businesses under the Section 179 deduction is designed as an incentive for companies to invest more …

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Enhance Campus Safety with Integrated Fire Alarm and Emergency Communication System

A Mass Notification System (MNS) is also referred to as an Emergency Communication System (ECS) with both terms used interchangeably to identify a system which provides real-time information to notify all occupants of a facility or campus and the immediate vicinity of emergency situations.  The United States Department of Defense …

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UL864 9th Edition and NFPA72 Guide Fire Alarm Contractors

All fire alarm contractors should be aware of the requirements set forth in UL864, 9th Edition, for qualifying fire detection equipment as UL certified.  Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL), is an American safety and certification company, recognized globally for examining and applying Certification Marks for products that pass their testing and inspection …

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