by | Sep 7, 2026 | Fire Protection
ESFR sprinklers are appropriate for high-piled or rack storage of Group A plastics and comparable commodities when the installation satisfies NFPA 13 clearance and obstruction rules, meets K-factor and discharge requirements, and follows storage-shelf criteria....
by | Sep 6, 2026 | Fire Protection
Replace household smoke alarms 10 years after their manufacture date, no exceptions for how clean they look or how well they tested last month. Carbon monoxide and combination alarms often need replacing sooner, on a schedule set by the specific model. Any alarm that...
by | Sep 5, 2026 | Fire Protection
NFPA 25 requires weekly or monthly no-flow (churn) tests, an annual full-flow performance test, and periodic multi-year checks for every fire pump. Diesel pumps run 30 minutes weekly; electric pumps run 10 minutes monthly, unless exceptions apply. A qualified...
by | Sep 4, 2026 | Fire Protection
An aspirating smoke detection (ASD) system actively pulls air from a protected space through a pipe network to catch combustion particles long before they reach a spot detector’s sensing chamber. That head start, often minutes to hours, is why data centers,...
by | Sep 3, 2026 | Fire Protection
Hotels in the United States must meet the smoke detection and notification requirements set by the adopted model codes, primarily NFPA 72 and NFPA 101, plus whatever amendments your state or city has layered on top. Coverage generally extends to guest rooms,...
by | Sep 2, 2026 | Fire Protection
Yes, NFPA 72 requires sensitivity testing for smoke detectors, and skipping it is a code violation, not a gray area. The baseline schedule: test within one year of installation, then every two years after that. Passing tests can allow a longer interval, extended to...
