Industry News
Smoke Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Factoids
From the U.S. Fire Administration:
• A dual sensor smoke alarm can sound fast for both a fire that has flames and a smoky fire that has fumes without flames.
• A smoke alarm plan identifies a person responsible for ensuring and helping occupants escape.
• The design of a smoke alarm provides a method of testing its operation. Testing methods vary. The most common method is to depress a test button on the face of the alarm enclosure.
• The best way to leave a burning building is to crawl low under the smoke.
• A combination of working smoke alarms and home fire sprinklers reduces the likelihood of death from fire by more than 80 percent.
• Fire sprinkler systems offer the optimum level of fire safety because they control the fire immediately at the place of origin, help limit the spread of fire, and often extinguish it before the fire department arrives.
• Home fire sprinklers require less water to operate than those in industrial or commercial establishments. The cost of installing sprinklers in a new home is approximately 1 percent of the total cost of the home.
 |
||
 |
||
|
||
| CONTRACT SECURITY | ||
| PRIVATE INVESTIGATION | ||
| ELECTRONIC SECURITY | ||
Texas: 800.221.3386 • 713.521.9251 • Fax 800.700.0126 • 713.521.0125 • 3673 Westcenter Dr. • Houston, Texas 77042
California: 800.221.3386 • 661.393.4710 • Fax: 800.700.0126 • 661.393.4771
2809 Unicorn Road, Ste 102 • Bakersfield, CA 93308
Doing business in California under License #OE59720, dba El Dorado Security Services Insurance Agency.