Fire/Life Safety

DHS, Emergency Interoperability Consortium Announce Alliance To Help First Responders

March 26, 2008

An agreement between the Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been signed to help further the continued development of data sharing standards for the emergency response community.


Cooper Notification Continues Tour At Higher Education Campuses

March 25, 2008

Cooper Notification recently announced additional dates and locations for its mass notification system (MNS) educational tour at university and college campuses across the United States.


Center For Campus Fire Safety Lends Support To NBFAA

March 11, 2008

The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association’s (NBFAA) balanced approach to fire and life safety received a boost recently with the endorsement of the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS).


DHS Announces Application Period For FY 2008 Assistance To Firefighters Grants

February 29, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security's Grant Programs Directorate will begin accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) beginning March 3 at with the deadline for receipt of the applications no later than April 4.


House Passes Bill Promoting Professional Installation Of Fire Alarm Technologies At Universities

February 15, 2008

Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill promoting the professional installation of fire alarm detection systems, or other fire prevention technologies in qualified student housing, dormitories and other university buildings.


Web-Based Electronic Notification System Designed To Alert During Emergency Or Routine Situations

February 15, 2008

ADT Security Services recently announced the availability of ADT Select Link, a Web-based electronic notification system that is designed to alert thousands of people in emergency or routine situations.


Information is Power

By Samuel Shanes · February 2008

Layered mass notification systems bring knowledge to those most in need

When an incident occurs on campus, the main obstacle is bridging the gap between those who have information concerning the event and those who need to know. Two examples can be used to analyze this problem.


Survey: Responding To Natural Disasters Top Concern Of First Responders

February 8, 2008

Motorola and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) recently released the findings of a national survey to assess how public safety organizations use current communications technology and what future capabilities they would deploy to help improve emergency response, officer effectiveness and public and officer safety.


Washington State Completes Deployment Of Warning Siren System

February 4, 2008

Federal Signal Corporation’s Safety and Security Systems Group recently announced that it has completed the first-phase deployment of a Federal Signal All Hazard Alert Broadcast warning siren system along Washington state’s Pacific coastline.


Sound the Alarm

By Jacquellin Faison · February 1, 2008

Find new ways to retain alarm monitoring center employees

Sound the Alarm

If you pick up any local employment guide, you cannot avoid seeing the many call centers with ads that read, “Customer service representatives wanted—immediate hire.” Why are these call centers continuously struggling with hiring and turnover?


New Products

Alarms

External Sounder

Texecom’s Odyssey 5 Compact is designed for installations requiring discreet alarm-sounding technology. Measuring 18.9 x 18.6 x 6 centimeters, the compact housing optimizes lens contrast to maximize the visual impact of the 270-degree strobe. The product is EN 50131 Grade 3 compliant and contains an advanced microprocessor, IP-65 sealed electronics and twin piezo sounders, producing 115 dB. An alternative version, the Odyssey 5E Compact, uses a single piezo sounder, producing 109 dB, and has an IP-44 sealed electronics module.

Exclusively Online

Rise of the Digital Certificates

Securely exchanging and storing documents and emails has become a necessity across multiple industries. An increasing number of businesses need to exchange data internally as well as with business partners and customers. The question is: How do you do exchange information easily, efficiently, and securely?

Poll

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