How To Pass Orlando Fire Inspections and Protect Your Business

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The fire department conducts an annual fire inspection to identify and mitigate potential fire hazards. However, the specifics of these inspections can vary significantly depending on the state or city. In Orlando, Florida, understanding the local codes and preparing properly for these inspections is crucial for ensuring the safety of your property and compliance with…

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Local Fire Alarm Company Vs. National: The Pros & Cons

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The local security companies (us included) are often overlooked in favor big national companies to advertise and get your attention. Often when we talk to business owners, they were not aware local companies had the same if not better technology!  We may be slightly biased, but we see first hand how big companies treat local…

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Understanding Fire Safety in Churches, Temples, Mosques, and Synagogues

Understanding Fire Safety in Churches, Temples, Mosques, and Synagogues

Houses of worship, whether they be churches, temples, mosques, or synagogues, serve as sanctuaries for spiritual gatherings and communal worship. Ensuring the safety of congregants within these sacred spaces is paramount. In this article, we delve into the stringent fire protection requirements outlined by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and explore the measures necessary to uphold fire safety in places of assembly.

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When Is Fire Alarm Monitoring Required?

When Is Fire Alarm Monitoring Required?

If you are already aware of how fire alarm monitoring works and how it protects your commercial property and its occupants, then you are on the right track. The next important step is to know when fire alarm monitoring is required. 

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How Do You Determine a Fire Alarm Zone?

How Do You Determine a Fire Alarm Zone?

Fire alarm zones are classified zones made by dividing different areas or spaces within a building into their own separate sections. Devices are then added to those spaces as part of a fire alarm system. The number and type of devices used in each zone depends on the characteristics of the zone itself. Each panel has a different set of tasks they can carry out, which will vary according to what they can do in their own areas. 

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Advantages of Cellular Over Traditional Phone Lines in Fire Alarm Systems

Advantages of Cellular Over Traditional Phone Lines in Fire Alarm Systems

Today, it’s more common for cellular devices to be used as a phone system for most businesses. As a result, traditional phone lines are becoming a thing of the past. Fire alarm systems have been using traditional landlines for communication purposes for generations, but many traditional phone systems are going through big changes to adjust to a more modern era of technology.

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Remote Monitoring For When You’re Not Around To Protect Your Business

Remote Monitoring For When You’re Not Around To Protect Your Business

`You can’t be at your business to keep an eye on everything all the time, nor can you always make sure that your staff is actually working. Of course, you don’t need to monitor everything that your workers are doing, but you can institute ways to improve productivity through remote monitoring, and can monitor your business itself for security purposes as well. There are a lot of benefits to remote monitoring security systems that make sure everything runs smoothly when you’re not around.

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What is Access Control and Why It Can Benefit Your Business

What is Access Control and Why It Can Benefit Your Business

Security is an incredibly important factor – especially for companies and business. While this can apply to people visiting a building, this also applies to the personnel working in a building or site. To cover all their bases and for accountability, Orlando security system installers advise companies to utilize numerous security features. One security feature in particular is called “access control.”

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