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Panic Alarm Monitoring for Parking Lots
This Digitize solution was to connect all the panic buttons in a plaza, to a centrally located Digitize DGM-32 Data Gathering Panel. The DGM-32 accepts up to 32 EOL inputs from the panic buttons.
Andrew Erickson
September 13, 2022
Comparison: FACP monitoring via third-party service or in-house server
Should you monitor your Fire Alarm Control Panels by paying a third-party service or buying equipment to bring this critical function in-house?
Andrew Erickson
September 12, 2022
Problems with Fire Alarm Monitoring Services
Fire alarm monitoring is an essential aspect of protecting your buildings from fires. What are some of the common problems you run into with this type of service?
Andrew Erickson
September 8, 2022
Mesh Radio Network for Fire Alarm Monitoring
Mesh networks work based on dynamic peer-to-peer communication. These provide an excellent option for mission-critical fire alarm communication.
Andrew Erickson
September 4, 2022
Fire Alarm Pull Station Buying Guide
The humble manual pull station still has a place in the modern fire alarm system.
Andrew Erickson
September 4, 2022
Fire Alarm Monitoring Tutorial
You can't afford to ignore the design requirements for everything that goes into high-quality fire alarm monitoring.
Andrew Erickson
August 28, 2022
Top 5 NFPA Codes
Collectively, the NFPA codes are a trove of useful information that has been hard won by studying the cause of fires in the past. Some codes are referenced more than others. Let's look at the top 5 most commonly reference codes.
Andrew Erickson
August 27, 2022
NFPA 72 Code Overview (Chapters 11-14)
Continuing from my previous introduction to Chapters 1-10, let's dig deeper now into the code that sets the requirements for all automatic fire detection and fire protection systems. This includes the popular Chapter 14: Inspection, Testing, & Maintenance.
Andrew Erickson
August 23, 2022
NFPA 72: Overview of National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (Chapters 1-10)
NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm & Signaling Code) is the code that dictates everything that a modern fire alarm needs to be. To help you with your project, I've written this overview to get you started.
Andrew Erickson
August 21, 2022
NFPA Fire Code Overview (Chapters 1-10)
In this overview of Chapters 1-10, I'll be walking you through the basic structure of the 2021 Edition of the NFPA Fire Code. Let's get started!
Andrew Erickson
August 13, 2022