Modern Fire Protection Systems: Challenges, Innovations & Field-Tested Best Practices
A Risk Engineer’s Perspective on System Reliability and Evolving Hazards Even in 2025, fire protection system failures are among the leading contributors to catastrophic industrial losses. From...
Honeywell Recalls Photoelectric Smoke Sensors
As of June 21, 2019 Honeywell is recalling their Gamewell-FCI and Notifier Photoelectric Smoke Sensors sold with fire alarm systems. They have noticed that certain sensor models can possibly...
Health Care Facilities Compliance with NFPA 99 (Health Care Facilities Code) and NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code)
Effective May 3, 2016 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that health care facilities were required to meet the 2012 version of Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99) and Life...
Detection vs. Sprinkler Protection
You might think that since you have smoke detection and/or heat detection in your building that it is almost as good as having sprinkler protection to protect your property. Is there really that much...
Fire Protection in Electric Generating Stations
You have moved the fuel, burned it, generated the steam to drive the generator and sent the power on its way. You might think you are in good shape if you have addressed the fire hazards associated...
Protection of High Rise Buildings
High rise buildings have several unique fire hazards due to the height of the building. A high rise building, as defined in the Uniform Fire Code, is "any building or structure having floors used for...
Fire Protection for Air Preheaters
Although fires in air preheaters (ap's) of US power plants are infrequent, the result can be extensive damage and downtime of several months. Here, we consider steps that can be taken to minimize the...