At first glance, it appears that there are many changes to the spot-type smoke detection section of Chapter Five in NFPA 72, 2007 Edition. After a quick check of “Smoke-Sensing Fire Detectors,” ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance: Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Detector Location Requirements
During residential inspections, my biggest challenge is getting electricians and contractors to accept that the “old” way of installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors is no longer ...
ACHR News: NFPA 99: Smoke Control — Designed for Failure? (Part 2)
Hey everyone, I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this or has any input. But a while back, I smoked marijuana and it seemed to trigger a sensation of derealization. I came to find out that PMO was a trigger of feeling this way too. It had never happened prior to smoking, but now...
Popular Mechanics on MSN: Protect Your Home—and Your Life—With These Top-Rated Smoke Alarms
There’s never a bad time to invest in home fire safety, and the best place to start is checking your home’s smoke alarms to ensure they’re working properly. These invaluable devices protect you and ...
Smoke detection in data centers is critical, not only for life safety reasons, but also to reduce fire-related business interruption and property damage. Data centers are unique environments, which ...
Picking up from my last article in the June 2019 issue, I will explore some context for real-world life safety applications. In this article, I’ll focus on complying with NFPA 99 (Section references ...