Conversational Webinar Here is the conversational webinar between Innspect Point co-founder and host of The Fire Protection Podcast, Drew Slocum and Jason Webb, Director of Industry Affairs for Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC. Such great insight into NFPA 72 and...
Here are ten of our favorite and easy iPhone photography tips you can use to better capture deficiencies, and a bonus eleventh tip! It’s really great what iPhones can do these days in terms of photography. They can make it very easy to capture deficiencies in all...
Do you understand the importance of fire prevention? According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), nearly 3,500 fires occur on average in U.S. office buildings each year. The NFPA reports that, every year, these office fires kill at least four people,...
Of all the safety features in a building, exit doors–AKA the means of egress–are one of the most crucial. Having a path of exit travel that employees or residents know and can rely on is key to getting them out safely in a fire. The point of NFPA requirements for exit...
What Happens During the Fire Code Inspection Process? Every year, commercial buildings must receive inspection and testing in their facilities to make sure it meets the standards of the Life Safety Code. This code is defined by the NFPA in NFPA 101. If you’re unsure...
How to Choose the Right Fire Protection Company for Your Annual Inspection Testing Passing your annual fire inspection is a mandatory part of building ownership. However, fire and life safety inspection services cover so much more than just checking fire sprinklers...
Fire can cause serious damage. It ruins your building’s infrastructure, can cause smoke damage, and at worst, can result in serious injury or death. That’s not a secret, but there are many hidden damages to buildings and facilities that result from structure fires and...
What Does it Mean to Be in the Fire Sciences? When most people think about fire and life safety, they think about the extremes: house fires, alarms blaring, lights and sirens, and firefighters. What people tend not to think about is what comes before we get to that...
We know that the jobs we perform are important. What we do on the job may seem tedious, but that’s how we know we’re doing the job correctly. While a technician might not have the most exciting day-to-day jobs, we can take solace in the fact that we’re keeping people...
How Much Do Fire Safety Inspections Really Cost You? In 2017, fires were the cause of an estimated 23 billion dollars in property damage. Damage not caused by wildfires falls to 10 billion, but with a price tag that large, the difference hardly matters. Fires can be...
How to Know Your Fire Safety Inspection Technicians Perform Perfectly No matter what your job is, or how important it is, there is always something lost due to human error. That’s why it’s especially crucial for those of us in the fire safety inspection industry to...
Codes and Standards from the NFPA The NFPA 101 document for Life Safety Codes is extremely comprehensive at almost 1,000 pages long. While it’s hard to say there can ever be too much information on fire codes and workplace safety, it’s hard to imagine anyone has the...