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Inspection & Prevention
Scary Spooky Issues with Inspections and How to Avoid Them!
Below you will find some horrifying information. What could be almost as terrifying as still performing your fire protection inspections with pen and paper? Your favorite boys and ghouls of Inspect Point have created a creepy infographic that will scare you right out...
Fire Protection Inspection & Maintenance for the CCFS
Presented for The Center for Campus Fire Safety Fire protection inspection, testing and maintenance was deemed essential at the start of the pandemic even with many buildings empty. Compliance in many jurisdictions across North America has increased over the last...
Blurring the Lines Between NFPA 72 and NFPA 25
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...
How to Take Better Deficiency Photos: 10 Quick Tips to Help You Better Document Deficiencies
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...
The Importance of Fire Prevention, Protection, & Inspection
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,...
Understanding the NFPA Emergency Exit Door Requirements
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 is a Life Safety Inspection?
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 Pick a Fire Inspection Company
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 Department Inspections vs. Inspections from a Fire Safety Technician
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...
The Life of a Fire and Life Safety Inspector
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...
Regular Sprinkler Testing Can Save Lives
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...