The importance of fire alarm systems cannot be overstated. From saving lives to protecting valuable property and equipment, fire alarm systems are a mainstay of all modern buildings. So much so that ...

Occupant Load Determines Fire Code Application – Occupant load calculations help identify which fire alarm and safety regulations apply. Mixed-Use Buildings Must Consider Combined Loads – When ...

ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety continues to expand its influence in Utah this month with the acquisition of AAA Fire Safety & Alarm. Pye-Barker noted that AAA Fire Safety & Alarm serves customers ...

Fire alarm cabling has become incrementally more complex over the years, in part driven by the trend toward mass notification, which is a factor of the fire alarm system. Mass notification — a one- or ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems. Residential smoke alarm systems, including interconnecting wiring, are not covered by Art. 760 because they are not ...

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety -- the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States -- has acquired Knight Security Systems, a ...

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety -- the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States -- has acquired The Alarm Group to elevate ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New fire safety procedures are in place in Wake County Schools after the district said "alterations" were made to fire panels at several schools. The schools are operating ...

Nicely Elementary School in Greensburg has been operating without a functional fire alarm system for nearly a month following a power surge, which rendered the alarm panel inoperable. The school, ...

ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired Maryland-based security company Alarm Engineering Inc. Pye-Barker said that with the acquisition the Alarm Engineering team, which currently services ...