The Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA) staff along with 60 licensed alarm contractors spent a “Day in Springfield,” the capital city of Illinois, on March 25, 2015.
An interesting case involving disclosures required by a manufacturer was recently decided in the State of California. The plaintiff in the action against the defendant, a manufacturer and seller of fire safety products, claimed that the defendant failed to disclose the hazards of ionized and photoelectric smoke alarms (smoke detectors) that they manufactured and sold.
Delaware Technical and Community College offers educational opportunities for the community, including career/general development, transfer education, workforce training, and lifelong learning. Life safety is a priority for the 147-acre Owens Campus in Georgetown, which spans 10 different buildings and educates over 5,000 students. In order to maintain a high standard of safety, the college decided to install new fire alarm systems with emergency communications (ECS) and mass notification (MNS) capabilities.
Honeywell announced the Smart Wireless Integrated Fire Technology (SWIFT) detectors and modules, capable of seamlessly integrating with new and existing fire alarm systems from Fire-Lite Alarms, Gamewell-FCI and NOTIFIER.
Chubb Edwards became the exclusive provider of the Edwards EST fire and life safety product line and the Edwards signaling product range in all parts of Canada on January 1, 2015.
Kidde Fire Systems, Ashland, Mass., announced the unification of Fenwal Protection Systems and Chemetron Fire Systems into one brand, the newly expanded Kidde Fire Systems.
Chubb Edwards, Mississauga, Ontario, will be the exclusive provider of the Edwards EST fire and life safety product line and the Edwards signaling product range in all parts of Canada effective January 1. Chubb Edwards, a provider of total solutions for fire, security, climate and lifestyle requirements, operates in Canada through UTC Fire & Security Canada and is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.