Only seven months later, around 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, a fire broke out in the building. All residents were evacuated without incident, even those elderly or disabled, because Norshore Alarm Co. Inc., Libertyville, Ill., had placed horn strobes inside every unit in the building near their front doors.
This installation has earned Norshore Alarm Co. the First Line of Defense award, which is co-sponsored by SDM magazine and the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Silver Spring, Md.