CS Fire Survey: False Alarms Still An Epidemic

CS Fire Survey: False Alarms Still An Epidemic

According to the December 2008 Campus Safety fire survey, half of college, K-12 school and hospital fire safety professionals say systems maintenance is one of their top four fire protection challenges. More than 48 percent also indicated false alarms are a...
Means of Egress Make Every Second Count

Means of Egress Make Every Second Count

When a fire broke out on the 22nd floor of a Cook County office building in the heart of Chicago on Oct. 17, 2003, no one could have imagined that following established procedures would result in the deaths of six workers.