Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Smart Entrepreneurs Use Business Fire Alarm Systems

By Mark Mahaffey


If you own your own business, then you know how important it is to have effective and dependable fire protection. The secret to great fire protection, however, is to make sure that you fire and smoke monitoring is continuous and correct. You do not want a system that is undependable.

The truth is, a fire can begin in many different places in your business, and they are usually tiny when they begin. This is one of the reasons fire is so hazardous - they can be burning for a long period before you even know they are there. All the while, though, the smoke and heat are accumulating, and this causes them to be very difficult to put out.

The people who work for you, as well as your customers, however, are looking to you to put safety measures in place that will keep them safe. Your business fire alarm system, then, needs to have accurate detection, even if the fire is very small and the amount of smoke it is putting out is minimal.

To stay as safe as possible, then, you would put in an alarm system that will detect fire and smoke, as well as intruders. This system can be connected to a twenty four hour monitoring company that will watch over your system at all times.

This company can then call the fire department if they notice your system sending out alerts regarding a fire in your business. You can also have the system set up to alert you on your phone, tablet of computer. You can't be at your business all the time. But this kind of system allows you to stay in the know about what is happening at your business.

Even though they are low tech, fire extinguishers are another important part of a good business fire alarm system. These small appliances can be used to extinguish fires when they are small and not out of control yet. Be sure to put several in your building.




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