Fire and life safety is important for every business – but few places is it more important than in a health care organization. Buildings such as hospitals or nursing homes pose unique challenges....

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year to spend with family, friends and loved ones, often with a focus on the Thanksgiving feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls and more. But with all that food...

When it comes to fire safety, one of the most important things you can do is make sure you have working smoke detectors and fire alarms. With this one crucial step, you’re ensuring that if a fire...

If a fire occurs at your business, the most common and effective means to suppress or extinguish it is a fire sprinkler system. The principle of a typical fire sprinkler is simple; when one or more...

Every year, fire departments across the United States respond to an average of more than 3,200 fires in schools. That’s more than eight fires each day across the country. While students are at school...

Every 23 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association. While the majority of these are home fires, fires can...

The Fourth of July is nearly here, and it’s a great time to celebrate our country’s independence with friends, family and loved ones. This time of year also often means fireworks – and all the fire...

As we enter the end of National Safety Month, it’s important to evaluate and consider everything in your business that affects the safety or your employees, customers, and building itself, including...

DAVENPORT, Iowa - CertaSite, a commercial fire protection and life safety company, announced today that it has acquired Heartland Fire & Security (“Heartland”), a full-service fire protection and...

When it comes to fire protection and life safety, it’s important to pay attention to codes and standards that affect your industry and business. Having a basic understanding of the most common fire...