The installation of a smoke fire security system is the most important safety measures you can take in order to keep everyone safe from smoke and fire. It’s easy to get lazy and avoid purchasing a fire alarm system and/or replacing its battery whenever it dies. However, it’s important to become aware of the reasons why fire alarms are so crucial and the severe repercussions that can occur if you don’t install one.
- Saving Lives: As if it wasn’t already obvious, the number one reason to install a smoke detector fire security system is to keep you, loved, ones, employees, and customers safe from harm. It is recommended that you install a combination of smoke fire security devices such as sounding alarms, smoke and heat detectors, and strobe lights.
- Property Loss Reduction: Monitored fire alarm systems alert the fire department when an emergency has occurred. This is super helpful and handy because the faster the fire response team can get to the scene, the sooner the fire can be extinguished, thus allowing your home or building to stay more intact.
- A shorter recovery time: Smoke detectorsFire alarms alert you right when the incident is occurring, which means there’s a higher chance for less building damage. Less building damage means that there is less downtime, which lets you get back to the hustle and bustle of things faster.
- Remain code compliant: Avoid fees and stay on top of things by remaining code compliant in your business with a fire alarm system installation.
Maintaining your fire alarm security system is the next important system - besides, how good is a fire alarm if it doesn’t work? Having frequent inspections and testing is important for all kinds of reasons including:
- Most smoke detectors fire alarms are programmed to alert the local fire station where the emergency is occurring. Should the system malfunction, it will only delay their response time, thus causing further damage. On the other hand, if your system is faulty, it could send out false alarms and have dispatch come to your location for no reason. Sure, they may let it slide the first time it happens, but if it becomes a regular issue, you’ll be seeing some serious fees stack up.
- Smoke detectorsFire alarms are meant to alert you of when a certain amount of smoke is built up or if a fire has started. So, if the alarm fails and doesn’t alert you during a fire, you run the risk of putting you and other lives at stake.
- A defective fire security system could result in a fine for failing to comply with the fire safety codes in your building.
- Insurance providers tend to reject any claim that fails to provide proof of an annual fire alarm inspection.
- Neglecting a fire security system shoots your liability for potential harm or loss of life way up.
We also want to bring awareness to the top causes of fires so you can be careful in trying to avoid them from occurring in the first place. According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking equipment is the leading cause of home structural damage and home fire injuries, while smoking is the lead cause of civilian home fire deaths. Other common causes for fires include:
- Arson
- Leaving Candles Burning
- Cooking
- Electrical Accidents
- Heating Accidents
- Smoking
- Unattended Children
It may seem like common sense, but the sad truth is that people take their smoke detectors and fire alarm systems for granted. When it starts to obnoxiously beep at us for a battery replacement, we’d rather just take the battery out than go through the hassle of replacing it. However, if you just take a few minutes every now and then to ensure your systems are working properly, you avoid and hassle that is significantly worse than having to replace a battery.