Wheelock is synonym of innovation, service, and expertise in fire and life safety notification and voice evacuation systems. Wheelock offers industry-first, patented technology for the largest range of audible and visual notification appliances. From designing the industry’s first xenon fire...
This is precisely how STI – Safety Technology International – was founded in 1978. Jack Taylor, a Detroit school administrator, wanted to stop false alarms from happening. So he created the first pull station protector, which led to a company’s...
In the event of an emergency relevant notification is mandatory, and should include options to hearing or visually impaired people. That’s where fire alarm strobe lights or combinations of strobe lights and audible devices, such as sirens, horns, and bells,...
There are two smoke detector types: ionization and photoelectric. The main difference between the two is the type of fires they detect. When the fire is still in the smoldering stage (before it breaks into flame), photoelectric smoke detectors respond...
For a long time, wires where considered the big villains of fires. Electrical failure or malfunctions account for almost 34,000 home fires, on average, per year and result in roughly 440 deaths and $1.3 billion in direct property damage according...
I’m sure you have seen red boxes, usually written “Fire,” in virtually every building you have visited. That’s because the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code requires at least one manual fire pull station per construction. The code states that...
Utilizing LED technology as the strobe light source is an innovative approach. It differs from incandescent and compact fluorescent lighting in several ways, while maximizes human response to a light pulse and optimizes light based on parameters of area and...
Fire alarm systems are designed to enhance and improve businesses' security and protection from potentially devastating and damaging fires, but choosing the right one is not a simple task. There are many different options in the market each, and every...
For years, fire sprinklers have been in building codes. In 2006 NFPA (the National Fire Protection Association) included a "first-of-its kind requirement in a U.S. building code for home fire sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings. Today, all U.S. model...
