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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: FireDefender By Georgia-Pacific

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:01:09 +0000

Facility managers can specify doors with these Temperature Rise Door Core components to enhance the fire safety standard of their facilities.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Empower Occupants For Fire Safety

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:20:50 +0000

This article on fire safety measures comes from the director of training and technical support for ServiceMaster Clean.

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Fire Prevention Week Is Underway

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:03:07 +0000

President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation in 1920.

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Salaries Remain High for Fire Protection Engineers

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:20:24 +0000

The median USA total compensation for fire protection engineers is now $110,500, a 12.5% increase since the previous survey was conducted in 2007.

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17 Years After The Chicken Plant Fire (from The Workplace Safety Council)

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:47:15 +0000

[hamlet-nc-chicken-plant-fire-2_tn] On September 3, 1991 a fire in the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC, claimed 25 lives and injured 54 employees. Locked emergency exits made it difficult for employees to exit the building during the fire.

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Statue Of Liberty Evacuated For Smoke

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:35:30 +0000

An automatic smoke/fire alarm was activated yesterday afternoon within the base of the monument.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Financing From NOTIFIER By Honeywell

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:50:09 +0000

This program aims to assist with the expense of new fire/life safety systems, and upgrades to existing systems mandated by code.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Knox-Vault 4100 Series

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:48:26 +0000

This is the latest addition to the Knox Company's line of Rapid Entry System products.

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Fire Safety Materials Available

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:27:22 +0000

October is National Fire Prevention Month, and the Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is offering free fire safety planning and preparedness educational materials.

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Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:52:20 +0000

This weeklong observance was established in 1922 to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire that occurred in 1871.

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