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Semi-Annual vs. Annual Fire Alarm Inspections & Testing

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Are you a building owner or a facility manager of a commercial building or a company? Then, you probably have a lot on your plate to maintain your building.    A particular responsibility of yours that should be considered while maintaining the building is inspecting and testing your fire alarm systems in Glendora and other locations. We all know that fire alarms are necessary to ensure your fire alarms will trigger when needed. It will warn your building occupants that they need to escape safely, that too quickly.    Fire Alarm Inspection & Testing Frequency     You may know that the NFPA 72 and local jurisdictions set fire alarm inspections and testing frequency. Usually, fire alarms should be inspected according to the following frequency:    Monthly    Semi-Annually    Annually    Difference Between Semi-Annual & Annual Inspections    Usually, annual fire alarm inspections are much more rigorous compared to semi-annual fire alarm inspections. During an annual inspection,

ix Different Categories Of Fire Alarm Cable

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You must know that f ire alarm systems in Glendora and elsewhere are extremely crucial for any educational institution, hotel, hospital, business, facility, home , and much more. We expect that t hey will protect us when ever alerts arise . Then they are supposed to deliver notification of potential threat s, damages, and harm.   If you are supposed to handle the fire alarm of a particular building, then you must know the way  fire detection systems work  and the differences between  conventional and addressable fire alarm systems .   In this article , we will describe the various categori es of fire alarm cables with both power-limited and non-power-limited fire alarm cables. So, let's get started .    Power L imited Fire Alarm Cables   1. FPL     FPL happens to be a power-limited fire alarm riser cable . It is gener ally the least expensive as it is the most fundamental category of fire alarm cable and is approved by the National Electric Code or NEC as well