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With 5,000 office-building fires occurring annually, prevention is key in creating safer working environments. By following foundational safety practices, the number of fires can be reduced.¹

Discover Dixon has some helpful tips to decrease the number of fires in workplaces. Here are a few suggestions; click here for the full article.

In the area of preventing arson, which is the biggest cause of fires in general office buildings, it is important to keep your doors locked after business hours and to keep the area around your building well lit.

Inside the office, there are also measures to take such as keeping clutter out of hallways and lobbies and making sure that paper and other combustible items out of exits and storage areas.²

Eastern Kentucky University also offers some help in understanding and preventing office fires. In this article, EKU reports that most office fires happen between noon and 2 P.M. on weekdays, but most fire related property damage happens between 7 P.M. and 7 A.M.

Since overnight is such a dangerous time for property damage from fires, having a reliable fire security system is imperative. Usually, no one is in the office building overnight, so the presence of fire may not be detected until significant damage is done. A fire security system can offer comprehensive protection.

Heat detectors and smoke detectors can monitor both the temperature increase and the presence of smoke in the building. If one of these devices is triggered, your monitoring company can respond immediately. In addition, having a sprinkler system installed can decrease the amount of damage done to your property. Sprinklers can keep the fire under control so it is easier for the fire department to contain once they arrive.

Don’t wait until it is too late. Take measures today to protect yourself, your staff and your property.

At Best Security Products, we can help you with all commercial and home fire security and safety needs. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com

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There is no question about it: one of the most important things you can do to protect your business (and therefore your livelihood) is to have a professionally installed fire alarm system. These systems work in many ways not only to prevent disastrous fires, but also to alert you and your monitoring company quickly in the event that a fire does break out in your building.

From smoke detectors to heat detectors to sprinkler systems, the components of a quality commercial fire security system can mean the difference between life and death and between losing or keeping your business when a fire occurs. 

Even if you already have a professionally installed commercial fire security system in your workplace, there are ways that you can optimize and improve its functionality and therefore reduce the chances that you will suffer extensive damage during a fire.

A prime example of this is to install additional video cameras in and around your business, transforming your fire system into a video-based fire detection system. You can enhance the fire protection of any large or small area by adding video cameras which feed to remote monitoring stations and even to your own smart phone or table. The idea is that the area can viewed remotely when the alarm system is triggered by the presence of smoke or excess heat. 

The more cameras you have installed, the better view the fire department and the monitoring company will have of the area. They can see exactly what is happening as they get ready to fight the fire.

Of course there are limitations. For example, if the area is not well lit or if smoke hinders the view, this method will not be as effective as it would be. However, the benefits far outweigh those times when views might be obstructed, making this a smart way to enhance and optimize your current commercial fire detection and alarm system.

At Best Security Products, we can help you with all commercial and home fire security and safety needs. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com

A workplace fire can be a debilitating occurrence for many reasons. For the business owner, it can mean the loss of years of hard work and invested time and money. And while insurance can help with rebuilding, there are some things that money cannot buy, such as sensitive information and the time needed to replace and recreate what was lost.

For the business employees, a serious fire can mean loss of income for an indefinite period of time while the business is rebuilt – if it is rebuilt at all. Many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, so even just a few weeks with no pay can signal disaster in the form of missed mortgage or rent payments, car payments and insurance payments for displaced employees.

And of course, a business fire can seriously injure employees and customers who are in the building at the time of the fire.

How can a commercial fire alarm help?

A commercial fire alarm will provide your business with several of the most important safeguards against workplace fire losses.

Early Detection: By detecting the fire early, you have time to not only make sure everyone has time to exit the building safely, but early detection also means that the fire authorities will arrive much sooner and stand an excellent chance of bringing the fire under control before extensive damage is done. Early detection is done via heat and smoke detectors and sirens that alert you to the fire’s presence. 

Sprinkler System: Installing a sprinkler system can keep a fire under control until the fire department arrives. Sprinkler systems are triggered only in the area where the fire is located, and can significantly slow the fire’s intensity and spread.

At Best Security Products, we can help you with all commercial and home fire security and safety needs. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com