Article by Stephanie Hayes – Customer Accounts Specialist – Every year you should have your annual sprinkler inspection performed to meet the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and/or your insurance company. This inspection includes a visual inspection from the floor of the exposed sprinkler heads and piping along […]
Oliver’s Safety Culture is Top-Notch
Article by Greg Breyer – Fire Alarm Operations Manager – Oliver Fire Protection & Security has a proud 65-year history of providing installation, maintenance, and inspection of fire suppression, fire alarm, and security systems. We are grateful to be in the life safety business and find it rewarding to save lives through our services! It […]
Proper Fire Alarm Repair for a Reliable Fire Alarm System
Article by Christian Williams – New Jersey Sales Professional – It is essential to life safety that you have a dependable fire alarm system in every business. And just like all essential systems (such as HVAC systems, production equipment, plumbing systems, fleets, etc) from time to time, situations may arise when you need a repair. […]
What are Pre-Action Fire Sprinkler Systems and Where to use them
Article by Brian Johnstone – Senior Sales Expert – What are Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems and How Do They Operate Pre-Action sprinkler systems are essentially dry pipe systems that integrate a separate detection system in order to fill the piping with water. The system piping is normally dry and pressurized with air or nitrogen. The air […]
One Meridian Plaza 32 years later
Article by Dale Grant – Historical Journalist – Late into the evening of Saturday, February 23, 1991, a fire began on the 22nd floor of One Meridian Plaza, a 38-story high-rise office building in downtown Philadelphia. This 12-alarm fire would go on to completely obliterate 8 floors of the Center City office building over the […]
Benefits of Mass Notification Systems
Article by William Gregory – System Sales Professional A town not unlike your own, is full of hard working professionals going about their daily activities. Kids are learning in schools, workers on the assembly floor or office building, and others shopping at the local mall or grocery store. Suddenly, as if out of no where, […]