Fire Systems Installation

PORTLAND, Maine—New training and inspection requirements for companies that install and service fire alarm systems here in Maine’s largest city aren’t perfect, but are a positive development for public safety and the industry, according to some industry representatives who worked with the city as it drafted the rules.

NORWELL, Mass.—About half of the nation’s 104 nuclear power plants plan to update their fire protection programs based on NFPA 805, a new set of risk-based fire protection standards for nuclear reactors, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced this week.

SUWANEE, Ga.—BuildingReports, a web-based life-safety inspection reporting company, recently released a new inspection-reporting format specifically for health care facilities.

LANCASTER, Pa.—Select Security, a super-regional based here, has done something out of the ordinary: It recently acquired a fire sprinkler company and turned it into Select Security’s new sprinkler division.
Company president Patrick Egan said Select Security’s purchase of Fire Systems Inc. of Ephrata, Pa. is unusual for a security company, but makes good business sense. It will lead to new sprinkler and alarm customers for Select Security, and generate additional RMR as the company takes over the annual inspections required for sprinkler systems, Egan said.