Multisensor detection has the potential to reduce the number of false alarms by up to nearly 40%.

The new additions are said to boast all of the same benefits as the rest of the 600 Series, but in a self-contained battery-powered unit. They were developed to meet demand for battery-powered ...

Reasons Fire Alarm May Go Off When ... and their movement across the sensor can trigger a false alarm, ... a new multi-criteria smoke alarm technology is now on the market that states ‘helps ...

Michael Swain, campus fire prevention officer at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, said he practices the three E's – education, enforcement and engineering – when ...

False alarms have, for a long time, been an issue for the industry – according to the Fire Industry Association (FIA) they cost an estimated £1 billion a year in the UK alone. Since their introduction ...

The multi-sensor. Another piece of new technology that has really made waves is the multi-sensor fire alarm. Previously, this kind of powerful coverage was only available on panel-based systems, but ...

Firefighters from multiple towns responded to a multi-alarm fire in Hudson Sunday night. The Hudson Fire Department said the fire was at an apartment building located at 6 Charles Street.

Worcester fire officials said the wind-whipped blaze called for a three-alarm response, which means approximately five dozen firefighters responded to the scene. The Red Cross of Massachusetts is ...

A third alarm was struck at about 11 a.m. to bring additional resources to the scene. After about two hours, “most of the heavy fire is knocked down,” Brookline Fire posted at 12:30 p.m.

Medford firefighters responded to a multi-alarm fire that broke out in a neighborhood in the Massachusetts city on Sunday.Shortly before 5:50 p.m., the Medford Firefighters Local 1032 union ...

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a multi-alarm fire in Loudon Saturday, officials said.The Loudon fire chief said the homeowner called 911 and said a fire in his wood stove became ...