5 Important Facts About Office Fires
Natural disasters can happen anytime and anywhere. Fire knows no boundaries and when it comes to office fires, an entire business can come crumbling down. That’s why it’s important that you have an intelligent, dependable fire alarm system installed on-premise to protect your people, inventory, and structures from disaster. Here are five important facts about office fires to put this into perspective.
- Electrical distribution and lighting equipment are leading causes of office property fires causing 15% of direct property damage.
- In 2021 there were 116,500 fires, 115 deaths, 1,025 injuries, and $3,697,200,000 in dollar loss for nonresidential building fires nationally.
- In 2021 there were $671,300,000 in losses from equipment fires and $501,800,000 in losses from electrical malfunction fires.
- In 2021, the national average was 2.3 deaths and 7.2 injuries per 1,000 fires.
- Fires can be prevented in offices with proper cabling, equipment usage, and fire safety solutions.
Fire knows no boundaries and when it comes to office fires, an entire business can come crumbling down.
WTS Solutions to Prevent Office Fires
Office fires are preventable with the right knowledge and equipment. The professional team at WTS provides commercial fire and life safety systems to businesses, schools, hotels, and multi-dwelling facilities throughout South Carolina.
Fire Alarm Installation
Our team employs the latest safety technologies to install or upgrade trouble-free, code-compliant fire alarm systems. Systems design includes many aspects of a fire detection system including Control Panels, Pull Stations, Horn Strobes and Speakers, Smoke and Heat Detectors, Emergency Evacuation Systems, and Central Station Monitoring.
Fire Alarm Upgrades & Code Compliance
With constantly changing codes and the limited life span of the electronic fire alarm system, upgrades are unavoidable. Upgrades are often needed when you experience Complete Failure, Excessive Maintenance, Parts Difficult to Source, New or Upgraded Elevator Installation, System No Longer Meets Code, or Space Renovations.
Fire Alarm Testing & Inspections
A well-maintained fire alarm system can save lives and property. After installation, a fire alarm system should be maintained and tested regularly to ensure operation in case of fire. WTS can perform testing and inspections required by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) on leading brands and manufacturers such as Hochiki, Fire-Lite, Silent Knight, and more. Our Fire Alarm Inspection Services include 24-hour emergency service, 24-hour fire alarm monitoring, and Inspection and testing by certified-trained technicians.
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