Top Fire Protection Services in San Diego, CA 92103
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RED TRUCK FIRE & SAFETY CO
By AndersonStiehleInc July 10, 2012
I find this hard to believe that a company like Red Fire Truck ...read more
Karcher Firestopping Inc
By Don November 24, 2009
I am the owner of a commercial building and was impressed by their knowledge, but not with their follow through. They were great at sales but their work left something to be desired. Keep your eyes on them or they might just not finish the job or substitute cheaper materials. ...read more
Miramar Fire Equipment and Co
By Wayne Beach April 07, 2009
The technicians service the extinguishers in the complex where I live. They were able to replace my extinguisher for a full tagged one at a very reasonable price. ...read more
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A Few Important Fire Safety and Prevention Tips
Full Article: http://calfire.blogspot.com/2010/10/fire-prevention-week-october-3-9-2010.html Install smoke alarms on every level of the home, outside each sleeping area, and inside each bedroom. Never remove or disable smoke alarms. Check your smoke alarm batteries every month. Change smoke alarm batteries twice a year when changing clocks for daylight savings. Plan and practice your family home emergency escape plan together several times a year. Make sure everyone knows when and how to call emergency telephone numbers. Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and injuries. Smoking is the leading cause of fire deaths. Obtain and learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Install carbon monoxide detectors. ...read more
By RED TRUCK FIRE & SAFETY CO October 29, 2010
In Case of Fire, Just Remember the Three A's
ACTIVATE the building alarm system or notify the fire department by calling 911. Or, have someone else do this for you. ASSIST any persons in immediate danger, or those incapable on their own, to exit the building, without risk to yourself. Only after these two are completed, should you ATTEMPT to extinguish the fire. ...read more
By RED TRUCK FIRE & SAFETY CO October 28, 2010
How Do Photoelectric Smoke Detectors Work?
All smoke detectors consist of two basic parts: a sensor to sense the smoke and a very loud electronic horn to wake people up. Smoke detectors can run off of a 9-volt battery or 120-volt house current. Occasionally you will walk into a store and a bell will go off as you cross the threshold. If you look, you will often notice that a photo beam detector is being used. Near the door on one side of the store is a light (either a white light and a lens or a low-power laser), and on the other side is a photodetector that can "see" the light. When you cross the beam of light you block it. The photodetector senses the lack of light and triggers a bell. You can imagine how this same type of sensor could act as a smoke detector. If it ever got smoky enough in the store to block the light beam sufficiently, the bell would go off. But there are two problems here: 1) It's a pretty big smoke detector, and 2) it is not very sensitive. There would have to be a LOT of smoke before the alarm would go off -- the smoke would have to be thick enough to completely block out the light. It takes quite a bit of smoke to do that. Photoelectric smoke detectors therefore use light in a different way. Inside the smoke detector there is a light and a sensor, but they are positioned at 90-degree angles to one another, like this: In the normal case, the light from the light source on the left shoots straight across and misses the sensor. When smoke enters the chamber, however, the smoke particles scatter the light and some amount of light hits the sensor: The sensor then sets off the horn in the smoke detector. Photoelectric detectors are better at sensing smoky fires, such as a smoldering mattress. ...read more
By RED TRUCK FIRE & SAFETY CO October 26, 2010