Fire & Life Safety

A young participant takes part in an archery activity at Children’s Burn Camp, which will receive support from funds raised during the Fire & Security Executive Club’s annual dinner Nov. 2 in New York City.

Fire & Security Executive Club Dinner to Support Children’s Burn Camp

The annual New York City event will honor security and fire safety industry leaders while raising funds to support Children’s Burn Camp.

Sept. 22, 2026

With a career spanning nearly every role in the life safety industry and a NICET Level IV certification, Ben Adams is a sought-after author and speaker. In 2020, he founded Field Sim to accelerate training for companies, shrinking time-to-value for new techs from months to just days. Most of his columns are excerpted from Fire Alarm 101 training content, which can be found at https://training.fieldsim.com.

Fire Alarm 411: Fire Alarm Rules Are Not Speed Limits

Sept. 10, 2026

RapidFire Safety & Security’s acquisition of Black Fire & Security Services expands the company’s presence in West Texas and adds new fire protection service capabilities.

RapidFire Safety & Security Acquires Black Fire & Security Services

Aug. 27, 2026

Classroom door hardware must account for both security and life-safety requirements, underscoring the need to coordinate fire alarm, access control and lockdown systems during design and commissioning.

Why Fire Alarm and Lockdown Systems Remain Disconnected in K-12 Schools

Aug. 17, 2026

The acquisition adds Southland Fire & Safety Equipment's Louisiana operations in Gonzales, Norco and Port Allen to Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's growing service footprint.

Pye-Barker Acquires Louisiana’s Southland Fire & Safety Equipment

July 29, 2026

Able Fire Prevention provides inspection, maintenance and installation services for fire alarms, sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers and other life safety systems across its service territory.

Able Fire Prevention Adds Valley Fire Protection in Multi-State Expansion

July 22, 2026

With a career spanning nearly every role in the life safety industry and a NICET Level IV certification, Ben Adams is a sought-after author and speaker. In 2020, he founded Field Sim to accelerate training for companies, shrinking time-to-value for new techs from months to just days. Most of his columns are excerpted from Fire Alarm 101 training content, which can be found at https://training.fieldsim.com.

Fire Alarm 411: Your Techs Are Using Their Meter Wrong

July 20, 2026

The Alarm.com ADC-FC1-LTE-V is designed to provide LTE-based alarm signal transmission for commercial fire systems while supporting both sole-path cellular and dual-path communications configurations.

Alarm.com Fire Communicator (ADC F100)

July 17, 2026

Pictured from left are Dana Good of Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Kevin Kita, owner of Hartford Sprinkler Co., and Jay Strickland of Pye-Barker.

Pye-Barker Strengthens Connecticut Fire Protection Footprint

July 17, 2026

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