Some in the fire community have hesitated when it comes to unproven technological trends. For example, while other industries jumped on the wireless bandwagon as early adopters, the safety industry paused because of a rational concern that new equipment wouldn\u2019t work as they were accustomed to in the event of a fire.<\/p>\n
But with advances in technology and its proven reliability, wireless fire alarms are now embraced on a wide scale. Newly-released systems offer a host of features that are welcomed by safety professionals, and they address many of the original concerns about wireless equipment performing in the event of an emergency. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n
1. Installation times have decreased dramatically:<\/strong> With wireless fire alarms, installation is completed quickly, as no construction work needs to be done to accommodate the new equipment. Contractors can simply mount the wireless devices, configure them, and be on their way. No running wires or installation of other complicated infrastructure.<\/p>\n 2. Less disruption to businesses:<\/strong> There is little that businesses despise more than disruption during business hours, a common concern when updating or replacing fire safety equipment. But minimal major renovations are required for the installation of basic fire safety equipment with wireless technology. This lack of complexity is especially beneficial in older buildings, where installing wired equipment can be cost prohibitive.<\/p>\n 3. As reliable as other connection methods:<\/strong> There is a common misconception that wireless devices are not as reliable as wired devices. It\u2019s simply false. Today\u2019s wireless transmitters include low battery indicators, as well as anti-tamper triggers. And because wireless devices constantly send status messages to the system\u2019s control equipment, any issue with any device is immediately spotted.<\/p>\n 4. Can be used in conjunction with existing wired systems:<\/strong> Wireless fire alarms are capable of being used in both standalone systems and in combination with an existing hardwired system. This provides significant flexibility in deployment and installation.<\/p>\n Notifier has been a leader<\/a> in the development of wireless fire alarm systems for quite some time. The company recently released an entire line of wireless alarms under their SWIFT brand. Their most popular models include:<\/p>\n There is little doubt that the future of fire safety is wireless. While our industry may have been hesitant to adapt to this dominant technology, the time for businesses to take advantage of the cost savings as well as the safety benefits of wireless fire safety equipment is now. For more information on what\u2019s currently available, feel free to reach out to LifeSafety Management today by phone at (800) 330-1158 or through our online contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The safety industry is adopting wireless solutions on a wide scale Some in the fire community have hesitated when it comes to unproven technological trends. For example, while other industries jumped on the wireless bandwagon as early adopters, the safety industry paused because of a rational concern that new equipment wouldn\u2019t work as they were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesafetymanagement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Notifier\u2019s SWIFT wireless fire alarms<\/h3>\n
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The future of fire safety technology is wireless<\/h3>\n