Preventing Home Fires
Residents throughout Massachusetts know how brutally cold and long New England winters can be, and to keep comfortable during chilly days, many homeowners burn fires in their fireplaces or wood burning stoves throughout the duration of the winter months. While stoking a fire on a cool evening is a great…
Ensuring Your Vacation Home Is Safe While You’re Away
Purchasing a vacation home comes with many perks. Besides tax breaks and increased home equity, a second house diversifies your investment portfolio. However, a vacation home is more than just a monetary investment — it is a priceless space for you and your loved ones to escape and enjoy a…
Fire Monitoring Systems for Apartment & Office Buildings
Why Fire Monitoring Is Crucial for Busy Apartment & Office Buildings If you own or manage a busy apartment or an office building, fire is a constant fear. When you have a large group of people in one area, fires can start quickly, without warning and for many reasons. If a…
Reasons to Install Environmental Monitors in Apartment & Office Buildings
If you own an apartment building, you may already be looking for an environmental monitoring system. If not, you should be. If you are not familiar with environmental monitoring, it refers to a system that your alarm company can set up for you, often paired to a smart home control…
How to Prevent and Handle Employee Theft
Are your employees stealing from you? We’d all like to believe that we have honest employees, but the statistics say otherwise. According to some estimates, U.S. businesses lose $50 billion a year to employee theft. Another study showed that individual businesses are losing over $1 million each year, on average,…
Does My Small Business Need an Electronic Access Control System?
Whether your small business is new or you have had it for a long time, there is a possibility that you have never even considered an electronic access control system. You might not have the first idea how to use an access control system for a small business. Is an…
Independence Day Safety Tips
Make sure fireworks are legal in the state your in before purchasing or using them. Always have a professional handle fireworks. Never let kids use fire works even just sparklers. If you do set off fireworks keep a hose or water close by. If you have a dud firework, do…
Access Control Best Practices for Condos & Apartment Complexes
When considering establishing access control best practices for condos and apartment complexes, you usually don’t think about issues other than a key, key card and a few surveillance cameras. In reality, it is more complicated than this. Security is a huge concern for homeowners associations and condominium leaders. Add in a mixed-use…
When Was the Last Time Your Fire Alarm was Inspected? How to Make Sure Your Business Fire Alarm Is Working
Do you know the last time your fire alarm was inspected? If you have a business in Massachusetts, regular fire alarm checks are required by both federal and state law. Make sure your alarm has been inspected according to schedule, both for safety and to avoid fines or other legal…
Fire Safety Tips for Apartments & Condo Buildings
Fire safety is critical in just about every setting. But when it comes to apartment building fire safety, there are specific things to consider, such as longer egress times, evacuation procedures, fire control and smoke movement through the building. In apartment and condominium buildings, fires can spread heat, flames and smoke…
