Life safety dampers are an important part of fire and smoke protection in commercial buildings. Much like smoke detectors and fire sprinklers, they need to be periodically tested, per the ...

Fire dampers save lives. This is particularly true for facilities catering to vulnerable populations, including hospitals where many patients are non-ambulatory. Statistics show that approximately 70% ...

Inspection of fire and smoke dampers in an HVAC system ensures a safe route for first responders and building occupants. But ensuring fire and smoke dampers are inspected on a regular basis in each ...

QUINCY, Mass.—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has developed a training bundle to help facility managers, building owners, engineers, designers and code officials address essential ...

Introduced by City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, the proposed inspections of smoke and fire dampers, which prevent flames from spreading through a building’s HVAC system, would have to be conducted ...