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How Smarter Software Platforms Can Power Security Success

10.27.21 – SSI –  Justin DeBaggis and Bill Brousseau  Selecting the right business and financial solutions may be simpler than you think. Discover what capabilities and features should be considered and why. In the past several years, we’ve seen a shift not only...

Grounding 101: Tips, Resources & Best Practices

10.26.21- SSI Tech expert Bob Dolph drills down on the concepts of grounding and its many types, as well as advice for lightning surge suppression. Every essential skills repertoire should begin with a firm foundation. In this case I am referring to ground. Small...

When & How to Test Smoke Detector Sensitivity

(Image: 1001color/stock.adobe.com) 10.25.21- SSI Fire/life-safety expert Shane Clary reviews the requirements and methods for testing smoke detector sensitivity per NFPA 72. This month’s column is on a very sensitive topic … the testing of smoke detector sensitivity....

Why your smoke detector might go off when the temperature drops

10.25.21 – Bangor Daily News –  Sam Schipani Smoke detectors can be triggered for a variety of reasons unrelated to house fires, from dust and cobwebs to simply old batteries. Few things are more jarring than waking up in the middle of the night to the...

2021’s Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in America

10.27.21- CEPro – Steve Karantzoulidis   Wallethub’s latest report on the safest and least safe states examines 53 key safety indicators, and can provide integrators with info on which areas are primed for home security sales and which to avoid. Personal-finance...