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FIRE & LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC MONITORED SECURITY SYSTEM.
CTS Fire Systems are designed to protect life safety and/or property
A fire is described as:
open fire: uncontrolled unplanned blaze
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
heat; pre-function to fire
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
burn: destroy by fire;
In 2005, there were 1,602,000 fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,675 civilian deaths, 17,925 civilian injuries, 87 firefighter deaths, and $10.7 billion in property damage.**
Every 20 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the nation. A fire occurs in a structure at the rate of one every 60 seconds, and a residential fire occurs every 77 seconds. Nationwide in 2004, there was a civilian fire death every 135 minutes and a civilian injury every 30 minutes.**
The most common causes for fires in homes from 1999-2002, starts with number one cooking equipment, followed by heating equipment, intentional causes, open flame, electrical distribution equipment, appliances and finally smoking material.
**Source: National Fire Protection Association (www.NFPA.org)
It is our mission to protect homes and businesses alike by designing systems for each situation as no two homes or businesses are alike. A pre-packaged system will not work for most so we take our time and customize the system to fit the need as well as NFPA Life Safety codes.
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