Codes and Standards

Fire codes require monthly inspections for a reason -- extinguishers frequently go missing, lose pressure or get obstructed. If any of those situations occur and it is not rectified -- a dangerous situation could be at hand.

Messing around with inspection records is bad enough, but the real crime is that the required monthly inspections are not being done. That puts lives and property at stake.

Electronic monitoring with en-Gauge eliminates the need for monthly inspections and creates records to show compliance with fire codes.

Using undercover video, the Ch. 5 news team in Boston, MA discovered Boston City Hall and the MA State House were not in compliance with fire codes. The issue -- missing and non-inspected fire extinguishers.

Having a full fire safety system -- starting with extinguishers is vital to life safety. The NH State House gets it and installed electronically monitored fire extinguishers to protect safety, history and lives.

This is hard to write because it is so awful and tragic. Four young women died in a hotel fire. The alleged person responsible tried to use a fire extinguisher on it but said, "it malfunctioned" and "didn't work."

Something as simple as missing a written record of monthly extinguisher inspections could result in this hospital losing its Medicare and Medi-Cal funding. Complying with fire extinguisher codes can be made simpler with electronic monitoring, which both the NFPA and ICC allow in lieu of 30-day inspections. The en-Gauge electronically monitored fire extinguishers also create an on-going record of extinguisher safety and compliance -- giving you one less thing to worry about.

The latest about the Station Nightclub Fire From The Boston Globe: 

Denis P. Laroque, West Warwick's fire marshal, said in an interview with investigators five days after the February 2003 fire that he had concentrated his inspection the prior November on the club's failure to fix a previously cited problem with an exit door, improperly mounted fire extinguishers, and an open gasoline can in the basement.

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Inspectection trouble for Sacramento Schools:

Sacramento Fire Department Assistant Chief Troy Malaspino: "A major violation. One of the top two or three items we would require an immediate fix if it was brought to our attention."

Records show evacuation plans were missing at more than 13 schools.

Inspections conducted by the city show fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems that have not been checked or certified for years.

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Another school system having trouble meeting code:

As 178,000 public school students prepared to return to class in Philadelphia today, City Controller Alan Butkovitz raised questions about just how safe the schools are.

Butkovitz said impromptu inspections of 12 city schools by his office last month found serious structural problems, electrical hazards, and safety violations such as padlocked fire doors, among other problems.

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From the Brownsville Herald: