Company Overview
en-Gauge is a safety technology company offering innovative solutions for building safety monitoring. Developed by pioneers in the fire safety business, the en-Gauge fire extinguisher monitoring system is the only monitoring system that remotely protects installed fire suppression equipment and extinguishers from theft, vandalism or malfunction. en-Gauge has deployed its patented monitoring system in airports, college campuses, businesses and government facilities throughout the country.
ROI
The en-Gauge fire safety system has the potential to reduce total cost of ownership by as much as 40% over the lifetime of the extinguisher (an average of 12 years).
How? First, the en-Gauge reliable fire and safety equipment system can save you money on labor costs and time by not having to have someone manually inspect each and every extinguisher every 30 days since the system does it for you 24/7.
Fire at Wal-Mart Extinguished with Two Fire Extinguishers
Ohio
Shoppers were back to their normal routines on Monday at the Macedonia Commons Wal-Mart store, 8160 Macedonia Blvd.
On Sunday at around 8 p.m. the Macedonia Fire Department responded to a fire in the housewares department of the store.
According to Macedonia fire officials, the fire crew arrived to find the store evacuated and the rear of the store filled with smoke.
The fire was extinguished by store employees with two dry chemical extinguishers.
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It's been a while.....
...But fire extinguisher vandalism keeps right on going....
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Vandalism Round-Up
CHARLOTTE NC
An east Charlotte middle school was vandalized over the weekend and police are searching for the people responsible. According to reports, the suspect or suspects broke into Albemarle Road Middle School, took a fire extinguisher and damaged the hallway and several classrooms. They also broke some windows and threw trash all over the school.
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Inspection Trouble For Columbus Schools
Of the district's 128 schools, almost 50 did not pass inspections due to various problems, Seavert reported. Fire inspectors found door hardware that was sometimes broken, blocked or locked. One of the most common violations was fire extinguishers that expired. In addition to schools missing monthly fire drills, 10 Investigates' records showed some schools did not post evacuation or exit plans which could cause confusion in case children file out fast in an emergency.
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Vandalism Video
Vandalism and pranks using fire extinguishers is running rampant in colleges and universities. Often the extinguishers are emptied and simply replaced by the instigator, leaving the potential for tragedy in its wake.
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More Fires For Walmart
This is starting to look like a pattern.
MiddleTown Ohio:
According to the Middletown Division of Police, the teen walked into the electronics department at the Towne Boulevard WalMart just before 9:15 a.m. Friday and lit his jacket on fire.
Reports said the man, from the 2000 block of Arlington Avenue, used a lighter and tissues stuffed in his pocket to ignite his jacket, which became "severely burnt."
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Nuclear Plant Fire, OH MY
Nothing wakes you quite like the words "Nuclear" & "Fire" in the same sentence!
RICHLAND, WASH. -- A small fire prompted authorities to declare an alert this afternoon at the Columbia Generating Station, the only commercial nuclear power plant in Washington.
No radioactivity was released, and the plant on the Hanford nuclear reservation in southeast Washington remains operating.
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Another Walmart Fire Extinguished with a Red Can
This time it was arson!
In Orlando Florida on the 8th of April a Walmart employee extinguished a fire set by a shoplifter as a distraction. One fire extinguisher put out the blaze.
A mother and her child noticed the flames and called for help. An employee was able to grab an extinguisher and put the fire out before it grew.
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