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Fire Extinguisher Training for Employees: Understanding the RACE and PASS Methods
Fire safety training teaches employees to follow RACE to respond to a fire and PASS to operate a portable extinguisher. OSHA requires this training at hire and every year after for employees expected to use extinguishers. Businesses across Upstate New York and...
How to Know When a Fire Extinguisher Needs Service, Recharge, or Replacement
At Empire Fire Protection Services, we help facility managers and building owners across Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Our team helps determine when a fire extinguisher needs service or replacement. Regular attention to equipment condition and maintenance records...
Class D Fire Extinguishers: How They Control Dangerous Metal Fires
Empire Fire Protection Services helps facilities across Upstate New York and Pennsylvania maintain fire protection equipment for their specific hazards. Class D fire extinguishers for metal fires are designed for combustible metals. Choosing the correct extinguishing...
How the Main Parts of a Commercial Fire Alarm System Work Together
A commercial fire alarm system uses connected components to detect fire conditions, process signals, and alert occupants. Understanding how control panels, initiating devices, notification appliances, and power supplies work together helps facility managers make...
How Class K Fire Extinguishers Protect Commercial Kitchens From Grease Fires
A Class K fire extinguisher is designed to extinguish fires involving cooking oils, grease, and animal fats found in commercial kitchens. Using a wet chemical agent, it cools burning oil while creating a protective barrier that helps prevent reignition. Restaurants,...
Why Your Fire Alarm Keeps Going Off – And When It’s Time to Call a Fire Protection Professional
A beeping or constantly triggering fire alarm in a commercial building should not be ignored. Across New York State and Pennsylvania, recurring alarms are often tied to aging equipment, environmental conditions, or system faults. Understanding why a commercial fire...
Choosing the Right Fire Extinguisher Class for Commercial Fire Safety
For commercial properties across New York and Pennsylvania, selecting the correct fire extinguisher classes for commercial buildings requires a risk-based approach. Offices, warehouses, kitchens, and production floors present different hazards that must be matched...
New York Fire Sprinkler Inspection and Testing Requirements for Commercial Properties
Fire sprinkler inspection requirements in New York are governed by NFPA 25, as adopted through the Fire Code of New York State and enforced by local Authorities Having Jurisdiction. For commercial property owners and facility managers in Rochester and throughout...
Our Customer Commitment
We know our customers — especially entrepreneurs and small business owners — put their hearts and souls into their businesses. We know because 25 years ago, Fire Protection Services began as a passion project, a small home-based business run by two friends and former...