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Fire Suppression Saves Restaurant

Fire Suppression System at a New Jersey Pizza Hut saved the building.

Fire Suppression System Saves Toms River Pizza Hut

Restaurant now back open after fire damage contained to one deep fryer

Posted by Daniel Nee (Editor) , June 26, 2014 at 07:07 PM

Fire officials in Toms River say the township's Pizza Hut restaurant was protected by a fire suppression system installed last year when the restaurant had a new deep fat fryer installed in its kitchen.

Click here for the full story: http://tomsriver.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-suppression-system-saves-toms-river-pizza-hut

Halon still doing it's job!

(Photo: JESSIE FORAND/FREE PRESS STAFF )

Firefighters respond to incident at Fletcher Allen

JESSIE FORAND11:03 a.m. EDT May 2, 2014

An overheated capacitor in a room with high voltage electrical equipment brought fire and rescue vehicles to Fletcher Allen Health Care's McClure Building on Colchester Avenue Friday morning.

The call came in around 9:07 a.m. and fire officials were on scene at 9:09, according to Burlington Fire Department Battalion Chief Aaron Collette.

Something likely became too hot in the affected room, which then caused a smoke condition and set off detectors, Collette said. The incident was isolated to a small area, he said.

Thanks to a specialized fire prevention system, extinguishers discharged the gaseous flooding agent Halon 1301 in the room and left no residue. This feature is designed to protect the hospital equipment, Collette said. Responders donned breathing apparatus and went into the room to find the problem.

Members of the Burlington Electric Department responded to the scene, something that happens regularly when fire calls come in, according to BED Communications Coordinator Mary Sullivan.

The hospital at large was not at risk, as the building is designed to help prevent fire from spreading, Collette said.

Click here for the original story: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2014/05/02/fletcher-allen-fire-call-burlington/8606079/

Fenwal Announcement!

Tyco Acquires Westfire..

Tyco Acquires Westfire, Will Fold It Into SimplexGrinnell

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November 14, 2013 | Comments (0) | Post a comment

Tyco announced today it has acquired Westfire Inc., a provider of fire protection services with operations in the United States, Chile and Peru. Westfire, which specializes in hazard analysis as well as system design, installation, testing, inspection and maintenance, will become part of Tyco SimplexGrinnell.

The acquisition will strengthen SimplexGrinnell’s ability to meet the special hazards fire protection needs of customers in the mining, telecommunications, energy and data storage industries, according to a press release.

"Westfire is a powerful addition to Tyco's capabilities. It expands our service footprint and recurring revenue base along with adding a highly-skilled and experienced team of engineers and technicians. In addition, we are adding vertical market expertise in special hazard detection and suppression applications," says Brian McDonald, Tyco's COO for Installations & Services.

Westfire’s U.S. operations are concentrated in the Western United States, with offices located in Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Seattle. SimplexGrinnell has more than 100 company-owned and operated offices in the U.S., including offices serving the territories covered by Westfire. The company is expected to generate approximately $80 million in annualized revenues in fiscal year 2014, according to Tyco.

“Westfire’s engineering, installation and service expertise, combined with Tyco SimplexGrinnell’s comprehensive special hazards capabilities, creates an exceptional combination of solutions to help customers throughout North America,” says Bob Chauvin, president of SimplexGrinnell. “In addition, this acquisition expands Tyco’s service capabilities for the mining industry in Chile and provides an entry into the Peruvian market, both of which are important growth markets for Tyco.”

The transaction closed on Nov. 8. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

 

To view the original article click here: http://www.securitysales.com/channel/fire-life-safety/news/2013/11/14/tyco-acquires-westfire-will-fold-it-into-simplexgrinnell.aspx