Is Your Building Prepared for a Fire?

When you own or manage a commercial property, there are many tasks you need to be concerned with. The number one priority of a building owner should be the safety of his or her employees and the property itself. Every year, fires cause serious damage to office buildings. Many of these fires could have been contained, had the building been prepared with the right commercial fire protection.

A commercial building fire is one of the most dangerous situations for a business. A building that has multiple floors, hundreds of employees working in different offices and equipment that can malfunction and cause a fire can be considered hazardous. No matter how well-educated the tenants are about fire safety, including evacuation routes, panic can often take control.

Rather than hope for the best, be proactive and do what it necessary to make your commercial building prepared for the worst.

Install Sprinklers and Hydrants

First, ensure every floor of your building has properly installed fire protection. Pre-action fire suppression systems can quickly extinguish a small fire and keep it from spreading. Without a sprinkler system, the fire can grow and cause irreparable damage. Remember, copiers, printers and computers all have the potential to malfunction and cause electricity shorts that can cause a spark that could catch fire.

Update Your Fire Protection Equipment

If you have purchased a building with an outdated fire protection system, you should upgrade immediately. The same way you wouldn’t buy a home without a roof, leaving a building with an older and untested fire protection system is simply inviting harm. Have a professional fire protection team inspect your current system and find out what needs to be done to ensure you have a reliable system that will keep your employees and property safe.

Proper Emergency Signage

Also, having clearly marked emergency exit signs and routes can help save lives. Ensuring these areas are well marked, clear of any obstacles – including locked doors – and easy to see and follow can be the difference between life and death.

Don’t wait for disaster to happen. Take the necessary steps to make your commercial building prepared for fire. Contact M.J. Fahy & Sons today!