Our department is experiencing false alarms with Kidde Photoelectric smoke alarm model P9050. We have experienced this issue with 12 of the 150 alarms that we have installed in the last year. After further investigation we have found that a small amount of dust is causing the smoke alarms to activate. We have contacted Kidde
Read More...Product Alert 7-6-16: CPSC reports that Over half a million hoverboards being recalled 1-20-16: The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a statement regarding dangers from hoverboards: CPSC is looking into dozens of fires involving hoverboards, which are also called smart boards or self-balancing boards. Many of these fires occurred indoors and could have resulted in serious injuries if
Read More...A Notice From The Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center: The Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center (NEORFC) will be hosting a 1 day ILO (Intelligence Liaison Officer) training soon. The mission of the ILO Program is to incorporate the fire service into the local, state, and national intelligence community and to foster timely reporting of information
Read More...The final draft language for school temporary door locking devices (TDLD’s) rules that were required to be written based on HB 64 have been completed, approved and became effective on April 18, 2016. BBS Memo of May 13, 2016 outlining the conditions of use & operational requirements of TDLD’s: BBS Memo # 935 Temporary Door Locking Devices The
Read More...The Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office has issued a memo on the regulation of unattended motor fuel dispensing facilities at airports. 16-002 – Unatt motor fuel-disp at airports.docx
Read More...Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center The NEORFC is one of seventy eight fusion centers designated and recognized by the Department of Homeland Security. The mission of the Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center is to facilitate and enhance the level of inter-agency communications, intelligence analysis, and information sharing among federal, state, and local stakeholders and the public and
Read More...Welcome to Obscure Codes! We will share unusual or hard to find Ohio code sections here. Feel free to submit yours! Drone Interference at Emergency Scenes: OFC 104.11 Bleacher Inspection Required: OFC 1028.1.1 (ICC 300) Trained Crowd Managers required for events where more than 1,000 persons congregate: OFC 403.3 Automatic smoke detection required to protect
Read More...The Ohio Board of Building Standards has issued a memo on the installation of generators. BBS Memo # 934 Installation of Generators 1-16
Read More...The Ohio Board of Building Standards has issued a memo on the regulation of storage tanks in the Ohio building codes. BBS Memo # 393 Regulation of Tanks 1-16
Read More...At its meeting on December 4, 2015, the Board of Building Standards adopted amendments to the Residential Code of Ohio effective January 1, 2016. These changes are to Section 314, Smoke Alarms, and affect smoke alarm technology, requiring both photoelectric and ionization technology smoke alarms to be installed on each level within each dwelling unit and
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