Fire Protection Systems for Commercial Properties In early April, there was a two-alarm commercial structure fire in Henderson, Nevada that damaged a single-story business. Employees attempted to put out the fire on their own, but it grew so quickly and overwhelmed them, they all had to get out and escaped safely. One employee was treated…
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A fire suppression system’s purpose is to use an agent other than water to extinguish and control a fire. They are installed in facilities where a sprinkler system is ineffective or where water would cause damage to the assets in the building. There are many types of special hazards fire suppression systems including NOVEC-1230, ECARO-25,…
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In 2012, Western States Fire Protection opened a new office in North Dakota to help service our customers better in the Bakken Oil Fields. With a boom in the industry, we are meeting a demand for state of the art fire protection. A fire at a collection site, gas, chemical or petrochemical plant is devastating…
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WSFP RECOGNIZED BY AGC Meeting project timelines and budgets while managing site constraints were some of the criteria for multiple awards recently bestowed upon Western States Fire Protection’s (WSFP) Albuquerque, N.M., branch. The full-service fire protection contractor received five 2014 Best Buildings awards in specialty contracting by the New Mexico chapter of the Associated General Contractors of…
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LUKE COPE NAMED A TOP 20 UNDER 40 Keeping track of the industry’s dollars and (business) sense Cope is one of the Top 20 Under 40 winners in the ENR Mountain States area. Luke Cope started his construction career as a service-unit electrician in New York. He soon began working in the office to fix…
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