LinkedIn Tips for Engineers
I love to help people. I have been doing it since the leaders of my Boy Scout troop taught me to live by three tenants; the scout oath,...
People before Technology; All Risks Approach to Security & Life Safety
At the heart of risk aversion and management are people – not technology. Make no mistake, technology creates great advantage, but it can...
1960-1975 Alarm History: The Plague Of The Automatic Telephone Dialer
Just before the digital communicator revolutionized residential central station alarm monitoring in the late 1970’s were the days of the...
Women’s Sensibilities: Leading Emergency Responders To A New Tomorrow
My profession of security and life safety is falling short; many of the people we serve are not happy with how law enforcement and other...
1900-1950 ALARM MONITORING HISTORY
Alarm monitoring has been around for well over one hundred and fifty years. Monitoring for fire alarm signals dates back to the 1850’s....
Gender Equality: Missing in Security and Life Safety
Since people first walked the earth men have assumed ultimate responsibility for the security and life safety of their social circles....
FIRE ALARM SIGNALING CIRCA 1850
Alarm monitoring has been around for well over one hundred and fifty years. In fact, the first monitoring for fire alarm signals date...
“SMART” EMERGENCY RESPONSE: SAVING LIVES, MONEY, JOBS AND BUILDINGS
In an excellent article published in the second quarter issue of Fire Protection Engineering magazine titled “Smart Fire Fighting and...
You, Weapons of Mass Destruction and the FBI
Sadly, today more than ever we need to be concerned about terrorism throughout the world. Sadly, because we could have done a better job...
A Trillion More for Existing Nuclear Plants With No New Safety Upgrades
When in 100 years we actually know the combined clean-up costs for Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, which we will all pay for...
