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Essential Fire Protection Safety Tips for Businesses

The proper protection of your residents or employees, property and assets is a legitimate concern for any business owner. At Hard Fire, our focus is on helping you protect them. When you’re ready to hire the professionals, we can design a system using the best fire suppression agents and fire protection system components for your specific business. We will develop all specs and drawings needed for your project and get set up with a great fire protection plan.  Until then, as experts in fire protection for Canton and the surrounding areas, we’ve have put together a list of some safety tips we find essential for all businesses.


  • Have a Plan – Put a fire emergency plan in place even before a fire emergency strikes. Be sure that you have a detailed plan that all of your employees or residents understand how to execute. It can even be a good idea to have a practice run just to ensure everyone is on the same page.
  • Appliance Safety Instruction – Make sure all employees and residents on your property know how to properly store and use appliances. Electrical outlets and wiring should also be checked regularly to prevent potential risks.
  •  Proper Fire Protection Equipment –Invest in proper fire safety equipment such as fire suppressants and alarms; it can help save lives and minimize the amount of damage done. Make sure all of your fire protection systems are properly installed and monitored; it is important to make sure you hire the professionals to ensure the job is done well. At Hard Fire, we are committed to offering our clients the latest developments in fire protection, prevention and detection technologies. Our intelligent fire detection capabilities include; high sensitivity incipient smoke, spot, linear heat, flame, and combustible gas, which can be integrated with FM200, Novec 1230, CO2, Foam, and Water Mist fire suppression.
  • Routine Equipment Inspection – Have your equipment installed and inspected by professionals. At Hard Fire, we use the best technology available to monitor your fire alarm and fire suppression systems. Rest easy knowing the professionals are on the job, keeping a watchful eye on everything.
  • Emergency Lighting - Seconds count when there is a fire, so ensure that all aspects of fire protection systems are fully functional as they should be. The middle of an emergency is not the time you want to find out that your emergency lights and exit signs are not working properly.  Our experienced professionals at Hard Fire know how to check every component of fire protection systems, including your emergency lights and exit signs.

Are you ready to learn more about fire protection in Canton?  To get additional information or to set up a fire protection plan, call us at Hard Fire at 800-848-1301 or 614-882-2990 or Contact Us.

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