IMSA Journal

Dean's Writings: IMSA Journal

Dean's "Fire Alarm Notebook" column extracted from the
bi-monthly IMSA Journal, as published for members by
the International Municipal Signal Association.

Click on the title of each article in the list below to read
an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the particular article.

Date	Title
*2014*
Jul/Aug	The Cost of Integrity
May/Jun	Avoiding a Food Court Fight
Mar/Apr	“Not listed! Eggs in a basket!”
Jan/Feb	“Why should we comply with the Code?”

*2013*
Nov/Dec	“I need to test how often?”
Sep/Oct	“I Need a Road Map!”
Jul/Aug	What Kind of Training and How Much?
May/Jun	“Can You Hear Me Now?”
Mar/Apr	Update: UL and Survivable Cable
Jan/Feb	Surviving the Survivable Cable Crunch

*2012*
Nov/Dec	“No! I’m the AHJ!”
Sep/Oct	New Requirements for College Dorms
Jul/Aug	Managing the Documentation
May/Jun	Avoid Delays!
Mar/Apr	Not-So-Dead Air Space
Jan/Feb	Choosing the Proper Audio Frequency

*2011*
Nov/Dec	It Worked, But It Wasn’t Right!
Sep/Oct	When Detection’s Not Enough
Jul/Aug	Carefully Examining Fire Alarm Goals
May/Jun	Carefully Planning the Design/Build
Mar/Apr	How to Avoid a “Troubleshoot-out at the O.K. Corral!”
Jan/Feb	Fire Pump Supervision - Part 3

*2010*
Nov/Dec	Fire Pump Supervision - Part 2
Sep/Oct	Fire Pump Supervision - Part 1
Jul/Aug	Accessibility Nightmare
May/Jun	Shut Down The Fan: A Reprise
Mar/Apr	Automatic Sprinkler System Valve Tamper Supervision
Jan/Feb	Switching to Digital

*2009*
Nov/Dec	What Can We Learn From The Past?
Sep/Oct	Another New Code!
Jul/Aug	Phone Company or Phony Company? — Part 2
May/Jun	Economic Booster Shot?
Mar/Apr	Building to Building
Jan/Feb	Interfacing for Fire Safety

*2008*
Nov/Dec	Red Tagged!
Sep/Oct	The Most Important Thing
Jul/Aug	Mission Possible!
May/Jun	What’s The Point?
Mar/Apr	Phone Company or Phony Company?
Jan/Feb	Wireless Fire Alarm Update

*2007*
Nov/Dec	There’s Nothing New Under The Sun
Sep/Oct	Explain Please!
Jul/Aug	Help Available Now
May/Jun	Notifying the Masses
Mar/Apr	You Can’t Do That To An Egg!
Jan/Feb	Another New Edition

*2006*
Nov/Dec	Which Code Should I Enforce?
Sep/Oct	Workmanlike Manner
Jul/Aug	A New Learning Tool
May/Jun	Know Where You Need To Go!
Mar/Apr	Look! No Wires!
Jan/Feb	Its All About Control

*2005*
Nov/Dec	Environmental Considerations
Sep/Oct	Engineering Judgment
Jul/Aug	Use Specific
May/Jun	Hearing Is Believing
Mar/Apr	Low Power Radio (Wireless) Fire Alarm Systems
Jan/Feb	Why Not Reduce The Spacing?

*2004*
Nov/Dec	Disability Accessibility
Sep/Oct	“Where’s the Beef?”
Jul/Aug	Where Should We Send The Signals?
May/Jun	When Replacing Control Units, Please Test
Mar/Apr	Visible Notification in Corridors
Jan/Feb	Highlights of the New NFPA 72-2002 – Part 6

*2003*
Nov/Dec	Highlights of the New NFPA 72-2002 – Part 5
Sep/Oct	Highlights of the New NFPA 72-2002 – Part 4
May/Jun	Highlights of the New NFPA 72-2002 – Part 3
Mar/Apr	Highlights of the New NFPA 72-2002 – Part 2
Jan/Feb	Highlights of the New NFPA 72-2002 – Part 1

*2002*
Nov/Dec	What Testing Do I Need To Do? - Part 4
Sep/Oct	What Testing Do I Need To Do? - Part 3
Jul/Aug	What Testing Do I Need To Do? - Part 2
May/Jun	What Testing Do I Need To Do? - Part 1
Mar/Apr	Don’t Tell Me What To Do!
Jan/Feb	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-7

*2001*
Nov/Dec	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-6
Sep/Oct	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-5
Jul/Aug	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-4
May/Jun	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-3
Mar/Apr	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-2
Jan/Feb	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design-1

*2000*
Nov/Dec	Performance-based Fire Alarm System Design - Introduction
Sep/Oct	Submittals That Smack of Success
Jul/Aug	Supervising Automatic Sprinkler Systems
May/Jun	I Had A Dream
Mar/Apr	What’s All the Fuss About Certification?
Jan/Feb	It’s A Wireless World

*1999*
Nov/Dec	Intelligent Intelligibility
Sep/Oct	Changes to the New Code
Jul/Aug	What Happened to NFPA 73?
May/Jun	Loop Start or Ground Start?
Mar/Apr	How Long Does It Take To Fix What’s Broken?
Jan/Feb	Verifying Code Compliance

*1998*
Nov/Dec	Achieving Competency—Part 2
Sep/Oct	Achieving Competency—Part 1
Jul/Aug	Maintaining Circuit Intergrity
May/Jun	Which Circuit Should I Choose—Part 2
Mar/Apr	Which Circuit Should I Choose—Part 1
Jan/Feb	What Happened To The Circuit Loadings—Part 2

*1997*
Nov/Dec	What Happened To The Circuit Loadings—Part 1
Sep/Oct	The Mysteries Of UL Listing
July/Aug	What Kind Of System Is This?
May/Jun	Will The Fire Alarm System Survive During A Fire?
Mar./Apr	Connecting AC Power To A Fire Alarm System
Jan/Feb	Reacceptance Testing

*1996*
Nov/Dec	Central Station or Remote Station?
Sep/Oct	Helping Users Choose the Right Systems, Part 5
July/Aug	Helping Users Choose the Right Systems, Part 4
May/Jun	Helping Users Choose the Right Systems, Part 3
Mar/Apr	Helping Users Choose the Right Systems, Part 2
Jan/Feb	Helping Users Choose the Right Systems, Part 1

Dean K. Wilson’s Writings

Dean's Writings: IMSA Journal