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Industrial Occupancy Buildings in NFPA Life Safety Code

Industrial Occupancy Buildings in NFPA Life Safety Code

All buildings, regardless of occupancy classification, deserve the highest quality fire protection. However, buildings that are classified as industrial occupancy often contain hazardous materials, and/or ...
Fire Alarm Design Requirements for Correctional Occupancy

Fire Alarm Design Requirements for Correctional Occupancy

Buildings that are classified as correctional occupancy are required to be protected by fire alarm systems that meet design specifications from the National Fire Protection ...
Fire Alarm Design Program for Incidental Use Occupancy

Fire Alarm Design Program for Incidental Use Occupancy

For fire alarm designers, electrical engineers and other contractors, it is crucial to know the building occupancy classifications of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ...
Addressing the Concerns of Fire Alarm Designers

Addressing the Concerns of Fire Alarm Designers

Fire alarm devices are complex systems, with a number of intricate components that must work together seamlessly in order to protect lives and property. To ...
Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions by Fire Alarm Systems Installers about FireCad Software by Cadgen

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions by Fire Alarm Systems Installers about FireCAD Software by Cadgen

1. What is FireCAD Software? FireCAD Software by Cadgen is a comprehensive design tool for fire alarm systems. It facilitates the creation, modification, and management ...
3 Ways to Save Time with FireCAD

3 Ways to Save Time with FireCAD

Fire alarm design is a meticulous process that demands precision and efficiency. FireCAD, an advanced AutoCAD add-in by CadGen Software, is specifically tailored to meet ...

Come Find Us at NFPA 2024

The NFPA 2024 Expo is just around the corner, and FireCAD is excited to be part of this premier event for fire protection professionals. Scheduled ...

The Importance of Fire Alarm Design in Schools

Fire alarm performance is crucial across all sectors, but education is perhaps the most important of all. Throughout the United States, K-12 schools are particularly ...
Fire Alarm Design Requirements in Education

Fire Alarm Design Requirements in Education

For those tasked with providing fire alarm design in schools, it is critical to know the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) fire alarm design requirements for ...
Is a Lifetime License Right for You?

Is a Lifetime License Right for You?

Is a lifetime license of our FireCAD® fire alarm design tool right for your business? This is a great question that we can address with ...
Creating a Project in FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design

Creating a Project in FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design

FireCAD™ offers a powerful, custom CAD solution for those who have previously used AutoCAD for fire alarm design. Creating a project in FireCAD is easy, ...
3 Reasons to Try FireCAD® This Year

3 Reasons to Try FireCAD® This Year

If your firm is ready for a new fire alarm design program, there are many options to choose from. However, there are some key reasons ...
More Holiday Fire Safety Tips for the Public

More Holiday Fire Safety Tips for the Public

The holidays should be festive and fun, but they are also a time of heightened fire risk. It is incumbent upon everyone from public servants ...
Holiday Fire Safety Tips for the Public

Holiday Fire Safety Tips for the Public

If you are a fire safety professional of any kind, educating the public on fire safety may be an important part of your job. The ...
Cooking Safety Resources for National Fire Prevention Month

Cooking Safety Resources for National Fire Prevention Month

October is National Fire Prevention Month, with National Fire Prevention Week taking place October 8-14. Because cooking fires are the leading cause of home fires ...
Cadgen Software to Exhibit FireCAD™ at NFPA Conference & Expo® 2023

Cadgen Software to Exhibit FireCAD™ at NFPA Conference & Expo® 2023

Cadgen Software, maker of FireCAD™ fire alarm design software, will be an exhibitor at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference & Expo® 2023 in Las ...

The Importance of Fire Alarm Design in Healthcare Facilities

It should go without saying that fire alarm performance is critical in the healthcare sector. Because licensed medical facilities are responsible for the well-being of ...
The Importance of Fire Alarm Design in Restaurants

The Importance of Fire Alarm Design in Restaurants

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has collected ample data on fires in the dining industry, which includes restaurants, fast food establishments, bars and cafés. ...

The Importance of Fire Alarm Design in Manufacturing and Warehousing

Recent data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) sheds light on the risks of fire on industrial properties used for manufacturing and warehousing. This ...
Flexible FireCAD Subscription Options for 2023

Flexible FireCAD Subscription Options for 2023

The last time the data was released, the North American market for fire alarm and detection market size was projected to reach $12.75 billion by ...
The Essential Features of FireCAD™, Part 2

The Essential Features of FireCAD™, Part 2

FireCAD is an incredible AutoCAD alternative for fire alarm designers who know the shortcomings of traditional CAD automation tools. There are some critical essentials to ...
The Essential Features of FireCAD™, Part 1

The Essential Features of FireCAD™, Part 1

FireCAD was designed to fill the void in CAD automation tools for the fire and security industry. What does FireCAD offer that makes it such ...
Using FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design: Step 3

Using FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design: Step 3

There are three steps to using FireCAD for fire alarm design and security system drawings. Here, we will recap the three-step process and explore step ...
Using FireCad for Fire Alarm Design: Step 2

Using FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design: Step 2

There are three steps to using FireCAD for fire alarm design and security system drawings. Here, we will recap the three-step process and explore step ...
Using FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design: Step 1

Using FireCAD™ for Fire Alarm Design: Step 1

You know that FireCAD™ is an easy, time saving program for fire alarm design and security system drawings. But did you know that completing a ...
Who is a FireCad user?

Who is a FireCAD User?

FireCAD is a product that has met the needs of AutoCAD users throughout the United States. Who are these users, and why should they consider ...

What to Expect from FireCAD® 2023

It’s time to get excited about FireCAD 2023, the upcoming standalone bundle of Autocad OEM and FireCAD from the fire alarm design experts at Cadgen. In ...

What’s New in FireCAD® 2022

FireCAD™ by CadGen Software is the complete solution for security and fire alarm installers to produce fire alarm designs, streamline the production of fire alarm ...

The History of FireCad, Part 1

Since 2015, Cadgen has helped electrical, fire and security contractors throughout the U.S. with their projects, by licensing them the FireCAD fire alarm design application. ...

The History of FireCad, Part 2

After decades of working side-by-side with his father in fire alarm design and software development, Tony Conte had a successful fire alarm design software product ...

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