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Codes and standards

Inspection requirements, intervals, and record-keeping by standard. The pieces an AHJ conversation starts from.

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NFPA 259

Jul 8, 2026Critical deficiencies, noncritical deficiencies, and impairments under NFPA 25→ Apr 15, 2026Fire pump testing requirements under NFPA 25: weekly, monthly, and annual→ Sep 12, 2024Key Changes to NFPA 25 in the 2023 Edition: What You Need to Know→ May 23, 2022Non-Technical Things Everyone Should Know About NFPA 25→ Aug 18, 2021Blurring the Lines Between NFPA 72 and NFPA 25→ May 29, 2020Top 10 Non-Technical Things Everyone Should Know About NFPA 25→ Jul 5, 2019The Importance of Fire Pump Testing→ May 29, 2019Regular Sprinkler Testing Can Save Lives→ Jan 22, 2016NFPA 25 & NFPA 72 Inspection Frequencies→

NFPA 722

Aug 12, 2026Fire alarm inspection requirements under NFPA 72: frequency, what gets tested, and what the record has to show→ Oct 7, 2024NFPA 72: What Changed in 2022 & What’s Coming in 2025→

NFPA 102

Jan 14, 2026Fire extinguisher inspection requirements under NFPA 10: monthly, annual, six-year, and hydrostatic→ Nov 13, 2018How fire extinguisher inspection software speeds up NFPA 10 work: barcodes, tags, and service tracking→

NFPA 801

Aug 20, 2026Fire door inspection requirements under NFPA 80: the annual inspection, what fails, and who can do it→

NFPA 1013

Feb 18, 2026Emergency lighting and exit sign testing requirements under NFPA 101→ Jan 28, 2020NFPA emergency exit door requirements: swing, width, hardware, locks, and the rest of the means of egress→ Sep 18, 2019Life safety inspections: what the inspector checks, who performs it, and what happens after→

NFPA 961

Mar 11, 2026Kitchen hood suppression and duct cleaning requirements under NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A→

ULC / Canada1

Mar 27, 2026Ontario Fire Alarm Inspection Requirements 2026: What Contractors Need to Know→

Backflow1

Jul 22, 2026Backflow preventer testing requirements on fire protection systems: the purveyor's test and NFPA 25→

Healthcare2

Sep 3, 2024Fire inspection reporting for healthcare facilities: Joint Commission and DNV reports→ May 14, 2024Fire safety inspections in healthcare facilities: standards, coordination, and documentation→

General compliance17

Dec 27, 2024Fire safety inspections: what gets inspected, who does it, how often, and what fails→ Oct 31, 20245 Commercial Fire and Life Safety Systems Every Pro Should Know→ Oct 5, 2023What is fire protection? Systems, standards, and who is responsible→ Oct 3, 2023Choosing the Right Fire Suppression System for Your Industry→ Jan 10, 2022Winter Safety Tips→ Aug 19, 2021Fire Protection Inspection & Maintenance for the CCFS→ Oct 29, 2020Hazard Analysis in a Changing Environment→ Feb 25, 2020What does a fire marshal do? Responsibilities, state and local roles, and how to become one→ Feb 18, 2020The Importance of Fire Prevention, Protection, & Inspection→ Feb 11, 2020Five of the Most Common Reasons for a House Fire→ Jul 15, 2019Fire department inspections vs. inspections by a fire protection contractor: who checks what, and when→ Jun 19, 2019The Life of a Fire and Life Safety Inspector→ Jun 13, 2019Fire hydrants: what they are, who invented them, the types, the colors, and how they are tested→ Apr 15, 2019Commonly Overlooked Test Inspection Requirements→ Apr 1, 2019Common Life Safety Code Violations→ Dec 19, 2018The Best Fire Prevention Tips for the Holiday Season→ Jun 20, 2017How Fire Sprinklers and Fire Extinguishers Work→

Field work

For the technician on site: photos, deficiencies, efficiency, and getting off paper.

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May 4, 2026What Your Clipboard Is Actually Costing You→ Jun 13, 2025How To Ditch Fire Safety Paperwork→ Apr 28, 2025Maximizing Efficiency: Unlocking the Power of Multi-Tech Inspections→ Sep 27, 2024The Importance of a Deficiency Audit Trail: Protecting Your Community, Your Customers, & Your Business→ Jul 29, 2024Why Go Platinum? Managing the Lifecycle of Deficiencies in Fire Protection→ Jul 1, 2024Minimizing Interruptions During Fire Inspections: Everyone Wins→ Jun 6, 2024Fire Technician Efficiency: Tips to Streamline Inspections & Service Visits→ Feb 1, 2024Revolutionizing Fire Inspections: The Power of Technology vs. Pen and Paper→ Aug 11, 2023There’s No Party Like a Fire Pump Party→ Jul 25, 2022Optimizing Fire Extinguisher Service→ Nov 8, 2021Jeff Pirro on Fire Extinguisher Training & Inspection→ Oct 28, 2021Scary Spooky Issues with Inspections and How to Avoid Them!→ Jul 20, 2021How to take better deficiency photos: 10 field tips for documenting what you found→ Oct 30, 2020INFOGRAPHIC: How to Avoid SPOOKY ISSUES with Inspection Reports→ Aug 23, 2019How to Create a Better Fire System Inspection Report→ Feb 21, 2019Frequent Causes of False Alarms→ Jan 10, 2019Training Fire Inspection Technicians: Continuous Education with Changing Guidelines→ Oct 16, 2018Inspect Point Review of the Globe — UMC Riser Manifold→ Aug 16, 2018Barcode Scanning Benefits for Fire Inspections→ May 15, 20185 Tips for Working with the Authority Having Jurisdiction→ Apr 18, 2018Video: Riser Manifold Inspection→ Apr 11, 2018Video: Dry Pipe Valve Inspection→ Apr 4, 2018Video: Kitchen Suppression System Inspection→ Mar 28, 2018Video: Visual Inspection of a Fire Extinguisher with Drew Slocum→ Mar 29, 2017Training Methods for NFPA Fire Inspectors→

Running the business

Staffing, reviews, seasonality, pricing, and the office side of a fire protection company.

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Jan 27, 2026Best fire inspection software in 2026: 10 platforms compared→ May 27, 202511 Digital Marketing Strategies for Fire Protection Contractors→ May 19, 2025Building Your A-Team: 5 Effective Staffing Strategies for Peak Inspection Season→ May 1, 20255 Proven Strategies to Manage the Summer Inspection Surge Without Burning Out→ Jan 20, 20255 Tips for Successful Subcontracting in Fire Protection→ Nov 7, 2024Embracing Change in Fire Protection→ Oct 21, 2024The Role of an Integrated Tech Stack in Active M&A Environments→ Oct 17, 2024Value-Added Fire Protection Services for Your Customers→ Oct 14, 20244 Ways Software Can Help Your Facility Stay Fire-Safe→ Sep 24, 2024Effective Fleet Management in Fire Protection→ Sep 19, 2024Form-based vs. system-based inspection software: which one fits a fire protection business→ Sep 16, 20243 Ways to Streamline Fire Protection Scheduling During the Busiest Seasons→ Aug 29, 2024How to Improve Online Reputation with a Streamlined Workflow→ Aug 15, 2024The business challenges fire protection companies hit, and how the tech stack fixes them→ Jul 18, 2024How to Deal with Negative Reviews for Your Fire Protection Business→ Jun 13, 2024Why, Where, & How to Get Customer Reviews for Fire Protection Businesses→ May 23, 2024Supercharge Your Summer Fire Inspections: How Can You Beat the Heat?→ Mar 15, 2024How to Improve Fire Protection Workflow Efficiencies→ Mar 14, 2024Fire protection training and certifications: keeping technicians, inspectors, and engineers current→ Jul 21, 20236 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use Fire Protection Software→ Feb 23, 2022Innovative and Forward-Thinking New Viking Products for ITM→ Jan 18, 2022Marketing Communications & Your Fire Protection Business→ May 26, 2021Data Makes the World Go ‘Round→ Jun 30, 2020Expanding your Business into Special Hazards→ Feb 4, 2020What is a Fire Protection Engineer?→ Sep 11, 20194 Tips for Running a Fire Protection Company→ Aug 16, 2019How to Pick a Fire Inspection Company→ Apr 30, 2019The Real Price of NOT Doing a Fire Inspection→ Mar 18, 2019Types of Fire Science Degrees and What They Mean→ Mar 12, 2019Fire Protection’s Next Growth Sector→ Feb 8, 2019The Raw Information on How Fire Inspections Save Lives→ Jan 28, 2019New Fire Alarm Devices for 2019 and What Makes Them So Special→ Jan 28, 2019The Internet of Things (IoT) & Fire Protection→ Jan 23, 2019Fire protection and the Internet of Things: what connected systems change for contractors→ Jan 22, 2019What Does your Office Management Team Need?→ Nov 27, 2018Staying Cost Effective in Fire Protection & Growing Your Business→ Oct 22, 2018Are We Listening to Technicians?→ Sep 7, 2018Keeping an Open Dialogue with Your Customers→ Jul 17, 2018How Field Service Proposals Can Change Your Business→ Jun 1, 2018Win More Service Proposals for Your Fire Protection Business→ May 23, 2018How Does Your Campus Keep Up with Fire Protection?→ Mar 12, 201810 Tips on Invoicing for Your Fire Inspection Business→ Nov 2, 20153 Tips for Attracting Fire Inspection Customers via Facebook→ Oct 5, 20157 Steps for Advertising Your Fire Protection Company on Facebook→

Product and updates

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Jun 23, 2026Why General AI Falls Short for Fire Protection — And What to Use Instead→ Jun 10, 2026How Inspect Point pricing works: plans, what sets the quote, and what is not charged for→ Jun 3, 2026The Tools Within the AI Toolbox→ Jun 3, 2026The Low-Risk Way to Start Getting ROI from AI This Week→ Apr 27, 2026What’s New in Inspection Assistant: Dashboard Analytics, Flexible Workflows, Technician Scorecards, and Bulk Actions→ Apr 27, 2026The Paperless Path: Improving Customer Communication in Fire Protection with the Customer Portal→ Feb 13, 2026Inspection Assistant: A Practical FAQ-Playbook for Faster, Cleaner Inspections→
202514 entries
Dec 22, 2025Where AI Stands in Fire & Life Safety: A 2025 Snapshot→ Nov 13, 2025From Drawing Board to Reporting: Why Unifying Alarm Design and Inspection Matters (and What We’ve Built)→ Oct 5, 2025Introducing Inspection Assistant – Your New Digital Coworker in Fire & Life Safety→ Sep 23, 2025AI’s Role in the Next Era of Fire Protection→ Aug 8, 2025Expanding Inspect Point’s Compliance Offering With Our LivSafe Integration→ Jul 28, 2025Get Paid Without the Paper Chase→ Jun 3, 2025The Complete Guide to TCE Integration: Why Inspect Point Leads the Industry→ May 21, 2025Connect, Convert, Collect: How Fire Protection Leaders Leverage the Inspect Point & Simpro Integration→ May 1, 2025Smarter Fire Extinguisher Management with Inspect Point: Automate Service Tracking and Stay Ahead of Compliance→ Apr 25, 2025Inspect Point and BuildOps Partner to Transform Fire Protection Operations→ Mar 28, 2025Streamlining Compliance: Introducing Inspect Point’s IROL Integration→ Mar 18, 2025The Power of Partnerships: Who We Work With to Drive Fire & Life Safety Innovation→ Feb 10, 2025From the Field to Your Finances: Bridge the Gap with Sage 100 Contractor and Inspect Point→ Jan 28, 2025Finding System Synchrony: The Inspect Point and Q360 ERP Integration→
202415 entries
Dec 16, 2024From Proposal to Service to Payment: Empowering Technicians to Drive Value in the Field→ Dec 1, 2024Better Serve Your Base with Customer-Specific Pricing→ Nov 26, 2024Fire Protection Software: Support for Every Stakeholder→ Nov 18, 2024Managing Your Own Inspection Questions: Why & How?→ Sep 30, 2024What’s New in Inspect Point? More Efficient Operations in the Field & the Office: October 2024 Product Update→ Aug 19, 2024Making the Most of Service Work with Inspect Point’s Work Order Module→ Aug 1, 2024Inspect Point in the Zapier Marketplace: Connect Applications, Automate Tasks, & Streamline Business Processes→ May 28, 2024Next-Level Operational Efficiency & Business Insights with Inspect Point + MS Dynamics 365 Business Central→ Apr 20, 2024Inspect Point Product Update: Bulk Inspect Updates, Custom Inspection Statuses & New Calendar View→ Apr 16, 2024How Inspect Point Improves Customer Satisfaction by Increasing Compliance & Fulfilling Jurisdictional Requirements→ Feb 17, 2024Product Update: Versatile Quoting with Inspect Point’s New Work Order-to-Proposal Workflow→ Feb 16, 2024Product Update: Introducing Inspection Materials & Services for On-Site Service Work→ Feb 2, 2024Streamline Deficiencies Reporting for Enhanced Safety and Revenue Growth with Inspect Point→ Jan 26, 20246 Most Common Questions Regarding Inspect Point’s Proposal Capabilities→ Jan 22, 2024Inspect Point inspection capabilities: the five questions every prospect asks→
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Jul 11, 2022Product Update: Technician Instructions, Calendar Updates, New Reports & More!→ Apr 4, 2022Product Update: Must-See Calendar, Scheduler, Service & Proposal Improvements→ Mar 4, 2022Product Update: Track technician time off, maximize your revenue with proposal reminders, and more!→
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Nov 22, 2021A Feast of Features→ Apr 7, 2021Inspect Point Co-Founder Jennifer Doyle Presents: Inspect Point Service Module→
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Jul 31, 20195 Ways Fire Inspection Software Can Streamline Your Business→
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Dec 3, 2018Make Real-Time Updates Part of Your Fire Protection Business→ Nov 13, 2018Streamlining Your Fire Inspection Process Doesn’t Have to Be Hard→ May 3, 2018Take Advantage of Inspect Point’s Tagging Feature→ May 1, 2018Socket Mobile Integration→
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Apr 27, 2017How Fire Inspection Apps are Changing the Industry→

Stories and reports

Customer stories, the industry report, events, and webinar recaps.

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Aug 27, 2026The fire inspection year: what 750,000 inspections say about busy season→ May 18, 2026Fire Inspection Software Results: 3 Contractors Share What Changed→ Jan 23, 20262026 Fire & Life Safety Industry Report: the key findings→ Feb 5, 20252025 Fire & Life Safety Industry Report: Trends for Enterprise-Level Businesses→ Jan 22, 2025Inspect Point’s 2025 Trade Shows & Events Schedule→ Dec 6, 20242024 Year in Review: Growth, Innovation, & Dedication→ Aug 13, 2024Inspect Point Makes Inc. 5000 Debut, Fueling Fire Protection Industry Growth→ Jan 12, 2024Notable Fire Protection Conferences in 2024→ Oct 3, 2023Atlas Fire & Safety by Kaylyn Viggiano→ Oct 2, 2023Inspect Point Chief Strategy Officer and Host of The Fire Protection Podcast, Drew Slocum is Appointed to NFPA 25→ Aug 8, 2023A New Chapter: FormLink Systems Joins the Inspect Point Family→ May 4, 2023Inspect Point Customer Spotlight: Mack Fire Protection→ Jun 17, 2022A Wicked Good Time→ Mar 22, 2022AFSA Sacramento Valley 10th Anniversary Trade Show→ Mar 11, 2022Workflow Enhancement: Inspections → Work Order Webinar: Wednesday, March 23, 11 AM ET→ Jan 13, 2022Inspect Point Welcomes New Partners→ Oct 11, 2021Fire Prevention Week by Jeff Pirro, Inspect Point Sales Engineer and Member of the Defreestville Fire Department→ Aug 9, 2021Case Study: Go back to school with UVA→ Mar 24, 2021News: Inspect Point Expert Becomes Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Mentor to John Jay College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute→ Jul 7, 2019The History of the NFPA→ Feb 5, 2019History of the Fire Sprinkler→ Dec 21, 2018History of Smoke Detectors→ Dec 9, 2018Inspect Point: A Year In Review 2018→ Nov 8, 2018Inspect Point Visits the Reliable Trailer [Video]→ Oct 8, 2018Fire Prevention Week 2018→ Aug 14, 2018Frederick Grinnell: The Forefather of Fire Protection→ Jun 20, 20182018 NFPA Conference & Expo: A Recap→ May 17, 2018Inspect Point Heads to Las Vegas for the 2018 NFPA Conference & Expo→ May 11, 2018Inspect Point Wins at the CEG Technology Awards→ Apr 20, 2018The History of the Fire Alarm System→ Apr 6, 2018Inspect Point Goes to NAFED!→

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