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EP 99SEP 30 26What Inning Is M&A In? With John Mackey of The Mackey Group→ ARTAUG 27 26The fire inspection year: what 750,000 inspections say about busy season→ ARTJUN 23 26Why General AI Falls Short for Fire Protection — And What to Use Instead→ ARTJUN 3 26The Tools Within the AI Toolbox→ ARTJUN 3 26The Low-Risk Way to Start Getting ROI from AI This Week→ EP 95JUN 3 26From Fitter to Founder with Levi Rock of Red Seal Fire Protection→ ARTMAY 4 26What Your Clipboard Is Actually Costing You→ ARTAPR 27 26The Paperless Path: Improving Customer Communication in Fire Protection with the Customer Portal→ EP 92MAR 25 26What Homeowners Miss About Electrical Fires→ ARTJAN 27 26Best fire inspection software in 2026: 10 platforms compared→ ARTJAN 23 262026 Fire & Life Safety Industry Report: the key findings→ EP 90DEC 18 252025 Fire & Life Safety Trends, Data, & What’s Next with John Mackey→ ARTNOV 13 25From Drawing Board to Reporting: Why Unifying Alarm Design and Inspection Matters (and What We’ve Built)→ EP 87OCT 23 25Tragedy, Testing, & Change: How Data Drives Fire Safety Reform→ EP 86OCT 8 25How JEM Systems is Powering the Next Generation of Fire Integrators→ ARTOCT 5 25Introducing Inspection Assistant – Your New Digital Coworker in Fire & Life Safety→ ARTSEP 23 25AI’s Role in the Next Era of Fire Protection→ EP 84SEP 4 25Recurring Revenue & Customer Service in Fire Protection with Karsten Smith→ EP 83AUG 14 25Why Training is the Best ROI in Fire Protection – with Rob Stewart of Fire Tech→ ARTAUG 8 25Expanding Inspect Point’s Compliance Offering With Our LivSafe Integration→ ARTJUL 28 25Get Paid Without the Paper Chase→ ARTJUN 13 25How To Ditch Fire Safety Paperwork→ EP 81JUN 4 25Unifying Fire Protection Install & Service with BuildOps & Inspect Point→ ARTJUN 3 25The Complete Guide to TCE Integration: Why Inspect Point Leads the Industry→ ARTMAY 27 2511 Digital Marketing Strategies for Fire Protection Contractors→ ARTMAY 21 25Connect, Convert, Collect: How Fire Protection Leaders Leverage the Inspect Point & Simpro Integration→ ARTMAY 1 255 Proven Strategies to Manage the Summer Inspection Surge Without Burning Out→ EP 80MAY 1 25Finding the Niche Within a Niche: Fire Safety Solutions with Kyle Jarvenpaa of Space Age Electronics→ ARTAPR 28 25Maximizing Efficiency: Unlocking the Power of Multi-Tech Inspections→ EP 79APR 24 25The Power of FireCAD: Efficiency and Accuracy in Fire Protection→ EP 78APR 9 25Mission Critical Fire Protection with Lee Kaiser→ ARTMAR 28 25Streamlining Compliance: Introducing Inspect Point’s IROL Integration→ EP 77MAR 19 25Fire Doors & Dampers: An NFPA Overview with Shawn Mahoney→ ARTMAR 18 25The Power of Partnerships: Who We Work With to Drive Fire & Life Safety Innovation→ EP 76FEB 26 25A Firefighter’s Perspective on the Fire Protection Industry→ ARTFEB 10 25From the Field to Your Finances: Bridge the Gap with Sage 100 Contractor and Inspect Point→ ARTFEB 5 252025 Fire & Life Safety Industry Report: Trends for Enterprise-Level Businesses→ ARTJAN 28 25Finding System Synchrony: The Inspect Point and Q360 ERP Integration→ EP 75JAN 22 25Understanding the Code Process in Fire Protection with Jason Webb→ ARTJAN 20 255 Tips for Successful Subcontracting in Fire Protection→ EP 74JAN 8 25The Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Crisis: Amerex’s Strategies for Protection and Prevention→ ARTDEC 16 24From Proposal to Service to Payment: Empowering Technicians to Drive Value in the Field→ EP 73DEC 3 24Giving Tuesday with Victor Stagnaro, CEO of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation→ ARTDEC 1 24Better Serve Your Base with Customer-Specific Pricing→ ARTNOV 26 24Fire Protection Software: Support for Every Stakeholder→ EP 72NOV 20 24A Conversation with Jensen Hughes CEO Raj Arora→ EP 71NOV 11 24Raquel Gomez on Starting a Fire Protection Business as a Veteran→ ARTOCT 31 245 Commercial Fire and Life Safety Systems Every Pro Should Know→ ARTOCT 21 24The Role of an Integrated Tech Stack in Active M&A Environments→ ARTOCT 17 24Value-Added Fire Protection Services for Your Customers→ ARTOCT 14 244 Ways Software Can Help Your Facility Stay Fire-Safe→ EP 69OCT 2 24Andreas Huber On the Intersection of Software, the Fire Service, & Fire Protection→ ARTSEP 27 24The Importance of a Deficiency Audit Trail: Protecting Your Community, Your Customers, & Your Business→ ARTSEP 24 24Effective Fleet Management in Fire Protection→ ARTSEP 19 24Form-based vs. system-based inspection software: which one fits a fire protection business→ EP 68SEP 18 24Enterprise Resource Planning: Brad Dempsey on Purpose-Built Systems in Fire & Life Safety→ ARTSEP 16 243 Ways to Streamline Fire Protection Scheduling During the Busiest Seasons→ ARTAUG 29 24How to Improve Online Reputation with a Streamlined Workflow→ ARTAUG 19 24Making the Most of Service Work with Inspect Point’s Work Order Module→ ARTAUG 15 24The business challenges fire protection companies hit, and how the tech stack fixes them→ ARTAUG 13 24Inspect Point Makes Inc. 5000 Debut, Fueling Fire Protection Industry Growth→ ARTJUL 29 24Why Go Platinum? Managing the Lifecycle of Deficiencies in Fire Protection→ ARTJUL 18 24How to Deal with Negative Reviews for Your Fire Protection Business→ EP 66JUL 10 24What’s New in Fleet Management Technology with Matt Curtis→ ARTJUL 1 24Minimizing Interruptions During Fire Inspections: Everyone Wins→ ARTJUN 13 24Why, Where, & How to Get Customer Reviews for Fire Protection Businesses→ EP 65JUN 11 24Live from New Orleans with NAFED Presidents→ ARTJUN 6 24Fire Technician Efficiency: Tips to Streamline Inspections & Service Visits→ EP 63MAY 30 24NFPA Insights: A Conversation with Shawn Mahoney→ ARTMAY 23 24Supercharge Your Summer Fire Inspections: How Can You Beat the Heat?→ EP 62MAY 15 24Fire Rover: The Future of Fire Prevention with Ryan Fogelman→ ARTMAY 14 24Fire safety inspections in healthcare facilities: standards, coordination, and documentation→ ARTAPR 16 24How Inspect Point Improves Customer Satisfaction by Increasing Compliance & Fulfilling Jurisdictional Requirements→ EP 61APR 10 24The Role of Firefighting in Tech with Kevin Sofen from Smart FireFighting→ EP 60APR 2 24Safeguarding Healthcare: The Joint Commission’s Vital Role in Fire Protection with Jim Kendig→ EP 59MAR 27 24The Importance of Data & the Next Generation in Fire Protection with John Mackey→ ARTMAR 15 24How to Improve Fire Protection Workflow Efficiencies→ EPFEB 6 24How The Fire and Life Safety Industry Is Evolving in Canada with Mark Wilson & Tim Renaud→ EP 55DEC 12 23Friends of Firefighters featuring Nancy Carbone→ EP 53OCT 30 23Fire Prevention Month – Children’s Book Author Ken Korber→ EP 52OCT 11 23Matt Bass – Fire Protection Influencer→ ARTOCT 3 23Choosing the Right Fire Suppression System for Your Industry→ EP 50AUG 21 23What’s new at the AFSA with Bob Caputo→ ARTJUL 21 236 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use Fire Protection Software→ EP 45SEP 1 22The State of Pre-Engineered Systems with Jamie Knowles→ ARTJUL 25 22Optimizing Fire Extinguisher Service→ EP 43JUL 5 22NFPA Expo & The State of Fire Protection – Part 2→ EP 42JUN 28 22NFPA Expo & The State of Fire Protection – Part 1→ ARTMAY 23 22Non-Technical Things Everyone Should Know About NFPA 25→ EP 41APR 20 22(420) – The Growth of Marijuana and its Fire Protection Problem→ EP 40APR 18 22→ EP 37FEB 28 22Vehicle System Fire Protection and the growth of Electric Vehicles→ ARTFEB 23 22Innovative and Forward-Thinking New Viking Products for ITM→ ARTJAN 18 22Marketing Communications & Your Fire Protection Business→ ARTNOV 8 21Jeff Pirro on Fire Extinguisher Training & Inspection→ EP 35NOV 4 21Industry Profile: Hampshire Fire Protection→ ARTOCT 11 21Fire Prevention Week by Jeff Pirro, Inspect Point Sales Engineer and Member of the Defreestville Fire Department→ EP 34SEP 16 21Industry Profiles: Pierce Fire Protection→ ARTAUG 19 21Fire Protection Inspection & Maintenance for the CCFS→ ARTAUG 18 21Blurring the Lines Between NFPA 72 and NFPA 25→ ARTJUL 20 21How to take better deficiency photos: 10 field tips for documenting what you found→ ARTMAY 26 21Data Makes the World Go ‘Round→ EP 29APR 14 21NFPA Research Foundation – ITM Project→ ARTAPR 7 21Inspect Point Co-Founder Jennifer Doyle Presents: Inspect Point Service Module→ ARTMAR 24 21News: Inspect Point Expert Becomes Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Mentor to John Jay College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute→ EP 28FEB 10 21Navigating NFPA with Terry Victor→ EP 27JAN 4 21Industry Profiles: Fire Department Coffee→ EP 26NOV 13 20Healthcare Fire Protection and Facility Management Solutions with Legacy FM→ ARTOCT 30 20INFOGRAPHIC: How to Avoid SPOOKY ISSUES with Inspection Reports→ ARTOCT 29 20Hazard Analysis in a Changing Environment→ EP 25OCT 5 20Industry Profiles: Friends of Firefighters 501(c)3→ EP 24SEP 2 20State of the Restaurant Industry with the Amerex Corporation→ EP 23AUG 10 20Industry Profiles: Commercial Fire Protection, Inc.→ EP 22JUL 27 20MeyerFire with Joe Meyer→ ARTJUN 30 20Expanding your Business into Special Hazards→ EP 21JUN 12 20Augmented Reality in Fire Protection→ EP 20MAR 30 20With Uncertainty Comes Opportunity→ ARTFEB 25 20What does a fire marshal do? Responsibilities, state and local roles, and how to become one→ ARTFEB 18 20The Importance of Fire Prevention, Protection, & Inspection→ ARTFEB 11 20Five of the Most Common Reasons for a House Fire→ ARTFEB 4 20What is a Fire Protection Engineer?→ ARTSEP 11 194 Tips for Running a Fire Protection Company→ ARTAUG 23 19How to Create a Better Fire System Inspection Report→ ARTAUG 16 19How to Pick a Fire Inspection Company→ ARTJUL 31 195 Ways Fire Inspection Software Can Streamline Your Business→ ARTJUL 7 19The History of the NFPA→ ARTJUN 13 19Fire hydrants: what they are, who invented them, the types, the colors, and how they are tested→ ARTAPR 15 19Commonly Overlooked Test Inspection Requirements→ ARTMAR 18 19Types of Fire Science Degrees and What They Mean→ ARTMAR 12 19Fire Protection’s Next Growth Sector→ ARTFEB 8 19The Raw Information on How Fire Inspections Save Lives→ ARTJAN 28 19The Internet of Things (IoT) & Fire Protection→ ARTJAN 23 19Fire protection and the Internet of Things: what connected systems change for contractors→ ARTJAN 22 19What Does your Office Management Team Need?→ ARTJAN 10 19Training Fire Inspection Technicians: Continuous Education with Changing Guidelines→ ARTDEC 21 18History of Smoke Detectors→ ARTDEC 19 18The Best Fire Prevention Tips for the Holiday Season→ ARTNOV 27 18Staying Cost Effective in Fire Protection & Growing Your Business→ ARTNOV 13 18Streamlining Your Fire Inspection Process Doesn’t Have to Be Hard→ ARTNOV 8 18Inspect Point Visits the Reliable Trailer [Video]→ ARTOCT 22 18Are We Listening to Technicians?→ ARTOCT 16 18Inspect Point Review of the Globe — UMC Riser Manifold→ ARTOCT 8 18Fire Prevention Week 2018→ ARTSEP 7 18Keeping an Open Dialogue with Your Customers→ ARTAUG 14 18Frederick Grinnell: The Forefather of Fire Protection→ ARTJUL 17 18How Field Service Proposals Can Change Your Business→ ARTJUN 1 18Win More Service Proposals for Your Fire Protection Business→ ARTMAY 15 185 Tips for Working with the Authority Having Jurisdiction→ ARTAPR 20 18The History of the Fire Alarm System→ ARTAPR 18 18Video: Riser Manifold Inspection→ ARTAPR 11 18Video: Dry Pipe Valve Inspection→ ARTAPR 4 18Video: Kitchen Suppression System Inspection→ ARTMAR 28 18Video: Visual Inspection of a Fire Extinguisher with Drew Slocum→ ARTMAR 12 1810 Tips on Invoicing for Your Fire Inspection Business→ ARTMAR 29 17Training Methods for NFPA Fire Inspectors→ ARTNOV 2 153 Tips for Attracting Fire Inspection Customers via Facebook→ ARTOCT 5 157 Steps for Advertising Your Fire Protection Company on Facebook→

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