Data centers are increasingly adopting lithium-ion batteries to increase their uptime. But the adoption of the technology creates new hazards and challenges for fire departments during incident response.

Data centers are increasingly adopting lithium-ion batteries to increase their uptime. But the adoption of the technology creates new hazards and challenges for fire departments during incident response.
The Saratoga Springs Housing Authority adopted the HALO IoT Smart Sensor to enhance its ability to comply with federal requirements to implement a smoke-free policy and reduce property damage caused by fires.
Opportunity Home San Antonio provides affordable housing, social services, and assistance to more than 57,000 children, adults, and seniors in San Antonio, Texas. It recently adopted an automated notification system that notifies staff about fires in real-time.
Researchers have seen a rise in climate-related grief, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and depression, as well as rising interpersonal aggression and violence and impaired cognitive and brain function—all of which have direct implications for safety, security, and business continuity. In this collection of articles from Security Management, learn about the emerging risks posed to organizations worldwide from climate-related challenges.
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As fire risks from changing weather patterns and emerging technologies change, security practitioners are crafting new partnerships and enhancing detection measures to better manage fire threats. This issue of Security Technology explores these risks and the technologies being used to address them.
Watch out for thermal runaways! Lithium-ion batteries present a revolution in rechargeable energy, but they can overheat—and possibly combust—when they overcharge or short out. In this episode of SM Highlights, Adam Barowy from the Fire Safety Research Institute at Underwriters Laboratories discusses this risk and how to modify fire response protocols with battery fire risks in mind, especially in server rooms. Matt Porcelli, CPP, and SM Highlights host Brendan Howard hash out how ASIS International members select the education lineup for GSX and what he’s looking forward to at GSX 2023. Plus, do you have an education-friendly security culture? Guy Bliesner walks us through how competing values undermine school security and safety initiatives.
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