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Fire dampers and smoke dampers are passive fire protection devices installed in your HVAC. These dampers hinder the spread of fire and smoke, buying valuable time for the building's occupants.

What is a fire damper? A fire damper is a damper that closes off penetrations in fire-rated barriers. Learn more about fire dampers in this Newsstand article. 

In this article, we discuss how air leakage affects air performance. Learn what adjustable louvers and control dampers do to minimize this performance killer.

In this Condenser article, we discuss UL and what they do for life safety products. UL sets the standards and defines the tests for fire and smoke dampers.

In this article, we cover the four main types of UL life safety dampers: fire, smoke, combination fire-smoke, and ceiling radiation dampers. Learn where life safety dampers go, what they do, and how they protect your building during a fire.

They're not you're typical dampers. In this article, we discuss life safety dampers and their role in your building's passive fire protection system.

We discuss the NFPA 2018 Conference and UL Life Safety dampers with Greg Crosby, VP of Sales for Air Balance and MCDLG.