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Podcast Description – The Fire Alarm Insider
Welcome to The Fire Alarm Insider the no-fluff podcast where fire alarm pros, techs, and future business owners get the real-world strategies to build, scale, and dominate in the life safety industry. Hosted by Anthony T. Richardson, a 20-year veteran and president of Secure It Securities, this show pulls back the curtain on how to turn your skills into a 6 or 7 figure fire alarm business.
Whether you’re in the field or in the office, every episode delivers practical tactics, compliance hacks, code breakdowns, and insider game all designed to put you ahead of the curve.
🎁 Grab your free copy of the “Fire Alarm Business Blueprint” eBook and start your path to ownership now:
Your tools, your talent, your time now it’s time to build your business. Tune in. Level up. Let’s get to work.
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
EST3 Training Part 1: Foundations of Fire Alarm Programming
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
This session is designed for both beginners and mid-level technicians looking to move beyond basic wiring and start thinking like true fire alarm programmers.
Highlights
Course Introduction: Overview of the 8-week live series covering EST3 software, logic, and programming strategy.
Anthony’s Background: Over 20 years in the industry with hands-on experience in Simplex, Red Hawk, and Edwards systems.
Understanding Rules: How inputs, outputs, and syntax control system behavior in the EST3 SDU.
Programming Demonstration: Step-by-step setup of a new project, adding detectors, relays, switches, and writing rules in SDU.
Rule Writing Made Simple: Using the Rule Architect Tool to automatically generate EST3 rules for smoke detectors, waterflow, fans, and LEDs.
Common Field Mistakes: Naming errors, syntax issues, and troubleshooting rule compilation warnings.

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