About
Rhett Day
In the fire alarm industry since 1980. Founder of A&R Systems and The Signal Source. Now consulting independently on notification and gas detection design for hazardous and classified locations.
Four decades of fire alarm signaling
Rhett's career began in 1980 with the founding of A&R Systems, a fire alarm distribution company representing leading manufacturers including Siemens, Edwards and Gamewell.
In 1995 he founded The Signal Source in Santa Cruz, California, initially distributing Federal Signal devices. Over the following decades it grew into a leading independent distributor of hazardous location and explosion-proof audible and visual signaling, serving commercial, industrial and marine markets. In 2020 The Signal Source joined the E2S Warning Signals group.
Along the way, Rhett served for decades in leadership roles with the California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA), organized in 1970 — as a Board Director, and nominated as President on three occasions.
Rhett Day Consulting puts that application experience to work directly for designers, contractors and owners — independent of any manufacturer, with no products to sell.
Career
Timeline
Founds A&R Systems
Fire alarm distribution representing manufacturers including Siemens, Edwards and Gamewell.
Founds The Signal Source
Established in Santa Cruz, California, initially distributing Federal Signal devices. Builds early credibility as a prominent member of the California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA).
Major signaling lines
Adds distribution for E2S Warning Signals, Edwards Signals, R. Stahl and Clifford & Snell. Works with Federal Signal to develop several industrial signals for the fire alarm market.
Hazardous location specialist
The Signal Source becomes a leading independent distributor of hazardous location and explosion-proof signaling. Rhett serves CAFAA as a Board Director and is nominated as President on three occasions.
Joins E2S Warning Signals
The Signal Source becomes part of the E2S group as its premier U.S. distributor of hazardous location and explosion-proof audible and visual signaling.
Rhett Day Consulting
Independent design consulting for fire alarm notification and gas detection systems in hazardous and classified locations, based in Palm Desert, California.
Classified areas
Class I, II and III hazardous-area notification appliances, initiating devices and detection devices supporting fire and life-safety systems.
Industries
Oil and gas, petrochemical, industrial processing, THC extraction and marine environments.
Industry service
Decades of leadership with the California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA), organized in 1970.
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