David Leaver
On 12/30/25 Kevin and Aaron from StarTec Security came out to inspect and test our church's fire alarm system. Aaron was headed to the roof to look for an in-duct smoke detector and I requested he not use an impact driver to put the panel sheet metal screws back in because they could be too easily stripped by an impact driver. Aaron did not hesitate and simply complied with that request. Kevin followed that lead. On our prior inspection the last in-duct smoke detector was marked as inaccessible, probably because it could not be found. Kevin was having none of that. Kevin doggedly pursued that last in-duct smoke detector until he found it. I noticed Kevin's testing was done the best way he knew how to test. Some smoke detector testing can apparently be done using magnets. Kevin did his testing using smoke - his logic is the detector was designed to sense smoke so it made more sense to test with smoke. It was clear Kevin took his job and the safety of others seriously. It was a pleasure having a couple knowledgeable professionals performing this work.
